Hi guys, I'm thinking of making my first tire purchase since I bought the car a few months ago, and I'm not too thrilled with the selection of tires in OE 215/45-16 and 245/40-17. The car currently has Sumitomo HTR-ZII and they are not very impressive. I mostly do street driving with some occasional autocross and I'd like to do an HPDE once in awhile if I can find the time.
So I've browsed the online tire sites and Tire Rack has a set of Kumho Ecsta XS in OE size and they are quite cheap (< $500 for a set).
I was wondering if anyone had experience with those tires and if they would fit the bill, otherwise I'm looking at other brands like the Dunlop Direzza star spec, and they have other sizes available. I priced a set of 225/50-16 and 265/40-17 for a little over $600 and the diameter ratios are pretty close so I think it should be OK for the TCS.
Other brands could be considered too but again the sizes would be a little off (most likely a little wider and/or taller than the OE size). Money is a factor so I don't want to spend $200+ per tire. Which is why the Kumho looks attractive, and also the Dunlops are pretty affordable. Is it a significantly better tire than the Kumho?
If anyone has some good advice on stock wheel tire selection (brands, sizes, etc) that would be really helpful. I also don't want to rub on anything, and I am on stock suspension and no wheel spacers.
Thanks for the input.
So I've browsed the online tire sites and Tire Rack has a set of Kumho Ecsta XS in OE size and they are quite cheap (< $500 for a set).
I was wondering if anyone had experience with those tires and if they would fit the bill, otherwise I'm looking at other brands like the Dunlop Direzza star spec, and they have other sizes available. I priced a set of 225/50-16 and 265/40-17 for a little over $600 and the diameter ratios are pretty close so I think it should be OK for the TCS.
Other brands could be considered too but again the sizes would be a little off (most likely a little wider and/or taller than the OE size). Money is a factor so I don't want to spend $200+ per tire. Which is why the Kumho looks attractive, and also the Dunlops are pretty affordable. Is it a significantly better tire than the Kumho?
If anyone has some good advice on stock wheel tire selection (brands, sizes, etc) that would be really helpful. I also don't want to rub on anything, and I am on stock suspension and no wheel spacers.
Thanks for the input.