Need Suggestions on tire purchase

[nIssanAddict]

Ok Ladies and Gents, like most 240sx owners I love my car to death and I love to push my car, sliding my car here and there drifting here and there, my problem is I need new tires cause I am starting to scare myself when I start sliding my car cause of the lack of traction for both my fronts and rear tires.  So I need new tires and I have no idea on the size of tires I can get being on stock s14 5 spoke rims.  Any recommendations?  Some tires that would keep my car from sliding too much?  Looking to spend at the most 300 for 4 tires, so anyone that can point me in the right direction for a great to good deal I would appreciate it a lot, as well as tire width and size and etc.

PS. I also need new front brakes so can anyone recommend me some pretty good brake pads to get me by till I upgrade my calipers?  Around maybe 30-40 price range?

Thanks in advance.
John
S14se

[Jeff240sx]

Stock s14 SE alloys are 205/55/r16.  Also, $300 for tires is kinda low, because we have funny sized tires, and most cheap places (walmart, sams club) don't sell them.
But, I would highly recommend Kumho Ecsta (their Z rated tire).  They lasted me 20k miles, were fairly cheap ($80 each, or somewhere close to that), and gripped really well.

Pads... just get some cheap, junky pads until you swap calipers.  Then spend the extra money there.
-Jeff

[sykikchimp]

If your gonna upgrade the calipers later, just buy some el cheapo pads from napa, or auto zone..   you'll be wasting money otherwise.

as for tires..  go with a 205/55/15 Kumho Ecsta 712.  $67 ea, at tirerack.  thats $268 for all 4.  Excellent tires, that last a long while.  best bang for the buck tire I know of.  (I use them)  

Of course they also have AVS intermediates for only $43ea.  in 205/60/15.  also excellent tires.  AKAdriver had them on his car at the last track event.

[nIssanAddict]

Hey guys thanks for the reply and suggestions I will be checking those tires out really really soon.  But can y'all tell me where I can pick them up other than doing it online?

John
S14se

[Dousan_PG]

my suggestoins:

bridgestone re730
bridgestone s03
falken azenis
falken st115


cant go wrong
but:

dunlop fm901 (For rear, they suck too soft. mine chunked off on the track..POS tire. but i bought off tire rack 68 each. good for rears on drift events hehe..)



for drifting i suggest
falken azenis up front
kuhmo esta in back.

kuhmos will heat and traction will suck after a bit. azenis rock and you wont have any problems! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

[HippoSleek]

I agree that 712's are your best bet. &nbsp;They are a good all around tire that will give you decent wear (and good wet traction). &nbsp;The 730s, SO3's and $$$$. &nbsp;Azenis are unlikely to last more than 10,000 mi. - and are SCARY in the wet after they are worn.

OEM pads are decent - I'm not a fan of buying the absolute cheapest thing...

[thelinja]

Yokohama V4's are a pretty good value. &nbsp;Excellent dry traction, and they drive pretty well in the rain too. &nbsp;Don't flame me or anything for this, but I have heard nothing good about Kumhos. &nbsp;Every thing I read, whether it's in a magazine, or an editorial review..say's they aren't very good tires. &nbsp;But then again, I should probably try them before I down them..

[HippoSleek]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (thelinja @ Oct. 31 2002,08:15)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Don't flame me or anything for this, but I have heard nothing good about Kumhos. Every thing I read, whether it's in a magazine, or an editorial review..say's they aren't very good tires. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
They won Grass Roots Motorsports shoot out of inexpensive high-performance tires. &nbsp;iirc, beating the Azenis as well (due to the wet traction advantage). &nbsp;Now, keep in mind that the test did not focus on the $100 plus crowd...

If there is ONE review I'd trust, it would be theirs.

[sykikchimp]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (HippoSleek @ Oct. 31 2002,10:41)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (thelinja @ Oct. 31 2002,08:15)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Don't flame me or anything for this, but I have heard nothing good about Kumhos. Every thing I read, whether it's in a magazine, or an editorial review..say's they aren't very good tires. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
They won Grass Roots Motorsports shoot out of inexpensive high-performance tires. iirc, beating the Azenis as well (due to the wet traction advantage). Now, keep in mind that the test did not focus on the $100 plus crowd...

If there is ONE review I'd trust, it would be theirs.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
agreed.. those guys know their stuff.. &nbsp; My next set of street tires will probably be the Kumho MX's.. &nbsp;$112 a tire, and they are saying they are as good as the BFG KD's..

Probably gonna get a set of R-compounds for the track. &nbsp;Kumho Victoracer V700's if they still have any left when I go to buy them.. (what can I say.. &nbsp;I like kumho..)

[drift into a curb]

Yeah, agreed, Kumho 712s are pretty good for their price. &nbsp;I've ran 205/40 and 215/35 with 17" wheels and they held up well. &nbsp;I have Falken st115s right now they're sticking pretty well so far. (Then again, I'm running 235 rubber) &nbsp;The st115s may be an all season performance tire, but I think it was more targeted toward comfort. &nbsp;From what I heard, they designed them to market to more expensive cars, like BMWs &nbsp;(or thats what a couple different tire places told me). &nbsp;If I had the money, I'd probably get some S-03 Pole Positions. &nbsp;Also, I heard good things about Sumitomo HTR Z series.