toyo T1-S's suck ass...dont get them...poor traction in the dry and wet...

edit: i know they weren't on your list, but just FYI in case you come across them...

 

We were talking about tires a while ago, and this is something I threw together back in 2001/02:

Everyone here is only talking about grip, but the thing I notice most is sidewall stiffness. This is something I seem to be sensitive to. Maybe it's because I like very quick steering response. IMO nothing is better than the S-02s or the RE-010. Over the last few years I've been through a lot of tires here ar my thoughts on them in reverse chronological order.

On the S2000:
Kumho V700 (race tire, on another level of grip)
Kumho 712 (good street tire, less overall grip than RE-730)
RE-730 (soft sidewalls, poor transient response, only lasted 5 months with autocrossing, steady state cornering ok)
S-02 OE (great handling tire, not too cold here in Hawaii so no problems heating them up, great in the rain)

On my '93 MR-2 Turbo:
Toyo RA-1 (OK tire, not as grippy as I would have imagined a tire with a tread wear of 40 should be, sold the car before I could see how long they lasted)
Toyo Proxes T1-S (total crap, no grip, mushy handling, terrible wear, the only redeeming quality was the tread pattern resisted hydroplaning)
Toyo Proxes T-1 ( great tire for the money, only bad thing was it made me think the T1-S would be better ;( )
Bridgestone RE-71R (autoX compound, very stiff sidewalls short life only used on the rear with RE-010 up front)
Bridgestone RE-71 (only on the rear of the car for 2 hours and we changed to the RE-71Rs, incompatible with the RE-010 on the front)
Bridgestone RE-010 (OE for the MR-2, almost equal to the S-02 in grip, wear charactoristics and price)

Back to 2005
Both of our RE-050s are wearing much better than our old S-02s used to. I'm at 11K miles and the tires are noticably less "grippy" even though they have a lot of tread left. I'm thinking I might go to 15K on there (50% more than I would get with S-02s). I'll replace them with the same tires since I feel strongly that mixing tires is dangerous. When I'm ready for a 4 tire change, who knows? I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

 

I say, spend a little more for the OEM S02's cause the rear usually wears twice as fast as the front.

Once they all need changing (10k or so) buy some cheapo Yoko AVS ES100s like mackeywatson suggested since they're the best bang for your buck.

As for me, I'm a Falken fan but not too many options there when it comes to the S2K...how sad.

 

yeah i usually get the falken azenis st115s but no one has the rite size for my shooz

 

i gots a set of those for the 17in wheels. i'll prolly put em on the ssr's when i powdercoat them again.

 

If you want to go with a wider tire combo (225/45/17 and 255/40/17), try out the Falken Azenis RT-615's

 

yea as colin had stated i dont really want to mix tires but if its between the front and rear thats a little better than just changing the driver's rear(which has the nail, and bubble)

 

Fuzion ZR1's are a good cheap option.