winter coming soon... and my s02 rear start wearing out... and just wearing out tooooo fastttt..
which tire to get next?

Falken Ziex ZE-512
Kumho Ecsta ASX
Fuzion ZRi or HRi
Toyo Proxes 4

all almost the same price.. and all season..

thanks ^^

 

stick with OEM, s02s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! such grip I almpost went with fuzions but after rsearch I fuigred I can't go cheap on tires and i should have them installed this tues new s02s. Max also like his s02s way better than his fuzions.

 

Some have said that the SO3's provide better grip in our rather wet climate. I am still on my original SO2's, but have been wondering what to do when the time comes to replace them.

 

My personal experiences:

S02
- just right for this car.
- too expensive

Kumho Ecsta MX
- similar grip to the S02 in the dry.
- they'll give you a nervous feeling at the limit. They don't seem to provide the same glued-down to the road feel as the S02 - but I know the grip is there. It's hard to explain it without first hand experience.
- the nervousness is more evident in the rain. I'm still too scare to find out whether they have just as much grip as the s02 in the rain.
- noise..noise and lots of it. Snow tire <---- MX ---< S02 <- Michelin Pilot
- The MX is a bargain for performance tires.

Toyo Proxes 4 ( I had them for about 3 weeks )
- pretty decent, but I wouldn't compare them to the S02 or the MX.
- they do feel better than the S02 in the rain.
- should be ok for daily usage.

Check out this thread on the Hankook Ventus RS2 in the Toronto forum.
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=305866

I'm going back to S02 for my next set of tires