Hi guys,

I'll be picking up my MY03 S2K within the next few weeks in Nevada and driving it 8 hours back here to California. The car has about 10K miles on it and the owner has told me it's going to need new tires. I've been doing a little reading and find that this is normal for the S0-2s.

So my dilemma is that i'm not sure if I should replace the rears with the stockers, or if i should go ahead and change all 4 with something more affordable?

I don't really want to spend 300+ dollars on a set of rear tire's when i'm going to have to spend over 500 on a new set of rears for my G35 as well within the next few months.

I know it's not the soundest advice to mix and match tires so i'd like to get your guys thoughts on this..

I've considered going with the T1-Rs if i switch or Yokohama AVS ES100s. I've also seen Fuzions and the Hankook R-S2s and Bridgestone re750s but know little about them. I do some spirited driving sometimes but never track it or really get too crazy on public roads so i just need something decent and above average.

I live in California as i mentioned before so snow is not an issue but sometimes it does rain. I've had Yokohoma's before on my second gen MR2 and i liked them quite a lot but dont know how they really compare to too many other tires.

Of the 5 tires i mentioned which ones would you guys recommend? Which has the best treadlife?

Also, if i go with T1-rs, wheres the best place to get them? I havent found any Toyos on Tire rack.

 

Get a set of SO2 for the rear.
You normally go through 2 sets of rear,for one set of front.

 

Yeah, but thats gonna be another 350 dollars out in just another 10K miles. I'd rather spend 400 dollars on all 4s right now if that would be the case.

 

You can get 4 of any of those other tires you listed for $400.00? They won't be anywhere near like the SO2s but for that kind of money, do it and just realize the handling limits will drop somewhat and you have to drive accordingly. Sell off the fronts for what you can get to offset the cost.

History has shown that there are examples of Californians who can spin out on a perfect road, on a perfect day and end up driving off the road, ending up in a ravine, upside down. Having no snow is not always a saving grace.

(ps. The above was said in humour. Please don't get offended and get your panties in a knot. I feel I must state this disclaimer as there have been too many instances lately of individuals who can't take a joke because they seem to be dumber than a bag o' hammers.)

 

[QUOTE=xviper,Mar 22 2006, 09:12 PM] You can get 4 of any of those other tires you listed for $400.00?

 

I'm running the Kumho 712s, so can't tell you anything about the ones in your list. Have you looked at the ratings chart for each of these in the TireRack site? They give dry, wet, wear ratings. You should jot them all down one on top of the other so you can see the comparison and go from there. I've found that their ratings are pretty well on the mark.

 

I've run 712's before and was not too happy with them compared to the ES100s.

I've looked at thos ratings but was not sure how trustworthy they are since the simply come from user opinions and there could be a ton of factors that affect each persons opinoin.

 

Out of those i'd try the Fuzions. They are getting a pretty good buzz for being a decent cheap tire. Maybe Jim from Tire Rack can chime in.

 

mc2, few posts down you can find a discusion about Fuzion ZRi VS Kumho SPT. Set of 4 Kumho SPT can be bought for less than $400.

 

I know what you mean. The 712s don't grip the road anywhere near what the OEM tires did, but I don't drive aggressively most of the time, so I've learned to compensate. It does make dry road drifting a lot easier and I'm hoping the tire will wear much longer than the OEM. "Happy" is a personal frame of mind. I'm OK with them.