Looking for a set of tires for my rpf1's. I was running F: 225/45/17 and R: 255/40/17.

Looking for a tire that's close or comparable to the OEM RE050's in terms of grip. I never had a problem with the OEM tires in the wet so I would like a tire with similar or better wet weather traction.

I don't get to do much more than spirited driving on my commutes and I won't have time to autocross much for another 6-8 months or so because of other obligations. With that said, I'm on the fence about fast wearing high performance tires like the Dunlop sport star specs but I still want a good tire so I'm not ready to rule them out yet.

So far I've considered:
-Dunlop Sport Z1 Star Specs
-Falken FK 452
-BFG g-Force T/A KDW 2

I had Sumi HTR-Z III's on these rims before and they were ok for daily driving, but i felt the sidewalls were kinda soft so the car rode well but felt sloppy.

Any suggestions?

 

Dunlop Direzza Star Specs all the way. I'm on HTRZ III now andI am going back to star specs shortly.

 

I had HTRZ III's but I found the sidewalls a bit soft. The car felt sloshy at the auto-x. I went with Kumho MX's but I haven't like these much either.

 

The Falken FK452 and BFG KDW-2 are both in a lower performance category than OEM. If you want similar or better performing tires than OEM, limit your search to Max or Extreme Performance categories.

Tire Rack's offerings in those categories in 225/255 AP2 sizes:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchRe...ter=17&x=42&y=9

Clickie on "test results" and "survey results" to compare/contrast tires.

IMO, Dunlop StarSpecs are going to be your best bet.