So a few of you guys may know I'm getting new wheels and of course this means what tires I should get! Specs for tires: 265/35-R18 all around

So I think I may have narrowed it to 3 choices (all of them are summer tires), keep in my mind my s2k is a daily driver and I drive quite a bit, so tread life is pretty important to me, but of course also want tires with some grip for spirited drives.

Anyways onto the tire choices!



My first choice is the new Dunlop Dirrezza D102



These are new and not many reviews are out for it, so I was curious if anyone else was running these. The biggest plus to these is the treadwear is rated 460AA, which is supposed to be the best out of my choices, but this also brings concern of grip.
Tirerack total w/ shipping: $812



Second choice is Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport



I had these on the fronts of my old wheel set up, but not that long. Best plus to these is the price, as it being the cheapest tire out of my choices (before shipping) and it is not as new, so there may be more reviews for this tire as well.
Tirerack total w/ shipping: $741



And my last choice would be Nitto Invo, yes I know these aren't in the same class as the last 2 (pretty sure it is in the class above), but found them for a good deal



Biggest plus would be these have the most grip out of my options and it has the coolest tread design imo, but a big negative (from reviews) is the tread life kinda sucks
Discount tire total (free shipping): $703
The free shipping for these tires may make it worth buying these tires, cause it would be the cheapest to buy out of my choices.


So those are my choices. I have also thought about getting the Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, which may be a better option than the first 2.
Other suggestions are welcomed. I would love to get Dunlop Starspecs, but they don't make them anymore

 

Re11a? Michelin pilot sport?
If not, potenza re760 sport.

 

both of those other options are above my budget

why do you say the re760 sport? just curious

 

Hankook Ventus Evo 2's?? Cheaper and lighter than the RE760's. Just got a set on my Accord and love em. Had the RE760's before these.

 

Re11a's is what I run. Just save up the extra couple hundred. They are well worth it. Best tires I owned.

 

i worked for bridgestone for awhile. re760s are really good tires for the buck. make a good daily driving tire with a little extra grip when you need it. i have put them on all kinds of customers cars and friends cars. depending on how you drive you can get a lot of miles out of these tires. just my .02

 

Why not the Dunlop ZII's if you like the SS so much? They are in the price range your looking for shipped from tirerack.

 

Re11a's is what I run. Just save up the extra couple hundred. They are well worth it. Best tires I owned.
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Would love to, but tread life may be too short and I also have other expenses to pay for (of course mounting and balancing, valve adjustment, fender work, moving out of my old apartment, vacation trip with my gf $$$ lol) and need tires soon with the new wheels cause the fronts on my stocks are pretty much bald


i worked for bridgestone for awhile. re760s are really good tires for the buck. make a good daily driving tire with a little extra grip when you need it. i have put them on all kinds of customers cars and friends cars. depending on how you drive you can get a lot of miles out of these tires. just my .02
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hmmm ok, for the short amount of time I had them on the fronts of my old set up, I liked them


I think you looked at prices for 17" wheels, which I would jump the gun on cause they would be $700 for a set before shipping, but my new wheels are 18s and a set would be $1k before shipping


Please do leave a comment!

 

Tires are important for both performance and safety, don't skimp. I'd go for the RE-11A. I run them and they're very good.

 

I've had em for 3 weeks on my Accord. While it's no S2k it's got full suspension and aftermarket wheels so she's pretty tight. I have no complaints about the EVO2's at all and they haven't complained while I've flogged em in few quick corners for fun either