Best Tires advise

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ZE512s aren't terrible, but they're not particularly good, either. I have a set on the MR2, ended up running them at a trackday because my supplier's supplier (lol) couldn't ship my good tires out in time. I did OK, my MR2 was stock, and was in a group with other MR2s, as well as AE86s. (4A-GE event.) The main pack was running modified suspension, power upgrades, and the Azenis Sport RT-615 semi-race tires. They were all in the 1:56 range, I ran a 1:59, so I was only about 2% slower than cars with super-high-performance tires and handling upgrades.

However... In the summer tire class, the absolute "bang for the buck" buy is the Hankook RS-II. Grippy, long-lasting, and cheap. Amazing tires overall. My personal preference is to simply have two sets of wheels, if I'm in an area that gets occasional snow; a set of "good" wheels with summer tires, and a set of stockers, or cheap alloys, with winter-oriented all seasons or dedicated snow tires. If you're in an area that'll only get a few snow days a year, it's not a bad deal, as the "snow wheels/tires" will be used so infrequently that the tires will probably last as long as you'll own the car.
 
Takumi Fujiwara
ZE512s aren't terrible, but they're not particularly good, either. I have a set on the MR2, ended up running them at a trackday because my supplier's supplier (lol) couldn't ship my good tires out in time. I did OK, my MR2 was stock, and was in a group with other MR2s, as well as AE86s. (4A-GE event.) The main pack was running modified suspension, power upgrades, and the Azenis Sport RT-615 semi-race tires. They were all in the 1:56 range, I ran a 1:59, so I was only about 2% slower than cars with super-high-performance tires and handling upgrades.

However... In the summer tire class, the absolute "bang for the buck" buy is the Hankook RS-II. Grippy, long-lasting, and cheap. Amazing tires overall. My personal preference is to simply have two sets of wheels, if I'm in an area that gets occasional snow; a set of "good" wheels with summer tires, and a set of stockers, or cheap alloys, with winter-oriented all seasons or dedicated snow tires. If you're in an area that'll only get a few snow days a year, it's not a bad deal, as the "snow wheels/tires" will be used so infrequently that the tires will probably last as long as you'll own the car.
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Send me over some RT-615's damnit, preferably in 205/45/16 and either 225/45/16 or 245/45/16

I'm going to send an angry letter to Falken Europe asking them why they don't bother selling the Azenis here. I was reading a scanned article about them and a few other trackday tyres you guys get in the us and you seem to have a bigger choice than us. Sometimes I wish I went for 17's instead of 16's sacrificing a bit of ride quality and transition for a better choice of compounds. Srsly tyre choice with 16's is kinda limited in comparison to 17's.
 
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Nuff said.

Too bad you cant get them, i love em to death. But if you guys really want them that bad why not spend a little extra change and order them online somewhere and just have them shipped? They dont last long under daily driving conditions but worth every penny.
 
some different opinions about falken. So, the new selection ranking is

1-Goodyear Eagle F1
2-Bridgestone Potenza
3-BF Goodrich Traction T / G-Force
4-Toyo Proxes
5-Falken Ziex ZE512

This will be my current action field. 👍
 
I recently got new tires on my STi,

Bridgestone Potenza RE 050 A 225/45 R17 Y

They are awesome, so far I can only recommend thema, perfect grip on dry road, didn't drive them in rain yet, but I guess they're ok in wet conditions aswell...

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