I need to replace the tires on my '93 stock rims...anyone have any recommendations? I plan to drive the car up until it starts snowing here in Chicago even if it's cold, so nothing that's gonna turn into a rock if the temp drops to 30s or 40s.

 

Azenis

 

What kind of driving do you like to do? Do you push the car hard? AutoX? Track days? Weekend warrior or daily driven?

I had Toyo T1S on my last e36 BMW (with lots of other goodies) and I thought they made a great street tire - quiet, long lasting, reasonably sticky and absolutely fantastic in rain. It also made the car more comfy than the Michelin MXX3 that were on there.

I have Kumho 712 on my current FD and haven't pushed them enough to comment, but they seem alright. Try the reviews on tirerack.com too.

 

The BFG KDW's are a nice year-round tire (no snow though) that are great in the rain. They don't cost too much either.

 

Whats a good tire that will hold 400rw??? Everysince Nitto stoped making 225/50 you have to buy the larger one (255/40 I think) and it looks HUGE. I dont like it.

 

I have stock rims, and am just about to buy new tires for my FD. I will not drive the car hard in the rain, and it doesn't snow here. Driving an FD in the snow is a bad idea, even if you have studded tires. I do drive my car hard, and it will see an occasional autocross.

I am going to buy the Yokohama ES100 in a 245/45/16. The tire rack has them for $93. Seems like a very good tire, at an exceptional price.

Adam

 

I ended up with the Bridgestone RE750's for my new street tires, and I have a new favorite tire. Great dry grip, confidence-inspiring wet grip, good treadwear (so far), and the road noise is a lot better than what I would've expected for a UHP tire.

Tirerack just lowered their prices (a little) on them: $123/ea. A little pricey, but worth the extra cash, IMO .... and well below the T1-S, S02, S03 price range.

 

Bridgestone Pontenza Re750
245 45 R16 All around.

 

i have a 2nd get but tires are tires. i have the yokohama avs db v2. and they are really nice all weather (yoko says they work well in light snow) and the tread design is even nice looking. i got 225/50/r16 for 102 a piece at tirerack.com

 

I have a pair of 245-45-16 dunlop sp9000 for sale if you want them. They have about 1000 miles on tham and are in great shape. Where are you at in chicago?

These are good tires in the rain and dry. No good in the snow.

Let me know if your interested.

 

First off, the stock FD rims are 16x8" running 225/50-16 tires. You can step up to a 245/45-16 tire and have them fit just fine and maybe gain a little grip from the extra tread width. There are lots of tires available in 245/45-16, and there is no "best" tire.

If you want the absolute best grip and don't really care about treadwear or noise look at the Bridgestone S-03, Dunlop SP9000, Michelin Pilot Sport or Yokohama AVS Sport with the S-03 being the grippies and the Yoks the cheapest by a big margin from the other three. The SP9000 is the least grippy of this "tier" but it's got much more civilized noise and ride characteristics (relatively speaking, of course). The Michelins are flat-out expensive and don't do anything better than the S-03.

From there you have some good choices that will give you almost-as-good grip with much improved treadwear characteristics. These are are the BFG g-Force KDW, Bridgestone RE750, and Yokohama AVS ES100. All are very similar tires, with the Yoks once again being the cheapest of the group, and the KDW and RE750 are almost as much as the AVS Sport which is a far stickier tire than these two.

If you want to save some money the Kumho 712 is a decent choice but for 245/45-16 they're priced really close to the ES100 which is by far a better tire.

My choices would be (in order of price): Bridgestone S-03 > Yokohama AVS Sport > Yokohama AVS ES100

 

falken aziens or nitto 555's

 

can u have all four tires 245/45/16 or must u have 225/50/16 on front and 245/45/16 on back on FD??

 

For absolutely neutral handling, you'd want all the tires the same size, i.e., all 225/50/16 or 245/45/16. Is this what you are asking? If not, what would be the point of a staggered setup?