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**mazdaspeedpower** · 04-24-2007, 09:35 AM

what would you advise I put onto my rims this summer....think bang for buck, but not cheap. I don't wanna over pay again for tires I just want the best performance for the best price. 215-45-17's summer perf Z rated. Anything you've had experience with or know of thats good.

**Pharaoh** · 04-24-2007, 12:24 PM

They're expensive but Toyo is good!!!

**rough** · 04-24-2007, 01:12 PM

best performance and best price will NOT be in the same sentence.

best VALUE for performance sounds more like what you are after.

**Harrold** · 04-24-2007, 02:59 PM

I'm running Hercules PG5000Z's all around.
They feel really good to me but this is my first ever set of summer tires so I have nothing to compare them too.

They cost me $120 installed give or take $10. I got them installed at Beverly Tire.

**Little_Dragon** · 04-26-2007, 02:38 PM

Great performance all seasons.. had them on my first car.

BF Goodrich Radial T/A good dollar value there... lasts a long time and great grip.

There are others in the BFG familly you may be interested in.

**destrukt** · 04-26-2007, 03:26 PM

Check out BFG g-force sport at tirerack.com

**04CamrySE** · 04-26-2007, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pharaoh

They're expensive but Toyo is good!!!

x2...

**mazdaspeedpower** · 04-30-2007, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Little_Dragon

Great performance all seasons.. had them on my first car.

BF Goodrich Radial T/A good dollar value there... lasts a long time and great grip.

There are others in the BFG familly you may be interested in.

Summer tires.

I did consider fome of the BFG tires though, Jowo had said something about them to me when he worked for those bastards. Said they were alright... I couldn't tell ya either way since i went falken.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rough

best performance and best price will NOT be in the same sentence.

best VALUE for performance sounds more like what you are after.

Right you are.

I ended up getting Falken fk-452 or something to that effect? Seemed like a dec. tire. and I've heard alot of people are happy with their Falkens. They are a respectable name brand not some wierd named Korean brand or something.(no offence to Kia here...welll...)

**Jimmy** · 04-30-2007, 11:26 AM

FALKEN AZENIS ALL THE WAY, great prices from Craig at 519 745 3831

**Little_Dragon** · 04-30-2007, 01:53 PM

Cool! Put your new rubber through some tests and rate them for us...

Dry Grip... wet grip... .. corners and accell.. Ride/noise.. etc.

**mazdaspeedpower** · 05-01-2007, 09:18 AM

actually...there was a site that wasn't tire-rack that went really in depth on all that for all the tires in comparable categories..it was really useful, actually it totally helped me make up my mind. For the price I paid it had the highest all-across points. And it has a good life..but we'll see how it stands up to me and my driving. I'll see if I can dig the website up.

**BlueFamilia** · 05-01-2007, 11:53 AM

Im picking up some falken Ziex 512's this weekend hopefully $260 cash deal for all 4 brand new. i'll let you guys know if they are a good buy.

**S13GG** · 05-01-2007, 01:24 PM

toyo proxie 4
tires23 for tight pricing.

**Jimmy** · 05-03-2007, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jowo72

Im picking up some falken Ziex 512's this weekend hopefully $260 cash deal for all 4 brand new. i'll let you guys know if they are a good buy.

horrible tire, no grip and sit horribly narrow, back out if you still can

**MX3Autozam** · 05-03-2007, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimmy

horrible tire, no grip and sit horribly narrow, back out if you still can

i agree. there a all season tire. not that good. If your making any power you will spin them right off and kill them in a week. If your suspension is moded then go for something good at least. They are also very very narrow. Go with Azenis, you won't regret it and there fairly good priced.

Fuzion Zri is supposed to be good bang for the buck, but i still say the Azenis are better!

**Jimmy** · 05-03-2007, 01:21 PM

nothing wrong with the falken 452 you bought Mazdaspeed, but for a similar buck don't know why you didn't go for the azenis 615

**BlueFamilia** · 05-05-2007, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimmy

horrible tire, no grip and sit horribly narrow, back out if you still can

at 4 tires for that price I could care less if they were wal-mart specials. They are just to hold Me over untill I do a 5 lug conversion and am able then to get some nice rims + tires instead of FWD offset shit.

**Opel_Driver** · 05-05-2007, 12:01 PM

i have a set of ZRi's that came free with my car, i just put them on and i'm really liking them so far considering what they're worth.

unless you want to track your car frequently and need the performance, i'd say get the ZRi's for daily street use with a bit of spirited driving. very smooth tire too, i keep catching myself speeding a lot compared to my old tires.

04-24-2007, 09:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
mazdaspeedpower Trippin' Balls Due To Mazda's Speed Posts: 1,097 Location: Kitchener Join Date: Aug 2005 Ride: 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege Fav Mod: Spec Stage 3 Clutch Class: Street	Quick Advice what would you advise I put onto my rims this summer....think bang for buck, but not cheap. I don't wanna over pay again for tires I just want the best performance for the best price. 215-45-17's summer perf Z rated. Anything you've had experience with or know of thats good. ------------------ 2003.5 Titanium Grey Mazdaspeed Protege-2.0L 5spd Turbo 1996 Cavalier-2.2L 3psd(AT)

04-24-2007, 12:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pharaoh I Do Not Live In A Pyramid!! Posts: 1,584 Location: Kitchener, Ontario Join Date: Apr 2005 Ride: 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Fav Mod: Custom Stereo Class: Street	They're expensive but Toyo is good!!! ------------------ www.psaclub.net Power<>Style<>Autosport

04-24-2007, 01:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
rough Super Moderator Posts: 2,746 Join Date: Jan 2005 Ride: 1976 Datsun 280Z Fav Mod: Class:	best performance and best price will NOT be in the same sentence. best VALUE for performance sounds more like what you are after. ------------------ Life can change with every breathe, and it can end before the next. Datsun 280z- awaiting LS1 install to be the LSZ of my dreams Mods to come:224/224 cam, valvesprings, hardened pushrods, hugger headers, P&P TB, LS6 intake, loud pipes What you didn't hear me? or you didn't understand?

04-24-2007, 02:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Harrold I Park My Car On A Bridge Because I Live Under It Posts: 536 Location: cambridge Join Date: Mar 2006 Ride: 98 honda civic Hatch. Fav Mod: Custom Paint. Class: Street	I'm running Hercules PG5000Z's all around. They feel really good to me but this is my first ever set of summer tires so I have nothing to compare them too. They cost me $120 installed give or take $10. I got them installed at Beverly Tire. ------------------ Harrold - 98 Honda Civic hatchback.

04-26-2007, 02:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Little_Dragon VM Member Posts: 609 Location: Waterloo Join Date: Mar 2004 Ride: 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 Fav Mod: Scrapyard parts that work Class: Street	Great performance all seasons.. had them on my first car. BF Goodrich Radial T/A good dollar value there... lasts a long time and great grip. There are others in the BFG familly you may be interested in. ------------------ Carey \| 1990 Chev Z24 - RIP - hit deer \| 1990 Chev Z24 - DD

04-26-2007, 03:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
destrukt VM Member Posts: 2,261 Join Date: Feb 2005 Ride: a car Fav Mod: Class:	Check out BFG g-force sport at tirerack.com ------------------ 1 3 5 2 4 6 R

04-30-2007, 11:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jimmy VM Member Posts: 4,195 Location: Kitchener Join Date: Dec 2003 Ride: 1993 Honda Civic Fav Mod: ITR Swap Class: Strip	FALKEN AZENIS ALL THE WAY, great prices from Craig at 519 745 3831 ------------------ 93 Civic hatchback, ITR powered, boltons 185whp with a new 1/4 mile time coming very soon. PM me for your oil spraying needs!

04-30-2007, 01:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
Little_Dragon VM Member Posts: 609 Location: Waterloo Join Date: Mar 2004 Ride: 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 Fav Mod: Scrapyard parts that work Class: Street	Cool! Put your new rubber through some tests and rate them for us... Dry Grip... wet grip... .. corners and accell.. Ride/noise.. etc. ------------------ Carey \| 1990 Chev Z24 - RIP - hit deer \| 1990 Chev Z24 - DD

05-01-2007, 09:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
mazdaspeedpower Trippin' Balls Due To Mazda's Speed Posts: 1,097 Location: Kitchener Join Date: Aug 2005 Ride: 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege Fav Mod: Spec Stage 3 Clutch Class: Street	actually...there was a site that wasn't tire-rack that went really in depth on all that for all the tires in comparable categories..it was really useful, actually it totally helped me make up my mind. For the price I paid it had the highest all-across points. And it has a good life..but we'll see how it stands up to me and my driving. I'll see if I can dig the website up. ------------------ 2003.5 Titanium Grey Mazdaspeed Protege-2.0L 5spd Turbo 1996 Cavalier-2.2L 3psd(AT)

05-01-2007, 11:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
BlueFamilia VM Member Posts: 3,214 Location: Kitchener. Join Date: Mar 2004 Ride: 2003 Protege5 Fav Mod: Mazda hood deflector. Class: Street	Im picking up some falken Ziex 512's this weekend hopefully $260 cash deal for all 4 brand new. i'll let you guys know if they are a good buy. ------------------ Joey 2000 Fuji heavy industries Impreza 2.5RS Coupe. 2003 Mazda protege 5. RIP April 9/08.

05-01-2007, 01:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
S13GG VM Member Posts: 837 Location: K-W/Wasaga Join Date: Jun 2004 Ride: 1989 USDM Silvia --1995 240SX (Kouki converted) Fav Mod: SR20DET or Z32 brakes Class: Street	toyo proxie 4 tires23 for tight pricing. ------------------ SR20DET Tuned by BLITZ Yeah thats right, BLITZ MA-F@CK@ I didn't get the nicky HARDCORE for nothing

05-03-2007, 01:21 PM	#16 (permalink)
Jimmy VM Member Posts: 4,195 Location: Kitchener Join Date: Dec 2003 Ride: 1993 Honda Civic Fav Mod: ITR Swap Class: Strip	nothing wrong with the falken 452 you bought Mazdaspeed, but for a similar buck don't know why you didn't go for the azenis 615 ------------------ 93 Civic hatchback, ITR powered, boltons 185whp with a new 1/4 mile time coming very soon. PM me for your oil spraying needs!

05-05-2007, 12:01 PM	#18 (permalink)
Opel_Driver VM Member Posts: 2,761 Location: London & K/W Join Date: Apr 2005 Ride: '95 Civic Sedan Fav Mod: enjoying the stockness. Class: Street	i have a set of ZRi's that came free with my car, i just put them on and i'm really liking them so far considering what they're worth. unless you want to track your car frequently and need the performance, i'd say get the ZRi's for daily street use with a bit of spirited driving. very smooth tire too, i keep catching myself speeding a lot compared to my old tires. ------------------ Brendan: Bunch of 240s Some Opels And a Honda

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