Tires that can take abuse
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Tires that can take abuse
Hi,
I have a procharged G8 putting out aroung 520rwhp. What are your opinions on the hardest wearing street tire? Price and wear are my main criteria and I would sacrifice performance for this as I only get around 5000 miles on a set. I do the occasional donut and it spins off the line a lot.
Currently I have 245/40/19 Falken FK 452's on it and these have been the toughest so far.
Others I have tried:
- Toyo Proxes T1-R - squishy feel, didn't handle or last
- Continental Sport Contact 3 - de-laminated, down to the metal in 2000 miles
I guess I could also look at widening the rear wheels to accept 275 tires (8 to 9").
Appreciated,
Chris
I have a procharged G8 putting out aroung 520rwhp. What are your opinions on the hardest wearing street tire? Price and wear are my main criteria and I would sacrifice performance for this as I only get around 5000 miles on a set. I do the occasional donut and it spins off the line a lot.
Currently I have 245/40/19 Falken FK 452's on it and these have been the toughest so far.
Others I have tried:
- Toyo Proxes T1-R - squishy feel, didn't handle or last
- Continental Sport Contact 3 - de-laminated, down to the metal in 2000 miles
I guess I could also look at widening the rear wheels to accept 275 tires (8 to 9").
Appreciated,
Chris
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My old nexen N3000 275/40/17's lasted well over 10k miles and still had life left in em when I replaced em with 555R's. I did many smokey burnouts, donuts and drifts and they took it like champs.
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If you are going to beat the snot out of them, not much of anything will last.
I can barely get a year out of 420 treadwear junk tires even if I'm not doing donuts and acting a fool all the time. I am heavy off the line a lot...tires are the price you pay for showing off all the time.
I can barely get a year out of 420 treadwear junk tires even if I'm not doing donuts and acting a fool all the time. I am heavy off the line a lot...tires are the price you pay for showing off all the time.
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I would recommend the nexen as a cheap street tire that does everything ok. The 555r's are in a whole different class. They are grippier, ride better and do just as good in the rain, but they prolly won't last nearly as long and cost twice as much.