DestLuck

These tires are used in the summer only Rain or Sun. I never reach speeds or 200km. I corner kinda hard, The current tires on the Rx8 came with the car and they are "Khumo 225/45/18" Dont know that tires and dont know if its good but i find it kinda slippery. My Rx8 is only driven about 3000km a year. Keep in mind im trying to spend less then 1000$.

1. Hankook Ventus R-S3 @ 275$/each
2. Hankook Ventus V12 Evo K110 @ 209$/each
3. Falken FK-452 @ 160$/each

Keep in mind the tires will be driven 3000km a year max, Rain or sun, never in winter. I will be taking hard corners but nothing too serious. No track or auto cross.

Mr_Pieper

Happy with my Evos. The RS3 might be overkill and slightly bad in the wet. They were also nice to me the few times I drove in temps below freezing.

DestLuck

thx for the info ill keep those evo in mind . i looked at those falkens but never saw ppl talk about them. and at that price im wondering if there junk lol

JCrane82

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The RS3 are in a different league than the evo and fk452. They shouldn't be compared. Maybe you should determine if you want a UHP tire or an extreme performance tire, and then choose from that category.

DestLuck

right but like we talked before the RS-3 a prob overkill for what i am doing.
but if i had to go for the evo at 209$ each i would rather dish in 70$ more and get the insane RS-3.

Are the Falken Bad tires? Good Dry/Wet grip?

JCrane82

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If you are going to consider the RS3, then you also should consider the Kumho XS, Nitto NT05, Federal 595RSR etc.

DestLuck

ill give those a look thx

DestLuck

if anyone can give input on those falkens that would be nice thx.
i have read alot about the 2 hankook tires but not the falken

TANKERG

If you are not tracking you should look at the Michelin Pilot Super Sports. I drove on those tires and they provide a ton of grip on the street, and do reallt good in the rain.

I would not recommend them for the track, I didn't like them there, but were great on the street. You should also be able to get some decent miles out of them. I got about 10k miles with them, but with 5 track days with around 180 miles per day. I would think 20k miles on the street, no problem.

DestLuck

ill check those out also thx

ShinkaEvo

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Federal RS or RS-R.

rickeo

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If you're not tracking the car and have the money, I highly suggest the Michelin Pilot Super Sports.

ShellDude

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Have gone through a couple different brands over the years.

So far my favorite is the Continental DW. I have a set of DWSs mounted on my new wheels I'll be installing next Friday on account of the DW in the size I wanted being on weird national backorder.

Last I checked the 225x45s are widely available.

Not sure what the availability is where you're from.. I'm guessing Canada or Europe?

DestLuck

im from canada but buying 265/35/18 hehe

DestLuck

ok here is what it comes down to im looking to pay less then 1000$

here are what the costs are:

Falken set of 4 tires + shipping + tax = 848$ total
Hankook ventus V12 evo set of 4 tires + shipping + tax = 996$ total

Are then V12 really worth the 148$ more?
Im guessing both of these are already better then my "khumo Ecsta AST"
so wonder if that 148$ more is worth it

RM3

I would recommend researching prices...those prices seem a little high if they are for the 18"s...just type on google the models and you'll see...

DestLuck

yah the tires are 265/35/18

JCrane82

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Are those the only options? How about Kumho SPT, or Bridgestone RE760, or Kumho LE Sport? What website are you looking at? If you shared the site we might be able to help more.

DestLuck

1010tires.com
discounttiredirect.com
tirerack.com
vividracing.com

DestLuck

keep in mind its costing me a extra 160$ on all sets or 4 tires since i need to pay duty and customs and taxes.
also looking for a quiet tire

JCrane82

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How about onlinetires.com? I know they have the Federal 595RSR pretty cheap. I think they are about $150 each, plus $75 for shipping. Not sure on the taxes and duties though.

monchie

I used to have Falken tires on my Eclipse. They are very affordable and its worth it for me. I'll say Falken...

DestLuck

hmm looking into that site and thx for the input monchie are the falken quiet?

DestLuck

Do you like those tires ever tried them or herd what ppl had to say about them. i must say i never really walked away from hankook and dunlop those have always been good to me but im willing to try something new.
Any options or brand is up for discussion.

monchie

Don't really remember if its quiet, but its not loud like some other tires are...