rollorx

Can someone please recommend a good replacement tire for my 2005 Rx-8 225/45/18. Tire Rack currently has Bridgestone Potenza RE040 for $125.00. This was the original equipment that is currently on my car. At this price I could replace the tires and align the car for somewhere around $700. Thanks for the help.

rodjonathan

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im running kumho ecsta's and theyre great if you can afford to get sth different go for it i prefer these to the ones i was running before which were the potenzas. also depends on how you drive the car and the general weather where you live

swoope

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nice accurate reply..


to the op, without location and how you drive this is an impossible question to answer..

btw, dont say i drive hard...

you need to mention if you autox or do track days often.

beers

rollorx

Thanks for the info. I live in south carolina and do not go to the track. I am looking for a tire that handles well in mostly hot climates but that does not compromise ride quality

realBlackSunshine

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I have potenza re960 pole positions they are awsome tread life has been pretty good as well, they are priced a little steep, but being from SC you can prob. find someone who works at michilan to get you a deal on some mich. tires

meskism

Im running on Yokohama S. drives....I chose these cuz of the rating it recieves from Tire Rack and from the owners...what I looked for is road noise and treadwear...so far I have alsmost 500 miles on them and have no regrets.

dmp

re: treadlife....

tires with 'more' or 'longer' treadlife generally compromise ultimate traction. Having tires that last to 40,000 miles won't help if you rear-end, can't get around, t-bone, or roll your car at 20,000 miles because you sacrificed traction for longevity.

Just a thought.

Huey52

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Three words - Toyo Proxes T1R (ok, that's two words and a marketing code).

8upbad

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+1. I have had these on my MR2 which is very sensitive in the rain and balance. These T1R's took everything I threw at them. just make sure not to do anything crazy until they're broken in (300-500 miles). I put new T1R's in the rear of my 2 and the next day I changed lanes on the highway and went spinning around in circles.... actually the reason I have this 8 now

Huey52

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I've got about 350 miles now on my T1R's and they're gripping like crazy. They stuck like glue this morning on a tight "S' curve .

Low Fly'n 8

I put on a set of Falken FK452's (245-40-18) about 19,000 miles ago. They still have a lot of tread left and ride very smooth for that many miles and a couple of auto-x events. Got them at Tire Kingdom. Very satisfied.

http://www.falkentire.com/Tires/FK-452-3