About to buy new tires and was wondering which tires to buy. As far as the BFGs, I've heard nothing but good things. The Nittos I don't know much about even though my friend has them on his Acura CL. He barely drives it so I don't know how they hold up as far as wear. My 8 IS my car and I DRIVE it ... got the last autox of the season coming in October .

Anyway, just looking for feedback on how these tires perform on the 8. The Nittos are $130 per tire while the BFGs are $160.

Oh yeah, a stupid question: I don't need valve stems because the 8 comes with metal ones, right?

 

Bfg

 

Search on www.miata.net. They have thousands of reviews. If you want a quick summary...nitto = medicore tirelineup. Go with the bfg or another tire.

 

Think about the Falken ST615's. About $155 @ Discount Tire / Tires.com.

 

I didn't see those in 225-45-18 for that price!!!!!! I would LOVE to have those.

 

My bad. The RT615 are $182. Those are the Falkens I was thinking about.

 

you would be amazed at the new Azenis (RT615), arguably the best autox street tire out there :D

 

i just got my kdw2's put on last night. they're a little loud right now, but otherwise, they're very nice. noticable change in grip as well. it's supposed to rain for the next four days up here in western washington, so i'll get to see their wet traction capabilities soon.

 

Are they realy loud or just the newness of them. They do look like some seriously loud, freaky truck tires.

Definately keep me posted on the wet weather performance.

 

ZoomZoomH, I'm in NOVA too. Where you at? *that just sounded like a boost mobile comercial*

 

dude it's Hank, we met at the CDC autox at Osborne HS a month ago :D

 

I've had the KDW's on mine for the last 4k miles and their great! I have no complaints about them. They are not 'that' loud, and they grip the same in rain as they do on dry pavement. I really like these tires I must say.

 

New KDW's here too. They do hum at 40 mph, but nothing annoying. From behind, they look like truck tires that form sports car tire patterns. I bought them to prepare for the rainy days (literally). My stock potenza's were already running thin at 23K miles. Not only that they had a short life, they sucked and were very twitchy. These new KWDs are awesome. I've gone way faster on corners that would normally make my stock tires scream or slide. I have 245's all around since I had such a bad experience at understeering those stock tires. The front 245 KDW's can hold much more corner speed.

Looking at the pattern on these tires, I can see why they have a really good reputation for wet traction. The grand canyon lives there!

 

i still got plenty of treads on my oem Dunlops (just rotated them on Sunday :D ), so I'm good for probably another 10-12k miles

I do need to figure out what to do for winter driving though... the beater car i had planned to use may be on its last legs....

 

that basically sums it up right there. the hum is more perceptable now probably because the stock potenza's were almost down to nothing. They were definately getting twitchy in the rain, not comforting here in the NW.

 

My bad. What's up man? Care for a 180 in my 8?

 

Yep. Sure does. BFG KDWs ... ordered and on the way. Uh, I don't need valve stems do I? The 8 has metal ones that I can keep, right?

 

your TPMS IS your valve stem :p

 

I have Kdw2 i will not go back they were great at first then boom after 10,000 miles they sucked i have spun out once in the rain on the hy. Great while they lasted but i am going with something better.

 

and you are dissatisfied with them after 10k? they have a better wear rating than the stockers

 

They wear out that fast? What happened?

 

Fl roads are made out of shale Which has shells and other crap in it. After 10,000 miles they were baddly eaten up on the sides. I also aout x and have fun once in a while. They also deformed from the heat and cant be balanced. My left side is completely bald and the right side has another 5000 miles.

 

oh ... thanks *crowd yells at rain "idiot"*

 

Ive got 5,500 on my kdw2' and have no wear that I can see or feel. Did you say you auto x'd them, eclpsO? That alone could have killed 'em, regardless of street miles.

 

Sounds like it isnt the fault of the tires, sounds like you are unrealistic about expectations on the tires