Anyone have any experience with these particular tires?

[Racer X]

Well, I'm getting new tires to get the SHO rolling again, and I've narrowed it down to 4 I like. The car will likely never see snow again, so I'm not too worried about grip in the snow. To that end, does anyone have any opinions on:

- BFGoodrich gForce Sport (I've heard not so good things about wet traction)
- Kumho Ecsta ASX
- Kumho Ecsta SPT
- Toyo Proxes 4

The size will be 225/50 R17.

Thanks all.

 

[Mels]

Hamal how do they compare with a wholly American manufacturer, Cooper Tire? I'd like to see you check out some of the high performance tires they offer!

 

[SHOspazz92]

I LOVE my G-Force sports. I have that exact size on my 95. Great tire for the Price.

-Sam

 

[Phoenix]

I had Toyo Proxes TPT , I liked them alot but they were kinda pricy.

 

[wood_e]

I've got the G forces on my Audi right now. I have no complaints about wet traction and dry traction is insane. Snow traction however is not there, but these are my summers...

 

[K-Dawg]

Only tires out of those I'd consider are the BFGs and Kumho SPTs. Either tire would do fine; their numbers on TireRack are similar.

 

[Jonny Cash]

I have a set of Proxes 225-55's TPT's on a set of slicers. You probably remember seeing them on my 91.

I paid way too much for them. The deals Ive been seeing lately on softer rubber, I regret buying them.

 

[1993MTXSHO]

toyo proxes 4's are awesome, but yeah there expensive. Iv never had a problem shelling out big bucks for good tires though.

 

[Jarrod]

I've got the BF Goodrich gForce Sports in 225/55/16's on my SHO right now and they're awesome. Like wood_e, said, no wet traction problems here, and the dry traction is outstanding. I tried driving in the snow with them once... Once.

 

[SuperHO]

Ditto the G-Force Sports. I ran a set for a season (drove the rubber clean off em, I did), and I have absolutely NO complains about them. I'm either getting a set of those or a set of Falken Azenis RT 615s for my next tire purchase.

 

[AntF]

The Ecsta SPT is a superb tire for the price. Tire Rack will confirm this. I had a set; massive grip for the street, and tread wear shouldn't be too bad.

 

[muzik]

I have had a set of Kumho Ecsta SPT's on my 91 for about a year now and love them. Great traction and handling for a very attractive price.

 

[HoustinoJillian]

chalk one more up for the SPTs, i have them on my SVT rims and i love them.

 

[Racer X]

Hamal how do they compare with a wholly American manufacturer, Cooper Tire? I'd like to see you check out some of the high performance tires they offer!

Mel, I looked into the Coopers, and they only really measure up to the Ectsa ASX's, at $30 more per tire. They don't come close to the other options.

That said, I'm probably going to go with the Ectsa SPT's. Oh, and after a little searching, I found a smoking deal on them at www.discounttiredirect.com

$340. Shipped.

Thanks for the insight everyone.

 

[SHO Continental]

I had the Toyo's on my 17s for a bit, they were top notch. Much better then the Kumho's I got after them.

 

[Racer X]

Nevermind on discounttiredirect.com... I'm a re-re and put the wrong tire size in.

I'm also probably going to go with the g-Force Sports, also. I gave Tirerack a ring to get their input, and their feedback was that the SPT's are a smidge better in the rain, with a slightly better ride comfort, while the g-Force Sports are better in the dry, and better for an aggressive driver (who, me? ).

 

[rudedog]

I've got SPT's on my ****** and on my brother's GTI, and we love 'em!!! Fixing to put a set on my Taurus also.

 

[DemonNeno]

It's neither of what you speak of, but summer UHP tires i'm running are GS-D3 F1 goodyears. So far... Haven't had any unpredictable handling situations so far. They nicely compliment the Quaife. I paid about $750 for the set w/ lifetime road hazzard.

 

[CanadianSHO]

Hankook's are pretty decent for the money...Untill you flat-spot them while trying not to hit a dump truck.

My friends are stupid.

 

[shobote]

GoodYear F1 Gs D3's are the best, and are available in 225/50/17 according to recent tests...

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=69