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Hey Guys and Girls

Wanna ask what you think of would be best street tires for your buck? I been searching but still don't know much about tires.

Not doing track at all at this stage but would like to find a street tire that has great grip in the dry, wet and long life.

Btw in from perth and look for tires for my GTR R32.

Thx All =D

Amon

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samuri Rising Star

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A better question might be Which are the Best street tyres to entrust my life to ?

This might be a $100 more per tyre than getting the best dollar value for a tyre..

How much are you not preprard to pay for a tyre if it stops 2m earlier in the dry and 6km in the wet or sideslips at 10km higher speed?

I found the Potenza very good but at 28000km usage I made a trade off foer wear and tear and picked a longer wearing cheaper tyre for replacement but at the time I was cash flow short.

Having done that I think I made a mistake as I now keep wondering how bad or good is this tyre. Its up near the top , but small differeces at high speed can be fatal.

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SS8_Gohan Grand Master

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AD08 is basically the best street tyre you can get, coincidentally, got a set going for cheap, perfect for a GTR :D

otherwise, Kumho Ku36 i found to be great on my prev GTT - needs a bit of heat to work best, but great after that, quite cheap too

there's a good tyre sticky thread in the suspension/tyre section that covers a lot of tried brands/models

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Awesome, I'll give that thread ago. Tried looking for a thread like that but couldn't find it. thx mate.

Btw how much for the set? by set do you mean 2 or 4 ties?

Samuri good point, made me think twice lol.

Thx

Amon

gregor Rising Star

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The best tyre for you will probably be different to the best tyre for others on here as well. No use you getting 'the best' if its a soft compound and will be dead in a few months because you do stacks of km's. You can spend a fortune on tyres but what good is that if you can't afford to drive the car?

Maybe come up with a budget and ask for recommendations. I was happy with my federal ss595 for a good but affordable street tyre, and the ku31 on my rx7 seem ok as well.

Pick a tyre that suits your budget and recognise its limitations - drive within those limitations and road conditions and you'll be fine.

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The best tyre for you will probably be different to the best tyre for others on here as well. No use you getting 'the best' if its a soft compound and will be dead in a few months because you do stacks of km's. You can spend a fortune on tyres but what good is that if you can't afford to drive the car?

Maybe come up with a budget and ask for recommendations. I was happy with my federal ss595 for a good but affordable street tyre, and the ku31 on my rx7 seem ok as well.

Pick a tyre that suits your budget and recognise its limitations - drive within those limitations and road conditions and you'll be fine.

Awesome advise mate thx.

My budget is around the 150-200 buks a tyre. Btw i rarely drive my car, and i only do about 10,000km or less a year.

Work to much ='(

Anything around there which you guys will recommend?

Thx mate!

Amon

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I'm a big fan of the Dunlop Direzza Star Specs. Work very well.

Edit: They may be expensive in Australia, they're fairly reasonably priced in Canada.

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(OO)SKYLINE(OO) Grand Master

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AD08 is basically the best street tyre you can get, coincidentally, got a set going for cheap, perfect for a GTR :D

otherwise, Kumho Ku36 i found to be great on my prev GTT - needs a bit of heat to work best, but great after that, quite cheap too

there's a good tyre sticky thread in the suspension/tyre section that covers a lot of tried brands/models

For sure!

The Kumho KU36's I was told are great.

For now I have Kumho KU21 at the front and KU31's at the rears and are fine on street.

But I am thinking of going KU31's at the front for next tyre change.

Birds Grand Master

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OP, you're asking for something that is cheap, has great grip in all conditions and a long life...where's the magic lamp! It's like that adage about cars: cheap, reliable and fast - pick two, because you just won't get all three.

KU31 is a very good compromise, just don't expect miracles from them :)

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I've been pretty happy so far with my Toyo Proxes 4 that I've had on my 33 gtst for the last couple of months. 235/45/17 cost me $199 a tyre. However I have the Toyo Proxes T1R on my ST185 GT4 that are a far superior tyre for about 30 more a tyre, but not sure if they make them any more? (was told they don't)

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i have toyo proxe 4s on my 32 gtr and they go great, havent had the wet road handleing yet as it hasnt been raining, got 245/40/18 all round think i paid under 300 a corner. as everyone would know in a car like this mate there is no comprimise for safety so save up another $50 bucks or more a corner and get something that you will be able to have fun with and will be safe.

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Kaido_RR Grand Master

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Advan AD08 255/40/R17 x4 $1200 inc shipping from the US @ www.tirerack.com

or if you want something cheaper but rated just as good go the Dunlop Direzza Star Specs i think they were around $200 cheaper

highly recommended the Advan AD08 run them on my gtr and they are a great tyre

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Hey guys, I got new tires and they are awesome. Was going to get T1R but instead I went for proxes 4.

Only got them for $185 each, is that a good price?

PS. Thx everyone for the info and advise, much appreciated!!

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Hey guys, I got new tires and they are awesome. Was going to get T1R but instead I went for proxes 4.

Only got them for $185 each, is that a good price?

PS. Thx everyone for the info and advise, much appreciated!!

^ ^ ^ Quite a good street tyre at a good price Amon.

They will go a bit mushy under track/high heat conditions - but on the street, they'll last quite a long time at cooler temps.

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595RSR are a good tyre for the price, i run them on my car for street and track work... havnt let me down

agreed i bought a set for the front and they are a great tyre got them for 200each too which was even better

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