There is a new street tire coming from Kumho that looks to have a more
summer traction kinda tread pattern compared to the "good bang for the buck,
but that's about it" 712s. It's the Ecsta MX, info is on tirerack.com.
Anybody tried them yet?
No, they don't come in 315s yet...
-Carl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kirk Meline [mailto:kirkm@zeta-idt.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:20 PM
> To: Runnion, Ed; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Cc: Larrybsp@aol.com
> Subject: RE: 315 Tires
>
>
> Ed
>
> I'm sorry to here you have those AVS "no" Sports. I tried
> them once and it
> was a huge mistake. The tires deserve a D in my book. They
> were extremely
> noisy, had almost no grip and wore very fast. I can't stress
> enough how
> much I hated those tires. To give you a perspective I was
> coming off using
> Firestone Firehawks. The old ones. They would be a B+.
> They were an all
> around great tire. Too bad they don't make them any more.
> The new Kumho's
> are almost in the same league as the AVS's except that I
> can't wear them
> down no matter how much peeling out and going sideways I do
> every day in the
> Mustang. My two cents.
>
> Kirk
> ESP
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Runnion, Ed
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:01 PM
> To: 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'
> Cc: 'Larrybsp@aol.com'
> Subject: 315 Tires
>
>
> >A 315/35-17 V700 for my car is about $160-$170 each. The street
> >version of a tire that size is approx. $400.
>
> Larry, you REALLY need to find a better tire connection if
> you're paying
> that much for street 315s!
>
> I have 315/35R17 Yokohama AVS Sports on the back of my SS.
> Pretty nice
> tire, not a V700 when it comes to "stick" but then it lasts a
> helluva lot
> longer as well. Definitely better than a somewhat worn V700
> in the wet. I
> have approx 5-6K miles on them now, and the tread still looks
> basically
> new......at this rate, I easily expect 15-20K miles (if not
> more) out of
> them.
>
> They run $266 each at Tire Rack (I paid $250 each back in October).
>
> Other choices include BFG KDs for $284 each, Goodyear GS-Cs
> for $233 each,
> and Dunlop SP8000s for $222 each. Even Pirelli P7000
> Supersports if you
> want an "all season" tire are available for $201 each.
>
> If you're "frugal" (i.e cheap :^), you can get the Sumitomo
> Street HTRZ in
> 315/35R17 for $167 each.
>
> Fortunately, as more cars are out there that use 315s, the
> price has come
> down considerably in the last few years.
>
> Ed Runnion Santa Clara CA
> mailto:Ed_Runnion@RegionOfDoom.com
> 96 Chevy Impala SS, BIG tires in back, smaller (275) in front
> 02 Subaru WRX Wagon, much smaller tires all around :^)
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