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John D · 2K+ Club

Tires... Recommendations?

Lost in the 60s · President

I put these tires on both my HHR and my wife's TSX and they are great. Lots of great reviews about handling on anything but snow. I have dedicated snow tires for both those cars too, so these are our summer tires. Not terribly expensive and I bought them from discount tires direct and had them shipped to my door.

http://us.coopertire.com/Tires/Performance/ZEON-RS3-A.aspx

Derek69SS · Founding Member

If you didn't kill a set of used snow tires in 6 (?) years, you won't wear out a set of sticky 200tw "street" autocross tires either.

Lost in the 60s · President

Derek69SS wrote:
If you didn't kill a set of used snow tires in 6 (?) years, you won't wear out a set of sticky 200tw "street" autocross tires either.

Once Blizzaks wear thru the soft grippy tread, they wear like iron. Mine were almost worthless the previous winter and I ran them all last summer into the fall, but they were SCARY loose in rain. I bought new snow tires for the winter and put the Coopers back on this spring to save the snows.

I thought dedicated autocross tires had to be protected from freezing ??

John D · 2K+ Club

"If I had a barn-find-sweet-deal-LS-stroker motor sitting around my shop floor for 6(?) years...."

I don't actively compete, and put more "road-miles" on tires than track miles. "Blackie" is more like a poser BMW nerd than a serious threat. The tires on him are old, dry, and hard (and as Mitch said, downright scary in the wet).

I'm looking for a decent summer performance tire, good grip, low noise.

Looking at BFG's "G-Force Sport Comp 2" right now. Affordable and readily available.

bowtie · Secretary

I don't have any first hand experience, but the Nitto NT555s seem to be a decent tire for what you need depending on size availability.

When it's time, I can recommend a good hot rod friendly shop too.

-- Edited by bowtie on Monday 23rd of May 2016 09:09:16 PM

Derek69SS · Founding Member

Lost in the 60s wrote:

I thought dedicated autocross tires had to be protected from freezing ??

That is true... John, what's your winter storage situation?

John D wrote:

"If I had a barn-find-sweet-deal-LS-stroker motor sitting around my shop floor for 6(?) years...."

but "barn finds" are the new trendy thing to have... couple more years of dust and it'll be just right.

John D · 2K+ Club

He lives in a tuck-under garage (in a townhouse) over the winter. Not directly heated, but not "outside", and the temp doesn't get below freezing, but close.

John D · 2K+ Club

Pulled the trigger on a set of the BFG Sport-Comp 2s yesterday.
About halfway through the install I got the "we have a problem"!!

Turns out one of the wheels is cracked. There's an impact mark on the inner lip, and a small crack going into the bead area. They're sending it out to their "I've got a guy" to have it welded and trued.

Not gonna make it to the meeting tomorrow... this and too many other things going on.

Chris S · Active Member

Better at the tire shop than on the track in Brainard!

John D · 2K+ Club

No kidding!! With my luck lately it would decide to fail @ 100+ mph on the main straight dog leg... and I'd do some tree trimming!

John D · 2K+ Club

Blackie's got new shoes.

I don't know who Samaritan Tire uses for wheel repair, but they are good! The only way you can tell it was repaired is that the area is clean. The OEM texture/finish on the wheel was restored, and you'd never know there was a repair.

Jon H · 1K+ Club

Nice when things turn out the way you want them to.