[Shotimes] 4 tires Nitto, Falken, Yoko or Kuhmo

[Ron Porter]

As Mike mentioned about the Yokos, which is the same case with the Kumhos,
is that they are NOT all-season tires. Tire Rack will tell you that the
Kumhos are not effective below about 40 degrees, and it appears that the
Yoko ES 100s are the same.

FWIW, I have the 450s on my 911 and love hem. They are excellent in the
rain. Also, Mark may have found them to no have good traction on a FWD SHO,
but I felt that dry traction was fine on the 911, as I was able to turn a
13.98 @ 102 on a basically stock 911 without a limited slip diff and they
hooked up quite well. The Nitto 450s are also all-season tires.

FWIW, I am seriously considering the Yoko ES 100s for summer tires for the
SHO. They are the new silica-compound tires which supposedly do not get hard
as they age and wear down. Based on this, I would recommend the ES100s for
summer-only, or year 'round in a warm climate, or the Nitto 450s for an
all-season tire.

Ron Porter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig D" <viperrt45099@yahoo.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 4:18 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] 4 tires Nitto, Falken, Yoko or Kuhmo


> Which tire brand and style would you choose???
> Looking for an all season tire kind of. These prices
> are for 225/50/16
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> Nitto NT 450 Extreme Performance $87
> Falken Ziek ZE-512 $92
> Flaken GR Beta FK-451 $98
> Yokohama AVE es 100 $87
> Kuhmo ECSTA Supra 712 $90
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> These are the tires in the running. They all have
> around the same treadwear too. I'm thinking about the
> Nitto's
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