[Shotimes] Speaking of tires..

[Jason Hartberger]

correction; 225/55/ZR16.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Hartberger" <at3hartberger@mail.com>
To: "bjshov8" <bjshov8@comcast.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Speaking of tires..


> I second the opinion on the AVS dB S2s. Mine haven't worn perceptibly in
> about 4,000 miles of really hard driving. I have noticed, however, that
they
> are starting to make more and more noise in the turns... they make a
warbly
> sound. Not sure what it means, but they're not losing traction at all so
I'm
> not too worried about it. They still get awesome traction in the dry and
> really good traction in the wet... I have yet to hydroplane through 2.5
> hurricanes ;-).
>
> I'd highly recommend them; I have the 245/50/ZR16s on Annabelle. They're
> also really, really quiet... quietest tires I've ever ridden on.
>
> Jason
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "bjshov8" <bjshov8@comcast.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Speaking of tires..
>
>
> > I would add Yokohama AVS db S2's.  I have these now on my gen3 and they
> work
> > well dry and wet.  (OTOH they apparently don't wear very well on the
> track.)
> > Also I had good luck with Michelin Pilot XGT V4's but they are
> considerably
> > more expensive than what I consider to be equal tires from other
> > manufacturers.
> >
> > > >The top all-season tires seem to be (in no particular order):
> > > >
> > > >Toyo Proxes (Subie guys LOVE them...not available through the normal
> > > >Discount Tire or Tire Rack sources, though)
> > > >Pirelli P Zero Nero
> > > >ContiExtremeContact
> > > >BFG KDWS
> > > >Nitto 450 Extreme
> > > >Bridgestone RE950
> > >
> > > To this list I'd have to add the Bridgestone RE 750.
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