Tire Reviews

[greddy]

I figured we could have a thread discussing the tire each person is running, and handling, noise characteristics of each on a scale of 1-5 to help others when purchasing tires. Also mention your suspension too. I'll start

Eibach pro kit KYB AGX

Yokohoma Advan AO46
width 235
height 45
diameter 17

Dry grip-5
Wet grip-3 (tend to hydroplane in standing water rather often, other than that good in the wet)
Noise- 2 they are fairly noisy, particularly at freeway speeds.

[greddy]

this thread was such a failure, I can't believe nobody else posted tire specs....

[E_Emerson88]

i have Nexen N3000 tires. good tires, have good grip and feels more planted than my old Falken's when making sharp turns

[Ruslik]

all the specs and reviews on tires are available on diff sites like tirerack

[spardavr4]

KYB GR2s

Continental ContiExtremeContact.

These tires are absolute BEASTS in the snow. I had Kumho Ecstas that made me slip everywhere. These things have incredible grip in snow and wet conditions. Only thing is that they sound a little loud in high speeds, but not that noticeable.

They have a shark fin pattern on them which gives them a pretty mean design too. I recommend this tire to all who live with snowy conditions.

Dry Grip -4
Wet Grip -5
(Snow Grip -5)
Road Noise - 3

[greddy]

all the specs and reviews on tires are available on diff sites like tirerack

true, but this will be galant specific, the reviews on tire rack and such are from a plethora of vehicles with different drivetrain layouts, etc, whereas this is more applicable, plus we'll know what size people were running etc....

[Ruslik]

true, but this will be galant specific, the reviews on tire rack and such are from a plethora of vehicles with different drivetrain layouts, etc, whereas this is more applicable, plus we'll know what size people were running etc....

sure i guess

[DFX]

stock suspension

195/65R15 Firestone Firehawk GT All-Season/Performance

bought these last november/december to replace my mismatched tires that came with the car, and i have to say, these are great for the money!

Dry- 5
Wet- 4
Snow- 4
Road noise- 4 (mainly highway speeds)

[showtime]

stock suspension (for now)

Goodyear Eagle GT 205-55-16

Dry Grip - 4
Wet Grip - 3
Road noise - 3

Fairly quiet and the handling is great from the tires, huge improvement over old pirelli tires

[greddy]

update on mine
Megan coilovers
rear sway bar
front and rear roll center kits

Tires are Toyo T1Rs

245/45 17s up front
235 45 17s out back (these are stretched a bit

Dry grip- 4
wet grip-5
Road noise-5

Fantastic tires, can do it all, took them to the track, did backroad bombing in pouring rain, very progressive breakaway characteristics, I love them

[skyhigh90210]

First set of tires on stock suspension

Kuhmo Powerstar 195/65/15

Dry grip - 4
Wet grip - 4
Snow grip - 3.5
Road noise - 5 (very quiet tires)
These tires held up really well, they took abuse at auto-x's and didn't wear out that much.

Second set
Ksport Coilovers

Yokohama YK520 215/50/17

Dry Grip - 5
Wet grip - 4
Road Noise - 4 (pretty quiet for a performance tire)

Third set
Ksport coilovers

Falken Ziex 512 215/50/17

Dry grip - 5
Wet grip - 5
Road noise- 4

[4g63lover]

Tein Super Street coilovers with Tein Pillowball mounts and camber plates

Yokohoma Advan AO46
width 235
height 45
diameter 17

Dry grip-5 when the putside temperature is under 85 degrees
-3 for anything over and the tires shows that it's too big for the car as it gets a little numb and unresponsive. The compound seemed to get too soft under these conditions.
Wet grip-2 Hydroplaned often especially in the slow lane of the highway
Noise-4 Not too loud for me.

Sumitomo HTR t4

Dry grip-3
Wet grip-3
noise-5

Sumitomo HTR H4
Dry-3
Wet-3
noise-5

[Shadow19]

K-Sport coilovers

Falken Zeix 912's

Wet handling- 3.5
dry handling- 4.5
Noise- 5 I dont hear any noise from the tires

They are OK tires for the price. Ive never had any other tire but Kumho and they SUCKED. With the coilovers and these tires its the best handling car ive ever driven. Not saying its the best in the world but ive never driven a car that was so responsive.