What tires to get.

Eleanor Focus · Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:42 am

I am looking at getting new skins for the Focus and I want some opinions.

lets start with the Baseline, I am looking for a performance 17" tire with good dry and wet traction, I want to be safe on those rainy days.

LMK what you think price is not really a question right now, I just want the Best

Y2k · Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:46 am

i have the impression falken ziex 512s?

STANG302 · Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:47 am

I'd recomend the newer Kumho ECSTA AST. Good dry grip and close to excelent wet grip. I just put a set on my stock rims early in the fall and were great in the rain and arn't to shaby in the snow. And they ride great not to soft but not hard as a rock were you can feel ever tiny crack in the road. http://www.kumhousa.com/Products/PtnDet ... =PtnDetail

A friend put the ECSTA ASX on his WRX and has been happy with the grip while dry. Said they have decent wet traction and suck monkey balls in the winter. http://www.kumhousa.com/Products/PtnDet ... =PtnDetail

Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:43 pm

STANG302 wrote: I'd recomend the newer Kumho ECSTA AST. Good dry grip and close to excelent wet grip. I just put a set on my stock rims early in the fall and were great in the rain and arn't to shaby in the snow. And they ride great not to soft but not hard as a rock were you can feel ever tiny crack in the road. http://www.kumhousa.com/Products/PtnDet ... =PtnDetail

A friend put the ECSTA ASX on his WRX and has been happy with the grip while dry. Said they have decent wet traction and suck monkey balls in the winter. http://www.kumhousa.com/Products/PtnDet ... =PtnDetail

I've heard the new AST were pretty decent.

I like my Kuhmo MXs and BFG KDW2s. The BFGs are awesome in the wet. Thats why I decided to get another set.

focinite · Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:49 pm

G009 they are a 50,000 mile h rated tire. the best bang for the buck!!!!!!! ill be getting p215/45/17s this summer!!!!

Y2k · Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:23 am

focinite wrote: G009 they are a 50,000 mile h rated tire. the best bang for the buck!!!!!!! ill be getting p215/45/17s this summer!!!!

how much is it cost?

Eleanor Focus · Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:25 am

co_macho wrote:
focinite wrote:G009 they are a 50,000 mile h rated tire. the best bang for the buck!!!!!!! ill be getting p215/45/17s this summer!!!!
how much is it cost?

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... 9&x=6&y=10

soul_hammer · Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:36 pm

ive used the ecsta from kumho and they rock for what they cost they out perform yokos and perellis imho.

Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:55 pm

soul_hammer wrote: ive used the ecsta from kumho and they rock for what they cost they out perform yokos and perellis imho.

Tractor tires out perform Pirellis' IMHO.

soul_hammer · Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:45 pm

o2designs wrote:
soul_hammer wrote:ive used the ecsta from kumho and they rock for what they cost they out perform yokos and perellis imho.

Tractor tires out perform Pirellis' IMHO.

thats true but you wont be disaponted with the kumhos

spots25 · Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:53 pm

i've been very happy with my Toyo Proxes4

98gsxltd · Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:43 pm

i had kdw2's on my rotas and they were awesome!!!!!! im gonna try potenza pole positions this summer.

Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:09 am

Here's a hidden gem...Hankook V4es H105's...I just ordered some for my Optima. 1010tires has reviews. Edgeracing sells them online as well as tireseasy.com. Little known tire due to lack of marketing. Pricing is very good.

Eleanor Focus · Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:33 pm

saw this on MNSC, I think we need to buy these for Zurno

http://www.autoblog.com/2005/11/06/kumh ... l-scented/

zurno · Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:50 pm

Eleanor Focus wrote: saw this on MNSC, I think we need to buy these for Zurno

http://www.autoblog.com/2005/11/06/kumh ... l-scented/

lavendar FTW!

I myself am thingking of buying a set of Hankook RS2's for this summer.