[Opinions] Best budget summer performance tires?

[raveracer77 at yahoo.ca (Rave Racer 77)]

    If you spend alot of time on the track and have a special set of tires 
that you use on the track but sometimes on daily driving then I like the 
Toyo T1R's.  I know they're a bit more money but they're worth it for the 
stiffer sidewall and rim protector lip that adds support for cornering. 
EdgeRacing.com has them for between 75 and 106 per tire depending on your 
size.  With the stiffer sidewall I'd go with the 205/50/15 but I have bottle 
caps that I run on track so I get 195/45/14.  Real sticky and heat up fast.
    For Daily driving I used stock Saturn wheels and tires 175/75/14 but 
they're real tall and good for fuel efficiency.  They stop exactly the same 
way a freight train doesn't.
    With the GLI, I got that set of real cheap $48 per tire Hankook K106's 
195/50/15 for my daily driver.  $120 per pair shipped to my door.  Not the 
best, but good enough for non track use.

      Rave Racer
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'81 Scirocco Mk1 1.8L 8V Digifant 2
'86 Fox
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'89 Jetta 1.8L 16V GTX
'87 Audi 4000 Quattro
'72 Triumph GT6

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lance LaPrarie" <sciroccojunky@gmail.com>
To: "Nate Mellom" <doubt@inwave.com>
Cc: "Scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 09:51
Subject: Re: [Opinions] Best budget summer performance tires?


> Hey,
>
> I just went through the same thing. My SP Sport 9000's were getting kind 
> of
> bald. After asking a bunch of people what were some decent all around 
> tires.
> The Falken's got some good reviews for their cheap price and good traction
> all around. I settled on some Kumho Ecsta AST tires. There were a ton of
> options but for $60 a tire you can't beat it. When I get some larger rims
> I'll get some Pilots since I dig them on my M3. Crappy snow traction on 
> the
> Pilots but awesome everywhere else.
>
> The Kumho's have little to no road noise, good traction and seem to roll
> nice in the rain.
>
> I've heard the Falken's are good too for the buck. They didn't carry those
> at the discount tire I went to.
>
> Don't do the 205's on you rims unless you have some Kodiak lips on them.
> They'll look kind of funny. I've done that on my Jetta and they looked
> strange. 205 50r 15's look weird since the sidewall is taller and they 
> bend
> in to the lip. If you have some wider rims that would be ok but 15x7 rims
> look better with 195 50r 15's. You can do 195 45r 15's too. Those look 
> kind
> of dope but you have to have your car almost on the ground.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
>
>
> On 4/5/07, Nate Mellom <doubt@inwave.com> wrote:
>>
>> I recently got a set of 4x100 15" rims, and I'm looking for tires.  I'm
>> planning a budget of (hopefully) no more than $250 for tires.  They'll
>> be going on my 16v, lowered, daily driven aggressively, with occasional
>> autocrossing.
>>
>> I have a friend who has Yoko AVS ES100s on his Rabbit, I like them a
>> lot.  Good treadwear, super sticky, and reasonably priced.  He also has
>> a Volvo P1800ES with Sumitomo HTR Z's that he autocrosses extensively,
>> he likes them.
>>
>> Any other preferences out there?  I'd love to be able to budget for a
>> set of Falken Azenis'.....
>>
>> Also, Tire Rack recommends 195/50s for a 15" upgrade, how wide can I go
>> without rubbing, ya think?  205?  My cars dropped about 1.5" on H&R Race
>> springs.
>>
>> TIA!
>> Nate
>>
>>
>>
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