[d088]

I am due for a new set of tires, and am considering the Kumho ECSTA Supra 712's, the Sumitomo HTR Z, and the Falken FK-451. Has anyone tried these?

I'm running a stock '02 Z28 with 16's (Stock size is 245/50-16 and the Sumitomo's only come 255/50-16). This is my daily driver, and I would like to find a tire that is suitable for both daily driving and autocross with more emphasis on daily driving since my autocross skills need more improvement than my tires do. I have just finally burned up the crap tires that came on the car and need to find some reasonable tires that overperform their price tag.

Ben

[sgarnett]

The Yoko A032R might be an option, depending on your priorities.

It's available in 245/45-16, which will probably handle a little better, and a 255/50-16, which is the same diamter as the stock tires (since race tires tend to run slightly short and wide for their size).

For street use I would bet that the H compound would hold up a lot better (meaning both wear and heat cycling).

The Yokos are supposedly great in the rain. The tradeoff is noise - comparable to mud tires on a truck.