Before anyone suggests looking in the search for my answer I just want to make it clear that I already tried that but didn't find anything recent so I decided to start a new one.

I drive a 2GB GSX and 99% of my driving will be on streets so I just want some good tires and I really don't want to pay anymore then 150$ a tire but don't hesitate to suggest something more expensive if you really think highly of them. My current set right now are 225/40/18 Nexen N3000's but are in need of replacement asap. Post away!

Thank you

Just bought good year eagle gt's for 123$ a tire. 225/45/17. Haven't got them on the car yet but they look very aggressive for an all season tire.

Just bought Nankang NS-II, they were cheap and so far I am very happy with them. for each I think I paid about $125 balanced and installed. and that was for 225/45/18

I payed $165 for the Dunlop Star Specs Z1 (225 45 17) which are the stickyest Street Tire.

Ghislain

18's are a little more than the $150 mark for a decent brand.

What size is your wheel? 18x? and the offset?

I thought we already had this discussion haha.

my bad

Hankook Ventus Evo V12.

I paid $90/tire in the States, you'll be looking closer to $150-$160 installed here in Canada. (Order from TireRack and drive over, you'll come out well ahead $$$)

It's a 'max/ultra-high performance summer tire' and is fantastic in the rain as well as in dry conditions. Treadwear rating is 280 so it'll last you quite a bit, too!

Can't say enough about Hankook tires.

Winters: iPike W409
Summers: Ventus V12 Evo
Track: Ventus Z214 (Sooooo sticky)

I'm using BF Goodrich KDW 2's as my street tires. 215/45/17. Got them for around $650 at the end of last season. So far I'm pretty happy with them, good wet traction, good treadwear, very responsive and predictable tire imo. They can be a little noisy at times, but it doesn't bother me at all.

Salomon that sounds like a great deal, did you get them installed down there too? Where did you go?

Bought them through Tire Rack @$89/tire. Paid $50 to have all 4 tires shipped to the installer and paid ~$80 for install & disposal/environmental fees, including taxes (no taxes on the tires/delivery through Tire Rack).

I got them installed at an approved vendor (Goodyear Tire Centre) in Watertown. I drove over from Belleville one night after work but going to Buffalo/any city over the border works fine an they ship the tires there for you.


All in all I paid:
Tires - $360
Install/Etc. - $80
Gas to drive there and back - $25-30
Total = $465

Lowest I was quoted here is $160/tire installed PLUS taxes. That equals $723, not including any environmental/disposal fees.

Also, tire size I got is 205/50/17, which is stock 17" size for DSMs.

Just be careful when doing this type of stuff....99.9% of the time you get away with it, BUT......IF you hit a customs guy that didn't get laid that morning, you CAN be in a lot of trouble. IF they figure out that you had new tires installed on your car, you are going to owe them a fortune. They way they work it is that you didn't just buy tires, but you attached a car to them. It now becomes one entity, tires with car, and you CAN be made to pay taxes/duties on the entire value of the tires WITH car.....so you could have to pay the taxes on twenty grand..

It also works the other way around. When I bring in a Mitsu turbo, it is made in Japan, and I have to pay duty. IF the turbo is PORTED IN THE USA, it now becomes an AMERICAN made item. The Japanese turbo was the "raw material" for the AMERICAN "ported turbo", so I pay tax only, no duty..

I have Kumho Ecsta SPT KU-31's, they are great, they grip pretty well, and they're pretty good in the wet. Even for FWD. The only thing is the side walls feel a bit soft on (very)hard cornering, but they are 205/50/16 on 6.5's. I have been driving them pretty hard lately since my LSD killed my understeer, and i haven't broken them loose yet. They are just about the same price as the Dunlop star specs, not nearly as sticky, but should last a bit longer. The reviews i read say they are noisy, but i don't find they are too bad. My engine is louder.