17" Tires - Any reccomendations ?

[Derek A.]

Indy says my rear tires are not holding a balance. Time for new. They are Michelin Pilot Primacy - was hoping to not spend that much. Had Kumho's on my 15" , was thinking about maybe somethign a little better. Looking for opinions - 235/45/17 is the size.

[Jjcarr]

Indy says my rear tires are not holding a balance. Time for new. They are Michelin Pilot Primacy - was hoping to not spend that much. Had Kumho's on my 15" , was thinking about maybe somethign a little better. Looking for opinions - 235/45/17 is the size.

Sumitomo HTRZ's, $70/each at tire rack. I've had great results with these.

[Flamin'Cow]

How about some nice Brisgestone Potenzas? or My personal Fav - GoodYear Eagle F1 - They give a good balance between grip and longevity (depending upon how many 'burn-outs' you pull and how hard you corner....).

[Jehu]

My car came with Fuzion ZRI's i replaced the fronts with Fuzion HRI,$200 for the pair.They haven't failed under some fairly hard driving , maybe severely hard...They're a Bridgestone/Firestone brand

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/fuzion/fuzion.jsp?s_kwcid=fuzion%7C518678173&keyword=fuzion&code=yes&GCID=S13674x009-tr_brand2&

[nizmainiac]

the pilot primacy's are extremley soft they give good grip but don't last that long, you're probably better off with either continentals or bridgestones

[DanDombrowski]

I like the Eagle F1 GSD3s also. I have them on my e46, and they're wearing well so far. Very sticky also.

[Elekta]

I love my AVS db S2's (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Yokohama&tireModel=AVS+dB+S2)

Super quiet, all season, high performance. About $800 all in with lifetime balancing, flat repair, warranty.

I was a total Michelin only driver until this tire.

Cheaper tires will whine like a MF'r after about 15k
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/yokohama/yo_avs_db_s2_ci2_l.jpg

[RobPatt]

I tore up a Primacy recently and found the Kumho Esta (sp?) KH11 to be a great replacement and for half the price of the Michelin... according to TireRack's prices.... Mich Primacy in 235/45 17 was $204, whereas Kumho KH11 same size was $104... and the tread pattern matches perfectly...

I realize you're looking to replace all 4 tires, but for me I wanted a good match... for whatever it's worth...

http://www.kumhotyre.co.uk/news/news0304.html


Indy says my rear tires are not holding a balance. Time for new. They are Michelin Pilot Primacy - was hoping to not spend that much. Had Kumho's on my 15" , was thinking about maybe somethign a little better. Looking for opinions - 235/45/17 is the size.

[Robert K]

The Turanza LSZ is Bridgestone's high performance grand touring tire. These are four season tires and not dedicated summer tires. I'm running 235/45-17 on my 1991 535i with style 5 wheels. For the most part, I've really liked these tires. They have a decent ride but still handle pretty tightly. They are also fairly quiet too. I also have a set on the wife's 1997 Camry. They are very expensive though in the larger diameters. I lucked upon a new set for less than 1/2 price on Ebay about a year ago. You might check Ebay out. You can save searches that will send you an email anytime a new item is posted that matches your search. I saved searches for my tire size and the brand names I was looking for. Every so often, you get lucky...and I did. I'd also recommend going to Tirerack.com. They have great prices and great service. They also perform quite a few tire tests comparing 2-5 tires in a given tire category. Also, you'll find a ton of reviews from people who bought and used each type of tire they carry. An enormous amount of information and probably the greatest resource for tire info on the net.

Hope all of this helps!

Grace and peace,

Robert K
1991 535i

[Tiger]

Bridgeston RE050 on sale at Tire Rack for under $100... the treadwear is low but everything else is rated real high.

[Kobe Diesel]

Continental ContiExtremeContacts - about $100 m/b/i each
or
Yoko's AVIDs, same price

Shop around the local tire shops, see who has what, haggle a bit, and offer cash payment to waive the taxes.

[Zeuk in Oz]

Indy says my rear tires are not holding a balance. Time for new. They are Michelin Pilot Primacy - was hoping to not spend that much. Had Kumho's on my 15" , was thinking about maybe somethign a little better. Looking for opinions - 235/45/17 is the size.
Michelin Pilot Sport.

I realise that I am dogmatic about tyres, however I still maintain that we should buy the best tyres we can - buy tyres you can't afford.

A recent thread : http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=25625

I have never been disappointed by buying the dearest Michelin in the size that fits my car - the problem with buying other brands is that when they disappoint, you can't take them back after a week and try someting else.

Bo

[Jr ///M5]

I just bought a set of the Bridgestone Potenza 050 at Tire Rack for $97 each in 235-45-17 for the M5. Like Tiger said, it's a tough deal to beat.

These are strictly summer tires though, but at this price I could buy two sets for the cost of a set of Michelins. Nothing wrong with the Michelins mind you, but there's nothing like a new set of tires to make your car ride and feel new again.

[Derek A.]

I did some reearch. Looks like there is an awful lot in intermingled tire manufacturing going on. Looking at this - is there that much difference between a Sumitomo and a Dunlop?

http://www.opus45.com/pics/tire_matrix.jpg

[Tiger]

Since when is Nokian part of Bridgestone family?

[Derek A.]

Nokian Renkaat (engl. Nokian Tyres) or simply Nokian is a Finnish manufacturer of tires for cars, trucks, heavy duty equipment and bicycles. It is the largest car tire manufacturer in Nordic countries. Headquartered in Nokia, Finland, Nokian Tyres was split from the then conglomerate Nokia (which later became worlds largest mobile phone vendor) in 1988. Nokia Corporation no longer has any ownership-interest in Nokian Tyres, whose largest shareholder is the Japanese tyre vendor Bridgestone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokian_Renkaat

[Qube]

http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/avon/logo_avon.gif http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/avon/titles/avon_tech_m550_as.gif

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Avon&tireModel=Tech+M550+A%2FS&vehicleSearch=true&partnum=155WR7M550&fromCompare1=yes

The Tech M550 A/S is the Ultra High Performance All-Season tire member of AVON Tyres' family of Tech performance tires. The attractively priced Tech M550 A/S is designed to provide flexibility for the drivers of sports cars, sports coupes and performance sedans by providing year-round traction, predictable handling and control in dry and wet road conditions, as well as in light snow.

On the outside, the Tech M550 A/S radials feature a silica-enhanced all-season tread compound molded into a directional tread design that features large independent tread blocks to provide stability on dry roads while its grooves help pump water and slush through the tire's footprint to increase hydroplaning resistance and foul weather traction. Lateral grooves and multiple sipes in each tread block increase the number of biting edges to enhance wet road and light snow traction.

On the inside, the Tech M550 A/S features twin steel belts reinforced by spirally wrapped nylon, along with a carcass that sandwiches a hard sidewall filler between polyester cord plies to help resist distortion at high speeds and while cornering.

[gtopaul]

Indy says my rear tires are not holding a balance. Time for new. They are Michelin Pilot Primacy - was hoping to not spend that much. Had Kumho's on my 15" , was thinking about maybe somethign a little better. Looking for opinions - 235/45/17 is the size.

I've got the Kumho ASX on my 17" staggered setup on my 540. They have a high wear rating and have been on for a year without any abnormal wear. And that's on a lowered car too!

http://members.aol.com/paul3130/private/540005.jpg

[Tiger]

Largest sharehoilder... ahh I see where you are coming from. However, it is not acquired by Bridgestone.

[632 Regal]

the conti's I had were not round. They replaced them with more egg shaped conti's. ended up going with Falkens, much better AND round.

Continental ContiExtremeContacts - about $100 m/b/i each
or
Yoko's AVIDs, same price

Shop around the local tire shops, see who has what, haggle a bit, and offer cash payment to waive the taxes.

[Anthony (M5 in Calgary)]

I've got a set of Michelin Pilot Sport A/S in 235/45YR17 - purchased in 2002 and now on their 4th summer. After some moderate abuse and maybe 30-40,000kms installed they have about 50% tread left. Quiet, smooth, hold balance, don't tramline but suck on the least bit of snow. They tend to tear out a bit on the inside edge (pic from earlier this year below) due to high power launches :) and sliding :D and squeel mightily on corners :(. Breakaway is progressive and forgiving. A more appropriate size for these cars is actually 245/45R17 - my next set will be this size - a popular fitment for Mustangs and other hi-po cars. Maybe Michelins again.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/interalian/113-1386_IMG.jpg

[Macv]

Kuhmo 711 or 712 ftw

[Derek A.]

I am leaning towards the Sumitomo Htrz II. They are the low buck version of the Dunlop SP9000.