So i've been looking into buying new tires as mine are wore slap out...I just got my STI in February so i'm new to the scene. Looking for some more expert advice. I wont be tracking the car anytime in these tires life most likely. but I do drive Spirited at times as we all do. And i want to be able to stick when i want to...But i also desire good wet traction because it is my daily driver, and rain can't always be avoided for me. I'm looking to spend anywhere from $400-600 for a whole set. So suggestions are open at this time from people who have tried differrent compounds/tires for our climate in the Atlanta/Georgia area. My rims are the stock BBS Rims, so 225/45/17s. maybe something with a little bit more stance like a 235. But nothing too extreme on the stance. Thanks all, Justin
The 05 BBS are 8" so 235 would be perfect, you could get away with 245s depending on suspention setup. I personally went with 235s on my 05
I've always kept cheap tires on mine as I end up replacing them all the time anyways and since I just dd mine I haven't ever cared to invest much into them. I used to love running Kumho Ecsta SPT's but they're a bit harder to come by now. I had Yokohama S Drives and they wore quite badly and cupped within 7500 miles of use. I'll have to double check since it's been so long since I've seen my car lol but I'm pretty sure I have Dunlop DZ101's on it now and they've held up alright and were comparable to the Kumho's I used to run. Haven't gone through them yet so I'm not sure on mileage.
In that price range, for the money I like the Falken 912. I got some good mileage out of them and wet handling was great.