Is it time for a new tire thread?

[black roadster]

I hope so.

Looking for some good daily driving tires for the new Miata.

Qualifications:

All-weather (Rain performance a big priority. I hate hydro-planning)
Cheap!
Relatively quiet
Decent tread wear
Available in 195/50/15 or 205/50/15
No- surprises handling if I push them on the street.

Not looking for a performance tire but not a tire that is going to break loose easily either.

Recommendations?

[jeepinbanditrider]

Im likeing my General Exclaim UHPs (i think thats what they're called) pretty good. ive autoxed on them in the rain one time and i actually got pretty good times for me.

I've never had any hydroplaning problems that i can remember since i bought them and I have been driving in a lot of rain recently.

[Sharpie]

Isn't there a cheap Kumho that Morris and Merv used to like?

[Keifersmith]

I bought some Falken Ziex ZE-912 195/60R-14's for my DD earlier in the year and have been really happy with them. They also come from Discount Tire with a 65,000 mile warranty. I found my best price online and my local DT did a price match.

[CraiginTX]

I bought some Falken Ziex ZE-912 195/60R-14's for my DD earlier in the year and have been really happy with them. They also come from Discount Tire with a 65,000 mile warranty. I found my best price online and my local DT did a price match.

+1 on these or the 512s. Doubt you'll find a bigger bang for the VERY LOW buck.

[jeepinbanditrider]

Oops scratch my previous I'm running General Altimax HP on the Miata as a DD tire. All of my previous comments apply to this tire.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....del=Altimax+HP

As for Kumho I ran a set of of these
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....odel=Ecsta+AST

on my Focus ZX5 for a while and really liked them. They gripped well on the street didn't hydroplane, ect. And to top it off they were pretty cheap overall.

[jrj512]

I really liked the 512s when I had them on my Acura. They are not a good tire for track or AX, but they are a great street tire.

[sammm]

As for Kumho I ran a set of of these
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....odel=Ecsta+AST

Those are what I'm running on the street. (On the car when I bought it.) No complaints.

[motorollow]

I bought some Falken Ziex ZE-912 195/60R-14's for my DD earlier in the year and have been really happy with them. They also come from Discount Tire with a 65,000 mile warranty. I found my best price online and my local DT did a price match.

I had two very different experiences with this tire. I had a set on the 1990 NA with 15" NB wheels and they were great, no problems on the street. I also bought a set for my son's 1998 Civic sedan (OEM size tires) and he had 2 sidewall blowouts.

[CraiginTX]

I really liked the 512s when I had them on my Acura. They are not a good tire for track or AX, but they are a great street tire.

If by "not a good tire for track..." you mean not as grippy, as a true high performance tire, then yes. They stick ok for what they are and I found them to be predictable and communicative at Hallett in 2008.

Ran in the middle of the pack in Intermediate 2 at Miatas at Hallett in a stock '91 with 185/60-14 512's on daisies. Typical lap times were around 1:43 or 1:44. Slow for sure, but as fast as a bunch of people with way more power and "more tire"...

If I had any self control about such things, I'd run them on my car. Instead I'm running 205 Kumho XSs.

YMMV

[cam76034]

I had two very different experiences with this tire. I had a set on the 1990 NA with 15" NB wheels and they were great, no problems on the street. I also bought a set for my son's 1998 Civic sedan (OEM size tires) and he had 2 sidewall blowouts.

Funny how tires hate teenagers, isn't it?

[Radio-Active]

I can say I am not impressed with the Goodyear Eagle GT-HR's and I was not impressed by the Khumo Ecsta ASX tires either. Of the two I think the Khumo's were better and cheaper. Still looking for some better lasting tires that won't hydroplane or loose grip easily.

[creek]

The Falken 912s are the replacement for the 512 and is getting great reviews from everybody. Hard to beat at less than $60

http://www.discount-tires-2go.com/St...ShowLarge=True


I have been really happy with the 502s I use on the street. They are a couple generations back.

[CosmosMpower]

The Falken 912s are the replacement for the 512 and is getting great reviews from everybody. Hard to beat at less than $60

http://www.discount-tires-2go.com/St...ShowLarge=True


I have been really happy with the 502s I use on the street. They are a couple generations back.

Have you used this website? I looked and they are substantially cheaper than everyone on the Ziex 912 tire.

[tailchaser]

I'm on the second set of 512s on the Miata, halfway through the first set of 912s on the RX-8, ran a set and a half of 512s on the V-dub. I'm pleased with them.

Dave describes what is probably tread squirm from 912s on his s2000, but that, IMHO, is probably a good thing on a street tire since it's the first level of feedback before bad things happen...

[creek]

Have you used this website? I looked and they are substantially cheaper than everyone on the Ziex 912 tire.

I ordered a set for my mom's Chrysler 300 and everything went smooth. Remind me not to let her get the hemi next time She drives like it was a sprint car but she still got nearly 60k out of the set I got from Edge Racing. I sure miss those guys.

[CosmosMpower]

I ordered a set for my mom's Chrysler 300 and everything went smooth. Remind me not to let her get the hemi next time She drives like it was a sprint car but she still got nearly 60k out of the set I got from Edge Racing. I sure miss those guys.

Good deal, just wondered with the price so much lower than everyone else if they were legit. I may order some daily driver tires for the s2k.

[motorollow]

Good deal, just wondered with the price so much lower than everyone else if they were legit. I may order some daily driver tires for the s2k.

I bet their shipping cost makes up the difference in price. I did not see any signs of free shipping like you do on sites like discounttiredirect.com.

[Nails]

They quoted 57 for shipping 4 195/50/15s. That's a little more than I paid at tire rack for 4 215/40/17s.

[motorollow]

I believe the shipping rate Nails received makes discounttiredirect.com slightly less expensive. Plus an OKC Discount Tire store treated me pretty good on the blown out Falken tires. I did not buy the warranty, and they sold me a new tire for $27 mounted and balanced.