It depends on the intent of the car. If it's for track use, you'd be using R compound anyways. For daily use, the SPT is perfectly acceptable. You have to be driving nutty in the first place to over drive the RE070s. Overdriving my RE01Rs on streets is ridiculous in itself. The SPT does have decent grip. You can "out run" any tire. A Geo Metro can out run a set of R-compounds if you turn your brain off. Sorry, that's just a dumb statement to me. The STI is awd and it's not a monster of a car, and OP doesn't even have a STI. If we were talking a supercharged Viper that could smoke 10" wide R tires on command, it's a different story. Even then, it's simply a matter of throttle control, and this has nothing to do with turning or braking which would be perfectly acceptable on any decent tire, even all-seasons if we just consider normal, tame street use. The ride may be a tad soft for STI users coming from the RE070, but most tires will be. Again, OP doesn't have RE070s nor a STI. Heck, I consider the RE01R pretty soft. I wouldn't talk handling much either unless bushings have been upgraded. Heck, move to spherical bearings if that's so important. At the very least, you should be running something like GroupN rubber to even create a firm enough chassis to even give a damn about stiff tires. Serious, people have no right to whine about handling crispness or feel on stock bushings because they are so terribly bad. I mean how much are you trying to ask for from a tire? Short of actual track use, the SPT is a damn nice tire and dirt cheap to boot. I like the RE01R a little better for its grip and handling, but the SPT is a better(more appropriate) daily tire.
Get the MX for the additional cost. Much funner (I did that on purpose, Readymix) for the $80 total it will cost you.
Just realize tire selection is all personal preference. You pick the best fit for your application. There are a lot of good choices and a lot of good choices for the wrong reasons(if those reasons are outside of your "best fit"). The SPT is a good, affordable tire. Another to look at is Falken's 452. The RS2 is always there as well. You have touring tires like the Turanza that are really quite good. Companies are coming out with some very good all-season tires now that are very capable in many ways, not cheap, but good stuff. You sort of have to pick and choose to your application, whatever that may be. Among the suggestions, you just sort of have to weed through what people say and figure out what tires are actually inside or outside of your "best fit" range. For example, the RE01R would be a bit off for your needs if you don't plan to partake in sport driving often. You don't need something that sticky or race durable for street use. It's a nice tire though and would be usable, but its fit probably isn't as ideal as another option. I'd even look through some of the all-season/grand touring choices as there are some nice tires. I mean something like Michelin's Hydroedge or Goodyear's TripleTread are actually good tires. There really are a lot of choices. One nice route for helping you out is to go to Tire Rack and look through their tire tests. They have a lot of good data and rankings. User survey results are a bit iffy to follow but reading through a large number of comments can give you a decent perception of a tire, both good and bad. Along with the tests performed by Tire Rack, you can get a pretty decent perception of the various tires.
ok so just wondering how toyo proxes 4 work? or anything thats gonna be under $400 for all 4 corners in either a 225/45/17 or a 235/40/17
i have been running the kdw's for a couple years, and I wont go with anything else. i just picked up the kdw version 2's last week, and I have been praying for some sunshine so i can throw them on. I hope I will be pleased!!
tires Hi, I have 4 oem off my 06 sti I'll sell for 400. sorry I know this isn't the for sale forum but this thread just led into it. oh 300 miles on tires.
