Turbo_Saloon

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So far on the 2 evos that i have owned, I have had the stock advans, loved them!!! and now on my second evo, falken ze 912 they came on the car when I purchased it. They were not bad, but not great either.

I ran something over a few weeks back, i think it was a piece of a broom handle, and it popped my rear tire

I did some quick research, read some reviews and purchased a set of dunlop direzza dz101. I can not stand these tires!!!! I now feel like im driving my F-550 work truck!!!!

They sway and flex so much!!! So Im now on the hunt for something better. My car is a daily driver, but I also do some spirited driving(no track days)

I would like something close to the same price range as the dunlops but aslo something that will last longer than the stock advans.. I want the side walls to be stiff, i dont want my car to feel like its a Damn Truck... road noise is not a problem nor is ride comfort...... I drive an Evo not a camery LOL!!

any help would be appreciated!! thanks!!

BenJ

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What size wheels are you running? I'm sure you will get a different answer from just about everyone, but if I daily drove my EVO, i would only run Yokohama a046's(stock) or ad08's. I myself run 285/30/18 yoko a048's.

Turbo_Saloon

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I'm on the stock wheels, and believe me I would love to run the stock tires, but can not justify the price, and mileage you get out of them if I had the money I would!!

barneyb

The Evo has a great engine but where it really shines is the handling. I want that even if it is a DD and I'm not willing throw it away with a set of less than spectacular tires. On the other hand, as you say, the best tires are expensive.

Well, I got a set of great winter tires from, of all places, Walmart. They were on closeout at half price. I got a set of RE01R's from the Tire Rack when they were closed out, also at half price. So, you gotta shop.

FedEvo8

I'd look into the Star Specs or Hankook Ventus RS-3s. Another good one that will last longer are the Hankook Ventus V12s.

JDZNate

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I bought a set of Hankook Ventus RS-3s for $700. Look in the Venders section. They work great.

A97Talon

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Star specs are a great DD tire.

golgo13

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+1

Neal@tirerack

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Star Spec a great tire, but not close in price to the DZ101's. I'd look at the Hankook V12's for a higher performance tire but at a lower cost.

Meathooker

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i just got a set of hankook rs3's. they are amazing. the grip level is heads above other street tires i've driven. the sidewall is a little soft so you'll need to run a higher pressure (45ish). also i've only had them a week so i cant speak to the longevity but at the grip level they offer i dont really care if they only last 8000 miles.

escodotcarter

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I have them......soft sidewalls

golgo13

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RS3s are pretty aggressive for just daily driving IMO

cmspaz

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Bang for the buck the Ventus V12s are a great tire, especially considering if you do mostly daily driving with a few autox/spirited driving events you'll get two summers out of them. They're responsive, predictable, and on the flip side are great in the wet.

I held off a couple better prepared Evos on *Specs in BSP at the last autox on these, granted driver mod played a decent role there.

RevMoto

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My vote goes to Hankook V12's as you will never outperform these in the street.

Solo II Evo

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couldn't have said it better.

I will add that the star specs are fantastic in the rain (I've tracked my car in the POURING rain on them)