auxilary Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 street performance tires, that is. right now I have yokohama es100 225/50/15, but I want to set up a staggerred pattern with wider rears (there's a reason for it... 3/4" sway bar and mid engined Z = lots of over steer) and preferably not expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 what sidewall height do you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR240Z Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 look up some of the bridgestone tires, i have 245s on my spare set of 15s, but ill check the brand to make sure when i get home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Can't you just go to www.tirerack.com and search by tire size, then read the customer reviews of the brand that looks good? I'm sure that's what anyone that has some recommendations for you is going to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullbound Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 BFG makes 235/60, 245/60 and 255/60's for 15" wheels. All are around $70 per tire. I've bought them from Jeg's. They lasted longer than I thought they would. I later replaced with Mickey Thompsons. I think M/T has ET Street tires in 235's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 yeah, tirerack doesn't stock all makes though, for example falken. sidewall height would be 50 ratio. right now 225/50/15 is undersized as is. 225/55/15 would be ideal, but no one makes those either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 www.dicounttiredirect.com stocks falken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 81na ZX Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Cooper. The Cobra GT gets up to 295 on a 15". Not a "performance" tire per se, its under their passenger line not ultra high performance, but they make wide small tires, I have em on my Mk2 Supra w/ 14x7 stock - which makes about the same power as a stock L28e but with a couple hundered more lbs of curb weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted July 27, 2006 Author Share Posted July 27, 2006 Hmm... I'm looking for sticky street tires, guess I'm relatively limited to the 225/50/15s then. 16" wheels would open up a lot more options, but I don't want to spend the $ and wheels I want aren't available in 16" plus i already bought the 002s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Did you know http://www.tirerack.com has a search by tire size function? I just checked 245/50/15 and it looks like there is a Dunlop SP Sport 8000 with a 200 treadwear. Price is $156 each. There is also a Hoosier DOT tire, but I'm guessing you aren't interested in that one. I was kinda suprised to see how few options there are in 15's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Most of those online tire suppliers have that function, we use them all the time at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEW Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Don't think there are alot of options for 16" either. I have 16 x 9 on my car and 245/45 is about all anyone makes. I would love to put a 275 series on the rear but it really isn't a option. You need to move up to 17's it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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