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Tires FEDERAL or WEST LAKE
I purchased Federal Xplora RT tires and they are the best tires I've ever had. I got them three years ago and I have over 40k on them and they are barely warn. They are literally 100k tires. Wet traction and hydroplane resistance are excellent. I did a little bit of snow and they did well there too.
Pros: excellent wet traction, long lasting
Mileage: 64373 km
I run Federal RSRR on the front of my drift car and Id say its TOO much grip in comparison to the rear 'whatever-I-Can-get" used tires.
Pros: too much grip
The Federals have been good for me the last couple of years for a budget tire, but they're really only a budget friendly tire for larger sizes.
Pros: budget friendly
Cons: only for larger sizes
Federal command 2.4s have been my favorite so far. Smooth center tread for good rolling and speed retention, but still have some tread on the side for banking and grind protection. Rubber compound they use is also getting softer with time/riding so they feel better the more worn in they get.
Pros: good rolling, speed retention
Cons: no cons
205 65 15 Federal Federallys
They have great traction in the dirt and never de-bead
Pros: great traction in dirt
The Westlakes are an Off Brand, they are cheap and you get what you pay for, but they are decent have sold lots of these with no issues.
Pros: decent, no issues
Cons: cheap, off brand
Those tires are the lowest budget-high grip tires you can buy. Can't have everything for free, noise is to be expected with that kind of tire peformance
Pros: high grip
Cons: lowest budget, noisy
Needing 4 new tires in my 2014 Honda Civic. Got quoted 400 mounted and balanced for a set of west lake tires.
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
I have a set from when I bought some new wheels and these things are loud. They sound and feel hard as I am driving a sedan but feel as if I’m driving a jeep. I hear all of the road noise.
Pros: none
Cons: loud, hard, road noise
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Westlake tires. I worked with a guy who bought 4 for his cruze, and man, they were scary in anything but warm, dry pavement.
Pros: black, round, held air
Cons: scary on pavement
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Cruze
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