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Tires Nexen or FEDERAL
Federal 595 are great for the price. $80 for some super sticky stuff
Pros: super sticky stuff
Try, Federal RS-R. It should be equal to XS in performance but cheaper. I have the 195/50/15 on Miata and I think it is better than my previous Falken Azenis.
Pros: equal to XS, cheaper
Vehicle:
Mazda
The wheels look absolutely great and they drive great, the driving feel with such a light wheel is amazing. One of the wheels wasn’t perfectly round and had a small hop to it... I put 1500 miles on them and the vibration never bugged me, even on a road trip to Chicago.
Pros: driving feel is amazing
Cons: slight vibration above 85
Vehicle:
Mazda
Mileage: 2414 km
Got my tires yesterday and went and got them mounted this morning. Liking them so far, hardly any stretch. I'll have my coilovers in a couple weeks then to see how they are on the car. 165/55/14 Federals on 14x6 wheels
Pros: hardly any stretch
Kumho tires and Nexen tires are 2 chinese brands I highly recommend. I have both on my vehicles. Kumho on my car,Nexen on my truck.
Pros: highly recommended
I learned my lesson with the 165/45 15 federals... and will tell anyone here that can still find these to stack up while they are cheap/can find them.
Pros: cheap, can find them
i like the nexen 195 45s thats what i have on my car and there wear rating is awesome. and they grip nicely once you get them warmed up. ive seen the toyos wear out very quick.
Pros: awesome wear rating, nice grip
Cons: Toyos wear out quick
On our prescribed sighting-lap line, the Optima's chassis proved compliant while the standard high performance dampers (fundamental design shared with the Sorento's dual flow dampers) and suspension tuning found a good compromise between a relaxed ride and more aggressive roadholding. Off the driving line, the stock Nexen touring tires didn't enjoy steering corrections at speed, and predictably squealed in protest.
Pros: compliant chassis, relaxed ride
Cons: tires squealed in protest
Vehicle:
Kia Optima
Good for the money.. they are indeed 'budget tires'.. Perform decently on dry.. but wet traction is not all that good and I thought they wore fast.. like 30k miles.. rotated them every 5k..
Pros: decent dry performance
Cons: poor wet traction
Mileage: 48280 km
these tires ride like ****. obviously. and your roads are no worse than anyone elses.
Cons: ride like ****
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