Tires?

[Kracka]

Depending on how much you're looking to spend, the Sumitomo HTRZII tires are great for the price. I was more than happy with mine and they lasted pretty well too. S-02's will be stickier than the S-03's will be, but not as good in the rain and wear a lot quicker (I have the S-02's on my S2000).

P.S. Nitto is Toyo's defective line.

[Wizard]

I have run the Kuhmo Supra ECSTA 712s with great success. Great grip, decent wear and low price (225/50r16 at about $75 per tire).

Wiz

[TheBlizzard]

712s suck. Cost is ok but the tires are junk in my opinion.

CRAIG

[JET]

I second the opinion on 712's. Some of the worst "performance" tires I have ever owned. The Kumho MX's are great though.

[Wizard]

712s junk? I've hit 1.61 60 ft. with them and still had plenty of tread after 15,000 miles of AutoX and drag just about every week. Not to mention I heard that they did very well at some local Auto-Xs considering their cost. Sure they may not compare well to a $200 Bridgestone Potenza S02 PP, or a G-force KDW etc, but they are a great all around street tire for us poor folks.

Keep in mind that I've only ran Goodyear RS-As, S02 PP, 712s, Comp T/A, Comp VR, NT 555s and Azenis. The Azenis was by far the stickiest tire yet, but they were shot after about 11,000 miles. So while I have not personally experienced these other tires you guys mention....the 712s have been the best buy for performance versus cost so far. I'm considering some of the Sumitomo's for my next car, I've heard good things about them.

Wiz

[Alpine TSi]

Depending on how much you're looking to spend, the Sumitomo HTRZII tires are great for the price.

I got four 205/45/16 HTRZII's for just shy of 380 a couple of seasons ago, only put about 8K on them with about four track days. Still holding up stong and good in the grip department, a bit noisy though. For the price, I like them.