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      11-04-2009, 08:50 PM   #1
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Suggestions for new rear tires

Was recently down at the town fair tire where they suggested Toyo Proxy 4s.....

tire rack suggests sumitomo htr z IIIs or yokohama advan sports.....
the sumitomos are very cheap ($155/tire)......


Your thoughts? I have stock wheels, don't track the car.....
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I just put on 275/35 Kumho SPT and found they are much much better then the Contis in grip levels and comfort levels. They were really cheap (for Australia) Im sure in the US they will be even cheaper.

If you dont track it im sure most tires will be fine. Most people will also suggest the Dirreza Star Specs.
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how did increasing the width and decreasing the height work out for you?
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Well i went with what everyone says works perfectly for stock rims on here.
245/40 fronts and 275/35 rears.

Looking at from the side i think overall its the same diameter which is why you drop down a profile size. The tires don't look like they are bulging off the rim or anything, everyone is right when they say this is what should have been mounted stock.

So really i couldn't be happier, everything has worked out well with no side effects (ie no rubbing, not looking weird ect)
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I have ran the Sumitomo HTR Z III on my previous S2000 and was very, very pleased. Great grip on dry and wet pavement, and best of all, they have awesome treadlife. I will probably be getting a set for my M Coupe when the time comes.
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If you don't plan on tracking your car, I doubt any tire will make much difference....on the street I almost never (read: never) get close to the limit decent street tires can handle. On the track, that's a different story.
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Got the Direzza Star Specs installed on the rear today.....they sure do look nice, and the 275/35 dimension does sit just about flush with the body now so thumbs up on look and fitment. I'll give some more feedback after a few thousand miles, so far so good.
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When you purchase your new tires, check the date code on the tire. It's located along the embossed letters and numbers inside an oval shaped symbol with 4 numbers. The first two numbers are the week the tires were manufactured and the last two numbers are the year. For example 2804 would mean the 28th week of 2004.

One forum member posted a youtube video of a story where a young man was killed in an accident caused by tire failure - the tires were purchased new and were only about 4 years old. After the investigation of his death completed, they had come to find out the tires were significantly older than the father had realized. There is no industry standard for tire age apparently, so this is a controversial topic but if you have a moment, go check out the youtube video in the forum post and you'll see for yourself that there's another safety factor people don't normally know about and it just never hurts to be knowledgeable about what you're buying.

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