Author Topic: Summer Tires for RSX Premium (Read 993 times)

citydude · « **on:** August 11, 2005, 09:58:03 am »

Was thinking Yoko ES100, quoted $840 tax inc mounted. A little pricey. Does anyone have recommendation for a set of comparable that's less expensive? Thanks.

Citydude

oversteer · « **Reply #1 on:** August 12, 2005, 09:53:18 am »

Kumho and Hankook generally win in terms of bang for buck. You could also check out these Sumitomos: http://www.tiretrends.com/catalog2.php3?tireID=330

03_ap1 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2005, 10:24:05 am »

I run ES100's on my s2000. Great tire, and one of the cheapest "flagship" UHP tires out there.

840 mounted is a very good price. I paid 500 for 2 only, unmounted. They were different sizes though

citydude · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2005, 10:30:29 am »

Had them on my other car as well. They were $600 tax inc mounted on 15". But now they are $840 tax inc mounted on 16", why the big jump?

Citydude

(Message edited by citydude on August 12, 2005)

davidm · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2005, 12:58:21 pm »

Falken FK451 would be a similar recommendation. Been quite happy with them on the Bimmer.

oversteer · « **Reply #5 on:** August 12, 2005, 04:10:35 pm »

15" vs. 16" is one thing but you're probably talking about a lower profile as well on your RSX, so there's your price differential. It's getting late enough in the season that if you can hold out for a bit longer, you might get a really sweet deal somewhere. Tiretrends has end-of-season clearouts for example. But don't take any chances if your existing tires are really bad.

mis3 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2005, 07:15:30 am »

I had some experience with the ES100 on my previous car, 1998 Honda Prelude SH.

They were great handling tires but after a few thousand KM, they became noisy. Furthermore, all 4 of them worn unevenly. I did check the alignment and tires pressures in a regular basis.