@@FitmentIndustries Thank you! And thanks for the Top notch videos and aesthetics. I give you guys the rest to do your creative and informative genius work 👌
So true, i was reading a review from a guy who put the HP2"S on his Honda fit and says that it has body lean with the tires. It is just soft suspension, not the tires. I thought it was kind of funny.
Last a long time??? I daily drive a passat diesel with venus V2s and they are absolutely gone at under 20k miles! Thread life is not a plus for these tires..
I have the Continental ExtremeContactSport but the high price point is keeping me away from a second set. They are AMAZING tires though but I think I'll grab some Indy 500s next
I bought these tires in 2019. I use them on my daily driver car with no long distance or extreme situations. They have a 60,000 limited warranty on them when I purchased them. I’m now having to get a new set because all four are more or less bald. I’ve driven 26,000 miles on them. Absolutely terrible tread life for what I spent.
I currently have the Neo Gens in 205/50-16 on a set of 16x8 Konig Dekagrams (one of MANY wheel/tire setups I own). The tire, albeit considered 'dated' (since it's been around forever) is extremely impressive for ANY cost, but considering I paid $72.00 a tire for them not all that long ago, I feel like Nitto is basically paying me to use them!! They stick like a 200 tread wear 'endurance' tire, while wearing like iron, are not crazy loud or filling loosening rough riding, and good in the rain when new, very good in the cold DRY weather, and OK on less than an inch of snow at full tread depth. (Despite the UHP/MAX performance tread pattern, and 280 tread wear, they are actually sold as all season tires!) It's funny, but a Honda kid was in the lot at the tuner place which put these on the Dekagrams as I was loading them into the car, and he asked me if they were going to be my open track setup, that's how impressive they look. I kind of chuckled, but turns out, he was correct, as these could actually be used for some TNiA type open tracking/lapping/HPDE events, they are THAT grippy and responsive. 😉👍
Anybody needing new kicks, try Continentals, they aren't budget, but they're not priced like overpriced, over rated Michellins either. A few different ones to choose from. I picked up the True Contact Tours. Really good. Almost went with the Conti Lx 25s, but they were a bit more cash, with basically no difference in reviews and ratings.
Hey Sean, (bear with me) had a horrible up pipe heat shield rattle on my subie that was triggering my knock sensor. Absolute PITA, after 6 hours I finally got it out, only to find one big bold letter stamped on it from the factory. *P*, nothing more, nothing less. All my anger and frustration immediately evaporated with a smile. Thank you, for being you. 🤘
Love your list, great video! Another sweet bargain tire is the Ohtsu FP7000. They stuck very well on my supercharged '00 Miata, which I drove through an Upstate NY Winter, and still had good life. ATR Sport 2's are backordered to the moon. Decided to plan ahead and buy some original ATR Sport's; they seem to be running out, too. I miss Toyo T1R's at ~$50ea :(
Depends on size but best bang for the buck tire in 18-20 tires is the Firestone Firehawks Indy 500's. I've had 2 sets of Pilot Sport 4s, 6 sets pilot super sports, 2 sets of Pilot Sport AS3+ and 3 sets of the Indy500's. The Indy 500's is 80% of a tire to the Pilot 4s and 90% of a tire to the Super Sports plus they last another 5-10k depending on driving specs.
Love my Lexani 207s. Whats even better? they are only about $100 each! I bought them as a temporary fix, but fell in love, and decided to stick with them. Been driving on them for two years.
@@bigbunnyboi agreed on that aspect. I run them on my daily, (1 year in), but wanted to share specifically drifting because they mentioned them as useful for that and I don't want others to have the wrong info
Great reivew but I found it funny when you mentioned 'value' at around 0:29 just as you show a Michelin tire. LOL. Don't get me wrong, they're great, arguably the best all around but almost always not even a choice when you are 'on a budget'. I know it wasn't on the list but found the coincidence funny. Again, great review and tips!
i remember getting ventus v2 instead of michelins...i forsure would have gotten 70-80k from the michelins......the hankooks only lasted 40k bc i went 10-15k w.o a rotation on FF. So one side was already worn out by around 8-10k miles vs the others give or take....so no big deal just put them in the back and run it 10ish k and keep an eye on the wear.......nail near side wall on the meatier fronts....had to put them back in the rear bc it was "borderline" as it was. So then boom the baldish rears had to go bye bye at 40k as i had to swap the damaged/ish ones with at least 10k life left on them as fronts back rear...where i expect to get at least 15k run more hopefully. But when those dividends at 125$ a tire vs 100$ add up....its like my dumbass is thinking 400$ vs 500$ thats a whole tires worth of $ IM WASTING. V2s peformed great especially in wet....but didnt last for nothing as a professional driver with some 2-300mi days in most cases on those peak days pure driving uptime in my shift no down time XD other than gassing up and hitting the HQ. The v2s had me regretting not paying the extra 100$ to insure me not having to buy tires within a year.....5k mi a month damn near 60k in the peak 2020 covid boom that cannabis market saw with the avg consumer at home working from home in insane statstical amount of tax returns and stimmy checks i seent spent on MMJ in 2020 let me tell you like i helped move these "RECORD sales" XD. I can say the v2s helped me not die or harm myself or anyone on various if not countless occasions. IM driving entire house holds worth of milage in a single year XD. You really learn the meaning of "budget" driving as a profession. Now if i owned expensive performance tires i only wanted to "abuse" on a track id consider the v2 for some abuse on the street i guess....but with no intent of them actually having efficay as a "budget' oriented tire or with expectations of 60k+ miles out of them no way in hell unless youre one of those people who commute 20-30mi max daily.
I think the Nitto Neo Gen is the only tire for high performance NA and NB Miatas in cold weather. It has stiff sidewalls and feels almost like a extreme summer performance tire, but won't crack in freezing temperatures. Avoid the PA 31's like the herp!
In my experience the Nankang NS25s didn't perform as well as advertised in any sort of wet; very often roads were just wet from a passed rain or melted snow and it'd slip pretty often. They feel fine and grippy on a normal day. As an aside, I did order a set with wheels thru FI and Im not sure if Nankang designed these tires to be directional or not but I do have two wheels that have arrows pointing the opposite direction 🤷♀️
I disagree with the Toyo Extensa HP II I own these on my mazdaspeed3 and I suffer from a few issues. They can't grip 1st and 2nd gear, they have terrible aging characteristics, they are useless in the wet (probably because of the poor aging), and they have almost no "center" feel on the freeway. I would recommend a Khumo Ecsta instead. This was the tire I had on previously, they hold up better after 2 years and they do a better job of gripping when flooring it.
I like the Firestone Falcon Indy 500. I was surprised by the performance... My car came with P-Zero and those are expensive, the Indy 500 are cheaper and preform better.
Im using the Westlake Sport RS for daily driving and occasional autocross bec its cheap af. 80$ a tire for sizes 245/40 and 225/45 r17s is a steal. And because the next brand with that tire size costs 180$
PLEASE. Nitto Neogens are absolutely death wishes. My brother and I have experienced terrible cold and wet performance. (Meaning 50* weather and NOT hydroplaning.) Once they are below 50% grip, these are absolute ICE. Im warning everyone because it’s incredible how loose they are in those conditions. Not only have they risked both our lives, but cost up several wheels and two subframes. (One miata and one integra) People will say “oh its driver error” or “they’re a summer tire”, and thats fine. Waste your money, risk your car, and get 50% out of a tire. Warning/Rant done.
I just purchased the HP2 tires today, I'll let you know how it goes, i love that they come with a 45 day warranty, if you don't love them they will buy them back.i also just subscibed to the channel by the way.
Had a set of ATR sport 2's and can say they were extremely grippy (i could even hook in the rain and sometimes only chirp second) got them for a hell of a steal but its a shame you cant find them anywhere right now. i have the extensa hp 2 on a new set of wheels and can say the atr sport 2 in a 265 has as much, if not more, grip as my 315 extensa lol
Hey 💎 Gem here..Love ya videos fixing up my Honda Fit ..I want her make over to be bad ass ..What are the ".Best recommended" tires for a vehicle 🚜 like mine ..I appreciate your expertise on all weather tires. Thanks 👍
They made that video already and that was number one tire. So the truth is I don’t understand the point of this video ,can it be there just regurgitating their old content just to have a post?
@@Sick_Boy. I think it all comes into the growth of the channel, and time as it goes on. New people join, and it's always good to refresh lists like this every year in case something changes. It's like cover the latter, then cover the former. Great for newcomers in my opinion!
@@MatterBe that is a good point. The only part I disagree with is that their other tire review was less than a year ago I’m guessing because I was searching for tires and which ones to go with and their video popped up, I’m just too lazy to look up when it was posted.
Surprised you don't have the Firestone Indy 500 tires as I'm riding on my fourth year with these on my 16 S550! Imagine a summer tire that's good for 8 months a year X 4...
Here’s a good tire for ya. Neoterra Neosport UHP tires. I’m running them and they are surprisingly very good. I’m running 235/45/18 98Y all the way around. Paid around $300 for set of 4.
NOOOOO!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT. WORST TIRE EVER!!! Tire never gets hot. Horrible dry handling and cornering. Horrible braking. Tires skip. Tires slip off the line. Tires slip on corners. Neoterra Neosport UHPAS suck. I’ve had Kumho ecsta PS31 perform better which are a summer uhp tire and performed amazing on dry and cornering, but slipped up in wet. The neoterra are the first set of tires that have absolutely scared me while driving them hard. Never would I recommend them to anyone with a high torque car or even a sports car. They lack everywhere. Horrible at comfort too. Potholes feel like the tires are going to pop each time. Speed bumps are the worst. Tires are like bricks. Highway speed noise is loud to the point I have to blast music to drain it out. And let’s not forget the lower tread wear life it gives over most tires. NEVER EVER EVER GET THEM. PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
I can never go cheap with tires for me I'll just stay with Continental or Michelin. My contental true contact tour is really good I got them in October I had the Michelin primer I kind of liked these better
fwiw...the ventus v2 dont last very long if driven hard on FF....you have to rotate every 5k/oilchange or else. 2-300 mi daily in 2020 when i ran mine as a MMJ driver in so cal during the peak of the covid shutdowns and ppls tax returns/stimmy check orders etc. I went a few months w.o a rotate so give or take 10-15k...and it got bad and worse trying to get them to wear together. Eventually after various nail/repairs. And un-even wear/rotation i had to run 2 new fronts non v2...bc the nail damaged fronts that had more life as far as the ppl at the shop that know my background and can tell im "on the clock" when im on the road driving style...they advised me against running the reparied/damaged v2s up front for the remaining 10ish k left on them vs the totally burnt ones that had to go. yeah they perform well perhaps even above their price point...but they wear accordingly especially on FF cars. Also the "noise reduction" lines in theory are great on perfect tarmac....the 405 and 5 fwy in CA or socal is being widened from la to OC and all the concrete gaps that were once split between lanes and the stripes...are now in direct tire paths...these straight cut treads line right up with these freeway cracks/seams for miles and screaaaaam. I dont get the luxury of changing to a slower/nicer lane to drive in bc time is $$$ with this job. Lot of up time driving and heat/exposure. I mean for the price id consider them vs a 200$ tire if im only talking 10-20k miles difference between them. But i was expecting at least 60k i got around 40-45k. SInce i still got some in the back. They did infact help a lot with the rear end jumping up in my elantra that id experience with lesser tires. But taking the same down hill onramp 270 deg turn upwards of 10-30 times a day among the others elsewhere and offramps...really took a toll on these when driving hard. and the performance out of these for the 100$ price point is quite evocative...which only promotes this wear characteristic at least in FF. I got more fuel economic all weather tires up front now vs the v2s. And since they perform worse i drive a bit more responsibly by virtue. The v'2s taught me how to drive w.o breaking and really get the most out of my momentum and MPGs adding non v2's up front doubles down on MPG ngl. from the lack of capaiblity and the way v2s are just so fun to drive you really dont want to waste time breaking and speeding back up on the highway or being one of those fools that tries to hot rod in the right 2 lanes isntead of just mobbing at 80+ w.o tailgating in the fast lane. As they began to wear i really started driving with a tire conserving style that really bettered the smoothness of my driving and MPG. Idk if id run them again for Work purposes other than their wet performlance bc the uptimes/heat and nature of my job/driving and how these encourage high speed conrnering and turn initiation its just not a good mix...but i see they fit on my 84 z31 anniversary so ill give them a 2nd go there at 100 bucks a pop before i get a final verdict. Now that i have a company car on the clock...im going to expand my driving horizons XD i just hope i can get 50k+ out of them on the z. Which should be more viable considering the inherent aspects of FF tire wear breaking torque vector/steering angle IDK if i can recommend the V2 for FF driving or heavy/hard driving IMO the compound just wasnt designed for this type of use/abuse. As evocative as these tires are on wet or dry an insane qol upgrade on my elantra that is notorious for bumpster and the rear end knocking lose/losing grip the tread on the v2s are definitely good enough to consider running on my rear just bc its FF and it locks up in corners/straigts and turn initaion really good. Just that Inherent FF aspect to wear that makes them a pass up front for FF at least.
Best budget tires are walmart all seasons because they'll last forever, and as James May said years ago, small tires with no grip allow you to have big-crazy-speed fun at low sensible ones
They have like zero girp. I feel like my non FI FR-s makes like 500hp with those tires on since I can get traction control to kick at 2nd gear on dry road and what would be a mild launch of 2.5K RPM turns into a burn out. They are ass puckering above 80mph.
Nice list but I thought you would include some Federal tires as for me I run Federal Formoza gio or AZ 01 205/60R15 on my Renault great all season tires 👍👍👌
Day 141 asking fitment industries to do an episode on so you want a lotus exige s. I’m planning to change tyres from the factory crappy Bridgestone potenzza s007 to the Michelin pilot sport 4 s on our Megane 4 Rs. And the way the ps4s grip is crazy for a road car and pretty much those tyres is enough since I rarely go to track days and even worse can’t go to track days for a while becoz of COVID lol. If anyone has experience with toyo r888r and ps4s let me know 😊. (And put pirelli out of the way. Don’t ask me why coz don’t ask me). Which tyres between the 2 is best for daily driving, road noise, grip, good for a 300 hp hatchback ?, and some track days. And in the Middle East the only seasons are summer and winter.
I have the nitto nt555g2 on my 2000 camaro z28. 295 40 on 18 rear and 275 40 on 18 in the front. They’re wrapped on C5 z06 rims and I love the look and fit. Also excellent performance but at that size for a full set they’re definently not budget anymore
Its a nitto. Use to get a few tires from them on a budget. But since everyone is running them on the 4x4, the terra grapplers g2's. An become so popular as the go to tire for that set up. All nittos have gone up. They really have become a more high end tire. An I hate it. Nothing seems to last. Good deals that is.
I literally stopped what I was doing to click on this video and say I bought 4 *toyo extensa hp 2* for a good price, sub $600 with installation and road hazzard and everything. Amazing tires. I actually just lost control of my Q50 last night and ended up taking my car through someone's yard. I don't know if you want to credit infiniti's awd technology and traction control or just God but somehow I was able to drive up an embankment, through three trees, back across the road toward a metal fence, turned the car back the other way, dodged the tree line and got the car lined back up without colliding into anything. I like to think I'm a decent driver, dispite this one incident lol, but I'd also like to give at least some of the credit to these amazing toyos🤙
eh I have to say NO to the ATR sport 2. Had constant balance issues with my TTS quattro. 265/30r19. The rears ended up both had belt failures. flat spots worn into them. They did have very good grip and could really hug a sharp corner even in cooler weather. never tried them in snow though.
What's your favorite set of tires?
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Federal 595s
so what would you say a good set of all season tires for a 2012 mazda 3?
I run the Toyo Extensa HP2 and love em! 265/35r22. #toyoforlife
Falken FK510s
HandCock I meant Hankook. 😂
How about let’s turn this into a series. Like top five budget touring tire, top five all season SUV tires, top five Summer performance tires, etc.
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That would be awesome!
Im thinking actually testing them too, putting them all through the same test for a shootout to see which one actually performs the best
@@GapDaddyBuilds Yeah, actually put them all on a car.
This please! Top [insert number here] Summer Performance Tires
And Top [ X ] Budget Performance Tires
Would be greatly appreciated
Can you please do a top 5 of best cars from dead car company's.
Maybe! Good suggestion!
maybe a top 10
Dsm is the first company I think of but idont know if that counts. A good idea fs
@@FitmentIndustries Thank you! And thanks for the Top notch videos and aesthetics. I give you guys the rest to do your creative and informative genius work 👌
Pontiac G8
Mercury Marauder
Plymouth Barracuda
CRAZY how tires are the main limiting factor in performance cars, it’s the tires slowing them down not the actual car😂
So true, i was reading a review from a guy who put the HP2"S on his Honda fit and says that it has body lean with the tires. It is just soft suspension, not the tires. I thought it was kind of funny.
Well, professional runner do wears sneakers, isn't it?
Ventus v2 on my civic did a daily 250mile commute. Quiet, reliable, good value highly recommend. Threads last a long time best commuter tires.
Last a long time??? I daily drive a passat diesel with venus V2s and they are absolutely gone at under 20k miles! Thread life is not a plus for these tires..
250 mile commute daily ?
Hankook are really good for the price they were literally one of the best gripping tires I had on my audi a4
Continental ExtremetContact DWS06 are amazing tires, I think that is my go to tire from now on
I have the Continental ExtremeContactSport but the high price point is keeping me away from a second set. They are AMAZING tires though but I think I'll grab some Indy 500s next
Falken FK510s are a great option for budget performance. Never disappointed me in the canyons.
Firehawk indy 500 gets lots of love in the streets too👌😉
For summer sport tires, the Firestone Firehawk Indy's, which are roughly 125 to 130 a tire, are a great option. The grip and performance are amazing.
204.99 these days :(
I bought these tires in 2019. I use them on my daily driver car with no long distance or extreme situations. They have a 60,000 limited warranty on them when I purchased them. I’m now having to get a new set because all four are more or less bald. I’ve driven 26,000 miles on them. Absolutely terrible tread life for what I spent.
305/35/20 around $400 these days 😢
anything but nitto. nitto tires are probably the worst tires on the market
The Firehawks are middle of the pack or worse if you look at Tire Rack testing data.
BFGoodrich G-Force Comp 2 A/S got a set of 4 for $870, and they are EXCELLENT in ALL categories - And have Aggressive looking treads
Before even watching the video. Nitto Neo Gen is gonna be on this video.
TH-cam notis couldn’t have shown up at a better time thanks for the content my guys 🙏
I currently have the Neo Gens in 205/50-16 on a set of 16x8 Konig Dekagrams (one of MANY wheel/tire setups I own).
The tire, albeit considered 'dated' (since it's been around forever) is extremely impressive for ANY cost, but considering I paid $72.00 a tire for them not all that long ago, I feel like Nitto is basically paying me to use them!!
They stick like a 200 tread wear 'endurance' tire, while wearing like iron, are not crazy loud or filling loosening rough riding, and good in the rain when new, very good in the cold DRY weather, and OK on less than an inch of snow at full tread depth.
(Despite the UHP/MAX performance tread pattern, and 280 tread wear, they are actually sold as all season tires!)
It's funny, but a Honda kid was in the lot at the tuner place which put these on the Dekagrams as I was loading them into the car, and he asked me if they were going to be my open track setup, that's how impressive they look.
I kind of chuckled, but turns out, he was correct, as these could actually be used for some TNiA type open tracking/lapping/HPDE events, they are THAT grippy and responsive. 😉👍
Anybody needing new kicks, try Continentals, they aren't budget, but they're not priced like overpriced, over rated Michellins either. A few different ones to choose from. I picked up the True Contact Tours. Really good. Almost went with the Conti Lx 25s, but they were a bit more cash, with basically no difference in reviews and ratings.
i ran continentals for a while on my GTi, now in onto nankang, best value for performance I find.
Hey Sean, (bear with me) had a horrible up pipe heat shield rattle on my subie that was triggering my knock sensor. Absolute PITA, after 6 hours I finally got it out, only to find one big bold letter stamped on it from the factory. *P*, nothing more, nothing less. All my anger and frustration immediately evaporated with a smile. Thank you, for being you. 🤘
How is it that every single employee at this company sounds exactly the same on camera lol 🤣🤣
I have the nitto neo gen on my mk6 gli and it’s been a great tire definitely recommend. I run a 225/40/18
Do they spin with stg 1 tune?
@@elijahwest99 1st gear yes
How long they last you
@@brendengarner1444 little over 40k miles
How's the road noise?
Love your list, great video! Another sweet bargain tire is the Ohtsu FP7000. They stuck very well on my supercharged '00 Miata, which I drove through an Upstate NY Winter, and still had good life. ATR Sport 2's are backordered to the moon. Decided to plan ahead and buy some original ATR Sport's; they seem to be running out, too. I miss Toyo T1R's at ~$50ea :(
It be cool to see videos on low, affordable, and high value tires
Ya'll are messin up never mentioning the General G-Max. One of the smoothest, quietest, all-season "performance" tires out there.
Ugly though
Depends on size but best bang for the buck tire in 18-20 tires is the Firestone Firehawks Indy 500's. I've had 2 sets of Pilot Sport 4s, 6 sets pilot super sports, 2 sets of Pilot Sport AS3+ and 3 sets of the Indy500's. The Indy 500's is 80% of a tire to the Pilot 4s and 90% of a tire to the Super Sports plus they last another 5-10k depending on driving specs.
Love my Lexani 207s. Whats even better? they are only about $100 each! I bought them as a temporary fix, but fell in love, and decided to stick with them. Been driving on them for two years.
We need more tire and wheel reviews like this.
General G Max RS is my go to budget tire 👌
No Firestone Indy 500s? These have been a staple in the "Affordable Performance" category 5ever
I've never been this early before but I love your guys's videos, keep it up!
I am not on a budget, but I choose Nexen over Michelin. Because I know that's better.
Achilles tire mentioned is notorious for delamination when used for drifting.
But theyre inexpensive as dailies and track tires. Ive been using Achilles ATRs for 2 years without issues.
@@bigbunnyboi agreed on that aspect. I run them on my daily, (1 year in), but wanted to share specifically drifting because they mentioned them as useful for that and I don't want others to have the wrong info
@@LunchboxQ50 Agreed bro! Its true they cant handle stress from drifting. I had a couple of friends who popped their tires on their first turns. 😅
Do a updated video for this year with the same tirea and show the price difference it has gone up in price significantly.
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 has my vote
How have I never heard of this channel?!? It’s so great! I just subbed!😬😬
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I'm running a set of Nankang NS-25 size 245/35/18's. Good bang for the buck I think.
Federal 595 no make it on list?
smh.
All of the builds in this intro TUFF
Great reivew but I found it funny when you mentioned 'value' at around 0:29 just as you show a Michelin tire. LOL. Don't get me wrong, they're great, arguably the best all around but almost always not even a choice when you are 'on a budget'. I know it wasn't on the list but found the coincidence funny. Again, great review and tips!
i remember getting ventus v2 instead of michelins...i forsure would have gotten 70-80k from the michelins......the hankooks only lasted 40k bc i went 10-15k w.o a rotation on FF. So one side was already worn out by around 8-10k miles vs the others give or take....so no big deal just put them in the back and run it 10ish k and keep an eye on the wear.......nail near side wall on the meatier fronts....had to put them back in the rear bc it was "borderline" as it was. So then boom the baldish rears had to go bye bye at 40k as i had to swap the damaged/ish ones with at least 10k life left on them as fronts back rear...where i expect to get at least 15k run more hopefully. But when those dividends at 125$ a tire vs 100$ add up....its like my dumbass is thinking 400$ vs 500$ thats a whole tires worth of $ IM WASTING. V2s peformed great especially in wet....but didnt last for nothing as a professional driver with some 2-300mi days in most cases on those peak days pure driving uptime in my shift no down time XD other than gassing up and hitting the HQ. The v2s had me regretting not paying the extra 100$ to insure me not having to buy tires within a year.....5k mi a month damn near 60k in the peak 2020 covid boom that cannabis market saw with the avg consumer at home working from home in insane statstical amount of tax returns and stimmy checks i seent spent on MMJ in 2020 let me tell you like i helped move these "RECORD sales" XD. I can say the v2s helped me not die or harm myself or anyone on various if not countless occasions. IM driving entire house holds worth of milage in a single year XD. You really learn the meaning of "budget" driving as a profession. Now if i owned expensive performance tires i only wanted to "abuse" on a track id consider the v2 for some abuse on the street i guess....but with no intent of them actually having efficay as a "budget' oriented tire or with expectations of 60k+ miles out of them no way in hell unless youre one of those people who commute 20-30mi max daily.
I think the Nitto Neo Gen is the only tire for high performance NA and NB Miatas in cold weather. It has stiff sidewalls and feels almost like a extreme summer performance tire, but won't crack in freezing temperatures. Avoid the PA 31's like the herp!
In my experience the Nankang NS25s didn't perform as well as advertised in any sort of wet; very often roads were just wet from a passed rain or melted snow and it'd slip pretty often. They feel fine and grippy on a normal day.
As an aside, I did order a set with wheels thru FI and Im not sure if Nankang designed these tires to be directional or not but I do have two wheels that have arrows pointing the opposite direction 🤷♀️
For even more of a budget the Achilles atr sport 2s are great
I disagree with the Toyo Extensa HP II
I own these on my mazdaspeed3 and I suffer from a few issues. They can't grip 1st and 2nd gear, they have terrible aging characteristics, they are useless in the wet (probably because of the poor aging), and they have almost no "center" feel on the freeway.
I would recommend a Khumo Ecsta instead. This was the tire I had on previously, they hold up better after 2 years and they do a better job of gripping when flooring it.
I like the Firestone Falcon Indy 500. I was surprised by the performance... My car came with P-Zero and those are expensive, the Indy 500 are cheaper and preform better.
7:22 those are the NT555 R2 which are the more performance oriented version of the G2 which last around 7k miles 😅
I just purchased some n series wheels super excited!
I have Toyo extensa hp II tires on my daily definitely worth their price
Nangkang Gang!!
I know about the Neo Gens bc of ALLDAYANTHONY. I plan on getting them for my Civic
Please do a more in depth video of g37 sedans with wheels. Yalls g37 videos push more towards coupes
Im using the Westlake Sport RS for daily driving and occasional autocross bec its cheap af. 80$ a tire for sizes 245/40 and 225/45 r17s is a steal. And because the next brand with that tire size costs 180$
PLEASE. Nitto Neogens are absolutely death wishes.
My brother and I have experienced terrible cold and wet performance. (Meaning 50* weather and NOT hydroplaning.)
Once they are below 50% grip, these are absolute ICE.
Im warning everyone because it’s incredible how loose they are in those conditions. Not only have they risked both our lives, but cost up several wheels and two subframes. (One miata and one integra)
People will say “oh its driver error” or “they’re a summer tire”, and thats fine. Waste your money, risk your car, and get 50% out of a tire.
Warning/Rant done.
It feels weird being sooo early. How's everyone?
Buzzin 👌🏼
tired bro
Good fam! hbu?
Sleepy 😴 lol
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Just what I needed
I think tires are the only think we should not go with the cheap option
The michelin pilot sport 4 are also a good allround summertire
Also very expensive
@@MrSiDeLaN paid 650$ in switzerland
@@angeloramos50 $1700 here in Texas
Edit: You got it lucky with that price haha
@@TheJMan1K maybe its because they are produced in french and we live right next to them
@@angeloramos50 figured
I bought some conti dws06s last season and they are great in the dry and even better in the rain
Picked up True Contact Tours before the snow flew. Really good tires so far.
Just ordered 4 Toyo Extensa II in 225/40/18 for my 2018 Mazda 3 daily. Got them for $460
Wish me luck.
From where you ordered them? Walmart?
I just purchased the HP2 tires today, I'll let you know how it goes, i love that they come with a 45 day warranty, if you don't love them they will buy them back.i also just subscibed to the channel by the way.
That's what's right there
How is it
Had a set of ATR sport 2's and can say they were extremely grippy (i could even hook in the rain and sometimes only chirp second) got them for a hell of a steal but its a shame you cant find them anywhere right now. i have the extensa hp 2 on a new set of wheels and can say the atr sport 2 in a 265 has as much, if not more, grip as my 315 extensa lol
My go to tires are the lexani
Federal 595, like $90 a tire in 235/35 r19
Hey 💎 Gem here..Love ya videos fixing up my Honda Fit ..I want her make over to be bad ass ..What are the ".Best recommended" tires for a vehicle 🚜 like mine ..I appreciate your expertise on all weather tires. Thanks 👍
"Best tires on a budget"
Doesn't have Federal ss595
the list isnt even budget friendly lol.. federal 595 probably best bang for everything.
They made that video already and that was number one tire. So the truth is I don’t understand the point of this video ,can it be there just regurgitating their old content just to have a post?
@@Sick_Boy. I think it all comes into the growth of the channel, and time as it goes on. New people join, and it's always good to refresh lists like this every year in case something changes. It's like cover the latter, then cover the former. Great for newcomers in my opinion!
Exactly
@@MatterBe that is a good point. The only part I disagree with is that their other tire review was less than a year ago I’m guessing because I was searching for tires and which ones to go with and their video popped up, I’m just too lazy to look up when it was posted.
Surprised you don't have the Firestone Indy 500 tires as I'm riding on my fourth year with these on my 16 S550! Imagine a summer tire that's good for 8 months a year X 4...
The clips splashing water onto the treads of tires does what exactly?
Here’s a good tire for ya. Neoterra Neosport UHP tires. I’m running them and they are surprisingly very good. I’m running 235/45/18 98Y all the way around. Paid around $300 for set of 4.
NOOOOO!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT. WORST TIRE EVER!!! Tire never gets hot. Horrible dry handling and cornering. Horrible braking. Tires skip. Tires slip off the line. Tires slip on corners. Neoterra Neosport UHPAS suck. I’ve had Kumho ecsta PS31 perform better which are a summer uhp tire and performed amazing on dry and cornering, but slipped up in wet. The neoterra are the first set of tires that have absolutely scared me while driving them hard. Never would I recommend them to anyone with a high torque car or even a sports car. They lack everywhere. Horrible at comfort too. Potholes feel like the tires are going to pop each time. Speed bumps are the worst. Tires are like bricks. Highway speed noise is loud to the point I have to blast music to drain it out. And let’s not forget the lower tread wear life it gives over most tires. NEVER EVER EVER GET THEM. PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
I love my extenza hp 2s they’ve lasted 3 different hondas but thecamber in the rear have worn em down a bit but I’m stoked to maybe try something new
Best bang for you buck in my size are the bridgestones re71-r (305/30r19)
When 300+ tires, not many makes them.. bridgestone, and michelin.. maybe 2 more option. That are any good
I've always spent between $50‐$65 on a brand new tire. Walmart Chinese special.
Just bought a set of Toyo Proxes 4-plus for my mk4 Jetta
So how is it?
Here’s a real “BUDGET LIST
BRAVURIS 5HM 75$ each tire
GENERAL G MAX As-05 100$ each tire
Nankang very slept on!
Agree. I'm on my 2nd set and love them. Especially for the price.
Hey what about general gmax tires all weather performance my fiesta st has these and I went off roaring with em
I can never go cheap with tires for me I'll just stay with Continental or Michelin. My contental true contact tour is really good I got them in October I had the Michelin primer I kind of liked these better
No General G-MAX AS05? Great bang for the buck performance all season
Love that the first two tires have terrible snow rating tho
fwiw...the ventus v2 dont last very long if driven hard on FF....you have to rotate every 5k/oilchange or else. 2-300 mi daily in 2020 when i ran mine as a MMJ driver in so cal during the peak of the covid shutdowns and ppls tax returns/stimmy check orders etc. I went a few months w.o a rotate so give or take 10-15k...and it got bad and worse trying to get them to wear together. Eventually after various nail/repairs. And un-even wear/rotation i had to run 2 new fronts non v2...bc the nail damaged fronts that had more life as far as the ppl at the shop that know my background and can tell im "on the clock" when im on the road driving style...they advised me against running the reparied/damaged v2s up front for the remaining 10ish k left on them vs the totally burnt ones that had to go. yeah they perform well perhaps even above their price point...but they wear accordingly especially on FF cars. Also the "noise reduction" lines in theory are great on perfect tarmac....the 405 and 5 fwy in CA or socal is being widened from la to OC and all the concrete gaps that were once split between lanes and the stripes...are now in direct tire paths...these straight cut treads line right up with these freeway cracks/seams for miles and screaaaaam. I dont get the luxury of changing to a slower/nicer lane to drive in bc time is $$$ with this job. Lot of up time driving and heat/exposure. I mean for the price id consider them vs a 200$ tire if im only talking 10-20k miles difference between them. But i was expecting at least 60k i got around 40-45k. SInce i still got some in the back. They did infact help a lot with the rear end jumping up in my elantra that id experience with lesser tires. But taking the same down hill onramp 270 deg turn upwards of 10-30 times a day among the others elsewhere and offramps...really took a toll on these when driving hard. and the performance out of these for the 100$ price point is quite evocative...which only promotes this wear characteristic at least in FF. I got more fuel economic all weather tires up front now vs the v2s. And since they perform worse i drive a bit more responsibly by virtue. The v'2s taught me how to drive w.o breaking and really get the most out of my momentum and MPGs adding non v2's up front doubles down on MPG ngl. from the lack of capaiblity and the way v2s are just so fun to drive you really dont want to waste time breaking and speeding back up on the highway or being one of those fools that tries to hot rod in the right 2 lanes isntead of just mobbing at 80+ w.o tailgating in the fast lane. As they began to wear i really started driving with a tire conserving style that really bettered the smoothness of my driving and MPG. Idk if id run them again for Work purposes other than their wet performlance bc the uptimes/heat and nature of my job/driving and how these encourage high speed conrnering and turn initiation its just not a good mix...but i see they fit on my 84 z31 anniversary so ill give them a 2nd go there at 100 bucks a pop before i get a final verdict. Now that i have a company car on the clock...im going to expand my driving horizons XD i just hope i can get 50k+ out of them on the z. Which should be more viable considering the inherent aspects of FF tire wear breaking torque vector/steering angle IDK if i can recommend the V2 for FF driving or heavy/hard driving IMO the compound just wasnt designed for this type of use/abuse. As evocative as these tires are on wet or dry an insane qol upgrade on my elantra that is notorious for bumpster and the rear end knocking lose/losing grip the tread on the v2s are definitely good enough to consider running on my rear just bc its FF and it locks up in corners/straigts and turn initaion really good. Just that Inherent FF aspect to wear that makes them a pass up front for FF at least.
Big facts my Ventus V2 are DONE
What do yall think would look good on a candy red s14 zenki? This is my first set of wheels so max price would probably be $1200
Some white te style wheels. Imo
Or 5 spoke bronze
Some Elders or Titans would be fire! - www.fitmentindustries.com/store/wheels?&brand=Artisa%20ArtFormed
0:8 I recently purchased a Subaru in magnetite grey, and the rims I just bought are the artista raven black elders!
What a coincidence!
I even bought the Michelin pilots 4s on it wtf
General G-Max RS is a great option to FireHawk and Falken FK510 along with Kenda Kaiser KR20 and KR20a ‼️‼️💯
Really enjoy the content everyday and say hello to ginger beard man for me ❤👋
Best budget tires are walmart all seasons because they'll last forever, and as James May said years ago, small tires with no grip allow you to have big-crazy-speed fun at low sensible ones
They have like zero girp. I feel like my non FI FR-s makes like 500hp with those tires on since I can get traction control to kick at 2nd gear on dry road and what would be a mild launch of 2.5K RPM turns into a burn out. They are ass puckering above 80mph.
Douglas are good tires I live in Colorado
I need *toyota* to have their *gr* department to develop a model *"8"* so I can have a Toyota *GR8*
Can y’all do a “so you want a Lexus is350?”
Literally why I’m here 😂
Nexen?
I have neo gens on my scion the only complaint for passengers is noise
No westlakes????
Can you guys please do a list of budget drift tyres
Nice list but I thought you would include some Federal tires as for me I run Federal Formoza gio or AZ 01 205/60R15 on my Renault great all season tires 👍👍👌
Was just thinking bout wat tires I should get when I buy new wheels
I needed this a week ago. 😭
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@@FitmentIndustries I bought tires when I could have saved some money and gotten better ones.
In every category, the answer is Falken.
90% of the performance of Michelin/Conti for 66% of the price.
Of all these, what would you suggest for a daily driven Evo or STI in a lot of rainy weather?
I have the NT555 G2 on my daily driven Cayman S in Wisconsin and love em! - Jt
Day 141 asking fitment industries to do an episode on so you want a lotus exige s.
I’m planning to change tyres from the factory crappy Bridgestone potenzza s007 to the Michelin pilot sport 4 s on our Megane 4 Rs. And the way the ps4s grip is crazy for a road car and pretty much those tyres is enough since I rarely go to track days and even worse can’t go to track days for a while becoz of COVID lol. If anyone has experience with toyo r888r and ps4s let me know 😊. (And put pirelli out of the way. Don’t ask me why coz don’t ask me). Which tyres between the 2 is best for daily driving, road noise, grip, good for a 300 hp hatchback ?, and some track days. And in the Middle East the only seasons are summer and winter.
I have the nitto nt555g2 on my 2000 camaro z28. 295 40 on 18 rear and 275 40 on 18 in the front. They’re wrapped on C5 z06 rims and I love the look and fit. Also excellent performance but at that size for a full set they’re definently not budget anymore
Its a nitto. Use to get a few tires from them on a budget. But since everyone is running them on the 4x4, the terra grapplers g2's. An become so popular as the go to tire for that set up. All nittos have gone up. They really have become a more high end tire. An I hate it. Nothing seems to last. Good deals that is.
You wrap your tires with rims?
4:27 Those are Bridgeston Potenza RE-71R's in the intro for the Achilles
What happened to Achilles Radial Tires? Amazon offers TWO tires from them and one is an off-road tire.
NT555G2 for me🤩
I literally stopped what I was doing to click on this video and say I bought 4 *toyo extensa hp 2* for a good price, sub $600 with installation and road hazzard and everything.
Amazing tires. I actually just lost control of my Q50 last night and ended up taking my car through someone's yard. I don't know if you want to credit infiniti's awd technology and traction control or just God but somehow I was able to drive up an embankment, through three trees, back across the road toward a metal fence, turned the car back the other way, dodged the tree line and got the car lined back up without colliding into anything. I like to think I'm a decent driver, dispite this one incident lol, but I'd also like to give at least some of the credit to these amazing toyos🤙
my awd in my 15’ q50 is amazing. gotten me through some sketchy shit brother. had pirellis as +3 on it.
Toyo proxes sport are my go to!
eh I have to say NO to the ATR sport 2. Had constant balance issues with my TTS quattro. 265/30r19. The rears ended up both had belt failures. flat spots worn into them. They did have very good grip and could really hug a sharp corner even in cooler weather. never tried them in snow though.