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Originally Posted by jordan7831
Hey everyone, sorry to take over the thread a bit. Im in a similar situation as I finally used up the junky nankangs on the rims I bought. Of the choices presented, which would be the best option to be used primary as a daily tire with occasional autox? I dont have the space for a separate set of tires. Thanks everyone!
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OP here
Guess I might as well give my feedback
I came off destroyed OEM Pruis tires and wanted to try AutoX tires. I went for Bridgstone RE71 something I don't remember. They're practically the most famous AutoX tires out there I guess along with the Falkens.
I tried to get Falkens but they were all sold out in my area. I ended up paying extra for the stones. I don't remember how much more I paid but it was not a negligible amount.
The grip and handling dynamics are from another dimension all together. I don't have time to elaborate on my experience but I'm sure others here will chip in. It's just not fair at all.
Just to give you an idea, before when I was running the OEM tires I would place around top 10 in AutoX local amateur novice class. After I got these tires, I won the class trophy by 0.8 second margin (off memory not %100 sure but pretty sure).
My complaints with the tires is the excessive road noise to the point of wondering if there is a train driving by you when you listen to audio, and that the tires are so good they promote sloppy driving skill cause they're just too good and they promote very very bad driving attitude which I am not proud of at all.
To give you more feedback, after I installed these tires and went racing with him in closed circuits, I got blackflagged for riding the bumper of some guy in a lowered moded RSX who mistakenly thought he could gap me. I ran down a Porsche Macan S multiple times, and I gaped a lowered superchaged Nissan Z350. This is all off memory but I am not making any of this stuff up. I am still trying to get my head around in which way possible can this vehicle be called slow? I wouldn't call it slow in a straight line even let alone the hell it unleashes on track bone stock with just proper race tires. But then again what do I know?
I just have a trophy from a local amateur novice class.
Sorry can't type much too busy but that's it in a nutshell on my side.
Also sorry for sloppy writing and misspells.
oh and by all means hijack away, I don't like posting on this forum anyway, I just come here if needed than scoot out of here.