Best 315/30/18 tires for daily driving??
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Give us some more details about your car setup. Power level, suspension, overall set up.
Lots of good tires out there. I would run the toyo 888's but I am in the 600 rep range. Pilot sports are a great all around tire too. Are you worried about getting a lot of miles out of these tires, or just plain traction?
Lots of good tires out there. I would run the toyo 888's but I am in the 600 rep range. Pilot sports are a great all around tire too. Are you worried about getting a lot of miles out of these tires, or just plain traction?
Not to hijack your thread, but was going to ask the exact same thing so my questions may answer some of yours as well. Looking for a 305/35-18 or 315-30-18 tire. I basically want the best hook-up ability/tire life/street manners. I don't want something that's going to wear out in 4-5k miles. I like the BFG DR's but don't like they are only offered in a 315/30-18, don't like that small of a sidewall though in pics I've seen they don't look too bad. Also thinking about some different nitto's and toyo's, and the 305 mickey thompson et street 2. I'm making around 500rwhp.
I have BFG 295 KDW's I know they are not 315's but they run very wide for 295's and I can dead hook 2nd with 500 RWHP on a warmer day. They wear pretty good as well and if you drive in rain. Well, Fantastic rain traction.
+1 for the bf'g fantastic tire for summer n rain. I have 275s up front with 295s in the rear
I love the tread design of KDW's.
+1 kdw's are great all around tires with good life and hook decent on warm days with 500 or less. Can't speak about the toyo r888's but they seem to have a great reputation
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the 315s are wounderful for DD.. but the front tires and pressure will be a different question, my 245s set at 32psi when i turn hard it almost feels as if the front end is lifting off the ground because the tires in the rear have more contact space
and with the suspension geometry and setup with IRS you're probably best running OE sizes like 275 f/R for the overal best performance
and with the suspension geometry and setup with IRS you're probably best running OE sizes like 275 f/R for the overal best performance
About how many miles can someone get out of the kdw2's (mixed driving, no track use)
I just put the kdw's on my 600 + street car. Traction down low no but I do expect to get decent tread life not like my Nitto nt05's that lasted one summer of very easy driving 
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regular nt05 or nt05rs?
I have the NT05R and have about 5K miles on them. They are just now to the wear bar! Mixed driving with a couple track days
anyone know if the Kumho ecsta xs in 315/30-18 are any good?? I'm really leaning towards the bfg drag radials but hate that they will be shot in 5k miles, especially at $315 a tire!
I have heard very good things about the Kumho Ecsta XS and I plan to get them myself unless someone tells me the Toyo R888 get the same or better traction with similar street tire life. The Kumhos are a bit more expensive at $349 vs about $295 for the Toyo R888, but from what I have heard they last a bit longer and may be better in the rain. Note the below review has the Kumhos against a bunch of other street tires, not DRs, so I think the Kumhos still do pretty well in the rain compared to other DRs like Nitto or BFG.
Here is a review from Car and Driver:
Tire Test: Nine Affordable Summer Tires Take On the Michelin PS2 Comparison Tests - Page 9 - Car and Driver
Here is a member's review of the Kumho 315:
http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...-315-335-non-dr-tire-options.html#post8876538
http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...-315-335-non-dr-tire-options.html#post8876538
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