I need new tires
- Thread starter Jim Craik
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For "legal" street use and some tracking the Avons are hard to beat. Not cheap, but you get what you pay for.
The other choice is the Mickey Thompson "S/R" (NOT the S/T) It is made on an Avon casing we are told (Cooper Tire owns both MT and Avon) and seems to ofer very good dry performance and decent wet also.
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels
They are about half the price of the Avons and have become very popular with the Superformance Cobra guys. Radial, DOT and sold in "race" sizes (i.e. "26x10/15" rather than the metric rating)
The other choice is the Mickey Thompson "S/R" (NOT the S/T) It is made on an Avon casing we are told (Cooper Tire owns both MT and Avon) and seems to ofer very good dry performance and decent wet also.
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels
They are about half the price of the Avons and have become very popular with the Superformance Cobra guys. Radial, DOT and sold in "race" sizes (i.e. "26x10/15" rather than the metric rating)
Ron Earp
Admin
If you're interested in in track days the Hoosier R6s will perform better than your Avons. They're DOT legal, however, do not drive them in the rain for street or track. I'm running my car on them and they work just fine driving around on the street as long as it is dry. Looking at about $225-$275 a tire, 225-50-15 up front, 275-50-15 in the rear. If track days aren't in your schedule then you'll probably want to skip this tire.
Jim Rosenthal
Supporter
Jim, how many miles do you have on this set? I am curious as to how long they lasted. did you do many track days? or track nights? 
Ron, do you know the rolling diameter of the Hoosiers ? Frank
Jim Craik
Lifetime Supporter
Jim,
I also find this hard to believe, but I have over 25,000 miles on them.
No track days, but I live on Skyline Blvd, a very nice, fast road. Every trip I make involves fast winding roads.
I do not light them up, but I do drive them hard. I'm very impressed with their life!
All four tires are wearing equally, front, rear, all even, right across the tread. Very impressive!
I very much like the look of the Goodyear Eagle billboard jobs, but I understand that they are not street legal and run kind of rough.
Does anyone have any experience with the Goodyears?
I also find this hard to believe, but I have over 25,000 miles on them.
No track days, but I live on Skyline Blvd, a very nice, fast road. Every trip I make involves fast winding roads.
I do not light them up, but I do drive them hard. I'm very impressed with their life!
All four tires are wearing equally, front, rear, all even, right across the tread. Very impressive!
I very much like the look of the Goodyear Eagle billboard jobs, but I understand that they are not street legal and run kind of rough.
Does anyone have any experience with the Goodyears?
