Affordable Wheels

Initial Review, 400 Miles on Tires
January 21, 2012

First iuse this tire for track days. The car has 19" wheels so all tires are expensive. I run the tires until the bead shows. I have run r compound ties, michielin sport cups (3), Hoosier A6 (1), street compounds Michelin PS2 (4) super sports (4), Yokohama sport vans (6) ADVAN AD08. It is within this experience that I report on the RE11. The number in the parenthesis is the number of track days I got out of each tire. The RE11 lasted 7 track days and stick well, not as good as the R-compound as you might suspect. The ADVANs wore well but did not stick. The RE11 are a good compromise of wear (cost) and grip. Until I win the lottery and can afford to rin the R-compound I'll stick with the RE11s

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
January 05, 2012

So i bought a set of star specs because of all the rave reviews ive seen here and otherwise. Greatest investment ive made in a long time. Granted, I literally only have about 100 miles on the tire currently, they are wooooooorlds better then the crap rsa's that came with the car. there is no more hesitation or nervousnes. the tires react instantly to any input from the steering wheel, and this is all while still wearing the flashing away. All this goodness and still very affordable. would recomend to anyone who is looking for a "fun" tire.

Initial Review, 83000 Miles on Tires
December 18, 2011

I got 83,000 miles on these tires and they still looked decent. Tire shop said that the tires would probably just fail due to wear than the tread wearing out. I figures with 83,000 miles it was better to replace them for new tires than take a chance of a blow out on the highway. The tires are bullet proof; excellent handling, incredible wear, fantastic smooth ride. I replaced them with same tires since it made sense not to try anything different. Well, after 40,000 miles I got a freakin nail in my front right side near the sidewall that could not be repaired with a plug. I learned that with an AWD vehilce you need to replace all 4 tires and not just one or two as you can do with a front or rear wheel drive vehicle. I couldn't put out the $1K for the Michelin's I wanted so I ended up with some Dunlop's AT20. Not exactly the same quality so I'll see how these do in comparison to the Michelin's. Recommendation: if you can afford the LTX M/S, buy them, you will not be disappointed!

Initial Review, 5000 Miles on Tires
November 06, 2011

This is my second set. Recently purchased a more aggressive wheel setup and naturally went with Hankooks. Running 235/40 fronts and 265/35 rears and continue to be pleased with the performance of such affordable tires! Yes, they need to warm up and yes, they will break traction if I want, but most of the time they are SOLID performers, rain or shine. I now have a wider patch front and rear and I still find it hard to break traction, even in the rain. I don't track them, but I really appreciate the value they bring on my daily driver. Recently went on a local club run through the twisties from the "mountain" near Skyline Drive and they held up extremely well. Even if I don't get 20K miles on them, buying them is so easy because they are so inexpensive...today.

Initial Review, 30000 Miles on Tires
November 03, 2011

I have had these tires for 30,000 miles. The wear is very good on these for being a winter tire. I had to leave these on the rear as i could afford different ones. So even on the rear the tread wear is very good. I will be using these this year and I have put the front ones back on for the winter. They have when above and beyond the call of duty for a snow tire. The Honda will go through 11" of snow(that was our first snow last year) and these are 1st tire I've had that didn't pull when you hit that unexpected patch of slush. My wife drives to Madison and back for work(75 mile round trip) and i feel better knowing these are on the car. We also have them on her Suzuki X90, 4X4 (11,000 miles),so it's a real, rear wheel drive when not in 4 wheel drive and it's a blast to drive when the snow flies!!! These are a must buy if you want to save a few$s over blizzaks. They are noisier but that's what you get with a snow tire. It's worth it!