So the price is right between 2 tires:

the Hankook Ventus HRII H405
vs.
the Barum Bravuris 2

Does anyone have any experience with either or both of these makers or specific tires?

9/9/2010 10:47:02 AM

The Barum has very soft sidewalls

9/9/2010 10:52:09 AM

and for everyday driving that is bad? good? worthy of paying 20 bucks more or not?

9/9/2010 1:31:34 PM

for everyday driving it probably wont matter to you - but it has negative implications for performance.

Both of the tires are semi performance related so I assumed that mattered to you at least in some way - are there no other options for your car in your price range?

I would have gone with the Hankook anyway between those 2, but especially if it's cheaper

what size tire do you need?

9/9/2010 5:44:29 PM

they were just the lowest priced tires I saw on discounttire.com for my car. I liked the tires that came with the car but it'll be almost a grand to put those on. my max budget for tires is 600, obviously the lower the price the better (while retaining good mileage warranty)

tire size 225/50/17

9/9/2010 6:48:06 PM

General tire size question. Wife has a 2005 Liberty needing tires. It can handle 225s or 235s, any particular reason to choose one over the other? My ignorant half-assed guess would be the 225s have less rolling resistance and the 235s might give a slightly better ride? Anything else to consider?

11/11/2010 11:08:41 AM

tire sizes are given in ratios. So changing the number for section width will also affect the sidewall height.

try playing around with this tire size calculator - and you will see what I mean...
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

11/11/2010 11:55:58 AM

^^a 10mm width difference will most likely be unnoticeable to the average driver, but I don't see it improving the ride at all. If anything wider tires are heavier (affects gas mileage and unsprung weight) and follow grooves in the road more willingly. But 10 mm is a very small difference. Go for whichever one is less expensive.

11/11/2010 12:00:08 PM

I've been looking at wheels/tires to reduce unsprung weight but I would also like to go up a size or two. My legacy has 215/40/17s on it with the stock wheels/ tires weighing 42lbs total and I'm thinking about going to enkie racing wheels and getting 235/35/17s on them to spread the load reduce psi and maybe pick up some traction. Any good tires that won't ream the wallet that have a good balance of traction and wear but are well balance and light so I don't have to throw tons of lead all over the rim.

11/11/2010 12:14:08 PM

I just bought some hankook RS3s . I dont know if they are related but I will update you with my impressions. They have FLAMES on them.

11/11/2010 2:40:15 PM

Michigan plates and my name’s on ‘em Baby, Shady’s here come on get him.

Wait wut?

11/11/2010 5:24:06 PM

hahhahahha

11/11/2010 5:35:51 PM

Review :
>250 miles on the RS3. I really like them. Give them a shot if you're cheap and want a summer tire.

11/24/2010 1:41:08 PM