Suspension/Tires Review

[uprockmankey]

Yeah... haha that's why I was wondering if anyone tried it. I found a deal online selling both the freedom design strut brace and tie bar at a cheap price. Almost out of stock so I'm not saying where it is!

[law418]

Originally Posted by Tenuki

First and foremost they are cheap. And considering what they cost they are decent. On tirerack, they were rated the # 1 High Perf tire by users, but that mostly reflects the price.

They are decently sticky all around, in the dry and wet, and they have good hydroplane resistance. Push them real hard though and the sidewalls will roll, this also gives a bit of squishyness in the steering and doesn't inspire a lot of confidence.

Comfort wise, they are actually pretty close to the stock ride despite being a 215/40 17. Turns out soft sidewalls are good for something. They are a little on the noisy side, but nothing real annoying.

Overall, I probably wouldn't buy these again.

I hope this helps, I found when tire shopping it was hard to get a straight forward review of what they were like.

I got these exact same tires, but I like it! Good in dry and wet, and even in light snow.
I feel that the noise level is pretty close to our stock tires, except they are lower profile than stock which probably caused the difference.

But the tread level looks it will last longer than our stock RS-A.

So I will probably buy that again.

[azt021]

Originally Posted by BlackRaven

Tires: Goodyear ResponsEdge
Miles on them so far: ~10000
Price Paid: $490 installed @ Discount Tire ($530 minus $40 mail-in; price includes their replacement, mounting, etc. package)

I was looking for an all-season tire to put on my stock wheels for the "wintery" seasons, as I intended on getting a second set of wheels/tires for summer. I didn't trust the stock RS-A's anymore (looking back, wow, what a poor tire for this car). The ResponsEdge's are absolutely fantastic compared to the stock tires. Off ramps I was squealling on at 45 on the RS-A's were now quiet at 50+. However, my greater concern was how they performed in the winter, as that's what I bought the tires for. The verdict? I didn't get stuck once all season. They worked great; obviously in FWD you have to drive gingerly from a stop, but even in that circumstance they were light years better than the RS-A's. Cornering was more secure, and the car tracked a more true line on snow. Road noise is comparable, if not a little less than stock. I am lowered on Tein S-Techs (the car was aligned after install), and the tire wear is still great, nothing abnormal. Granted, they've only got 10k on them, but I'm looking forward to more.

If you need tires and find these on sale, give 'em a try.

thank's for your response, but I was too late to return to my old post for all season tires! I had replaced my rear tires about 2mnths ago with Firestone Firehawk gt tires and finally replaced the fronts with the same. so far they feel good rears still look new. best test will be in the snow! (I hope it stays warm all year!) this weekend i will take a drive to tennessee and will see how good they are on long drives!

[Androcalypse]

i replaced the stock goodyear rsa with Falken Ziex Ze912 and my car seems alot better and it doesnt squeak and make funny noises as the stock ones. they are alot more quieter and i like them even though some friends of mine told me they dont last as long as other tire brands but by then i will getting bigger size rims so i dont mind

overall they seem good so far

[heartagram88]

anyone know how good the nitto INVO's are, i wanna get those and the 5Zigen GN+ pro racers in bronze...

[Raikiri]

Does anyone have a video with the KDW2 tires on their cars? I hear some people complain about the noise that they give off and wanted to get an idea of what I'd be in for if I bought these tires...

[Flip]

just put in my order for 4 new of these Kumho's. in the size 215/45/r17's, the roads here in New Mexico are sooo bad compared to what im used to in Florida. so a little meat on the tires is a must. ill let you guys know how it goes........(to be continued)
-Flip

oh and is anyone has had these, lemme know how you liked them, pros vs. cons. ive read some reviews already but more the more the merrier.

[Myszkewicz]

Originally Posted by Raikiri

Does anyone have a video with the KDW2 tires on their cars? I hear some people complain about the noise that they give off and wanted to get an idea of what I'd be in for if I bought these tires...

They are loud. Not so loud that I couldn't stand them, in fact if I hadn't found better tires for less money, I would have bought the KDW2s again.

These are what I replaced my KDW2s with: Linky