Help Picking Tires

My5ABaby · 04-21-2011, 09:57 AM

I picked up some new rims: 16x8 and 16x8.5 and I need some new tires on them. Currently they have 225/50 and 245/50 on them. The car is a weekend fun car so the mileage put on is limited. Thus far the highest performance tires I've found in those sizes or that would fit well on the rims are:

Falken Ziex ZE-512 ($90)
Kumho Ecsta ASX ($95)
Firestone Wide Oval Indy 500 ($115, buy 3 get 1 free)
Fuzion ZRi ($110)
Toyo T1R ($140)

Price is always a concern which makes me want to rule out the T1R. I've heard the Fuzion are decent but won't compare to the others. Currently I'm torn between the Indy 500s and ASX, but just found the 512s.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Other tires to include?

P.S. Apparently 16 inch tires are like the plague as there's not a lot of good choices.

Redshft · 04-21-2011, 10:59 AM

The Firestone Wide Oval Indy 500 is currently sitting at the top of it's class on the TireRack owner survey, for what it's worth. I've always found the feedback on there to a decent, if not definitive guideline.

The Ecsta ASX is their all-seaon, not their "summer" tire, so will probably be a performance compromise right off the top, and it's mid pack in it's class on the same survey.

Honestly, given the difficulty in finding 16s, the price and the decent reviews, I'd be really tempted by the Firestone.

04-21-2011, 09:57 AM	#1
My5ABaby Sigh..... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (6) Posts: 2,377 Rep Power: 19	Help Picking Tires I picked up some new rims: 16x8 and 16x8.5 and I need some new tires on them. Currently they have 225/50 and 245/50 on them. The car is a weekend fun car so the mileage put on is limited. Thus far the highest performance tires I've found in those sizes or that would fit well on the rims are: Falken Ziex ZE-512 ($90) Kumho Ecsta ASX ($95) Firestone Wide Oval Indy 500 ($115, buy 3 get 1 free) Fuzion ZRi ($110) Toyo T1R ($140) Price is always a concern which makes me want to rule out the T1R. I've heard the Fuzion are decent but won't compare to the others. Currently I'm torn between the Indy 500s and ASX, but just found the 512s. Thoughts? Suggestions? Other tires to include? P.S. Apparently 16 inch tires are like the plague as there's not a lot of good choices. __________________ 1986 Sport: 132k miles, 5A (Sapphire Blue Metallic), Tokico Blues, Racing Beat Springs, Custom LED tailights (only S4 LED tails in the world), SSR Mark II, Racing Beat exhaust, S5 black interior, Rotary Resurrection rebuild at 120k miles Community Service Manual RotorWiki "Imagination costs nothing; we could build square locomotives or fly to Mars" - Felix Wankel Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present." Last edited by My5ABaby; 04-21-2011 at 10:02 AM..

04-21-2011, 10:59 AM	#2
Redshft Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada iTrader: (0) Posts: 78 Rep Power: 15	The Firestone Wide Oval Indy 500 is currently sitting at the top of it's class on the TireRack owner survey, for what it's worth. I've always found the feedback on there to a decent, if not definitive guideline. The Ecsta ASX is their all-seaon, not their "summer" tire, so will probably be a performance compromise right off the top, and it's mid pack in it's class on the same survey. Honestly, given the difficulty in finding 16s, the price and the decent reviews, I'd be really tempted by the Firestone. __________________ 2004 RX8 GT 1986 RX7 Track Car: 13B Bridge Port w/ Renesis Internals and Weber Carb 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege 1988 RX7 Convertible - new project 2004 Impreza and 2003 Legacy wagons for hauling groceries and The Dog