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| Literati914 |
 Mar 24 2026, 10:37 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,234 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
I'll need to source a set of tires for a 1.7 and was looking for ideas. I found the following performance oriented all season tires - 4 for $250. I kind of like the idea of 205/55 if that matters. Y'all think they'll be absolute junk? Are there better option in that price range... I think Nankang has some options too?
Here are the 4/$250 one: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Set-of-4-FOUR-Ac...dsRedirect=true |
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| Literati914 |
Mar 25 2026, 09:07 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,234 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Seems the Kumho Ecsta 4X II are a bit better, particularly in the wet, and still well priced:
https://www.giga-tires.com/205-55-15/kumho-...0Hj0i6ppM3Ndclg |
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| JamesJ |
Mar 25 2026, 06:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 271 Joined: 30-April 20 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 24,202 Region Association: Northern California 
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I know treadwear rating is not standardized, but those two tire options have a similar rating.
I can't say whether America's Tire/Discount Tire has all options available, but you can filter by size, price, etc..., and get a good sampling of what is available. |
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| jd74914 |
Mar 26 2026, 12:08 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,875 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Literati914 @ Mar 25 2026, 10:07 AM)  Seems the Kumho Ecsta 4X II are a bit better, particularly in the wet, and still well priced: https://www.giga-tires.com/205-55-15/kumho-...0Hj0i6ppM3Ndclg I've been happy with the Ecsta's as budget decent performance tires. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| flipb |
Mar 26 2026, 12:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,871 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I'm a fan of Vredesteins. Bought T-Tracs for my 914 as they're grippy but come in original size (165) and then bought a set of Hypertrac All-Seasons for my daily and have been impressed with those too.
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| porschetub |
Mar 26 2026, 03:58 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,059 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Literati914 @ Mar 26 2026, 04:07 AM) Seems the Kumho Ecsta 4X II are a bit better, particularly in the wet, and still well priced: https://www.giga-tires.com/205-55-15/kumho-...0Hj0i6ppM3Ndclg I have Kumho 205/16/50's been happy with them ,cheap tyres in my country are imported to strict specs ,the govenment stepped in to make sure of that which is good ,this was a follow up from used Japanese import cars that weren't compliant as were used tyres imported by the container from the same country . Met a guy who imported a 20ft container of used tyres trying to make a quick buck back in the early days ,25% were rejected ...he never imported anymore !!!. Cheers. |
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| robkammer |
Mar 30 2026, 11:32 AM
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Robbo Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 7-January 21 From: Vermilion Ohio Member No.: 25,049 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
I'm happy with the Goodyear Eagles I put on 2 years ago. I typically don't drive very hard, but did do a few laps at around 8/10 at a vintage event in 24.
Robbo |
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