good 14" tires hard to find

[Matt McCrary]

I bought the pilot exalto's for my SE-R back before my AD22 brake upgrade, they felt very "greasy"... that was really the only word i could find to describe them. I did not like the tires at all. 

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matt mccrary
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On Oct 7, 2011, at 20:24, "jaretr1 at aol.com" <jaretr1 at aol.com> wrote:

> I put the Fallen Azenis on my SE-R in 195 60 14.   They ride as nice as any tire I have had on there, but they stick very very well.   They are soft and are a racing tire, and I don't use the car enough to comment on mileage.   But for a super sticky roadworthy tire, I give them a thumbs up.
> 
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> From: "Jason Puckett" <dbax_fan at yahoo.com>
> To: "se-r at se-r-list.org" <se-r at se-r-list.org>
> Subject: good 14" tires hard to find
> Date: Fri, Oct 7, 2011 3:40 pm
> 
> 
> It's time for new tires to replace the second set of Yoko AVS ES100s for my (non-SE-R) car and I'm discovering that it's hard to find reasonably priced GOOD tires in 14 inches now, there just aren't many choices anymore.  I guess 14 inch wheels are *so* 1990s and no new cars come with them anymore (I'm glad I have 15's on my SE-R!  I got the ES100s for something like $85 a tire a couple of years ago.
> 
> I've narrowed it down to:
> BFG g-force super sport a/s for $88 each
> Falken Ziex ZE-512 for $69 each
> Michelin Pilot Exalto a/s for $101 each
> *maybe* the Falken Azenis for $100 each but with a 200 treadwear rating can I expect more than 15K miles out of them?
> 
> Has anyone had any good/bad experience with any of these?  I tend to drive somewhat aggressively and don't mind noise/rough ride.  I want good traction, safe wet handling and hopefully at least 20K miles out of the tires.
> 
> I miss the days of the awesome Yoko A509s that I had or the sticky Dunlops that all cost me $70 to $90.  I looked at the Dunlop Direzza but they're $126 each and that's just too high for me.  I'm wondering if in a couple of years I'll even be able to find ANY 14 inch tires when I need to replace the next set.
> 
> Thanks for any input from the good ol' SE-R list!
> 
> Jason Puckett
> '93 Ruby Pearl SE-R (weekend fun car)
> '00 Toyota Corolla (daily commuter)
> 
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