Best tire under $200

[AudiloverS4]

Like the titles says i'm in the market for some new treads. What are the best options size: 245/35/19, price < $200 per tire. Looking for wet and dry traction with low road noise. Good treadwear would be an added bonus. My local tire shop carries Kumho ecsta SPT @ $160 each. Anyone have another tire they swear buy that fits these criteria?

thanks in advance.

[SuperAvant]

BF Goodrich KDW - 235/35/19

[Brian@AudiMV]

I'm a big fan of the Bridgestone Potenza RE750... great tire and it's inside your budget

[J.the W.]

I've got the Kumhos in that size now and they are loud with approx. 7000 miles on them. They are pretty good good for the $$

[AudiloverS4]

Is it safe to run a 245 width on a B6 with stock suspension without rubbing? Id prefer the wider tire, but i don't want to risk rubbing issues, and a 235 would no doubt be cheaper. How do the kumhos run are they a true 245?

thanks for all the help guys!

[4Chio]

if you go 245 General tire are GREAT!

[mioStile]

I'm a big fan of the Bridgestone Potenza RE750... great tire and it's inside your budget

I concur! I've had this tire on for about 5 or 6k already, and it still has about 70% tread. Great grip, uber quiet - you can't go wrong. and this review is for a 235/35/19

[SpfldS4]

Falken FK-452. Good wet/dry, super quiet, reinforced sidewalls(some tires) and rim protection. I have a set of 245/35/19s and they do rub slightly on stock suspension. However the extra size has shortened the fender gap significantly. I am going to introduce some negative camber next time I align the car to take care of this. I had a set of KDW's and they were loud as heck, got rid of them with ~40% tread left. Great deals on vulcantires.com or tire-easy.com.

[ngng]

BF Goodrich KDW - 235/35/19

+1

[ieatfishburitos]

BF Goodrich KDW - 235/35/19

+2

[4RingRook]

BF Goodrich KDW - 235/35/19

+3

[Dodge2Dub]

BF Goodrich KDW - 235/35/19

+4.....I've run these very aggressively in the canyons multiple times (extremely sticky), on my daily 80+ mile commute (not too noisy), and have over 23K miles on them with about 7K miles of tread left! My only complaint is that their wet transaction is marginal at best. Of course, this isn't a huge concern for me since I live in SoCal.

[todd1010]

Vredestein Sessantas $190

[jjaram]

x2 Vredestein Sessantas. $156/tire here: http://www.performanceplustire.com/

[B18b1ex]

Vredestein Sessantas

Scott from Rival gave me a good deal, and he is a fellow Audi enthusiast.

[channad]

how much do the Vredestein Sessantas weigh in a 245/35R19???

[B18b1ex]

how much do the Vredestein Sessantas weigh in a 245/35R19???

That is the only draw back I have found, they seem to have more meat than my S03's did and they are wider by at least 1/4". I know they probably weigh more than the SO3 and a lot more than the K104 I tried before that. That being said I dynoed with both SO3 and Sessantas, with similar results. (Albeit on different days)

I have only put a couple thousand on them, so no report on longevity. I dying to get my car back.

Just my observations.

[todd1010]

Holy Sh!t that's a great price on the Sessanta's!

[i_eat_staples]

kdw2's

[MOFSTEEL]

Vredestein Sessantas

Scott from Rival gave me a good deal, and he is a fellow Audi enthusiast.

Honestly he quoted me WAAYYY more than the price I ended up paying for them. I bought mine locally for $160 a piece. I believe he quoted me $230 a piece.

I wouldnt recommend a 245 width in this tire if you plan on lowering.
The 235 is a true 235, the 245's will rub.

[B18b1ex]

Honestly he quoted me WAAYYY more than the price I ended up paying for them. I bought mine locally for $160 a piece. I believe he quoted me $230 a piece.

I wouldnt recommend a 245 width in this tire if you plan on lowering.
The 235 is a true 235, the 245's will rub.

The is nowhere around here that sells them for anything close to $160.

[doublezero30]

ive got the kumho ecsta spt's on my b6 a4 right now. i dont really rail the car around turns since, lets face it, its pretty much stock and a heavy car with body rolling suspension. but i do have a little fun now and then. theyve done pretty well and im pretty happy with them. wet conditions do yield less performance from these tires but most tires will do worse in the wet right? had them on for 1-2k miles and barely showing any wear. fyi 235/40/18 is what im running.

[channad]

Just got word from Vredestein North America. Looks like both sizes, the 235/35R19 and the 245/35R19 come in at 25 lbs.

Not horribly bad, the heaviest PS2s come in at 24 lbs. for the 245/35R19 and 23 for the 235/35R19.

But we're talking a huge difference in price for the two tires.

[EuroB6]

It's not safe to run a 235/35/19 tire on our S4s. I spoke with Doc at Tirerack and the reason is that the S4's front axle carries 2,756 lbs and most of the 235/35/19 tires, carry 1,356 MAX, each tire, totaling 2,712lbs. 44 lbs doesn't sound like much of a deficit, but it's still under what you need to be safe. If you happen to let the PSI in the tire drop below 36 PSI, then the tire carries even less weight and is more of a problem. The small weight difference will most likely diminish the durability of the tire at least, and make it much more likely to blow out at high speeds at worst.

If you go with a 245/35/19 tire, you will not have this problem, it will more than cover the weight. I currently do not have any rubbing issues with my 19x8.5 ET38 setup. When shopping for 245/35/19 tires, all of the following sould be considered, to prevent or reduce major rubbing, when lowered.

Wheel width,offset and tire tread width. A 245/35/19 tire on my old 19x8 ET 35 wheels rubbed under hard cornering and bumps. But the same tires on a wider 19x8.5 and less aggressive offset, of 38, has absolutely no rubbing at all. It makes sense, with a wider wheel, the tires actually get stretched out and round off the shoulders of the tire(less blocky looking and more rounded), while the offset pushes it in a bit more. So, yes, you can fit 245s, but research the tire and compare tread widths and you can make it work.

I personally will be ordering the Kumho Ecsta MX, because it has a nice, not so wide tread width and is light weight, @ 24lbs.

[ieatfishburitos]

There are a hell of a lot of people around here running 235/35/19 including myself. It's odd that no other tire shop has pointed out that this is "risky"..

I've had no issues at all.

[EuroB6]

yes there is alot, including myself as well, with my B6 S4...You may never have a problem, but, there is always that risk you take and those are some of the things that can happen. No other tire shop will point it out, they want your money. Im not saying this just because, it is just something that was explained to me and obviously makes sense. If you do that math, the 235/35/19 tires do not add up to hold up the front load. Just wanted to pass along the info guys.

[snowbird]

If you do that math, the 235/35/19 tires do not add up to hold up the front load.

Can you please enlighten us on "the math" based on the tire size?

[VZWalex]

I'm a big fan of the Bridgestone Potenza RE750... great tire and it's inside your budget

^^ x2 bridgestone FTW

[PhilaS4]

thoughts on/experience with Dunlop SportMaxx?

[InTTruder]

I got Nitto Invo 225/40x18 doing some good shopping at a local whoelsaler in Atlanta: US$ 684 delivered. Quiet, razor-sharp turn-in. Great in the rain (surprisingly).

[outkasta4]

I'm a big fan of the Bridgestone Potenza RE750... great tire and it's inside your budget

I have had two sets and love these tires, got them off discount tire on ebay for a little over 500 in 235/35/19