ALMOST TIME for 20" BBS RSGT's (give a boy some tire advice...)

[mioStile]

Holla holla holla. Okay - I thought I was going to have to wait to put these babies on for awhile, but...continental 2's AMAZING treadwear might be helping to quicken it a bit.

I'm looking at tires after 11,000 miles, and I'm sort of getting ready to need new ones. Also, two of the 5 tires that came with the car have developed sidewall separation issues (i.e. it looks as if the side of the side wall is separation from the rim protector portion of the tire).

So, I've narrowed my search down, more or less, to the these guys. They are the highest quality for the best deal. I would love to throw on some yoko advan neovas or michelin pilot sports, but with the $, it ain't happening as of yet.

So, please, help me decide. If you have any other suggestions, feel free to throw 'em up. I figure I'd include some old pics to get the process rolling...:)

Size: 245/30/20 XL


Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta


Falken FK-452


Nitto Invo


BFGoodrich TA KDW


Los Wheels (yea, I posted it.)

[Monchichi8]

Nitto INVO for sure! They put alot of R&D into that tire.

[trexturk]

the BFGoodrich TA KDW look the coolest. i say get those :)

[Auditude2.0T]

I have heard good about both the BF's and Vredesteins. BF's are cheap as hell so i saw go with those.

[s4_fishingbean]

Nitto Invos no question. I just got them and they are sick.

[4Rings3Liters]

Any of those tires will be more performance than you could use with 20s but I would go with Nitto Invos.

[RAudi Driver]

nitto's or the Vred's. lol on the repost of your pic. it's great when we can get a laugh out at our own expense, just like Will Ferrell!

[Sharkfin]

what is your price range per tire?

[mioStile]

nitto's or the Vred's. lol on the repost of your pic. it's great when we can get a laugh out at our own expense, just like Will Ferrell!

haha that's how you have to be!

what is your price range per tire?

I'd say 150 to 200 or so per tire.

[SLYCAT]

nitto's or the Vred's. lol on the repost of your pic. it's great when we can get a laugh out at our own expense, just like Will Ferrell!

I vote Vred's and the Nitto's second, they should be in your price range somewhat. That pic is still funny.

[...Mark...]

That picture of you on that rim is so fucking ghey its scary..

[whartung]

goofy that you reposted. Ballsy i suppose. No puns intended. the 245's are on custom rims right? or are you running 245's on the stock S4 rims?

[mioStile]

goofy that you reposted. Ballsy i suppose. No puns intended. the 245's are on custom rims right? or are you running 245's on the stock S4 rims?

ya - the bbs's in the picture are going to be mounted. 245 should fit, and will give me slightly more of a sidewall than a 235/30/20

[Jibberific]

One of my sets of wheels has those BFG's on them and they are nice and grippy, and pretty quiet even under hard cornering. But as soon as you're on a wet surface... they suck balls, hard.. Like hydroplaning on every little puddle.

[bsrpilot44]

INVO's FTMFW! After 1 track day at the ROVAL, multiple canyon runs, 2 days of auto x, my INVO's still have about 35% tread left! As far as their grip level is concerned, for the price they can not be beaten!

Enjoy Iggy!

-B

[Fuffler]

that Picture Of You On That Rim Is So Fucking Ghey Its Scary..

Big 2nd On That

[boravr6]

^^^

Says the guy who has the name that is 1 letter off from being called "FLUFFER"

[mioStile]

INVO's FTMFW! After 1 track day at the ROVAL, multiple canyon runs, 2 days of auto x, my INVO's still have about 35% tread left! As far as their grip level is concerned, for the price they can not be beaten!

Enjoy Iggy!

-B

Brandon! What's up, sir?? gotta get a meet going soon, for sure.

I think your eval just swayed me!

[bsrpilot44]

Brandon! What's up, sir?? gotta get a meet going soon, for sure.

I think your eval just swayed me!

HAHA np bro! I still have your number, next time I'm up in LA I'll hit ya up!

OR if you guys set up some meet/canyon run I'd be down to roll through.

Take it easy bro!

-B

[ant7701]

INVO!!!

[KevinS4]

Invo

[EYE4SPEED]

Have you test fitted a 245/35 or 235/35?

Would the place you're getting them from be able to test fit? Sidewall on a 30 series is soooooo short.

[Maverick]

Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta

[Monchichi8]

did you get em yet? I know its only been since yesterday. and again. INVO!

[TrboPowr]

BF GOODRICH man
trust me i just got a set put on yesterday and its my second set. I've owned the vredestein and theyre over rated...

[CanuckRS]

dude, that pic is just creepy! love it

[2PUTT]

contact sander performance in NJ. they have pretty good pricing for Vreds. i am on my second set of the ultrac sessanta. i just love the way they hold up in both dry and wet. i even got the Wintrac Xtremes for my winter setup.

[PenguiN]

Nitto Neo-Gen is a great wet/dry option as well... I think they are better than the Invo

[ieatfishburitos]

I've heard great things about the Vreds. But I personally have the BFG KDWs and bought them in January 2007, about 12k miles ago. To this day they are like brand new, and I love them. My only complaint is that they are a bit "too sticky". .. Has to be the first time I've had tires that were too sticky and lasted a long time. Heck if you want I can even take pictures of them today and post them.. I imagine they will be good for at least another 12 -24k miles...

btw, I live in AZ and have only driven in the rain about 4x, no problems but not much experience with the kdws except on hot dry roads.. When it did rain I took a few 90 degree corners at high speed and they were rock solid for me, but I haven't had many other tires on this car to compare too.

[mioStile]

I've heard great things about the Vreds. But I personally have the BFG KDWs and bought them in January 2007, about 12k miles ago. To this day they are like brand new, and I love them. My only complaint is that they are a bit "too sticky". .. Has to be the first time I've had tires that were too sticky and lasted a long time. Heck if you want I can even take pictures of them today and post them.. I imagine they will be good for at least another 12 -24k miles...

btw, I live in AZ and have only driven in the rain about 4x, no problems but not much experience with the kdws except on hot dry roads.. When it did rain I took a few 90 degree corners at high speed and they were rock solid for me, but I haven't had many other tires on this car to compare too.

Thanks for all the replies, everyone!

This eval was also really solid. kdw's look amazing and I know they're great on dry. Supposedly they're supposed to be solid in wet, too, but I know others have had the opposite occur. The only problem I've heard about a number of times is the noise comfort - are these guys loud?

[Sharkfin]

Nitto Neo-Gen is a great wet/dry option as well... I think they are better than the Invo

I'm thinking about getting these myself, do you have them?

[TrboPowr]

the KDWs are quiet man, i def recommend them

[mioStile]

did you get em yet? I know its only been since yesterday. and again. INVO!

hopefully within a month!

[S4Fitz]

KDWs are a great value, last forever and they perform very well but once the tread starts to get low they do get very noisy. I will probably replace them with Vredesteins in the spring.

[PenguiN]

I'm thinking about getting these myself, do you have them?

Yes i Do... I have them in 245/30/20 ... they are awesome... I had a blow out due to how worn out they were (too lazy to replace), and the wheel was totally shredded. The sidewall stayed on the wheel preventing any wheel damage. These tires actually saved me lots of $$$$ from having to replace or repair a destroyed wheel!

[mioStile]

Can anyone attest to rubbing issues of different 245/30/20 tires? I plan on lowering the car in the future...........

I know diff tires run diff widths - like, do the invo's run wide? etc?

[2k1s]

my friend has those tires on his srt8 charger. He says they run pretty true to size and they don't have much sidewall bulge at all. Granted he is running 265/30/22s all around so I don't know how they would be in that tire size.

But yeah, I'm ashamed I go to the same school as you... socks and sandals booo.

(oh yeah, I can get you a deal on the invos if you really want them. I used to drive a s4 until it got stolen from usc)

[mioStile]

my friend has those tires on his srt8 charger. He says they run pretty true to size and they don't have much sidewall bulge at all. Granted he is running 265/30/22s all around so I don't know how they would be in that tire size.

But yeah, I'm ashamed I go to the same school as you... socks and sandals booo.

(oh yeah, I can get you a deal on the invos if you really want them. I used to drive a s4 until it got stolen from usc)

C'mon...it was a sunday afternoon. It was cold in the house. And I put my sandals on to go outside.

A deal on invos would be great - I'm sorry to hear your car was stolen. How did that happen???? - the engine can't be turned on if the alarm is going off. guy must have been a pro.

[Sharkfin]

Yes i Do... I have them in 245/30/20 ... they are awesome... I had a blow out due to how worn out they were (too lazy to replace), and the wheel was totally shredded. The sidewall stayed on the wheel preventing any wheel damage. These tires actually saved me lots of $$$$ from having to replace or repair a destroyed wheel!

Wow you got me excited, I order a set of BBS ck's with those exact tires and they will be here Thursday or Friday. Thanks for the pump up talk

[Sharkfin]

Can anyone attest to rubbing issues of different 245/30/20 tires? I plan on lowering the car in the future...........

I know diff tires run diff widths - like, do the invo's run wide? etc?

I have been running that tire size of my Maya STM's for months and I only had issues when my entire car was packed up for school (7 hour drive). But other than that I haven't been rubbing and I'm probably lower than you will go (on Stasis SS). I'm roughly 25" ride height on front and back.