Originally Posted by tsukiji

I have 205/50 R16 — they're slightly wider, but very close to the stock dia.

Originally Posted by bdmini

Not to knock anyones tires out there in NAMworld, but I wouldn't put the ZE512's on my vehicle unless you're left w/ few other options. My experience w/ them is that they handle adequately enough, but the shoulders on them just goes away. Most people I've seen w/ these tires tend to get less than 20k miles on them. Granted, most people don't ever ck. their air pressure and rotate regularly either so perhaps that could be the explanation for the lower than normal tread life. The ES100's are a better cornering tire, but they tend to get noisy as the tread wears (typical of a lot of HP tires). Do check out the Toyo Proxes and be on the lookout for the new Yokohama Advan tires due out soon, they'll be replacing the AVS Sports and they are supposed to be better than the sports in all aspects.

Every time this question of which tire to pick comes up, you get defenders of each brand stating that theirs is the best tire. I've got customers who come in and tell me that the "el cheapo" $20 special tire is the best thing they've ever ridden on . It never ceases to amaze. Pick one that your tire dealer is going to stand behind in case you have a problem w/ one, and buy the road hazard warranty. Very helpful w/ lower profile tires.

Later

Originally Posted by H&J

And this works? No problem?

Originally Posted by jsoltan

I have Yoko Parada 2's on order and am thinking that too much tire noise is going to be a factor. Anybody agree?