Tires Falken or BRIDGESTONE

best drag for the $ definetly Falken Azenis...cheap and very good grippage...better then nitto 555

I finally decided on the Bridgestone RE950's. I bought them on Monday and I haven't regretted it once so far. So far with these tires I haven't lost grip once when I didn't try and sometime not when I DID try.

Bridgestone S-02 Pole Positions--awesome in the rain and REALLY awesome on dry.

A friend of mine has the 950s on his Del Sol and does NOT stop saying great things about them. He got them at the Bridgestone Racing Academy for half price and is really really happy. However he does 'caution' that they are horrible, horrible in snow.

My vote is for RE950. I have just replaced my Passat's 195 OEMs with BS RE950 215/60/15. So glad I made the switch, the difference is like day and night. No sidewall flex, the wheels now look much better too.

I just went through the entire process of fitting 15X7 wheels on my '84 GTI. Many people on Vortex had concerns that this combination would be too tight of a fit with 205/50/15 tires (especially the Falken Azenis tires - as they are supposed to be wider at the shoulder than most). I have not had rubbing problems at the shock/ spring support or the wheel wells (except a little when hitting big ol' bumps... where the outside of the tire will slightly rub the fender - nothing to be too alarmed about... just don't hit em')

Well, I love my Falken Ziex 502s.....possibly one of the best "bang for the buck" tire out there.

Bridgestone Potenza RE950 - lotsa grip in wet or dry - had them for a year and not disappointed at all, and I do drive my car very hard.

I've had my Azenis Tires on now for about two weeks. THe biggest suprise was how quiet they are, at least new. They are much quieter than my nearly worn out Bridgestaone PP S-02's. They have turn in and grip much like my old G-Force T/A R1's (not quite, but close). They are quite good in the wet, although I'd avoid standing water at spead in any case. In street use, they've been grippy, silent, and predictable. They also pick up stones like an R-compound tire

After this mornings hellish commute in this monsoon, I am having second thoughts about the Bridgestone RE950's. This is coming upon the end of my first summer with these tires and they are getting scary in the rain. I drove the hell out of the OEM Michelins until they would hydroplane at 40mph. These Bridgestones are wearing much faster than I thought. The dry road handling is still terrific, but wet weather leaves a bit to be desired.