Tires Falken or YOKOHAMA

i love my yokohama avs es100. should be in ur range for the 225/45/17. my 225/40/18 were $143 a piece i believe. i love them. we have them on our 600whp prelude, my roomates s2000....i have nothing but good things to say about them.

At 1,100 miles replaced the 18 w/Contis with 20"Cayenne rims w/Yokohama AVS S/Ts. It tracks like an arrow now!

great tire i love it.. cheap and great grip.. just the tread life isnt so happy

Yes, the sidewall is very stiff. The Azenis is a close as you can get to a "R" compound tire. I use them for track days and am very impressed with their performance.

If you're looking for ultimate grip from a street tire then the Azenis's grip vs the Ziex will far outweigh the additional weight. If you are looking for a decent grip tire and want to get some mileage out of them then don't go with the Azenis.

I run a 205/50/15 Falken Azenis, and its pretty sweet

We just got some ES-100's for my wifes Jetta. They are replacing Nitto NT-450's and are VERY superior! Nice ride quality, pretty quiet, excellent traction. I've worked with tires for most of my life and can tell you that Yokohama makes a quality product.

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

Tirerack just imported the Yokohama AVS ES 100 in that size and that tire is rated UHP! ....And actually I got a set and put 2.ooo miles so far on them, so I could start saying that for 73$ per tire it's maybe the best you can do. The are very quiet and very sticky, and side wall is so stiff, u feel u have upgraded wheels too!

I have Yokohama AVSDBs they are pretty bad in the snow But fun in empty parking lots