11-29-2006, 05:21 AM
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insite - I'm looking at your suggestion (BFG KDW2) and I'm wondering if this tire is noisier than the PS2's or the Potenza's?
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11-29-2006, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by spgribben007
insite - I'm looking at your suggestion (BFG KDW2) and I'm wondering if this tire is noisier than the PS2's or the Potenza's?
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quieter than the PS2; on par w/ Potenza. not noisy at all. i really love these; when i first got my car, i kept trying all different types of tires to see what i really liked. this is the only tire i've purchased multiple times; they're pretty much all i buy now.
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12-02-2006, 12:12 AM
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AVOID the BFG KDW2s. I put them on my Audi S4 early this year, and they were noisy. Very noisy. The first 3 or 4 months they weren't bad, but after that, they were too loud for me. I would imagine it'd be worse in a less insulated Boxster.
On the other hand, then handling and stickiness of the tires were damn good!
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12-02-2006, 06:01 AM
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Tire Rack
I checked tire rack and they have a special on 18 inch tires by Yoko. They have a set of 18's for AVS Sports for ~$550 for all 4!
Are these good tires? I believe they use them as OE tires too.
Rich
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12-03-2006, 07:14 AM
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I currently have the Yoko AVS Sports on my Box (still original tires) and even thought there a little noisy I feel the handling is exceptional. I thought about keeping the OE tires when the time for new replacements. After seeing Rich’s post I thought to myself this has to be to good to be true. I went to the tire rack website to check out this special price and yes indeed they are ~ $550 for a set of 4 after shipping. During my search I also noticed there were two different AVS Sports listed, the AVS Sport at the special price and AVS Sport N1 at not so special price. I decided to call tire racks technical department to ask the difference between the two AVS Sports. I was told the AVS Sports on special are not considered by Porsche as OE tires even thought they have the same speed rating and tread design. Porsche only recognizes the AVS Sports N1 as an OE replacement and the major difference between the two is internal design (different belt material). I kind of felt this was a little miss leading so I thought it might be worth wild to share this with the forum.
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12-03-2006, 07:56 AM
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Yoko AVS sports
There is a pretty good thread over at the Porsche Pete's Boxster Board about the difference between N rated that Porsche uses and non-N rated. It seems that some people believe there aren't that big of a difference between the two. What do you guys think?
Thanks,
Rich
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12-04-2006, 11:26 AM
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If money is strapped, I'd recommend these tires..
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=009&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=190052053797&rd=1,1
Fairly good tires, Driven them for about 500 miles thus far, noise is quite good, no vibrations, grip is well, but not as good as my Parada Spec2s nor Falken Azenis. But were comparable to Falken Zeix, Kumhos, and Yokohoma ES100. Just about that level for grip.
The tires are
265/35/18 & 225/40/18
Z rated tires.
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12-05-2006, 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by BluBYou
AVOID the BFG KDW2s. I put them on my Audi S4 early this year, and they were noisy. Very noisy. The first 3 or 4 months they weren't bad, but after that, they were too loud for me. I would imagine it'd be worse in a less insulated Boxster.
On the other hand, then handling and stickiness of the tires were damn good!
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oddly, i noticed FAR less noise with these (fourth set on now) than with the AVS ES100, Asymmetrico, or Pilot Sports. The only quieter tires i've put on the box have been all season Bridgestone RE950 all seasons.
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12-05-2006, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by insite
oddly, i noticed FAR less noise with these (fourth set on now) than with the AVS ES100, Asymmetrico, or Pilot Sports. The only quieter tires i've put on the box have been all season Bridgestone RE950 all seasons.
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Hi,
It doesn't surprise me at all that a tire may exhibit different characteristics on a different application (car). Most Performance Tires out there are actually quite good and you probably won't go wrong, overall, with any of them.
But the subtleties they can exhibit on a particular car, along with your personal taste and driving style, may determine which one is best for you. Stick with recommendations of Tires which have been used on the Boxster and place less weight on any where another car was used...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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12-05-2006, 07:40 AM
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btw; my pic in my signature is a nearly 1.2G turn (turn 2 running Talladega GPR counterclockwise) on the very tires in question. man, do they stick.
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12-06-2006, 08:40 AM
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Any experience with Nexen brand of tires? Good, bad? They sure are attractively priced!
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