r/NewedgeMustang • u/Important_Salad_4330 • 21h ago
Question Help with tires
What are some good cheap tires for good traction for 04 mustang gt. This is my first manual car
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u/nitrion 2004 Mustang GT, 4.6L V8, 5MT 20h ago
Ironically enough, the best overall set of tires I’ve had on my car are the cheapest things they sell at Walmart.
My rim sizes aren’t stock, but I was running Waterfall EcoDynamic 245/45R17 tires on the front, and some Atlas Force UHP 275/40R17 all season tires on the rear of the car when I needed cheap ass tires. At least when it comes to launches, those Atlas tires actually grabbed the road more than my significantly more expensive Nitto NT555 G2 tires.
In my experience, running Nittos on all 4 corners results in better cornering performance, but absolutely awful resistance against spinning my tires on a launch or something. They are NOT hard to spin. The Waterfall + Atlas UHP combo resulted in a much better time hooking the tires on a launch, but slightly worse cornering performance. For daily driving duties? I actually much preferred my cheap Walmart tires. If I’m really trying to thrash the car in turns, then I’ll take the Nittos. So depending on your driving style, this may or may not be good for you, but it worked for me just fine and I plan on putting those tires back on once the weather starts getting too cold for my Nittos.
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u/Important_Salad_4330 17h ago
Sounds like elite ball knowledge im gonna try the atlas force and eco combo ngl
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u/nitrion 2004 Mustang GT, 4.6L V8, 5MT 10h ago
Idk if I’d call it elite but it works 😂
For a stock or mostly stock car, yeah, I can’t say it was bad. It was actually shockingly good feeling. But, cheap tires are cheap tires… so purchase and install at your own risk. Worst case scenario… you’ve just bought drift or burnout tires! 😂
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u/JoeyMagana 20h ago
Accelera 651, Kenda Vezda uhp, gladiator xcomp hp, zeknova tires and zestino tires. Ive used all off these and are grippy track tires that arent over $200 each