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I went to a tire shop today looking for a set of Azenis RT-615's and I figured that they had a set of RT-215's sitting at the corner which was their last set and was exactly the size I want.

They quoted me $128CDN each for RT-215 and $160CDN for RT-615. I was wondering if it would be worth it to pay that much more for 615's?? So far the only difference I know between the two is the improved sidewalls in RT-615 whish makes them lighter than 215's, but does that justify paying $32 more per tire?

I was also wondering what the best tire size would be on 15 X 7 rims?

205/50,55,60/15 ??
215/50,55,60/15 ??
225/50,55,60/15 ??

thanks

 
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your only option is 205/50/15
the 615 is supposedly better in the water (standing water with a 215 is a scary experience) and the sidewall in the 615 is lighter, although the 215 is a bit stiffer according to some.
If you're not racing, just buy the 215.
You'll be replacing them in 10K anyways.

 
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I'll be racing, there's no point spending so much money on these tires for just street driving. So you saying I should go with the 615's eventho they'r much more expensive ?

 
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If you're on a track, an honest to goodness track, not autocross, not canyon bullshit, buy the Kumho MXs. They tolerate heat A LOT better than either of the falkens do. For autocross, its basically a tossup. People say the 215s need to be watered down after every run, the 615s can make it 2 runs before overheating. Falken still hasn't completely taken care of the overheat problem.

 
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Thanks, repped!

 
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they suck! I have 615s. They don't stick much and takes a while for them to warm up. Personally, for the price, you can get better tires.

 
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Where did u get them from and how much?

 
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MrXclusive, you may want to look at some harder tires that won't melt on the track. A lot of the guys that come to track days melt these things off like no tommorow. They are great for auto-x but not for track. And you are not allowed to use R-comps yet, so try the kumho MX's, they can handle heat much better.

 
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im using 615s, havent had much driving time in the dry, I just got them this past weekend. I had sampled these tires in dry and they are pretty good. Turns were easy without a tire screech, tried launching with them, traction was wayyyy better than my ziex 512. The car would jump farther and catch traction in 2nd gear. When the rain clears, I will do much more testing on them, I havent used the 215s but I was told the 615 would handle rain much better.
People say driving in the rain with the 215s is a scary experience, I been driving in the pouring rain with the 615s n really they arent scary at all, of course if I go wot in the rain I will lose traction, but Im sure the ziex would do that to. The 615s arent that scary in the rain and I havent really lost traction or hydroplaned yet, of course I go accellerate slow, but I tried accellerating fast, braking hard and havent lost traction yet...