Hi, just got here.

Picking up a Fit basic 5 sp. manual this Friday. Will look to replace the OEM 14" tires and am looking at Kumho Ecsta LX Platinum's from the Tire Rack on sale for 53.00 each. Has anyone run these tires for a while? I'm running mostly inner city Houston with occasional highway trips of 200 to 400 miles. These would be for the first year until my finances recover enough to get 15" alloys and tires.

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks

 

And also, here's a great website database that defines everything about tires and wheels.
Wheel / tire size calculator / comparer - RIMS-N-TIRES

 

throw some D's on that bitch... and dump it >.<

 

Welcome to the forum!
Congratz on the new Fit!

Tyler

 

Why would you replace the brand new tires your car came with? I wouldn't bother. The stock tires are fine and honestly any other 14" tire that fits on the stock wheels is not going to make much of a difference. Just MHO but I think it's a waste of money and resources to throw out perfectly good, brand-new tires just to replace them with other tires that are about the same size even if they were only $53 a piece.

Save your cash for bigger wheels if your going to do that later anyway, there are much better performing tires available in 15" sizes and you can go a bit wider too so that you will actually get a return on your investment on the handling.

At least get some of your moneys worth out of the tires the car came with. I've got the base model too and the tires are perfectly fine honestly. I've driven fairly hard through corners on the them and in some pretty fierce Florida rainstorms already and they perform way better than I'd ever have expected tiny golf cart tires to.

 

Congrats on your new FIT!

 

welcome and congratz!

 

Thanks VTEC, you make a good point. I had read reviews of the OEM Dunlops that were not very good. I'll try them and run them for 6 months or a year. Then maybe 15" Konigs with Kumhos.

Great to be on this site, can't wait to pick it up on Friday!

 

Welcome to the forum and congrads on your new Fit. Post up some pictures when you get your car.

Cat

 

Thanks, I sure will, as soon as I put my Kayak Rack On it!!!!!

 

Welcome aboard!
The car is great. Enjoy!

 

Thanks folks, good to be on this site. I picked it up today. Base 5 speed manual. Great gearbox, suspension, and driving position. This is gonna work for me!

Can't post photos yet.