Why You Should Never Buy Cheap Tires

Swapping Tires On My Honda S2000 Yields Incredible Results

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I swap the undersized, out of alignment, mismatched, cheap Fuzion VRI and HRI tires on my S2000 for all new Bridgestone RE-71R tires. To prove whether or not changing the tires makes a significant difference for my vehicle's handling, I analyze braking behavior (stopping time, distance, and peak g-forces), using the RaceLogic Vbox Sport (link above). The results are extremely impressive. While the Fuzion tires get worse with ever brake test, as they begin to heat up. The RE-71R tires, however, get better with every test. The difference in braking distance before and after the tire swap literally takes my car from behaving like a Cadillac Escalade, to an Alfa Romeo 4C. Quite the jump!

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[EngineeringExplained]

Thanks for watching everyone! The important lesson here really is to do some research before buying new tires. Companies like Tire Rack, Consumer Reports, and many of the major auto journalist magazines post independent test data and cross-examine all kinds of different tires for braking, lateral grip, wet/dry testing, etc. Buying the most expensive thing on the shelf doesn't necessarily equate to the best tire. Best to look at what tires are available for the size you need, and try to dig up data to see what performs the best. I believe safety is worth the extra money spent, and if it prevents you from getting in a wreck you'll save time and money in the long run. Hope you're all having a great day! Consider following my other pages!

[herculesrockefeller]

Cheap rubbers are the only reason why I exist

[elwynll]

Buy quality and you'll only cry once

[SPAZZ]

Wow, that was a smooth one, “and because this is engineering explained, I’m not just gonna talk about my feeling while driving it.” Nice burn to most other YouTuber car guys

[michaelkossivas]

Unfair match.
New vs used, summer vs all-season, 205 vs 215, speed rating:W vs H, etc.

[Rentta]

Title should be never buy shitty tires. There are some decent cheap tires and some not so good "expensive" ones too, according to independent reviews.

[brianhnatiak]

Now someone do a video called "Why You Should Never Charge Hundreds of Dollars Per Tire For a Set of Four Tires If You Don't Want People to Try and Get By With Cheap, Shitty Tires, Because In This Day and Age Money Doesn't Go Nearly As Far As It Used To Which Means People Have to Find Ways to Cut Corners To Keep Enough Money There to Cover the Essentials Like Rent and Food."

[dlombana]

For those arguing about the point of the test, I'd say this is actually a good representation of how a lot of drivers treat their cars. Ignore alignment issues, buy cheap or used tires, or never bother to change them until cords are showing. Good info for new drivers or those getting into a used car.

Maybe the title could be changed to PSA: tires and alignment matter. But overall a very good video.

[bradstolz]

EE please please please repeat this testing after these tires have 5k miles on them. Tires are typically super sticky when you buy them.... curing, etc... I would love to see if that changes at all (up or down) after they're worn in. Nice testing!

[RendiRetnandito]

it is cheap, however it will costs more because theyre not durable, safe or sometimes no grip at all, eventually you will pay more by buying low quality tires, based on my experience

[mnazari]

Comparing used all season tires with wider new summer tires! engineering explained!

[MagicSquid]

Summer tires aren't necessarily bad at handling rain, they're bad at handling snow. Many summer tires are actually better at performing in the rain than all season tires are, but for snow driving, you need an all-season tire.

[BhavinTolia]

but don't mindlessly splurge either!

[briansmobile]

Double true for motorcycles- triple true for sport bikes.

[vegaserc]

A couple of observations... the RE-71R is an extremely sticky, yet fast-wearing tire for the street. These tires would not last long and are overkill for a street car that doesn't get much autocross or track time. Secondly, the previous narrow, square setup (205s all around) probably contributed more to the car's previous tendency to snap oversteer then the type of tires used. Just my .02.

[gearsandbeards]

Your logic is broken in this video "Cheap" is a pretty broad term. Had you been comparing those Bridgestone's vs a set of comparable Michelin in the same "Extreme performance summer" category the result would have not been as substantial. The Fuzions you are comparing are high performance all season tires. Also the fact that you were running different speed rating tires would explain your under steer issue due to the harder compounds found in the H rated tires to prolong tire life.

[kristekk]

i don't know why you are so surprised. you compared worn allseason standard tyres with new semislick tyres. the difference could be even bigger. imho allseason tyres like this sholud never been put on car like this.

[Jshawty]

I agree with others that "cheap" tires don't necessarily mean bad tires. I bought new tires and rims for my car last May and the tires were only $94 apiece. The rims were more expensive than the tires. But I got Falken Pro G4's and Falken definitely doesn't make bad tires. They have a guarantee for 60, 000 miles and are just as good as tires that I could easily pay double for.

[Toastmaster_]

Honestly, I'm not impressed. In the original set of tires, you have all the following factors to consider:
* The camber was screwed up
* They were less wide than the new ones (in other words, less surface area)
* Who knows how old they were and how much quality they lost due to age/weathering

If you tested with the same camber, same width, and tested the tires new, I'm pretty confident you'd be a lot less satisfied with that $200 difference. I have no doubt the more expensive tires would still outperform the cheaper ones, but not to this magnitude.

[mattwall]

but you see the way my bank account is set up...