jake91 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 last night my moms ga got a flat and i took it in to have it fixed and the showed me that the sidewall had split. so the car is due for tires anyways. i need a 225/50/16 tire. i am looking for something that has a good ride, great traction, a nice tread pattern, and a good wear rating. the type of tires doesnt matter (all season or summer) im just looking for the best tire. (also i mods i posted here because im not asking a specific question about the car. im only asking about tires but if it needs moved go ahead.) tia jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloick Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 i love my traction t/a's on the regal. the lumina has goodyear eagle rsa's and they ride better, they are quieter, and they have a ton of miles on them. they are expensive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 i like my yokohoma avid touring tires.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrodolds Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 i love my traction t/a's on the regal. the lumina has goodyear eagle rsa's and they ride better, they are quieter, and they have a ton of miles on them. they are expensive though. That's funny. I went from an Eagle RS-A to the BFG Traction T/A. The BFG was in every possible way, a better tire. I have NO complaints about the BFG tire. The Goodyears got noisy, wore TERRIBLE, and just didn't last. I got 45,000 miles out of the BFG's on the front of the Cutty, never rotated, multiple burnouts, several near 150mph runs for extended periods, and just flat aggressive driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXX Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Yokohama Avid V4s /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 consumer reports gave these a good rating. what do you think of them http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/findTireDetail.do?tc=MMIHHI&c=13&rcz=85208&pc=34585&ar=50&rf=true&cf=false&rd=16&sw=false&rc=AZEINT&cs=225 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Yokohama Avid V4s /thread why are they so good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunerlover3 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I like my Firestone Firehawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXX Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Yokohama Avid V4s /thread why are they so good? For one, they are a good Yokohama... Much better than any Goodyear or BFG. Tends to balance better, If I remember, 60K mileage warrenty. Nice agressive directional design, quiter than the OE GDY Eagle RS-As with better traction. Plus they are V-rated (higher speed rating, better stability) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 okay. do you know anything about the tires i posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 consumer reports gave these a good rating. what do you think of them http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/findTireDetail.do?tc=MMIHHI&c=13&rcz=85208&pc=34585&ar=50&rf=true&cf=false&rd=16&sw=false&rc=AZEINT&cs=225 Michelin tires tend to be very good. the rubber seems to be a higher quality rubber, and they last and last. however, alot of the Michelin Symmetry tires i see the the j/ys have excessive dry-rot, though the date codes show them to be 10-15 years old... those might be factory tires on some of those cars... Yokohama Avid V4s /thread why are they so good? It's rumored that yokohoma autopsy's michelin tires in an effort to make their own quality replicas. I have a set of yokohoma AS430s with a genuine 80,000 miles of driving. They are unidirectional to maintain all weather use. If it weren't for lack of tire-rotations(thank you brother!) and some bad suspension parts, the tires would still be good to use. only the tire that had the lateral link fail is mostly bald. the rest pass the thread test, though they have been knobby for the last 50,000 miles due to my brother failing to have them rotated. in February I bounced off the speed governor while driving the car with them on and the car was always 100% stable. (yes, I drove to Toronto and back on a bald tire. and through the snow and all...) :lol: :lol: they were retired at the end of the month. http://www.yokohamatire.com/tires/as430.aspx I also have a set of yokohoma Avid touring tires (S rated, no other info to tell) and they are not considered to be snow tires, I've lost traction in them in the worst of conditions. but they are a great tire in all but the worst of conditions. http://www.yokohamatire.com/tires/avid_touring.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I run Michelin Hydroedges on my Bonneville, very good tires. they are rated for 90,000 miles so hopefully they should be well worth the money spent on them if I end up getting that out of them. So far they have been great in all conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 okay thanks ken im leaning toward the michelins due to the $70 rebate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Fuzion ZRi's. They have about 50 AutoX runs on them and have never been driven easily. i have about 28k miles on them and they still have plenty of tread. Great ride and quality for a summer perf. tire /Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully77 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Eagle GT Traction T/A Potenza G009 Triple Tred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 potenzas are what we have now and they have been a very good tire but discount tire doesnt carry them i was also thinking about the eagle gt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully77 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I love the GT's.. cool tread pattern, and I can hook 100x better than with the RS-A's that were on the car when i bought it. I had em on for less than 2 weeks before getting the GT's. I really have a vendetta against rs-a's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 okay thanks ken im leaning toward the michelins due to the $70 rebate how much total? you aren't driving it like a race car, are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I've never heard a good thing about rsa's......seriously, tirerack has zri's for cheap. (sorry nichole) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 okay thanks ken im leaning toward the michelins due to the $70 rebate how much total? you aren't driving it like a race car, are you? no its my moms car and she drives it easy. and the michelind were 650 with rebate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 what is the average cost of having a tire mounted and balenced if i were to buy at a place other than where i was haveing them put on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Jake, i bought 4 zri's a few years ago and they were 480 shipped to me. check tirerack for their price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 scratch that last question my mom is being stubborn and wont a buy tire from anywhere that isnt the place putting them on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Scratch That. They Were 94 A Tire. A Great Tire For The Price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 i know i saw that but like i said my mom only wants to buy from the place that is going to put them on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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