Decent Snow Tires/All season...?

[Feedman]

Key word is Cheap here guys....

Not looking to spend alot of $$....just something to get me by for the next few months...they will be going on the Hyundai...

Even leaning toward a decent all season, so I won't have to change them out in the spring/summer/fall.

I think its a 14" or 15" wheel...haven't looked yet...lol...

Any ideas?

Thanks... 8)

[kmfdmk]

I was looking to get some new tires too but I was just having a hard time finding tires wide enough for my rim.

245 60-R 14's are hard to come by. However I did find a pair that I'm gonna put on my car so I'm gonna go that route. I figure wider is better. :D zoom zoom

[Feedman]

I was looking to get some new tires too but I was just having a hard time finding tires wide enough for my rim.

245 60-R 14's are hard to come by. However I did find a pair that I'm gonna put on my car so I'm gonna go that route. I figure wider is better. :D zoom zoom

This helps me how?

8)

[RobbieNelson]

I figure wider is better.

...not in snow.

[Davis Silver Sti]

I'm in the same boat. I need new tires for the Sti for winter time.

I know Robbie used the Continental Conti-Extremes and seemed to like it. (right Robbie?)

I'm either going with those or the Pirelli P-Nero N+S. Both have got great performance reviews and the price for each tire is really good. (around $110-130 in 225/45/17)

Yes, for a snow tire, skinnier the better!
If we lived in a more snowy state/area, I'd rather get a 185 (width) series tire for awesome traction. I'm getting an extra set of wheels for race season, while keeping my all-weather tires on full time. Its better than burning thru a set of Azenis every 6 months:0

[narfdanarf]

I don't think anything Pirelli makes is inexpensive?

[xjoewhitex]

Well my tires are good for winter but not exactly that cheap it was around 110 for each of them.. kumho all seasons 8)

[Feedman]

I figure wider is better.

...not in snow.

Opposite for winter....

I am looking for 2 tires up front...hence fwd....as stated something cheap to get me back and forth to work..nothing more....

???? 8) ????

[kmfdmk]

adam...

Doesn't really help you actually however I'm looking to get those 245's from the tireshop on Front Street in marietta they only wanted about 67 each so that's not bad.

I figure wider is better.


...not in snow.

Depends on how you look @ it. Yes I *know* the math, less surface area for a given weight, means that there will be more pressure exerted downward over that smaller patch of tire.

However being on my second Mark II body/framed car I've come to a realization. Rear traction sucks with 120HP from a 22RE 4 cylinder, it's even worse with the ~ 180 the 5MGE makes. It's so bad I don't even have to turn the wheel more than about 1/8 a turn, let of the gas, and just barely crack it when its rainy/snowy and the car will turn in excess of 90 degrees. The supra is REALLY bad about this even in rainy conditions.

SO i'm opting to go with a slightly wider tire, and then I'll do what I did last winter, add another extra 100 LBS via sandbags in the trunk. Sounds kinda dumb, but it worked before it should work again.

Increased surface area yes, however I'm ALSO increasing the weight exerted on that area, so overall the traction increases. Mind you I haven't run the actual numbers to see how a skinny tire with the same weight would compare to a wider tire with the added weight. I'm just going on what works.[/quote]

[Feedman]

adam...

Doesn't really help you actually however I'm looking to get those 245's from the tireshop on Front Street in marietta they only wanted about 67 each so that's not bad.




Interesting...I need to stop by there....Thanks..... 8)

[kmfdmk]

I've had good experience from 2 other places...

Coles ?? On Second Street & Greene (Green is really Pike street they just decided to name a 1/4 mile strip of pike the wrong name).
Coles got me a pair of 225 60 R 14's for something like 55 each.

Mind you I'm forever getting Coles & Mahone's confused. Mahones is I THINK the one on Front street, they never seem that friendly when I go in there pricing tires... and that's the reason I've never gotten anything from them yet. I get a very "cold" level of service feeling from them.

Personally I feel they are there to perform a service, get me tires and mount/balance them. If they don't want to take the 10 or 15 minutes it takes to let me go thru and figure out what tire size & rating I want or that they can get in, and still manage to be friendly I don't figure they deserve my business.

The other place that I've had good experience with several times is Hocking Tire in Little Hocking. I got some really nice track? Kuhmo tires from them, 215 60 R 14's looked great, wicked tread design. Sadly they lasted all of about 8 months and 20,000 miles. However I was kind of brutal on them, that included a 2000 mile road trip in 8 days with hellish maneouvering :D

They (Hocking Tire) are good about Customer Service. I bought a pair of generic 215 60 R 14's and they had a floppy sidewall. It made my car feel like it was going to roll under really hard cornering. I took em back (even after driving 45 miles home & back) and they swapped me to a different tire. Really pleased when I left.

[narfdanarf]

I agree, can't beat hocking tire...some of their "good" tire prices are above average, butt their service is tits awesome.