tires

[Silverbird2002]

Hey all

Quick question on tires, I’m looking for a all around good tire for snow, rain,..ect. I’m planning on getting new rims and tires next spring so I don’t really want to spend a ton of cash on them. I need something that will be good in winter. Any suggestions?

[Camaro Dom]

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kelly Chargers. great all around/sporty tire for a mid-range price. no tire is gonna be really that good in the snow for our cars. your only real hope is 250 lbs of sand in the back, a light right foot and lotsa patience....

[cam98aro]

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anything but BFG traction t/a's they suck

[Silverbird2002]

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thanks all

[Lurieh]

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First a question:

What size tire are you looking for?

A wide tire, say 275/40/17, will give you good dry traction(and depending on tread, good wet as well). However, a "all-season" tire in that width will pretty much suck in snow.

I would say, from your other post about wanting 17" wheels, that your best bet(depending on wheel width) will be a 245/45/17, or a 255/45/17. Assuming you are coming from 235/55/16 tires, a 255/45/17 will be the best match to stock. 255/45/17 isn't too wide, so it will do fairly well in the snow, and is wide enough for good wet/dry traction.

I would suggest Falken Ziex ZE-512. They are listed as a "all season" tire and have good reviews(snow, wet, dry) from almost any forum/site you can visit. Be cautious though since some people will give a good snow traction review, but fail to mention that they are running a 215/60/16 tire. You'll be running a much wider tire, so snow traction will be a bit degraded due to width.

I also believe that some people have had good experiences with Pirelli P-Zero Nero M+S.

[CamaroSpeedRacer]

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you said bfg traction t/a's suck in snow? i was gonna buy some for this winter.... do you have expereince that they suck? thanks.

[Dominic]

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Avon M550 M/S in your size would be excellent. I run them in 275/40R17

[Camaro Dom]

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the best way to do it is buy a beater for winter and you wont even hafta worry about snow and salt and your car rusting. the second best thing would be to buy a set of cheap snow tires. the difference snow tires make is absolutely incredible. i used to have toyo proxies in 255/50/16s. sweet on wet and dry roads. god-awful in the snow. i switched over and got a set of dunlop snows in 225/60/16. night and day difference. but then again, i still have them on now in the middle of summer cuz i'm broke so ya gotta take that into account

[Shirl]

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=Lurieh]First a question:
I would suggest Falken Ziex ZE-512. They are listed as a "all season" tire and have good reviews(snow, wet, dry) from almost any forum/site you can visit. Be cautious though since some people will give a good snow traction review, but fail to mention that they are running a 215/60/16 tire. You'll be running a much wider tire, so snow traction will be a bit degraded due to width.

I JUST bought these tires for my Cavalier Z24 and they are GREAT!!! The car steers better, the tires absorb bumps nicely, and they are quiet. So far so good. Haven't driven in rain yet, but the tread looks like it'll eat it up. I like them a lot so far. :)

[V6Bob]

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the best way to do it is buy a beater for winter and you wont even hafta worry about snow and salt and your car rusting. the second best thing would be to buy a set of cheap snow tires. the difference snow tires make is absolutely incredible. i used to have toyo proxies in 255/50/16s. sweet on wet and dry roads. god-awful in the snow. i switched over and got a set of dunlop snows in 225/60/16. night and day difference.

This is absolutely right. If you don't get two sets of tires, and you live in Michigan and need to drive in winter, you'd be better off compromising summer traction a bit, and stick with smaller tires on 16s.