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Tires? What do you primarily use the car for? Unless you're pushing the car near it's limits, most are suitable for daily driving. Buy the cheapest.
BTW....The best Whisky is certainly Canuck.....The best cigars are Dominican. The Cuban quality has gone to crap. Or so I hear....
BTW....The best Whisky is certainly Canuck.....The best cigars are Dominican. The Cuban quality has gone to crap. Or so I hear....
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From: Apple Valley MN
I've been happy with the Firestone Firehawks that are on my car (a '96) - good value for a mid-priced tire. I've also read good things about Cooper Zeon 2XS and Kelly Fierce UHP - in the same ballpark, price-wise.
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Nobody likes my choices, but I'll give em to ya anyway.
Goodyear bought Dunlop tire Co., and I have Dunlop Direzza 101's on the front. treadwear 220, and they stick like glue.....265/40/17, and they are the same diameter and width as 245/45/17.
They don't make this tire in the rear size I want, sooooooo..........
On the back, i went with cheap because I tend to burn up the rears pretty easy.
I went with Sumitomo II, 285/35/18, treadwear 225, same diameter as 275/40/18, and because Sumitomos run narrower, my tire is as wide as the 275, as well.
I have C5 wheels on my C4.
The trick here is to go to tire rack .com, and go to the tire listings for purpose, ( I went to extreme summer radials) then go to the tech pages, and figure out the diameter of the tire you want, then how wide, and it translates to a size.
THEN
go back through the tech pages and figure out tread wear and speed ratings, and that's your tire......... LITTLE bit of work, but in the end, you can tailor a tire to your needs.
Goodyear bought Dunlop tire Co., and I have Dunlop Direzza 101's on the front. treadwear 220, and they stick like glue.....265/40/17, and they are the same diameter and width as 245/45/17.
They don't make this tire in the rear size I want, sooooooo..........
On the back, i went with cheap because I tend to burn up the rears pretty easy.
I went with Sumitomo II, 285/35/18, treadwear 225, same diameter as 275/40/18, and because Sumitomos run narrower, my tire is as wide as the 275, as well.
I have C5 wheels on my C4.
The trick here is to go to tire rack .com, and go to the tire listings for purpose, ( I went to extreme summer radials) then go to the tech pages, and figure out the diameter of the tire you want, then how wide, and it translates to a size.
THEN
go back through the tech pages and figure out tread wear and speed ratings, and that's your tire......... LITTLE bit of work, but in the end, you can tailor a tire to your needs.
Last edited by coupeguy2001; Jan 25, 2010 at 10:34 PM.
good one
