What's everyones favorite brand and model of tire. I am buying new tires for my 20th Anniversary and am leaning towards either Michelin MXV4 Plus or Bridgestone Turanza LS. Any opinions?
PeAcE
anything from Cooper Cobra, Pirelli, and Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s.
Yokohama, Sumitomo, Dunlop real good tires.
The round ones. Black. Gotta be black. :D
Definately Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's. Best rated tires for our car on tirerack.com and resonably priced, 61 bucks. Oh, with the raised white lettering!
Don't our XR-7s and 20th cars call for a V though?
I had Coopers on After and they were the loudest tire I have ever driven on. I have MXV4 V rated on the Mark 8 and I don't think I would spend that much again on a tire. I have the Falkens Ziex ZE-512 (http://www.discounttiredirect.com/) on Before now and , are they smooth.
I am actually trying to find an H or better tire (225 60 15) with raised white lettering and have been unsuccessful so far.
BTW, the speed rating is more than just going a certain speed for a certain amount of time. Handling is greatly improved too. I went from an S to a V on the Mark 8 and holy , it felt like I was driving a whole different car. I have S on the white XR-7 because that's what was on there when I bought it and wow, the handling sucks compared to Before and After (88 XR-7s), who both have H rated tires.
My advice, whatever brand you go with, go with an H or better, preferably, V. It's worth it.
Car: Goodyear regatta II (daily drivers) ... pretty cheep, good in the rain and snow.
Winter: Nordic Ice Trackers with 1/8" studs ... unbelieveable traction. Better then 4X4 trucks with cheep tires
Performance: Goodyear Eagles V rated :) Therir are probably better ones but that it whats on the cougar
Truck: Roughrider Allterrain (came with the truck) Their pretty good.
I have 225/60HR15's on the T-Bird but they're not white letter. The old '87 T-Bird Sport was sporting (no pun intended) white letter 235-60HR15 tires. They were made by Cooper but had a no name brand on them
im loving my dunlops
BF Goodrich Radial t/a's on my cougar 235/60/15 i plan on sticking with bf when i do the 5 lug swap and do the 16 inch rim thing. i like the way they are. from start to finish. not to good in the snow but not bad eather
Of course they're gonna get good traction when ther'es not enough torque to break 'em loose, though!
I'm running Bridgestone Potenza RE-950's, and will be for as long as they make 'em.
Chris
The Firestone Firehawks Are T rated (118) and since the V's go up to only 149 i think that there fine with t's. Personal Opinion though, since i'll prolly never take my car up that fast (it'll prolly fall apart!!! :( )
I'm with CougarCoupe, I like the BF Goodrich Radial T/A's. I got a set of 225/70/14 on the Bird. I heard they discontinued them though. I sure hope they aren't. I think they're a pretty good tire.
BF Goodrich G force t\a
245\50\ZR16
I got BFG traction T/A's on the pontiac, they handle great I love them. I got dunlop p5000's on the tbird and they handle great too, but they are wearing away too fast for my taste
I also like the white letter bf goodrich radial t/a. I put 235-60-15's on my 1988 xr-7, they ride nice.
It's not only about going up to a certain speed for up to a certain amount of time. I notice a difference at 30mph.
I've compared apples to apples on this one and there is a definite difference in everyday driving between an S or T compared to a V.
Just dont buy those py fusions they are bridgestone. I used to work for micheal Tire Plus might as well be Bridgestone Tires plus. But both my father and i have had problems with Bridgestone. So anything other than bridgestone/Firestone.
I'm currently running Firestone Firehawk SZ50's and I love them....they're the best performance street tire I've ever used. Will soon be replaced when the new wheels come over the winter at which point I'll most likely be switching to BFG KDW's.
I think I am going to buy a V rated Michellin just not sure which model to buy yet. I have Copper Cobras and they are as rough as a corn cob and very loud.
PeAcE
I currently have 214/70/14 BFG radial T/A's on the stock 8 holers. I'm really not that impressed with them simply because they make a heck of a lot of noise...they do wear decently well though and I like the look of the white-letter on my little 14's.
looks like BFG is in the lead
Right now I have good year in my car but the best I got where the Pirellis
I have Sumitomo HTR+. i love em. for the first time in my life i have traction in the rain. XD
235/45 front/255/17 rear. WR speed rating.
they are under a $100 each, the best deal on my car yet. as for wear i can't tell you... it took me a week to get to the alignment shop and thet already had shown wear but they've been pretty good since.
I was happy with the Goodyear Eagle GT+4's in 225/60-15 (H-rated), but they quit making them. I now have Eagle HP's, which perform about the same, but squall like a scalded cat when they're starting to break loose (the GT's were much quieter, more of a feel than a noise), and I don't like directional tires.
First I should say that all the tires I've owned have been 225/50ZR16 front and 245/50ZR16 rear. Living near Seattle wet traction is my top priority.
My Favorite tire that I've owned is the Yokohama ES. Great wet and dry traction. They're quiet and wear decent so far.
The Goodyear Eagle HP Ultras have great wet traction and last a really long time but I had balancing issues with one that Goodyear refused to admit. So I lived with a front end 60 MPH shimmy for 2 1/2 years. The problem was solved when I bought the Yokohama's.
I had BFG Euro TA's which were a little noisy and had poor wet traction. I remember hydroplaning alot on the freeway. They didnt last very long either.
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