What tires should i get?
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Originally Posted by ucbsti
dry/wet performance tires and all season (mud and snow) tires are two different things....
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Originally Posted by stg2lgcy00
Might as well run 215/45/16 on your Legacy GT wheels. I have BFGoodrich G-Force KDWS, they came on my car with the stock wheels and I like them pretty well for wet / dry traction.
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Originally Posted by STi-owns-evo
If the stock tires are 205/55/16 like the WRX, the speedo would be off if he went to 215/45/16 ( http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos ). Like me, at 225/50/16, it would be .5 mm difference in entire tire diameter, which would make it much of a closer speedo reading. Though, if LGT wheels are really only 6" wide (WRX is 6.5 and older RS wheels are 7") then it'd look weird to go to a 225...
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I just wanted to throw in a +1 for toyo proxes 4s. I've had good wet traction (haven't taken them to tahoe yet). More criticly they had more than enough dry traction to save my **** when the 101 came to a dead stop while I was looking over my shoulder to change lanes. They held through some very hard breaking and a massive swerve.
I've had Pirelli Pzero Nero M&S 235/45/17 for a while now. I love 'em, these things rule in almost any condition. Anyone who has driven with me can attest, they hold thier own quite well.
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Originally Posted by resident smurf
Don't you mean 215/45/17? 215/45/16 would be super short on a WRX or LGT...
Yeah I was telling him that the 215/45/16 would be off. I was recommending 225/50/16 which is only .5mm short difference in total diameter of the wheel if he was thinking 16s.
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Originally Posted by ipozestu
I've had Pirelli Pzero Nero M&S 235/45/17 for a while now. I love 'em, these things rule in almost any condition. Anyone who has driven with me can attest, they hold thier own quite well.
ive herd many good things about these tires
Originally Posted by ipozestu
I've had Pirelli Pzero Nero M&S 235/45/17 for a while now. I love 'em, these things rule in almost any condition. Anyone who has driven with me can attest, they hold thier own quite well.
werd. I wish they were cheaper, prob gonna go with falken 512s in the same size once my stock evo advans wear out and use the stocker rims for the winter
In the long run, I recommend having two set of wheels.
Dedicated snow
Dedicated 3 season
I say this because all it takes is a single "loss of control" moment in the snow/ice to cause enough damage that would offset the costs. ONe slip and there goes a fender in the divider...$500-$1000 in damage plus ruining a trip and maybe much worse.
I go to tahoe like 5-10 times a winter. Even w/ decent all seasons tires, there's alomst a night and day difference and I KNOW i'll get a couple of bad drives (storms)...it really doesn't take much to lose traction and I want every advantage a set of winter tires offer.
So a good winter set up cost like $400-$1000. They last like 4-5 seasons...so that's almost 50 trips to Tahoe where I KNOW w/ winter tires and 4wd...I'll be prepared.
And this doesn't even touch on the fact I don't have to compromise the other 9 months/yr on S03s.
Remember, all it takes is one fender bender to recoup costs...why compromise 5 years of driving?
Also w/ some air tools and compressor, wheel change takes all of 10 minutes.
Dedicated snow
Dedicated 3 season
I say this because all it takes is a single "loss of control" moment in the snow/ice to cause enough damage that would offset the costs. ONe slip and there goes a fender in the divider...$500-$1000 in damage plus ruining a trip and maybe much worse.
I go to tahoe like 5-10 times a winter. Even w/ decent all seasons tires, there's alomst a night and day difference and I KNOW i'll get a couple of bad drives (storms)...it really doesn't take much to lose traction and I want every advantage a set of winter tires offer.
So a good winter set up cost like $400-$1000. They last like 4-5 seasons...so that's almost 50 trips to Tahoe where I KNOW w/ winter tires and 4wd...I'll be prepared.
And this doesn't even touch on the fact I don't have to compromise the other 9 months/yr on S03s.
Remember, all it takes is one fender bender to recoup costs...why compromise 5 years of driving?
Also w/ some air tools and compressor, wheel change takes all of 10 minutes.
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Originally Posted by thesnowboarder
So its time for me to get some new tires, im looking for mud and snow because i go to tahoe alot during the winter but i want to best traction possible for dry surface too, i have the stock 16 by 6 rims on my legacy gt my current tires are the kumho 716hp4's 205/55 R16 they were fine in the snow the past few years but didnt get the traction i was looking for on dry days, i can get tires wholesale from tire rack from a buddie of mine and was thinkin of the kumho ecsta's mambe 205/50's or 45's wut do u guys think? thanks alot for ur inut