'Summer' wheel quandary
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'Summer' wheel quandary
Late April in Calgary. OE 19's with OE tires (Potenza RE050A) with mayyyybe a summer's worth of tread left.
Do I:
a) put them on now and take a chance it won't snow again
b) keep burning up my Blizzaks until late May
c) buy a new set of 3 season * tires ($$$), but with a view that they'd save my winters while I'm hot-******* on the dry streets
Fronts: 225/45R19
Rears: 245/40R19
(might want wider tread/lower profile so they have less of the poke/stretch look too)
I don't want pure summers again for a bunch of reasons, mostly their cost, noise, tendency to tram-line and short tread life plus the aforementioned shoulder season traction gambles for a daily driver.
The Yokohama AVID ENVigor high perf 3 seasons can be had for under $800 from Tire Rack. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...l&sortValue=22
Hmmm...
*no such thing as an all season tire for this climate
Do I:
a) put them on now and take a chance it won't snow again
b) keep burning up my Blizzaks until late May
c) buy a new set of 3 season * tires ($$$), but with a view that they'd save my winters while I'm hot-******* on the dry streets
Fronts: 225/45R19
Rears: 245/40R19
(might want wider tread/lower profile so they have less of the poke/stretch look too)
I don't want pure summers again for a bunch of reasons, mostly their cost, noise, tendency to tram-line and short tread life plus the aforementioned shoulder season traction gambles for a daily driver.
The Yokohama AVID ENVigor high perf 3 seasons can be had for under $800 from Tire Rack. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...l&sortValue=22
Hmmm...
*no such thing as an all season tire for this climate
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The only other A/S option in my size pairing is General G-MAX AS-03. Sounds too much like a pr0n title...
Daily driver + summer tires + Calgary in spring (or fall...) =
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I like 245/35 for the fronts, and have yet another set of 255/35s on the rear. I do like having a full 10" of rubber in the rear (snicker) but in all honesty could go with the tick more sidewall of a 245/40.
I had a tire on my previous car much like the 760s, Potenza RE910s; they were great in the dry and phenomenal in the wet. The closest I've seen in a BS tire is the RE960AS, I'd be tempted by those also. UHP, "all-season":
I had a tire on my previous car much like the 760s, Potenza RE910s; they were great in the dry and phenomenal in the wet. The closest I've seen in a BS tire is the RE960AS, I'd be tempted by those also. UHP, "all-season":
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Do you have pictures of your set-up? You have a diameter difference of 4.16% for front and 3.22% for rear. I'm going to go 255/40/19 in the fronts which is the same diameter and sidewall height as your fronts now. I just wanted to see how tall the tire looks. Going aftermarket wheels though. Also I run summer tires for all three seasons except winter, hell I even take my car out with summers when the trucks come and melt the snow.
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I already have 18" ASWs with 225/50R18 for winter (Blizzak LM25/60), so I'm kinda stuck just putting tires on the OE wheels. That said, I'd like a set of 19" forged, light weight, deep dish wheels...
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Do you have pictures of your set-up? You have a diameter difference of 4.16% for front and 3.22% for rear. I'm going to go 255/40/19 in the fronts which is the same diameter and sidewall height as your fronts now. I just wanted to see how tall the tire looks. Going aftermarket wheels though. Also I run summer tires for all three seasons except winter, hell I even take my car out with summers when the trucks come and melt the snow.
Summers are going on today dammit.
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Hmmm:
Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revolutions Speedometer Odometer Difference
225/45-19 4.0" 13.5" 27.0" 84.7" 748/mi 60MPH 10000mi N/A (baseline front tire)
245/40-19 3.9" 13.4" 26.7" 83.9" 755/mi 61MPH 10096mi -0.9% (baseline rear, use as front)
245/35-19 3.4" 12.9" 25.8" 80.9" 783/mi 63MPH 10474mi -4.5%
255/35-19 3.5" 13.0" 26.0" 81.8" 775/mi 62MPH 10363mi -3.5%
265/35-19 3.7" 13.2" 26.3" 82.6" 767/mi 62MPH 10254mi -2.5%
275/35-19 3.8" 13.3" 26.6" 83.5" 759/mi 61MPH 10148mi -1.5% (new rear size)
Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revolutions Speedometer Odometer Difference
225/45-19 4.0" 13.5" 27.0" 84.7" 748/mi 60MPH 10000mi N/A (baseline front tire)
245/40-19 3.9" 13.4" 26.7" 83.9" 755/mi 61MPH 10096mi -0.9% (baseline rear, use as front)
245/35-19 3.4" 12.9" 25.8" 80.9" 783/mi 63MPH 10474mi -4.5%
255/35-19 3.5" 13.0" 26.0" 81.8" 775/mi 62MPH 10363mi -3.5%
265/35-19 3.7" 13.2" 26.3" 82.6" 767/mi 62MPH 10254mi -2.5%
275/35-19 3.8" 13.3" 26.6" 83.5" 759/mi 61MPH 10148mi -1.5% (new rear size)
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