BEST SVX Tires ???
 

Please let me know any substantial pros and cons, but more importantly. . . . . What are YOUR favorite SVX Tires?
225/50/16 right? Do I need a "Z" rated tire if I drive mainly commutes on country roads and freeways @ 60 to 80 mph?

THANKS for your input! Jim;)

i like the Bridgestone....
 

I put the RE730 Potenzas on my car.

If you are not going to cruise over 110 (they are T-rated) i would suggest the Bridgestone RE910s Potenzas, they are great traction, just is not nice that i will be selling my SVX and it has a new set on there. But i will say they have great traction on ice and snow even and they are an all season tire, 88 bucks from tirerack last i saw.

There are tons of threads on this... check the search button.

Mike

So far Dunlop SP5000s in 245-45-16 are working great even in 6" of slush and snow. You can get them in 225-50-16 also. They are all-seasons and work great in wet/dry/snow.

-mike

Paisan,

I agree with you. I have Dunlop SP-5000AS in size 225-50-16.

i have Cooper Cobra GTH's on my car

Somebody should jump on me and pound away for spouting things that usually turn out to be tales of old and basically incorrect...maybe I'll be lucky this time?? :confused:

But I always thought speed rating had a lot to do with sidewall rigidity. By that I mean a "Z" tire will contribute less flex to the total system compliance in response to impulse (bumps) than an equal size "H" tire. A side effect would be the amount a tire "rolled over" in spirited cornering, the "Z" rolling less, and therefore maintaining better traction - all else equal of course. It would be this reduced sidewall flex that then reduced temps and therefore allowed higher sustained speeds. Conversely, a lower letter would yield a slightly softer ride at the expense of sustained speed and cornering capability. All this ignores tread design and compound of course.

BTW, I have a set of Fulda Extremos ("Z" rated, love/hate the name) that seem to be wearing well and while I don't see snow except on TV, I do get a good bit of wet driving experience and they have been good enough that I put a set of their "H" rated tires on my daughter's Lexus.

jeez, that sounds like a masked Mexican wrestler! :D

Close, but since they're made in Germany, that would be a masked German wrestler;)

I really like my Bridgestone S-03's. Bill Z

You should get a set of Pampero Firpos. :D:D:D

H rated are fine for most conditions. A little more harsh than Z, but they last a lot longer.

Cooper Cobra XST is nice. See laast picture in link. http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/fil...BABY/4388.html
http://www.coopertire.com/tire_coope...nger.asp?id=14

Nokian NVR are a Great summer tire too. I use both the Cooper & Nokian. Nokian have a softer ride, but cost more, plus they are V rated. http://www.nokiantires.com/html/NRV.html

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lee
[B]Somebody should jump on me and pound away for spouting things that usually turn out to be tales of old and basically incorrect...maybe I'll be lucky this time?? :confused:

But I always thought speed rating had a lot to do with sidewall rigidity. By that I mean a "Z" tire will contribute less flex to the total system compliance in response to impulse (bumps) than an equal size "H" tire. A side effect would be the amount a tire "rolled over" in spirited cornering, the "Z" rolling less, and therefore maintaining better traction - all else equal of course. It would be this reduced sidewall flex that then reduced temps and therefore allowed higher sustained speeds. Conversely, a lower letter would yield a slightly softer ride at the expense of sustained speed and cornering capability. All this ignores tread design and compound of course.


I thought that the ability to sustain higher speeds by higher rated tires had to do with the overall construction materials & bonding agents used. But I'll concede to anyone who actually knows. I wonder what the belted biased racing tires of 40-50 years ago had that kept 'em from disintegrating at speeds that would embarrass any street legal car of today.

Ron.

Ron,

I always thought the speed rating is based on a tires ability to resist and disipate the effects of internal heating which causes the tire to debond and come apart. Since tires flex there is a lot of heat generated inside the carcass.