Which 225/45-17 tires
I'm thinking of new summer wheels and think I'll go with a 225/45-17 for tires. I have winter tires mounted on an extra set of stock wheels now. What would be a good tire to run in the summer that would still work ok in case I came across a early snow storm?
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Ultra hIgh performance summer tires not only have treads that don't work for snow or ice, they have compounds that aren't sticky in cold weather. So, when you say that want want something that would work in an early season snow storm, you are saying that you intend to run the tire into the cold season. A tire that works in cold weather is probably going to be an all season tire. It will have some sacrifice in warm weather grip in order to maintain grip when it is cold outside.
I have Goodyear Eagle GT's on my Outback, 245-55 R17, but they are available in 245-45 R17. They are reasonably sticky in both warm and cold weather, pretty good on the tire noise. They are a deal at Tire Rack $107 each. They have very good user reviews on Tire Rack. I have Bridgestone RE01R's on my SVX and they are dynamite on the track. I wouldn't take them out in freezing weather, however, even in the dry. I'm sure they would have very little traction. |
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What about Hankook Ventus V4ES H105?
http://www.hankooktireusa.com/produc...tail.asp?pid=7 |
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Off the top of my head I'd say those would have comparable to the Yokohama AVID V4's that are on my parents Forester. Not bad in the summer, but nothing special. More a better than most touring tire than a performance one. An absolute horror show in the snow though, I refuse to drive that car in the winter if it doesn't have it's snow tires on. The lack of traction would be comical if it wasn't so frightening.
The way I play the game is summer tires late April/early May - mid October, snow tires for the cold months. My current summer tires are General Exclaim UHPs, with Blizzak Revo1s doing winter duty. And really, if they salt the roads in your area, you don't want to be running your nice wheels when it gets even close to cold. Salt will destroy the finish in short order. |
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I'd recommend a set of Nitto NeoGen. That's what I had this summer on the Vibe. It's dropped 2 inches with Tein S-Tech springs, Tokico struts and Progress rsb. They grip like mad and can be rotated to all four corners, they're asymetrical, therefore they wear evenly which is a good thing for Subarus. http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...n=NT+NeoGen+ZR |
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These would be for summer only. I have a set of Toyo Garit's for the winter mounted on an extra set of stock wheels.
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Anyone use these?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=0 |
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I have those tires on my svx with stock wheels. They are decent on dry pavement but are very bad in the rain. Could feel the car push (tires losing grip) going around roundabouts at anything over 20 mph(posted speed was 15). Also as the reviews show, Terrible in the snow even with awd
Mine were a little over 5/32 when I bought the car so while they weren't new, they still should be good. Also the treadwear seems pretty bad to me as well as I have only put 3k miles since buying mine and they are just below 4/32. I haven't even driven them all that hard either that they should wear that quickly. |
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http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ireModel=HTR+Z
These are what I have shod; the car came with them. So far, grip is very good and the ride is quiet (I thought it was getting noisy; turns out I have a bad bearing :p). Grip is great with the AWD in the rain and dry; not so great in the snow, but it'll get you by in a pinch. Wear has been good so far, but I only have about 10k+ miles on them. There may be better deals out there, but this is the only tire I have experience with on the SVX. |
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For those who have bought from tirerack or other online suppliers did you get the road hazzard? If so is it easy to use if needed?
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I ended up going with the Kuhmo's http://www.kumhousa.com/Tire.aspx?id=47&cat=24 I got a good deal on them.
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