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Old 01-13-2003, 12:14 AM
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Question 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?

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Old 01-13-2003, 07:03 AM
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i like the Bridgestone....

I put the RE730 Potenzas on my car.
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Old 01-13-2003, 07:42 AM
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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.
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Old 01-13-2003, 09:32 AM
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There are tons of threads on this... check the search button.

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Old 01-13-2003, 01:01 PM
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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.

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Old 01-13-2003, 02:23 PM
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Paisan,

I agree with you. I have Dunlop SP-5000AS in size 225-50-16.
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i have Cooper Cobra GTH's on my car
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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??

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.
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BTW, I have a set of Fulda Extremos.....
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jeez, that sounds like a masked Mexican wrestler!
Close, but since they're made in Germany, that would be a masked German wrestler
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I really like my Bridgestone S-03's. Bill Z
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You should get a set of Pampero Firpos.
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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

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[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??

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.

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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.
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