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Old 12-21-2008, 01:22 AM
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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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Old 12-22-2008, 01:08 PM
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Re: Which 225/45-17 tires

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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Old 12-29-2008, 10:03 AM
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Re: Which 225/45-17 tires

What about Hankook Ventus V4ES H105?
http://www.hankooktireusa.com/produc...tail.asp?pid=7
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Re: Which 225/45-17 tires

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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Re: Which 225/45-17 tires

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What about Hankook Ventus V4ES H105?
http://www.hankooktireusa.com/produc...tail.asp?pid=7
I had a set of those on my '06 Vibe and they were excellent tires. Got caught in the snow in mid-April and they were OK. I also got caught on a set of Falken FK-451 and they were terrifying in the snow.
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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Re: Which 225/45-17 tires

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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Re: Which 225/45-17 tires

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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.
If they are for summer only then I'd say go for the Bridgstone RE01's if you don't mind spending some $$$... If you are cheap (like me) then pick up a set of the Kumho MX's... For the price, the grip levels are great!... But even I will admit that they aren't the best tires for the SVX (soft sidewall)...

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