Tire poll. What are you running

oolatec — 2009-07-15T12:46:35-08:00

245/40/19 Nitto Invos on my Nismo rims. Like them, but don't love them.

Next set may be Yoko s.drives, or Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas... when the time comes, it pretty much depends on which is cheaper.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (Beancooker)

00MaxXxedOut — 2009-07-10T14:01:32-08:00

COOPER ZEON SPORT

225/50ZR/17 400/AA/A

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

ALSO RUNNING

TOYO PROXES 4
235/45R/20

NOT A BIG FAN OF THE TOYO'S

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (Beancooker)

themainman2029 — 2009-07-03T15:28:40-08:00

Goodyear Assurance Comfortred

Highs- Insanely quite and comfortable ride! Does exactly what manufacturer claims! High Tread Wear-80,000 miles

Lows-A Bit pricey-around $110 per tire.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (Beancooker)

eastTN-Chip — 2009-07-01T09:08:38-08:00

I`m running Michelin Pilot Sport All Season. Fantastic tires in the wet, I have never, NRVER, had tires work like these on a wet road. this is my second set. I got nearly 50k on the first ones. If I didn`t have to go north in the winter to visit the kids I wouldn`t run all seasons, but still have to worry about snow. My only complaint is road noise which seems to get worsr as the tires lose tread. Maybe it`s more my thin wheel well insulation? rather than the tires.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (Beancooker)

!240RB! — 2009-03-31T18:49:24-08:00

Pirelli p-zero nero for me they are great in wet or dry, trash in the snow. very minimal road noise id reccomend them

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (MinisterofDOOM)

johnnyd6404 — 2009-03-31T16:36:52-08:00

I've got the Falken Ziex 912s and I'm very happy with them great grip both wet and dry and not too bad in the snow either. They are super quiet and handle pretty well my only complaint is the sidewall is kinda soft and there is some serious tread squirm driving in reverse but beside that these are awsome tires for the price. $108 for 225/45/18s.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (gsmollin)

MinisterofDOOM — 2009-03-30T22:57:23-08:00

Quote, originally posted by gsmollin raquo;

I had the Falkens, and hated them. Their sidewalls were too weak.

What size?

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (Beancooker)

gsmollin — 2009-02-18T17:26:08-08:00

Yokohama Avids. I like them.
I had the Falkens, and hated them. Their sidewalls were too weak.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (baroid)

Torgus — 2009-02-17T11:38:33-08:00

yokohama AVS Sports.

$350 each.

my tires cost more then some people's wheels.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (Beancooker)

baroid — 2009-02-16T08:29:26-08:00

ever heard of diamondbacks? i picked up a tire package on ebay ..

Re: (SVTCOBRA)

kzoosho — 2008-09-21T12:02:41-08:00

Toyo Proxes T1R's 225/40/19's and grip like hell.

SVTCOBRA — 2008-09-17T17:11:56-08:00

Update -
traded one of the G35 sedans for a 04 Coupe that has new Yoko S-Drive's on it. So far, they are great!!! Sticky, good tread, good in wet.
4K miles on them so far.

BOBCAT — 2008-09-15T09:58:52-08:00

215/55ZR16 93W VSB Goodyear Eagle F1 GS -D3

This tire sticks to the road like velcro. Except when there is a hint of snow. Then i am dead. Last snow storm i almost ran into an onramp wall going around 4 or 3 miles an hour.

It works great in rain as well.

Re: (SunsetRider)

MinisterofDOOM — 2008-08-02T00:17:02-08:00

Can definitely be done. In fact, for winter tires narrower is better, so you could even be better off with the 15'' blizzaks.

I plan on running 215-65-15 Blizzaks on 15x6.5 inch wheels on my Q45 this winter and it's a lot bigger (and heavier) than the I. For the I30, I'd go with 205-65 or 215-65 on the 15 inch wheels.

Re: (johnnyd6404)

SunsetRider — 2008-07-27T07:05:22-08:00

I have a question - it's one I've asked before but I want a better answer!

Moving now from my 96 I30 with 15 wheels to an 02 with 17 in wheels. I have 10 15-in wheels off my 2 previous I-30s, and good recent summer and winter rubber on both sets. I notice in browsing the tire reccies here that there is a wide variation of wheel/tire sizes. I would love to save some dough by using the 15-inch blizzaks on the 02, and i kn ow it might look a little goofy, but can it be safely done? I long ago ceased caring about goofy, esp. in winter!

Re: (maximaman)

johnnyd6404 — 2008-07-27T05:00:09-08:00

I've got these kelly no name tires in the front and michellen pilots in the rear. Unfortunatily I had no choice on my front replacements as I hit a huge pot hole at 4pm on a snowy sat afternoon a few days before christmas and trashed the michellen I had in the front and of course only 1 place was open and only had 2 tires my size. I will say that the kelleys are real nice extreemly quiet compared to the michellens great treadwear and handle awsome in the snow and ice. My rear tires are soon to be replaced and I'm gonna go with the same ones in the rear. Only I deffinatly wont go back to the goodyear shop I went to originaly cuz the service was awful. The owner sat watching TV while I waited for some one to come help me (I thought he was a customer) for twenty minutes. Plus they asked me the stupidest question I've ever herd from a mechanic "Which two do you want to replace the front or rear? I allmost fliped maybe the ones with the donut on in you effing retard. But anyway the kellys are real nice, just thought I'd share my horor story with everyone.

Re: (THT)

maximaman — 2008-04-28T19:14:13-08:00

falken 235/45/17. I got em wrapped around my falken gunmetal 17s. They hug the road like a champ if u ask me. No chirps. Tires stick out half an inch over the rims to keep from curb rash. I think they were $110 a tire. Rubs the wheel well at full turns tho...

THT — 2008-04-28T18:05:43-08:00

Toyo T1Rs in 245/40/18 and 265/35/18 on Volk Evolution IV wheels

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (MinisterofDOOM)

davskins97 — 2008-03-10T18:43:43-08:00

I can't believe you don't have traction issues with them. A friend of mine drove my car last week and was like, "dude, your tires suck." I got them because they were 1/2 the price of anything else, but at the rate they are wearing they will last 1/2 as long, too. My tires are 225/50/17's and every time I get a quote they tell me what an odd size it is then give me a quote for $800 for a set of tires mounted. I think I will make it through the rest of this winter, but these are coming off before the next winter and I will be buying something with more dry and wet grip.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (davskins97)

MinisterofDOOM — 2008-03-10T16:14:00-08:00

Quote, originally posted by davskins97 raquo;

I found a consumer reports that showed the H-rated Ziex 512 having a 4 out of 5 in the snow and a 3 out of 5 on ice. The V-rated 512's got a 3 out of 5 in snow and a 2 out of 5 on ice. This may explain why I am so dissatisfied with my Falkens as they are V-rated.

That's actually why I got them. It's hard to find V-rated all-seasons in 205-65-15. The Falkens were the cheaper V-rated option.

I've got ~22,000 on mine now and I imagine I'll need to replace them after another 10,000. The problem is I put gt;20,000 miles a year on my car, so that's a bit often to be replacing tires. I guess that's my fault, not the tires' though. I'm certainly not willing to go to some rental car rock hard tires just so I can keep the same set for 2 years. Maybe I'll try stepping up to the Toyos next time. If they wear better than the Falkens, the price hike will balance out.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (beancooker)

Chris92SE — 2008-02-25T21:55:52-08:00

My Maxima has ziex 326. Not the greatest, but I got a good deal on them.

Look like this:

They seem to do well in the rain and are not loud, but they don't really have much grip. I can take corners and slide right through if I am not careful. Definitely not enough tire for my suspension set up.

I also have a set of Cooper Weathermaster studded snow tires. They are excellent in the snow.

Previously, I had some Kelly Springfield EVO-Z tires, but I sold the tires and wheels a couple of years ago to help finance a Disneyland trip. They had excellent grip and I would say they were great summer tires.

Re: (RJ45)

bhdien — 2008-02-25T20:31:46-08:00

Toyo 235 40 18

RJ45 — 2008-02-14T20:06:26-08:00

On both the Altima and I30 BFG Goodrich Traction T/A. I originally wanted the Yokohama Avid TRZ's on the Altima, but every place local sold them very overpriced and we got a good deal on the BFG's from Canadian Tire (free rotations, roadside assisstance, etc.)

Just fot the BFG's on the Altima a month ago and the BFG's have been on the I30 for over 2 years now. Their not that bad, well at least to me

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (MinisterofDOOM)

davskins97 — 2008-02-14T13:15:05-08:00

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (McSteve)

MinisterofDOOM — 2008-02-12T22:21:16-08:00

The only set of General tires I ever ran on the Max developed bad blisters and one eventually flew apart at 45mph.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running

McSteve — 2008-02-12T19:13:38-08:00

General Exclaim UHP. 235/40/18

Best Tread Rating, made by continental and gottem for 96 bucks a pop. Gotta
love wholesale connections =D

Modified by McSteve at 9:38 PM 2/13/2008

Modified by McSteve at 11:33 PM 2/13/2008

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (PBfrEAk)

Mr.Twister — 2008-02-12T17:23:49-08:00

Toyo Proxes
225/50/17 in the front
235/50/17 in the back

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (beancooker)

nj1sh — 2008-02-12T06:27:00-08:00

Hankook k104 245 45 18

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (MinisterofDOOM)

jltibbs — 2008-01-20T14:45:11-08:00

Quote, originally posted by MinisterofDOOM raquo;

That sucks. Black steelies actually don't look bad, though. I considered getting a set for my car just for the stealth look (since my stock wheels are a little scarred anyway). It's hard to find glossy black ones in FWD offsets, though.

Just don't go putting fugly hubcaps on them.

BTW, those steelies were not gloss black. i put tire shine on them, rubbed it in, and let it set over night to get that gloss look. i never put fugly hubs on, just beauty rings

i am running nan kang diamondbacks now, 245/45/17 (aftermarket wheels)

will probably go with nitto in the summer, 245/45/18 (stock murano wheels)

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (whiteI30)

AcMav — 2008-01-15T08:45:26-08:00

My I30t has BF Goodrich Traction T/A's
The G35 has Bridgestone Potenza RE-050A's for the summer and Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25's for the winter.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (beancooker)

whiteI30 — 2008-01-12T01:40:35-08:00

I'm running these super cheap Kelly tires, like $47 a tire, maybe even less. They suck, nobody buy them! At the time I was broke. They hydroplane all over the place when it rains, and there is plenty of tread left.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (beancooker)

davskins97 — 2008-01-03T21:05:04-08:00

Falken Zeix 512's
Wore 4/32's in 10,000 miles, probably should have rotated sooner. I have a stick shift so the occasional chirp happens but I don't burn my tires, I am too old for that. Shop I trust said they are the softest rubber compound they have ever seen. However, wet and snow traction after rotation with 8 or 9/32 of tread absolutely ridiculous, which I would expect a soft tire to wear faster but get better traction, at least that has been my experience with Goodyears. My previous set was Cooper Lifeliners and they had very similar traction with 20000+ miles on them. I also found a noticeable vibration and road after rotating them on the now left rear. I also get the auto-merge option with them (pulls so much to the right it will merge off the interstate), even though my alignment has been set and checked by a different shop. I have a friend with a Maxima and Falkens with the same issues. I will never buy a set of these again, although if you don't deal with snow you will get what you pay for as far as tread life. I just don't want to deal with replacing tires that often. I will be replacing these before next winter for sure.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (beancooker)

kzoosho — 2007-12-26T12:30:08-08:00

Kuhmos for me . 215/30/18

MaximA32 — 2007-12-20T00:45:28-08:00

More sipes=more traction=goooood

Re: (PBfrEAk)

MinisterofDOOM — 2007-12-19T22:36:42-08:00

Siping/sipes/however you want to put it are the grooves in tread blocks of tires.
Most winter tires have numerous smaller, narrower lateral sipes that significantly increase traction in snow and especially ice. The sipes help the tire "bite."

The narrow wavy lines on these Blizzaks:

You can have your tires "siped" like that (though it'll be straight, not wavy) at a tire shop for a few bucks. Very helpful for winter. That's what I was referring to above.

Re: (MinisterofDOOM)

PBfrEAk — 2007-12-19T15:17:50-08:00

Siped?? I feel dumb asking but whats that?

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (beancooker)

A.Tech — 2007-12-17T00:24:10-08:00

Yokohama VS4s

MaximA32 — 2007-12-13T09:23:09-08:00

I've been running my Yokohama AS430's for awhile now and I just drove cross country on them. Along the way I drove through just about every atmospheric disturbance you could imagine. They did me very well through the rain in Indianapolis, IN, through the ice storms in Oklahoma City, OK and performed extremely well in the 6+ inches of snow I saw in Flagstaff, AZ. I'm now in southern California and I expect to have no troubles on the dry pavement that prevails throughout the year in this area. My vote goes to yokohama's all the way.

MinisterofDOOM — 2007-12-13T00:30:14-08:00

Just thought I'd post an update on the ZE512s now that I've had some time in snow and ice with them.

So far I've been very happy with them. They're certainly not snow tires, but especially for performance-focused V-rated all-seasons they've proven quite good in the snow. I imagine it's partly due to the narrow tread strips and excellent water evacuation design. They will spin out under throttle, but braking is very predictable and the tires communicate well. You know where the threshold is. Lateral support is great. Powering through snowy turns proved much more stable and predicable than I expected. There's a bit of sideways slip up front but nowhere near as much as I had with my last all-seasons (a set of Federals, I believe). They don't plow much at all.

Especially in the thick, wet, gooey snow we've had around here lately, these tires are doing an excellent job.

I have noticed that the rear likes to try to rotate out under HARD braking in snow and ice, but that's going to happen with any tires in this car, and again thanks to the Falken's predictability it's easy to manage.

Ice performance isn't bad, but could definitely be better. I didn't have these tires siped, though, so I can't expect too much. Depending on how bad winter gets in the next couple months I may end up having to have them siped. For now they're adequate.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (dr-rjp)

PBfrEAk — 2007-12-12T20:18:57-08:00

//Thread Jack//

Hey dr-rjp,

are you the same one who made the vid on streetfire about steaming the engine of the integra with the little shark steamer thingy??

I thought it was a great vid if you are though...it was a little long but very nicely narrated and very informative!!

\\End Thread Jack\\

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (Trav1s)

SVTCOBRA — 2007-11-29T10:09:41-08:00

btw, daughter had a 99 G20 that she LOVED, until she lost it in the rain in a curve and slightly totaled it.
Was at the beginnnig of the school year.
She now has a 00 Max SE. Has everything except heated seats.
I see you have one of each!

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (SVTCOBRA)

Trav1s — 2007-11-28T16:48:35-08:00

Quote, originally posted by SVTCOBRA raquo;

Hey, I've got the Lifeliners on one of my G's.
Bought the car used and the dealer had just put them on.
So far they've been pretty good.
They seem to be a hard tire and have a tendency to spin easily.
But, otherwise drive fairly well and are wearing nicely.
I assume they are fairly inexpensive since the dealer put them on.

The SLE was the premium touring tire until it was replaced by the CS4. Their prices are middle of the road and IMO alotta tires for the $.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running

dr-rjp — 2007-11-25T15:05:32-08:00

Kumho KR21 Solus. 225/60/15.

Super quiet, comfortable ride. Great handling. 85,000 mi. warranty.

Amazing what a difference it is going from 215 to 225 widths.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (beancooker)

DMoreau — 2007-11-25T05:58:21-08:00

BF Goodrich traction t/a on my maxima and g-force sport on my 240

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (Trav1s)

SVTCOBRA — 2007-11-22T03:46:06-08:00

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (beancooker)

Trav1s — 2007-11-21T07:00:04-08:00

On the 3 set of tires.

We replaced the Potenzas that came stock on the car at 28k miles.

My dad is a Cooper Tire dealer and he got a very early production set of Lifeliner Touring SLE H rated in the stock size 225/55r17. They had a very open tread pattern that handled water and snow very well until they reached the end of life (see wear bars). Highspeed handling was predictable and stable but on extended drives (8-10 hours) the expansion strips and the firm sidewall was annoying. At times, they could really sing on textured concrete roads (I-70 from Columbus to Indy drove us nutz) We got 36k miles out of them. There was more fair weather life in them but we hit something and damaged one so we replaced them all.

Currently it has Mastercraft Sensys01 (The Mastercraft twin of the SLE Touring which is no longer available)

This is a T rated tire and has a more comfortable ride. For long trips we are much happier with the choice. However, highspeek handling does suffer some but not enough to complain about. They have about 20k miles on them and have worn very well. These do handle wet much better than the SLE ever did which I am happy about.

Some of my gripes with the SLE's have been addressed in the replacement for them: CS4 Touring
These tires (the first set sold in the Midwest) are on my G20 (B15 16" SE wheels in stock G20 205/50r16) and they are more stable in wet weather, have a higher tread life rating and a more forgiving ride without compromising handling. I have noticed they are not as "sticky" as the Sensys01 or the SLE's we had on the Maxima but predictable. This winter will be the test to see how they do in snow and ice.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (PBfrEAk)

SVTCOBRA — 2007-11-17T05:54:23-08:00

Quote, originally posted by PBfrEAk raquo;

idk if this would make a difference but are you running them in the correct direction??

I did check and they are mounted properly. Haven't rotated them yet. Will see if it's just an issue with the ones' on the front.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (SVTCOBRA)

lightsout — 2007-11-16T12:33:47-08:00

BF Goodrich G-Force Sport
245R40...

they stick like JB Weld to the road!!

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (PBfrEAk)

SVTCOBRA — 2007-11-16T05:34:36-08:00

You know, the guy I bought the car from was extremely picky about his car....but, I shouldn't assume.
Good point though, I should check that out today when my daughter gets home from school.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (SVTCOBRA)

PBfrEAk — 2007-11-14T18:56:53-08:00

idk if this would make a difference but are you running them in the correct direction??

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (PBfrEAk)

SVTCOBRA — 2007-11-14T18:50:53-08:00

Maybe I'll rotate them over the weekend and give them another listen.
Hard to describe the sound. It's not too terribly loud, but noticably.
Probably, more of a low howl.
Doesn't bother my daughter at all.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (SVTCOBRA)

PBfrEAk — 2007-11-14T15:32:46-08:00

Thats really weird. My backs are bald (well, they were on the front but I rotated) and the Fronts have almost all of its tread.

I've never heard anything...well that I noticed anyway.

Is it like a humming?? or a howl??

I'm actually really disappointed that they discontinued the 512's.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (PBfrEAk)

SVTCOBRA — 2007-11-14T15:05:23-08:00

Quote, originally posted by PBfrEAk raquo;

Your Falken's are loud??

I've never heard a peep from mine...not even a squeal around sharp turns.

What kind are you running??

They are ZIEX ZE 512 with 6.5 - 7 /32nd of tread

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (SVTCOBRA)

the converted — 2007-11-14T12:43:23-08:00

Falken ziex ze-912's nice so far. Quiet, good grip dry and wet. Not really high performance tires but sure beats the crap out of the re92's.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (PBfrEAk)

SVTCOBRA — 2007-11-14T09:48:13-08:00

I'll have to check when my daughter gets home from school.

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (SVTCOBRA)

PBfrEAk — 2007-11-14T06:39:45-08:00

Your Falken's are loud??

I've never heard a peep from mine...not even a squeal around sharp turns.

What kind are you running??

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (PBfrEAk)

SVTCOBRA — 2007-11-14T06:35:00-08:00

Falkens on the Max (loud tires, grip ok)
Yoko Avids on the G35 (new tires, ok so far)
cooper lifeliner's on the other G35....they were on there when I bought it (hard tires)
Potenza re750's on the cobra (sticky- dry and no hydroplane)

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (SunLitSandMax00SE)

PBfrEAk — 2007-11-14T06:28:03-08:00

Falken Ziex 512's...18in.

I'm SOOO mad they quite making them because I need two new ones and don't want to buy all new tires yet...luckily winter is here!!

Winter tires on stock rims soon!!

Quote, originally posted by MinisterofDOOM raquo;

Just don't go putting fugly hubcaps on them.

I like the look of gloss steelies with chromed lugs.

Quote, originally posted by MinisterofDOOM raquo;

Just got a set of Falken Ziex ZE 512s put on friday.

The car feels a ton better now (of course that could just be the fact that my tires have tread again...). Both ride quality and handling/responsiveness are increased. I haven't driven in wet or snow yet, though. The tread pattern looks like it should provide much better wet traction than my old tires.

Also, this is the first time I've ever run directional tires on any of my cars. Anything I should do differently (aside from not rotating them so they're backward...)?

With the new ones, they stick like glue and the trunk goes all over the place. Fun...

Oh and the Falken's have VERY good traction IMO and I've never had a problem in the water. As for the snow I've only drove them once in the snow but when I did I tried everything I could to get them to break loose to no avail. Granted it was rather slushy conditions...I was still impressed. You shouldn't have to do anything other than make sure you don't put them on backwards like you said!!

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (TeeMax)

SunLitSandMax00SE — 2007-09-26T11:26:04-08:00

Kuhmos 225/40/19

Re: Tire poll. What are you running (beancooker)

TeeMax — 2007-09-26T07:05:40-08:00

General Exclaim UHP 235-40-18