they stick like JB Weld to the road!!

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.

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.

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

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

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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 $.

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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.

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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.

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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

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.

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 >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.

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!

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.

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.