Need New Tire or Tires

[rcsummers]

Well, i walked out to my car this moring, and **** i have a flat tire. The rear passenger. I need to decide if i buy just one new tire or go ahead, bite the bullet and buy 4 new ones.

I currently have BF Goodrich KDW2's - their soo noisy right now, it may be worth it to buy new tires.



Im looking at the following -

Hankook Ventus R-S2

-or-

Sumitomo HTR+

i know the HTR+ is all-season, but if i got these id sell my winter set up.


So what should i do?

[SaabScott]

Originally Posted by rcsummers

i know the HTR+ is all-season, but if i got these id sell my winter set up.


So what should i do?

You are asking for advise, so ... not that.

All seasons are no good beyond freezing, forget about the benefits in snow.

Put Michelin Pilot Sport A/S+ on the car, keep the winters and you will be one happy camper!
The Pilot Sport are the quietiest tires I've ever driven on.
And exceptional in the rain too.

[BennyBlanco]

^^^Agree w/ Scott

IMO you're downgrading if you go w/ the Hankook or Sumitomo.

Personally, I would buy just one BF Kdw2's then replace all 4 when it's time.....

[Wulf]

Originally Posted by rcsummers

Well, i walked out to my car this moring, and **** i have a flat tire.

So what should i do?

Have it fixed at a tire place? If it is just a nail or something like that, they will charge about $20 and it will be as good as new.

[Dave 37]

Wulf's suggestion is good. Fix the tire if the nail is in the tread, not near or in the sidewall. If the tires are noisy and you wish to change, this is a reasonable excuse.

As far as winter tires, keep using them. Nothing, including all-seasons, beat them for winter use.

The rear tires seem to get punctured more based on all the tires that I've seen over the years. I used to think the front was more suseptible since it runs over the road first but this is not the case in practice.

[fuserest]

Fix it. Tires are too expensive and prone to accident to replace on a whim. First thing you know you'll hit a nail with your NEW tires.

But if you have 4/32 or less I'd say go new. Recent tests 4/32 is significantly performance hindering (traction/stopping), don't wait for 2/32.

[rcsummers]

Originally Posted by SaabScott

You are asking for advise, so ... not that.

All seasons are no good beyond freezing, forget about the benefits in snow.

Put Michelin Pilot Sport A/S+ on the car, keep the winters and you will be one happy camper!
The Pilot Sport are the quietiest tires I've ever driven on.
And exceptional in the rain too.

I like the Hankooks more, but ill have to see what the Pilot Sports are gunna cost me, (im a college student, i cant be spending and arm and a leg)

Originally Posted by Wulf

Have it fixed at a tire place? If it is just a nail or something like that, they will charge about $20 and it will be as good as new.

it was a screw, but it was too close to the sidewall, the tire wasnt salvage able. Ill try to take a picture of the screw that was in there, its a decent size


I really dont want all-seasons. I just need a good Summer tire that has good tread life + ride comfort + low noise levels. And i dont want to spend too much. Any suggestions??

[Wulf]

Originally Posted by rcsummers

Any suggestions??

http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=121321

[ANTMAR]

I had some all seasons for the past two winters in Michigan. I did struggle on a few days where there was lots of snow. In the summer they were good. Overall workable. Snows are great but you also pay for the snows and then the summer tires - it is cheaper to just get a seperate set of rims then to have them changed every year.

[rcsummers]

I chose these....

Pirelli PZero Nero 235/40/ZR18


- i also got Tire Rack Road Hazard Program, so if i get another screw in my tire, i get the tire replaced. Anyone else have this?

[Wulf]

Originally Posted by rcsummers

I chose these....

Interesting choice. Why did you choose these?

[rcsummers]

Originally Posted by Wulf

Interesting choice. Why did you choose these?

well more or less my dad chose them. He went on tire rack, looked around and chose those. They werent my frist choice, but i really had no say.

[Wulf]

I was just curious why you would choose an expensive max performance summer tire with a treadwear rating of only 220 for an '05 9-3 Arc. It seems a grand touring or lower performance tire with twice the tread rating would be a better choice.

[BennyBlanco]

Originally Posted by rcsummers

I chose these....

Pirelli PZero Nero 235/40/ZR18


- i also got Tire Rack Road Hazard Program, so if i get another screw in my tire, i get the tire replaced. Anyone else have this?

Now that is a good set of tires.....expensive though.

[rcsummers]

Originally Posted by Wulf

I was just curious why you would choose an expensive max performance summer tire with a treadwear rating of only 220 for an '05 9-3 Arc. It seems a grand touring or lower performance tire with twice the tread rating would be a better choice.

I had BFGoodrich KDW2's and their an extreme performance summer. I have a set of dedicated winter wheels, so why not get some high performance summer tires. And if i need to get new tries in a year and a half so be it, but i should have a new car by then.....i hope

[rcsummers]

Originally Posted by BennyBlanco

Now that is a good set of tires.....expensive though.

they werent too expensive though, $123 each. Not to bad, the bfg's i have now were $175 each

[BennyBlanco]

you could sell the KDW2's x 3 and make some change to compensate for the new tires. Regardless the pzeros are good from what I hear.

[rcsummers]

Originally Posted by BennyBlanco

you could sell the KDW2's x 3 and make some change to compensate for the new tires. Regardless the pzeros are good from what I hear.

Im thinking about doing that, im definitly gunna try to sell them. They're still in pretty good condition.

[Saabman900]

Hey man, I was doing a little research on tires as well. Although I'm a little late, I heard that the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position's are awesome. These are going to be my next set of tires...




Oh, and wouldn't you want to do an all wheel alignment if you get new tires as well? Just a thought.

[Rennsport1]

I love the HTRZ IIIs better than 90% of the Ultra High Performance summer tires out there, and a bargain compared to any that can come close, only the Kumho Ecsta SPTs are competitive in price and performance. IMHO