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Which tires would you go with?
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 6:36 am
by navaidstech1
Hi all...our local Crappy Tire has a sale on their LXR tires. Now that my Contis are shot (they've been bad sice about 25,000 mi) I 'm looking at replacing them but they tires that are on sale do not come in the original Contis size I've got now.My Vibe is a 2003, base model with 16" wheels. Here's what they've got available in the LXR series, which one would you go with?P195/60R15P205/75R15P205/70R15P205/65R15P205/60R15P215/75R15P215/70R15P215/65R15P215/60R15P215/65R16P215/60R16P225/60R16Appreciate any info...thanksAlex
Re: Which tires would you go with? (navaidstech1)
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 9:54 am
by joatmon
well, first off, since you've got 16" wheels, you're limited to the last three, the others are for 15" wheels, and can not be made to fit on your current wheels.There's a sticky thread in this forum about tire size calculators, it can tell you what sort of speedometer errors you can expect to get from using different size tires. My tires are 205/55R16. Using one of those calculators, those 16" tire sizes you listed could make your speedometer run slow by 3 to 5 %, so if you want a better match in size, then maybe you'll need to pick a different brand or a different tire shopThere is also some good general tire size and rating information at
http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=7087 It explains what the significance of the tire size numbers are.
Re: Which tires would you go with? (navaidstech1)
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 11:08 am
by Raven
None of the above. Get some real tires.
Re: Which tires would you go with? (Sunny)
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 11:39 am
by Vibe Rater
True that.Get some Michellin Hydroedge
Re: Which tires would you go with? (Vibe Rater)
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:14 pm
by 4X4CHICHI
forget that. buy my stock 17"ers and get some better rubber.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 4:49 pm
by gpk99
dont make the mistake of scrimping on tires.......simple as that. you;ll regret it believe me
Re: Which tires would you go with? (Vibe Rater)
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 5:04 am
by simon
I have the Hydroedge. Love them I put them on about 5000kms ago and we've had a lot of rain this month and my vibe drives as if the roads are dry.
Re: Which tires would you go with? (navaidstech1)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 1:15 am
by navaidstech1
Hi guys...thanks to all of you for getting back to me on this, I really appreciate it. Maybe it's just me but from what I've seen, this size doesn't seem to be as popular, at least not in places that I frequent.In any case, now I know what to look for.Thanks again to all of you..
Re: Which tires would you go with? (navaidstech1)
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 8:54 am
by coratz
go with bf goodrich TRACTION TA V rated when they go on sale at crappy tire. they are wha im going with when my original rsa's are gone. check out the ratings anywhere on the traction ta's
Re: Which tires would you go with? (coratz)
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 6:12 am
by navaidstech1
OK Coratz...thanks. I'll keep my eyes out for them...
Re: Which tires would you go with? (navaidstech1)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 6:19 am
by coratz
crappy tire has the p205 16 h rated traction ta'sBF GOODRICH on sale this week for 120$ THATS 15% OFF
Re: Which tires would you go with? (coratz)
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:01 pm
by jgvibe
Bought the BF Goodrich traction TA's 2 weeks ago at S@#rs for $97 a peace. Went there to buy Michelen Pilot's which were on sale, but of coase the smaller ones were $86. The ones I needed, 205 55R 16 were $114 ea. Well I blinked and got the BF goodrich. Not a bad tire, strange though BF goodrich does not recomend this tire for the Vibe. In fact they, BFGoodrich, recomended the Michelin Pilots! Wonder why? I just hope I didn't just void my warenty by getting them.