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im needing some new tires for the Vibe. i have the 205/55-16 tire size and want to know which kind of tires i should get for an affordable price.im thinking of getting them at Discount Tire.

I'm in the same boat as you, Nascar. I'll need new tires soon, too. I'm hoping I can get some rims while I'm at it.Sorry I don't know much about tires so I'm just gonna sit back and watch.

thanks, yea i cant get rims anytime soon.

#1 suggestion on tires is Goodyear TripleTreds. I've now got 20K on mine and I absolutely love them. A vast improvement in ride quality and road noise from the stock Contis. Yeah, they're pricey, but they have an 80,000 mile treadlife.

I just checked, Tire Rack has them for $110 each, and if you buy four, you get a $40 cash card. Not bad.

Quote, originally posted by new05vibeowner »I just checked, Tire Rack has them for $110 each, and if you buy four, you get a $40 cash card. Not bad. Discount Tire Direct has them for $114.00 with free delivery. http://www.discounttiredirect....ANST1 For more performance and 1/2 the moneyhttp://www.discounttiredirect....ANST1 In Texas you don't really need the rain and snow capability of the TripleTred.

I just put some Triple Treads on mine and love them. Only had them 4 days but can't imagine going back to the RSA's. They are a little pricey but the $40 cash card is nice ($80 cash card if you open a line of credit with Good year). Mine are good until 100k now.Good luck in your search.Mike

I recommended the Barum Bravuris. I bought 205/55-16's from Discount Tire a year ago, but apparently they don't carry them now. Barum is a German brand of Continental, but they are a VAST improvement over the 'low budget' Contis that came standard.They have a nice, aggressive tread appearance, but aren't/weren't as noisy as my worn-out Contis. I've put >12,000 miles on them in the last year, and there's been no cupping on the inside edges. Ride is as smooth as the Contis, if not a bit better, and they've stayed in perfect balance. Didn't have much snow around central Indiana last winter, but they were a vast improvement over the Contis.SEARCH GenVibe for Barum Bravuris to see some of the many threads that mention them.Googling Barum Bravuris brought up this current link -->http://www.conti-online.com/ge....html

Goodyear TripleTred 225/50/16, hard to beat with a 80K tread life. I have 10K now and they look like they were installed yesterday.

MSPALMER, Do you have alloy wheels? I have had the balance checked 2 times in the last 3k miles on my RS-A's. 2 tires were out the first time around. NOW all are said to be "balanced". I still have a highway slight shake. Some people are not aware ...your wheel is not suppose to supply a shake message to your hands on the highway. It's either my RS-A's were crap from day one. Or some special balancing needs to be done on the alloys because the outside weights are "stick on" and cannot be put on the edge like steel rims. I only have 7k on my RS-A's. My steelie rims w/snows have no such issues. I don't know if I want to give GoodYear my $$ for supplying sucha crap tire the first time.

had a blow out on the highway a couple weeks ago. long story short, couldn't chang emy tire out because the narrow socket broke after loosening only one bolt. i'd been putting off replacing my p6s. and then all of a sudden i HAD to. got a great deal on these Capitol Negotiators. and so far i like them.

well i ended up with the Kuhmo Ecsta ASX all season tires and so far i am loving em! id deffentaly recommend these to anyone looking for tires. thanks all for your suggestions. greatly apreciated.

I can't believe I missed this... oh well, glad you like the Kuhmo's... I have the AST's (I think) on my vibe and they so far have been a great tire.. no traction problems with the mighty 1.8 No hydroplaning either at 60-70mph in heavy rain. Good choice!

Quote, originally posted by Kamikaze »I can't believe I missed this... oh well, glad you like the Kuhmo's... I have the AST's (I think) on my vibe and they so far have been a great tire.. no traction problems with the mighty 1.8 No hydroplaning either at 60-70mph in heavy rain. Good choice!You only missed it by 2 years...

Holy CRAP! I just noticed that... ha ha ha ... that's too funny... I wasn't even here 2 years ago!