Advice on new tires?

[Tammy09]

I need to get new good quality all season tires soon. Does anyone have an opinion on either Dayton Quadra LE or Uniroyal Tiger Paw as a tire? We get moderate snow for a few months during the year so I want something that will handle ok in it.

[ou.grizzly]

An all season tire is good, but really do not do well for winter driving. If you can afford it, get a dedicated winter tire. As for those 2 choices of tires, never used them and would shy away. Check out http://www.tirerack.com (type in the vehicle information and see what the ratings are).

[star_deceiver]

Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly » If you can afford it, get a dedicated winter tire. ^^^^THIS!!!^^^^Once you drive in the snow with a dedicated winter tire, you'll wonder how you ever survived a winter without them!!!I've never used either of those all seasons.

[Caretaker]

Well, the first advice that should be given to anyone who asks a question about tires is to send them to tirerack.com. See if your tires are rated on that site; then opinions can follow. For me, I have used Dayton Daytonas twice, and loved them. Don't know if the Quadras you mention are the equivalent of the now defunct Daytonas (H rated tire), but would tell you that Firestone's wear technology is impressive. You get the same grip throughout the life of the tire. Other companies have employed the same technology as Firestone. Again, let tirerack be your guide. I love the Michelin Primacy MXV4s. Tops in their class.

[06pvibe]

My God! Are they STILL making Tiger Paws? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hc_expH ... latedThese were one of the first mass produced/mass marketed radials back in the late '60's early '70's.They were generally considered junk then and probably are still.For a comfortable ride, great wear, generally good all-season performance, and a decent price, look into the Continental DWS series tires.For winter driving... yes, it's been said many times before... get a set of dedicated winter snow/ice tires, preferably on their own steel wheels.

[Kincaid]

Quote, originally posted by Caretaker »...but would tell you that Firestone's wear technology is impressive. You get the same grip throughout the life of the tire. Other companies have employed the same technology as Firestone. Again, let tirerack be your guide.I second 1) winter only tires and 2) Firestone tires. We only get maybe a week of snow, if that. So, I make do with all season tires - or even summer high-performance tires (and just stay home). If I had a guarantee of more than two weeks of snow I'd have winter only tires.As for Firestone tires, I recommend the Firestone FireHawk GT all-season. They have excellent tread wear ratings (460?) and temp and traction are both rated "A". Very reasonably priced as well. I had a pair of some kind of run-of-the-mill Firestone tire years ago and couldn't believe how long they lasted with no decline in performance.Due to availability issues, it looks like I'm getting a set of Bridgestone Potenza G016 Grid tires (all-season) for my Civic. Should be $336-359 out the door at America's Tire - and that comes with lifetime free balance and rotations.

[Kincaid]

Got the Potenza G016 Grid for $294.64 at Firestone! w00t!

[Tammy09]

Look at the treads on this one:http://www.discounttiredirect....falseAnyone have any experience with Dunlop SP60's on a Vibe?I don't have a place to store an extra set of tires & want something I can put on and leave on. We get snow mainly between December & late February...but its mostly in 1-3 inch spurts and the roads get plowed. There are no hills to worry about. Once or twice during the winter season we will get a doosey of storm, but most of the time as long as one doesn't drive like a maniac everything is fine. The people I see in ditches here are almost always those that have 4WD trucks and think 4WD is good for driving 70mph on ice.

[star_deceiver]

Those tires should do alright (for all-seasons) in the snow... but will be like hockey pucks while driving on ice! Friend in Calgary had a set on his Jetta... Quote, originally posted by Tammy09 »I don't have a place to store an extra set of tires. We get snow mainly between December & late February...but its mostly in 1-3 inch spurts and the roads get plowed. I keep my Winters in the hall closet. Had to do a bunch of reorganizing to get them in there (and still get flak from the wife for keeping them in there). I live in a 2 bedroom apartment w/ the wife and roommate so I hear ya on "space issues"!!! We get about the same amount of snow in the valley with the exception that we have mountains and I wouldn't drive all-seasons in winter ever again!Quote, originally posted by Tammy09 » The people I see in ditches here are almost always those that have 4WD trucks and think 4WD is good for driving 70mph on ice. (I realise that being stuck in the ditch in freezing conditions can be incredibly stressful and dangerous especially when everyone helping is ragging on you for being the idiot whose ego about 4wd thought they were invincible but...) Laughing at those idiots and ridiculing them over coffee and comparing stories is just one of lifes little pleasures!!!

[Tammy09]

Ack! Still undecided on whether the info on tirerack or Consumer Reports should be considered more accurate. Tirerack has 100+ user reviews on the Dunlop SP 60 that are very positive and the treads look re-assuring, however CR doesn't rate the tire that high and says that the Dayton Quadra LE's are actually better. And I can't find Dayton tires on tirerack... Is Dayton such an 'off-brand' that it wouldn't be shown on a major tire site?

[kostby]

A few seconds with a search-engine reveals that Dayton-brand tires are apparently manufactured by Bridgestone --> http://highperformancetire.com/home.php ... 3"Accurate" ratings? That's certainly open to discussion...I don't put a lot of significance on CR's (or anyone's) limited evaluations of small samples of a single product. Is the CR tire review supported by their highway and track testing for a few days, or thousands of miles driven by actual users? (I don't subscribe to CR, and can't retrieve anything but the CR 'facts' page about the Dayton LE tire you mention from CR without subscribing online.) If so, fine.I do TRUST Tire Rack. Their 'real world' reviewers drive thousands of miles in scores of vehicles (some like mine, some vastly different). Tire Rack caters to auto enthusiasts, and they advertise heavily in auto-centric magazines like Automobile. I tend toward the 'enthusiast' side, so I always feel their reviewers would evaluate a tire the way I would. I first purchased tires (Phoenix 3011's in the 80's) from Tire Rack when they had a store on the east side of Indianapolis and had a warehouse in South Bend, IN! I've also purchased direct from their South Bend location, and had them installed there. I've never tried the order-and-send-to-a-nearby-installer thing with them.

[ou.grizzly]

Quote, originally posted by kostby »A few seconds with a search-engine reveals that Dayton-brand tires are apparently manufactured by Bridgestone --> http://highperformancetire.com/home.php ... 3"Accurate" ratings? That's certainly open to discussion...I don't put a lot of significance on CR's (or anyone's) limited evaluations of small samples of a single product. Is the CR tire review supported by their highway and track testing for a few days, or thousands of miles driven by actual users? (I don't subscribe to CR, and can't retrieve anything but the CR 'facts' page about the Dayton LE tire you mention from CR without subscribing online.) If so, fine.I do TRUST Tire Rack. Their 'real world' reviewers drive thousands of miles in scores of vehicles (some like mine, some vastly different). Tire Rack caters to auto enthusiasts, and they advertise heavily in auto-centric magazines like Automobile. I tend toward the 'enthusiast' side, so I always feel their reviewers would evaluate a tire the way I would. I first purchased tires (Phoenix 3011's in the 80's) from Tire Rack when they had a store on the east side of Indianapolis and had a warehouse in South Bend, IN! I've also purchased direct from their South Bend location, and had them installed there. I've never tried the order-and-send-to-a-nearby-installer thing with them.Tammy,Kostby is very knowledgeable and he speaks the truth. This is exactly why I posted the link to tirerack.com initially. Just keep in mind, you want good traction, quiet, and something that will wear well (will not wear out prematurely).