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Sooo glad to see that many of you are still here and helping each other with our Z's! I've been away for over a year, and want to say "Hi all!" to all my old friends on the site. Hope your all well and your babies are treating you well...and your cars, lol!
Time for tires again guys. If you recall, I think I set a record by recording 57,000 miles on my original rear RE050's that came with the car. Yup...that was miles! I have almost 150,000km on the car (93k miles) and have gone through three sets of front's (originals and two sets of replacement RE050's free from Nissan for feathering issues) and now two sets of rears (originals and replacement Dunlop Sportmaxx's put on at 56k miles)! Pretty good I'd say, lol. BUT, feathering/cupping has always returned and car has always been loud and annoying for that.
So, to the present and the facts!
I am replacing ALL FOUR tires. I am in Vancouver, Canada so LOTS of rain, but only approx 10days of snow on average per year for past 20yrs (NONE this year!). I do have another vehicle to drive on snow days, but "could" find myself driving the Z the odd day in snow.
Here are the 20yr average stats weatherwise for Vancouver to help you help me:
Temperature Statistics °C
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Maximum 6 8 10 13 16 19 22 22 18 14 9 6
Minimum 0 1 3 5 8 11 13 13 10 6 3 1
Mean 3 5 6 9 12 15 17 17 14 10 6 4
-something less likely to cup/feather
-something with a better ride than RE050's as this is daily driver
-don't want to turn the car into a boat, BUT I don't ever track/race the car and drive casually...but do appreciate handling
Questions:
1) Should I go All-seasons or summer's? I've been told that All-seasons will help with feathering and ride...but will they ruin handling?
2) Based on weather up here, are All-seasons better for the rain and better for my weather on average (ie. are Vancouvers temp's better suited for All-seasons)??
3) Should I consider going larger widths than stock 225/45/18F+245/45/18R I have now? I would like the look of larger tires, but will it make tires louder regardless of type or ruin the ride, and will I lose rain handling or gain in that? What are pros/cons of this and what size would you consider?
My fave's
I am looking at: Bridgestone RE960 Pole Position All Seasons
Continental DWS All Season
Continental DW Summer
Hankook Ventus V12 Summer
General Exclaim UHP
Michelin's Pilot A/S Plus or PS2 too $$ for me, unless you
guys think its a must
YES, a tonne of info guys, but better than too little which we all hate. Tirerack guys only confused further offering polarized opinions. Open to any and all suggestions however. Thank you all for your help as always!:thankyou:
I do like Mich PS all season, but just put on Kankook-much less $$$
Given your climate, all season is probably a good idea.
I do like the advice I get from Tire Rack guy Larry, don't know if they mail to Canada, however.
^^^ I knew that was coming... Calin, ya dog. Out of the list that you provided, I would go with the Continental A/S given the particular climate that you are in. I have been running Conti's for a while now and have absolutely no complaints with them what so ever. Either way, definitely go all season. The larger the width/contact, the better... That is a given. Don't worry about posting pics for these suckers, just pm them to me and well call it even.
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Last edited by _STEVEO_01; 02-08-2010 at 02:35 AM.
General Exclaim UHP's, Falken Ziex-ZE912's and Cooper Zeon Sport A/S tires are All Season tires I've come to trust so far, since buying my Z. They all have good treadlife, and good handling characteristics. Typically aren't all that expensive either. Hope that helps.
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You guys act like you've been exiled on an island with no female contact for years. Ive used the coopers there actually not that bad for the price. Good tread and grip
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General Exclaim UHP's, Falken Ziex-ZE912's and Cooper Zeon Sport A/S tires are All Season tires I've come to trust so far, since buying my Z. They all have good treadlife, and good handling characteristics. Typically aren't all that expensive either. Hope that helps.
Did the General's drive well to their end? Any idea how long they lasted? Were they a quiet/comfortable ride as compared to RE050? Did they handle the rain well?
^^^ I knew that was coming... Calin, ya dog. Out of the list that you provided, I would go with the Continental A/S given the particular climate that you are in. I have been running Conti's for a while now and have absolutely no complaints with them what so ever. Either way, definitely go all season. The larger the width/contact, the better... That is a given. Don't worry about posting pics for these suckers, just pm them to me and well call it even.
Hi SteveO!
ARe you using the DWS?
How much mileage do you have on them? Can you tell me a bit more about them? And do you say "my climate" as in their better for rain than the summer's?
General Exclaim UHP's, Falken Ziex-ZE912's and Cooper Zeon Sport A/S tires are All Season tires I've come to trust so far, since buying my Z. They all have good treadlife, and good handling characteristics. Typically aren't all that expensive either. Hope that helps.
+1. I bought two sets of the Falken ZE912s. They had fantastic traction in the rain and were pretty inexpensive. They also have a 40k mile warranty. I think I paid around $800 for all four with road hazard.
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