Anyone can help me?.

I need buy new tires for my wife's 2.8L V6 Chevrolet Corsica LTZ (street use). Original size is 205/60/15.

What could be a good choice. Local market has the following brands:

Goodyear
BFGoodrich
Michelin
Uniroyal
Pirelli
General Tire
Bridgestone
Firestone
Woosung
Kumho
Sumitomo
Hankook
Delta
Tianli
MegaDurax
KingsTire
Toyo
Marshal
Nitrac
Alliance
Tornel
Semperit
Dunlop
Seiberling
Continental
Dueler
Firehawk
Necsa
Potenza
Turismo and
Kelly Tires.

Thanks for your help with this decision.

Denis V.

 

Go to www.tirerack.com , they can show you all the different model and size tires that fit on your car, as well as subjective ratings on various properties of the tire such as treadwear, wet traction, dry traction, snow traction etc...., all based on customer surveys from people who actually have the tire on their cars. It's an excellent way to comparison shop. I myself have Dunlop GT Qualifiers, white letters out, of course, in size 215/65 R15. It makes for a pretty compliant ride, and a good mix of dry/snowy traction.

 

First set of tires (ever) was Goodyear GT+4's... don't remember much about 'em besides they were expensive, and they didn't last too long. Current set of tires is BFGoodrich Radial T/A's (white letters out, too!!!), no complaints about them from me, I've heard that others don't like them, though. They say they get bad traction in rain or snow- when I drive in rain or snow, I drive carefully, and never noticed "bad traction".

Although, right now, the back tires are bald, and it's hell getting around in snow with unplowed roads! I'll be getting new rear tires soon, maybe January, I guess... whenever I have time.

 

235/60/15 Yokohama avids for $46 at tire rack. You cant beat that price for a tire with handling & traction ratings in the 8's on a 1-10 scale.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....num=36TR5STOWL

That size was a standard option on 3rd gen Camaroswith 15x7 rims.

Looks like Bridgestone takes then cake for your Corsica with 205/60/15 h-rated-$74 ea.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....num=06HR5RE950

 

any brand is good just make sure and get round ones, them square tires suck.

Im on a roll today. get it roll......

as you can see I’m already celebrating new years.

 

BFG Radial T/A's suck..in my opinion. They're all I've run since I got the car...gotta dig the white lettered look, but I'm sick of them. In rain, they have no traction whatsoever..I could slide my way across an intersection with the prod of a throttle. They caused me to hydroplane once too...back went out and then the front..did a 180 in a busy intersection, and it wasn't even raining. There was only residual rain that was drying up on the road...it was only moist. I couldn't believe it. They've got good traction though, but the compound in them is extremely soft....and I just think that for how quickly they wear, they don't give enough traction back. They heat up very quickly..just driving home...normal driving except do one or two quick turns...I smell melted rubbed for like 10 mins after. My fronts are half-down on tread, my rear left is completely bald, and my rear right is damn near close to it.... I did a rotation a few days ago so I can put off getting new tires for another week..but I'm NOT putting the T/A's back on. I might get Cooper Cobras...

 

Thanks a lot for the replies.

My old tires are Goodyear Eagle GT + 4's but I had a rear traction problem with these tires in a good street with a good day (without rain). I solved that dangerous condition turning the steering wheel without brakes.

Thanks,

 

Is the tire pressure okay? I wonder if you got defects; I only smell burning rubber if I mash the go-pedal to the floor!

 

Tire pressure was down to 25 psi for about a week and a half before I remembered to check it..being winter and all. It's now safely between 32 and 35 psi. And yeah, any time I do any sort of maneuvers that will cause the car to slide just a TAD or turn really sharply but still have grip...I smell the tires for 10 minutes. I don't know what's going on with those....but I can say that my drivetire, in the middle, has no tread. Now, you may think I mean is below legal limit.. No. I mean has NO tread. Whatsoever. It's slick..completely. Only tread is on the outer edges..the VERY outer edges. And Tom..also..doing a powerbrake...lol..after doing it and driving for around 5 or 10 mins, I smell tire for another 20 mins or so.... My days of those are over...

 

STAY AWAY from firestones . I had them on my car about a year ago . I had my right rear blow out on the interstate , when I got home I looked at the other tires on the car and there was a wierd wear pattern on them . I had a set of tires prior to the firestones and did not have this problem . I brought the car in and they told me the other 3 tires were defect . I will NEVER drive on any kind of firestones again !!!!

 

YOUR GANNA KILL YOURSELF MAN !!!! YOU really need to get that fixed ASAP !!!!!!!!!:nono:

 

sorry , double post

 

I'm waiting for money. My racing slick still has traction though...I suppose that's why it's an $85 tire and not a $30 tire. Still grips even without tread. I just drive extremely slow in the rain...I don't need any hydroplaning episodes again.

 

try not to drive at all in the rain !

 

Haven't lost it in the rain since the hydroplaning thing. And I did a tire rotation when I had this rivet stuck in my brake drum....so my slick isn't on my drive-side anymore. That'll buy me another few weeks.

 

take a pic of this tire , ive never seen one that worn down !

 

I'll try to remember to tomorrow. It's quote humorous!

 

how long have you been driving on it ? sence it was new (well sence the tire was put on , when it was new ?)

 

This was my drivetire about..hmm...maybe 2-3 months ago. Use your imagination.

 

Yup..bought it brand new.

 

Im ganna start calling you the burnout boy !

 

What can I say.... I hold the record among my friends and anyone I know.. 100 ft. tread mark. No joke. Wish I had a photo... It was insane. I'm done with those...too hard on my poor baby. She's got 107,000 miles and starting to act like it now....

 

you also hold the record for burning up tires among your friends !

 

Yup. My record wouldn't be so good if I didn't keep putting damn softies back on when I'm such a harsh driver...

 

Here it is... Pardon the bad photo...my digital camera sucks.

 

man do them tires suck, i had Gts on the 79 camaro I had and I never was able to stop. even just a slight rain and I was sliding. In the winter I never stopped even for red lights, juzt slide right on through.

goodyear blows if you ask me,


I run Dunlop SP sport 5000's, all weather z rated hi performance tire [165 mph] . rain snow shine, I can stop turn and drive like I own a sports caR. Only problems during the winter is all the people going so slow.

they sell about 3 different kinds of sport 5000, gotta make sure it sthe z rated set. a 200 dollar tire easy, 79 each with free shipping here.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/

P225/60ZR-15 95W $79.00

Z-rated ultra high performance on wet, dry and snowy roads

Treadwear: 340
Traction: A
Temperature: A
Speed Rating: ZR


You wont find a better tire for that price.

 

Damn Nixon !!!!! It look almost like a slick !

 

Nixon, you just posted a message that leads me to believe that your tires AREN'T faulty, message link is: https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=151559

Are your tires pointed straight at all? I'm betting your alignment is the cause of all this wear and tear and burning rubber smell and heated tires and etc... dude, get it fixed, FAST!!!!! I'd hate to come on here and find out you're in the hospital!! (We had enough of thirdgenner's winding up dead a few months ago!)

 

Oh and as for your drive tire having no tread at all in the center; that means it's been overinflated; proper inflation should give even wear across the whole width of the tread. I'm guilty of overinflation too; on the back tires, the centers wear a bit faster than the outsides- but not to that extreme!

 

It all depends on what quality tire you are buying. Firestones upper end tires are made at a different facility than the cheapo's. Firestone happens to make in my opinion (and many others from other posts) the best tire for the stock 16"x8" 3rd gen rims. Its the Firehawk SZ50 EP. Its what I run- the best damn 16" street tire money can buy.

 

Here's a comparison sheet of the top 16" tires made
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar..._45WR6ES100_=4

 

I dont remember what I paid for them , but I will tell you I dont put ("cheapo's") cheap tires on my car .

 

Tom..the wear pattern on my back two is mostly good..you can see from that photo that they weared basically evenly. I've never inflated them past 35 psi..I keep it between 30 and 35. For a few weeks I was driving with them at 25 and didn't realize.

 

I've been using Grand am radial GT 215/65/15, $65 per tire for almost 2 yrs now. Rotated them once (probably time again but lost count of miles) I run them at 30psi and have never had problems even in rain or snow. Even doing (yea i'm stupid) 90 mph down the autobahn while raining (biggest problem was wind lifting the wipers off the glass.

I also run the letters out but they're outlined, not solid

 

ok boys i got a better one for ya, no pic and i dont know why the kid would drive on em but i swear to *** this ford probe at school had bald tires, like so bald there was no trace of any tred at all, completly flat like slicks, and he would still do burnouts!, crazy

 

I not trying to **** you off, I just stating a fact in resonse to your comment-"STAY AWAY from Firestones.....I will NEVER drive on any kind of Firestones again!!!
The best tires they make for a 15" are only H-Rated and most are only S-rated-$65 max per tire and cheaper. I would never race around ona (and I will quote again) "cheapo" tire because my life is worth alot more than that. They are not designed for speed and will alway have the probability of delamination or failure in some sort of way. I run strickly Z-rated or better tires that are designed for this type of driving. You get what you pay for- Any cheap tire can come apart, not just all Firestone's as you claim above being so terrible.

Edit: Also Firestones history with the tire delamination problem on the SUV's a few years back was the result of the wrong tire match to the wrong vehicle. The Ford SUV's they were on were too heavy of a vehicle for that tire. The same tires on lighter vehicle NEVER had that problem. You have to always buy and appropriate tire for what you are doing otherwise you and possibly people around you will get hurt.

 

the best tires to buy in canada are motomaster's there cheap but there made by micilin the best ones are touring 160
and touring lxr.

i have bfg t/a's on mine i got no problem except no traction in snow i gota put 2 bags of portland cement in the trunk just to get it moving, kids at school think i got a dragster cause the wheels are always spining. they handle grate when its nice out makes it handle like a porsche lol

 

the best tires to buy in canada are motomaster's there cheap but there made by micilin the best ones are touring 160
and touring lxr.

i have bfg t/a's on mine i got no problem except no traction in snow i gota put 2 bags of portland cement in the trunk just to get it moving, kids at school think i got a dragster cause the wheels are always spining. they handle grate when its nice out makes it handle like a porsche lol

 

One more question:

What about the tire wide. Do you think that max wide for tires is better?

 

As far as I can see, yes..basically. The only thing is, I imagine wider tires will slow down your turn-in and other things like that handling-wise...but the more width you have, the more tire is actually making contact, therefore you've got more traction. I'm running 235's now and they grip great..although if I found some 245's of my same height, I'd put the suckers on!

Think about this..what kind of tires does a Corvette run? I believe 305's or 315's...

 

They're not so hot if you like to smoke the tires up every now and then; I've got P275/60r15's on the rear (on 15x8 rims), and they won't spin easily... tons of traction, but not too much fun. I'm thinking of going back to a tire size I tried once, P245/60r15. Then I can dump the air shocks and run at normal ride height.

One more thing about wide tires on our v6's- remember, the bigger the tire, the more it weighs, which could affect 1/4 mile times!

 

And THAT'S why you remove the hood, passenger seat, back seats, and spare tire and jack before you attempt a record setting 1/4 mile pass. Lol

 

Generally, the wider the tire, the better the grip it provides. Other factors come into play (tread design, tire compound), as well. On the other hand, a narrower tread design is less likely to hydroplane, and, depending if you're in an area that sees snow in the winter, narrow tires are better at biting in the snow, where a wide tire will want to 'float' on the surface. You will also see better fuel economy with a narrower tire, due to it's lower rolling resistance. For this reason, I stick with the stock 215/65-15 tire size. Once I have the money to do so, I will also maintain a set of 16-inch wheels and tires. But if you're looking for strictly performance, yes, wider is better. As far as your turn-in, the height of your tire's sidewall will have more to do with that. The basic rule of thumb here is that a shorter sidewall (low-profile tire) will have quicker turn-in and crisper response, as well as better feedback. Downside to all this is that low-profile tires usually have very poor ride quality.

 

First off, quality of tire (or more specifically the stiffness of the sidewall) is what matters, not the profile. A high quality 50 series tire will out corner a crappy quality 30 series tire.

As for the wider is better statement, this is only true if your rim width matches your tire width. You put too wide of a tire on a rim an you lose performance. Also too wide of a rim up front can screw up your proper scrub pattern and also cause loss of traction ( this is kind of simular to bumpsteer but different)

 

Yeap Firestone Firehawks...Great tire, great traction and last along time. 245/50/16's Excellent tire!

 

Sorry those aren't Firehawk SZ50 EP's. Firehawk SS20's don't perform as well performance or safty wise, but for the price they are not bad. I still would not do over 80 on a t-rated tire.http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...45TR6FHSS20_=4

 

I never claimed that they were SZ50's now did I. I have taken these tires past 80 many time, with no problems. I know guys who use Canadian tires junk on 9 second cars. Doesn't really matter. Everyone is going to have a different opinion here. Lets just hope that this thread stays on topic and doesn't turn into some stupid flame session.

 

The main cause of death in racecars is component failure. Tires are your most important component-why- because they are rubber with air inside. If you have a blowout at speed it can kill you. My life is worth the best tires money can buy and everyone who is going to drive fast should hold that same value. That is all I'm saying. Just food for thought next time you buy tires.

 

yea, I mean were driving sports cars guys and no one here even values their or their family life enough to buy a real tire.

That is why they put speed limiters on car now, cause the cheap tires the dealer uses cant handel the speed and they know your cheap *** wont buy good ones either.

Just cause one idiot didnt die , doesnt mean you wont.

sure you can do 90-100 for 30-45 seconds. do it for 20-30 miles and let them tires heat up real good with your b or c rated heat and traction, then let me know how it is to blow a tire at that speed.


you should have tires rated higher than you can or could go
[z rating 165mph] traction and heat should be an A if anything.