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[woodman650]

Hi Guys,

RFTs are bald, but don't need a dedicated winter/summer set up so I'm looking at All Seasons. Just wondered if anyone out there had an experiences or recommendations they could share before I take the plunge? Would prefer to not go wild on the spending

I'm on OEM wheels.

[VMRWheels]

A popular yet affordable All-Season tire that has worked great for us were the Goodyear Eagle GT's. Being at $117 a piece for 225/40/18's is a pretty reasonable price.

-Charles@VMRWheels

[woodman650]

Thanks Charles, I saw those actually but wasn't sure of fitment. Could I do 225/40/18's all the way around on a staggered OEM set up without any issues?

[Feyd]

I've had general xclaim UHP's on 2 of my cars and they have worked really really well for me...

[BrokenVert]

Originally Posted by woodman650

Thanks Charles, I saw those actually but wasn't sure of fitment. Could I do 225/40/18's all the way around on a staggered OEM set up without any issues?

Yes 225 will fit both the front and back rims. Or you could do a 225/255 staggard set up, which is what I have.

As far as tire recs, Pirelli P Zero Nero M+S. I have a friend with a Stang who has these mounted, they are a nice A/S tire.

[SpeedballTrix]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

Yes 225 will fit both the front and back rims. Or you could do a 225/255 staggard set up, which is what I have.

As far as tire recs, Pirelli P Zero Nero M+S. I have a friend with a Stang who has these mounted, they are a nice A/S tire.

How will they (both sets you talked about) handle snow?
I get alot of nice sunny days punctured by a no-warning blizzard here and Im not sure if I should go to pure snow tires and deal with the lackluster performance on those nice days or get all seasons and deal with the poor handling in the snow.

Don't mean to jack your thread, woodman. If anything it's a free bump =P

[wa128]

Hey Woody, how have you been doing!?

The 225 size will fit all around on wheel widths up to 9 inches. I know you've been searching for new wheels. So if you go to 9.5" rears, the 225s will not fit.

As for specific tires I tend to lean more towards wet performance (with above average dry performance) since we live in the rainy Pacific Northwest. I had the older Continental ContiExtremeContacts and Pirelli PZero Nero M+S on other cars before. The Conti's had much better grip in the wet and light snow (no more than half inch only) than the Pirelli's. In dry performance the Pirelli's were head and shoulders above the Conti's. Both tires were reasonably quiet with the Conti's being just a little bit softer riding than the Pirelli's. Currently, I ride on General Exclaim UHPs 225s all around; less than $100 per tire and more comfortable and quieter than the other two. I'd say they are a bit better than the Conti's in the dry but cannot match the Pirelli's even though the Pirelli's are rated as all-seasons. Can't say anything about wet performance yet as we've had pretty much dry weather for awhile.

Continental and Pirelli have updated their all-seasons but I read that the Conti's are still far superior in the wet. I looked at the Goodyear Eagles but didn't like their noise and ride quality ratings. Your choice will depend on what characteristics are most important to you. Good luck, Woody!

[davidk]

Hi, I am also in the Northwest, and have been looking into a set of all-season tires for my 128 M-sport. I like the Pirelli PZero Nero M+S tires, but they only come in one size of my staggered setup, and I would prefer to keep the standard sizes. I have also looked at the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus, but they are a bit spendy, and I haven't seen them mentioned on many of these forums, even though they are the #1 rated tire in the Tire Rack survey. I would like to get a set of all-seasons that will perform reasonably well in snow, given the winter we experienced last year.

[wa128]

davidk,

If you can swing the cost I would recommend a dedicated winter tire setup. I tried going the all-season route for many years and finally gave up. The all-seasons were fine up to a point. Although I have not had any spinouts the car just gets too squirrelly in snow - not safe when there are lots of cars around you. I finally got a set of Dunlop winter tires last winter that made the car more steady and inspires a bit more confidence. They work surprising well in slush and crud.

If you still decide to go the all-season route and have a different car to drive in extreme weather periods then I would lean towards the Conti's as I mentioned in a reply above. They are more sure-footed in the wet and light snow than the Pirellis. On dry days, however, the Pirellis will outperform the Conti's but not by an enormous margin.

[Nifty]

I'm in the same boat as the OP and am going to order some Conti DWS's as soon as my car shows up (any day now!). While we do get some decent snowfall in central IL, the roads here are well maintained in terms of salting/plowing so I do not anticipate driving in anything terrible.

Like wa128 said Conti's seem to be the most highly rated UHP A/S tire when it comes to winter performance. Since I wont be tracking my car, or seeing the cornering limits in my daily driving I don't mind giving up a bit of dry grip for the wet/snow.

[VMRWheels]

Originally Posted by woodman650

Thanks Charles, I saw those actually but wasn't sure of fitment. Could I do 225/40/18's all the way around on a staggered OEM set up without any issues?

225/40/18's can work all around or you can do a staggered fitment with 255 rears like the above poster stated.

-Charles@VMRWheels