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peterh
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APR 14, 07:54 PM
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Finally going to buy tires for some 17 rims I got a while ago. My 1986 SE has the stock 14 inch rims and tires for that size are hard to find.
I am looking for a good all weather tire as the car may see some rain, I usually drive it with dry weather.
What size would match the same height for 215/60 -14"?
Thanks,
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Blacktree
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APR 14, 09:13 PM
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Will you ever be driving it in the winter? If not, then you won't need all-season tires. All-season tires are for dry, wet, and light snow. Summer tires are for dry and wet (no snow). All-season tires give up some dry and wet traction for the ability to handle light snow. Just FYI.
That said, a good tire size is 215/45-R17. It's pretty close to the stock tire size (both in width and overall diameter). It's also a pretty common size, so there will be a nice selection to choose from.
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peterh
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APR 14, 10:22 PM
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Thanks for the tire size. The reason I would still get all - weather is I will be driving year round and it gets below freezing here. From my understanding the summer tires lose their "stickiness" at lower temperatures. A friend bought a brand new car with summer tires and found it scary to drive so he bought all weather tires for it.
I looked at some continental tires as I have them on my other car and they were highly rated by Tire Rack.[This message has been edited by peterh (edited 04-14-2019).]
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Kevin87FieroGT
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APR 15, 11:06 PM
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Might give the Cooper CS-5 all season a try.
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cvxjet
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APR 15, 11:29 PM
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I run the General G-Max AS-05s...Very highly rated tire, lighter by 2-4 lbs than others and less expensive than the Continentals.......(General is OWNED by Continental)...Taking 40 lbs off the wheel/tire package is like eliminating 200 lbs of vehicle mass..Better ride, suspension control and less mass to spin up during accel......and also less to...stop!
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Spadesluck
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APR 15, 11:42 PM
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I have been running Nankang tires on my Sonata and just purchased some for my Fiero. 225/45 17 front and 255/35 18 rear. As for the tires I have not complaints at all for performance and just driving in all types of weather.
The sizes I went with are:
225/45 17 front
255/35 18 rear
Both tires have a diameter of 25" which is pretty close to stock
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Mr. Farknocker
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APR 16, 07:25 PM
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peterh
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MAY 26, 03:16 PM
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Finally got new tires at Mavis today - Continental Extreme Contact in 215/45-17 size.
What would you recommend for tire pressure both front and rear. The tire store pumped them upto 40 for installation.
I lowered them to around 32 psi for now.
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Gall757
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MAY 26, 03:49 PM
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You will like those tires. Use the lowest recommended inflation psi. Anything lower will wear unevenly. IIRC it is 36, but not sure.
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