Any Recommendations On All-Season Tires For STi

i need to get new tires to use for the winter. i am thinking of taking off the re070 and storing them until i go to california for college in a couple of years. i dont want to have to buy two sets so i am looking for all seasons instead of just snow tires
thanks a lot

 

stay away from continental conti extreme!!! I have heard good from the Pirelli pzero nero, and i am going to try the bf-g g-force kdws


Tim

 

thanks a lot for the cautions...along with being all season i also want them to be able to handle some good milage...i dont want to have to buy new ones next year

 

I actually like my Continental Extreme Contact tires. :shock: They were a huge improvement over the stock RE92s that came with my WRX. Dunno how the RE92s compare with the RE070s, though.

EDIT: Not to mention that for the price, I can't imagine that another tire beats this one in performance. They're very highly rated over at TireRack where they beat out many higher priced tires. I'd buy them again in a heartbeat.

 

brian - i know that you guys showed me the nokians when i picked up my sti a couple weeks ago...was the price 850/set or is that off....thanks for your time

 

I really like my BFGoodrich Traction T/A V tires on my 15"
They have 235/45/17, which you'll be going .9mph faster when your speedo reads 60mph. These have a H speed rating, but this is why they're ALL-Season tires!

When I first got them, I was like...tread wear 440.....hummm....bad traction. That is until I noticed 1 week later that they were TRACTION AA rating! The tread design is AWESOME for rain and snow IMO.

 

i have pirelli p zeros and i wouldnt recomend them for snow, they dont do bad in the rain but they dont do good, i know im switching mine off for the winter

 

I don't mind my ContiExtremes one bit. They have pretty good traction in the dry, wet and gravel, and are nice and cheap.

The only problem with them is that I think that the sidewalls are a bit too soft -- I can definitely feel them flex under spirited driving conditions. Because of this, the steering feels just a bit vague before the car actually begins to turn.

Like Brian says, I think my next set of tires are going to be a set of all season P-Zeros.

 

I dont like the contis, just because the dry traction could be better. The BF's have a 400 treadwear also. just remember, you can get by with a harder compound in the winter, "pzero nero's or BF kdws" just because you have all wheel drive! by friend has the contis on his mustand, and they are awful awful in the winter, yet mine do fine!


TIm

 

Isn't that the case with nearly every all season tire? To get a jack of all trades tire, you are going to have to compromise in all conditions.

 

i have bridgestone potenza g009's and i love them! i have had them for about a full year now. they have good summer traction, and excellent wet traction. the did very well int he snow, but the were alittle slick on the ice (but that ice) check out the rating on tirerack.com

the only issue is that i dont know if they make these to fit 17's

i got these cuase they came highly recommended from Dan (rallywrx) who works at tires plus.

OT: i think i have seen you driving around orono. i drive the green impreza. are you currently in highschool?

 

im in love with my potenza re 950s

 

I used Yokohama AVS S2s on my Impreza and they worked well. Not as good as some in the snow because of their tread pattern but they absolutely ruled wet conditions. As soon as I bleed off the RE92s on this car I'm going back to those.

 

I have the p zero neros and have been really happy with them. I haven't had any problems in the snow and i love them in the rain.

 

dynapar: yeah i'll be a junior at OHS once the school year gets back going. maybe you have seen another STi though cause i have only had mine for like 3 weeks and have been living at my cabin. i've had it around orono for like 2 or 3 days..idk maybe you've seen me...i think that there maybe another black one in wayzata also...oh yeah mine is black if you didnt know that

 

I use the Conti Extreme for winter tires and through the Spring. They are good in snow/rain especially for our AWD vehicles. Good all around tire but not the best in any catagory as someone has stated above. I need to get some new rims though so that I don't need to switch out tires so often.

 

I have pilot sport all seasons on my car, and they worked good in winter, and I think they are decent for summer too. I'd certainly buy them again.