Best tires to buy for SW2

SnoMan wrote: "The S stands for a max speed rating of 99 MPH...".

I try not to drive over 100 mph in my SW2 so that would suit my purposes
I guess. hah

At $41/tire (+ shipping), and a shop in town here with reasonable fees
for mounting & balancing that Tirerack deals with, that's not bad.
Depending on what shipping would be. I'll be checking around in town to
see if anyone carry's them or another decently priced good tire. I hate
the idea of paying for shipping if I can avoid it.

I was actually checking out the other brands that were suggested to me
when I ran across the inexpensive Kumho's. After reading the reviews I
decided to check them out at least.
So thanks to whoever it was that gave me the tirerack website. I'm still
planning on checking out the other website or two that were given to me.
Thanks guys.

Jeff

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:50:09 -0500, (J B) wrote:


>I was actually checking out the other brands that were suggested to me
>when I ran across the inexpensive Kumho's. After reading the reviews I
>decided to check them out at least.

>


I know a few people that like Kumho's (mostly because of price) but
they are not a long wearing tires from what I have seen. WHen I pice a
tire I use tread design as a factor because I like big open grooves
for good wet road traction and lots of sipes in tread for good
performance on ice. If they do not have these features, I do not look
at them long.
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"J B" > wrote in message
...
> Couple of more questions for you gents:
>
> What are your opinions on Kumho Touring A/S 795 (Standard Touring
> All-Season) tires? Have any of you ever used Kumho tires before?
>
> My original tires are size 185/65R15. The Kumho's I can buy are
> 185/65SR15. I'm wondering what that 'S' stands for. Apparently it's fine
> to use them for my car because it's listed as such.
>
> I'm wondering about these tires because I read very good reviews about
> them and the price is 'nice' also. I'd have to pay for shipping and I
> don't know how much that would be yet. But if I buy these I'm guessing
> I'd save at least $100 on what I figured I'd have to spend for new tires
> just walking into a shop.
>
> Also, I noticed other options listed for sizes of tires for my car as
> being 16 & 17 (besides the original 15). How much better would 16's or
> 17's be for driving? I'm pretty sure that's the width of the tire. As
> you can see I'm not an expert on this stuff.
>
> Thanks, Jeff
>
15, 16, 17 inch refer to the wheel size. Unless you want to buy new wheels,
stick with the 15 inch. I'd stay with the 15" anyway, but that's my
personal preference.

Ken
>

Thanks Ken. I will be sticking with the 15's. Renewed my membership at
Sam's Club this evening and checked out their tires. I've narrowed it
down to the Goodyear Allegra's and I think the other was Goodrich
Touring T/S Pro or something like that. The Allegra's are about $4 more
per tire so not enough to make a difference. Not that I can really tell
just by looking but to me the Touring T/S Pro's 'looked' a little nicer,
although the Allegra's were AOK also. Whatever I decide on I'll be
getting them after September 7th after a couple more paydays. Tirerack
would be a little cheaper if I went with the Kumho's but I haven't seen
them in person, but I did see another Kumho tire (Solis?) at Sear's that
looked really cheap to me. So Sam's Club it is. After seeing the new
tires there I realized how little tread I really have left! A little
scary to say the least.

Jeff