Hi Everybody,

I have a 2000 SE with 60k and ready to replace my tires (stock Potenzas of course). I would love to get the Mich Pilot AS, but too expensive. What would be a good tire with a price of $125 per tire? Anyone have recommendations for the Cooper Lifeline or Pep Boys Futura Plus Touring SE?

Thanks,
Fred

 

To prevent you from being burned alive by flames, please use the search function. There are so many tire threads out there your head will spin.

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I actually did some research and did'nt find answers to my specific questions. But to insure a flame free thread I'll look again.

 

In that price range people tend to like Dunlops.
-Cyrus

 

sumitomo HTR+ if you can get the righr width, no doubt about it

Otherwise, dunlop A2 i guess??

 

I have a couple friends with Dunlop Sport A2s that think they're pretty sweet and the price made them even better.

 

You got 60k out of the stock potenzas I would try out that new Kuhmo tire kh11 from tirerack.com. They come in the stock size 225-50-17 if you are set on keeping stock size. tires.com has a few faulken tires in 225-50 that are in your price range also. If you are willing to go to a 235-45 you have a $hit load more choices. Matt

 

I would avoid Pep Boys brand tires.

 

thanks for the info

 

On all the different vehicles I've owned, I've found that
Kumho
Toyo FZ4
and
Sumitomo HTR+
suit the price and the quality really nice...

 

sumitomo htr+ 225/45/17 from tirerack.. 99$ each... rated just as high as those 185$ michelins..... get them now, don't consider anything else

 

If I move from a 225/50/17 to a 225/45/17 what are the ramifications?

Thanks,
Fred

 

The 45-series tire has a slightly shorter sidewall, making the tire 3.5% shorter overall.

What would end up happening is your speedometer would read 3.5% faster than your actual speed, ie would read 100 when you were really only doing 96.5 mph. (Not that you'd ever drive that fast, of course heh heh.) The car will accelerate slightly better due to the effective shorter gearing.

Handling would be slightly improved due to the shorter sidewall, but ride stiffness could also go up (I say could because the type of tire itself is more important for ride quality).

If you went with the H-rated Dunlop D60 A2's that have a softer sidewall than, say a Z-rated tire, then your ride quality should remain similar to now I would guess.