im changing my back tires tomorrow
i just wanted to know which tires would be the best? and
how much would it run me
thanks

 

just 2? expect to pay at least $60-80 for a GOOD tire. Not the best, and not the cheapest.

 

my recomendation, if you are going to replace the back tires you should rotate the fronts to the back so your new tires are in the front. New tires are not going to be a benificial in the back on a front wheel drive car. my $0.02.

-Tom

 

Yea im also in need to replace all 4 tires. Im not too sure which to get either, im installing my headers next week and i wanna get a good kick off the line so which tires should be best for me? Some people tell me to get z rated tires?

 

I've been buying tires from the Tire Rack on-line for years. Good results with Dunlop, Yokohama, and Pirelli. Below average results with Bridgestone Potenza, and their next step up (model escapes me at the moment.) See their ratings and reader feedback, good stuff to help with decision making.

Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50 studless ice tires kick a$$ and are the best winter treads I've ever seen! Don't have ABS and I can scare people behind me to death when they run all seasons with ABS, I can stop much better than they can. Z rated are much better performance in dry but have short tire life, even when driven conservatively. Cost per mile goes way up with Z's. V rated are good compromise. I'm going to try Conti- Contacts next.

Don't do this- bought a set of cheap Walmart Douglass tires last year for the '93 that is rusting out, just to get by for awhile. (Will be parting that out in next few months. Car is in excellent condition except rocker panels and underbody structure are shot: salt = rust.) Those tires wear like iron but are extremely hard compound, therefore traction is very poor, borderline dangerous in wet. Serious waste of money, especially if I have an off road excursion or accident because of loss of control due to poor adhesion. I will never try to save money on tires ever again. My $0.02.

 

But arent z rated tires good for like goign 140ish? im not gonna be going at high speeds much but will be driving everyday, they wont last? i have no knowledge on what type to get...and those bridgestones are pretty good?

 

KDog,

You are right, Z rated are good for continuous 140+ road speed. They get this rating by running cooler when pressed at high speeds, having a stronger carcass to survive the stresses, and having more aggressive tread. However, depending upon your driving style, you may notice they work better at 75, compared to S or H rated tires. Their are softer tread compound and stiffer sidewalls maximize traction and minimize tread squirm, making the tire more capable and predictable regardless of speed, at the expense of much higher initial cost and reduced tread life. Also, they generally suck in snow. No one can tell you just buy brand X. People can relate their experience and perhaps keep you from going totally wrong.

The Blizzaks, I can say from 8 experience in heavy snow, are excellent. But if you don't live in a snow belt, that will be of no value to you. Do the reading at tirerack.com and see for yourself about the way others have rated their experience with various tires.