compnurd2K2MAX

I currently own an 02 Max SE. I am at 40k and am finally replacing the stock Re92's that sucked.

I live on Lond Island NY and can have bad winters.

I dont drive the car hard and i need a all season that is good in the snow and will last.

According to the reviews the Turanza LS-V and the Pilot Sport A/S are neck in neck in performance in all catagories. the turanza's are 30 bucks cheaper each as well

Problem is the Turanza's are back ordered for over a month. i wanted the assurance triple treads but no go in my size. anyone have any other ideas. i need something to last and like i said i dont drive it hard so i need something leaning toward good in snow and rain any help is much thanked

compnurd2K2MAX

no one has these tires?

MetaOrbit

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I wanted those tires bad...but they were sold out until December...everywhere...and that was 2 months ago. Since I needed tires then, I got Toyo TPTs. But I hear the LS-Vs are supposed to be great.

compnurd2K2MAX

From people i have spoken to and reviews on tirerack, they are just as good if not better then the Pilot Sport A/S and are quieter. and 40 bucks a tire cheaper

Goodyear will be releasing the Assurance Tripletread in 225/50/17 in mid 2005.

It looks like i will be waiting till next month for these to come in stock. i cant see settling on something that will only **** me off

Galo

I have these tires.....indeed, I removed and sold four nearly-new Pilot Sports A/S's because I could not stand their rough, noisy ride -at least here in the sharply-grated (due to studs) roads here in Oregon.

I will say just this: the Turanza LS-V's are the best tires I have ever had, period. Soft, smooth, quiet and with ultimate grip nearly equal to the Pilot Sports

Two observations: they do flat-spot easily in cold weather so the first two-three miles there is some perceived out-of-roundness and the other observation is that they are HUGE tires: the 225/50 Turanzas were easily half an inch larger -diameter and width- than the 225/50 Pilots so.....you can safely go with 215/50s and save some $$$$$

compnurd2K2MAX

Will going with 215's cause problems with stock rims?

Any trials with them in the snow?

Galo

Onn the first question, absolutely not.....7" rims are perfect for 215-section tires -mine are also 7" wide. To see just how big and wide the 225/50 Turanzas are, take a look at my pics at this web site, you can easily discern how wide the tires are compared to the OEM 225's.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/elgalo

As for snow, only one brief experience and that was a light dusting -no problem but then again, prolly not a good test...

compnurd2K2MAX

i am gonna look into the 215's tomorrow and see what the wait is on them thanks for the input