My Accord is starting to look like it may need new tires. On the outside the front two had been warn but I don't know why. They may have been on the back and had something rubbing when I hooked a trailer up I don't think so but I can't figure out what it is. Anyway I think it may be about time for new tires. I have heard really good things about Toyo and Kumho but the Kumho's are $29 to $39 from tirerack.com and no where around here or tirerack sell Toyo's but I can drive to get them but they seem to be about $110 a tire. Is it worth the difference. P175/60R15 is what the current tires say on them that I suppose is the size. I thought I had 16 inch rims but I guess they are 15. I have the stock rims from a 96 Accord EX but have been thinking about putting some bigger rims probably 17 inch ones but they make the tires cost even more. Would now be the time to change rims if I'm going to? Would I be better off ordering the tires and having them mounted here or I know a guy that has a tire machine that might can mount them but I don't know if he has time or would I be better off just getting them at a place and having them mount them? I have Good Years now that were pretty cheap like $70 or $80 ones and they are ok but when it rains really hard they start to spin a little easily should they stick better than this or am I just used to off road tires? These Good Year ones are great when it is dry though unless I spray stuff on there to make them shiney then they also tend to loose traction a little and I find myself doing burnouts at stop lights without me actually wanting to but I know thats because of that stuff. Just wondering what tires you guys are rolling with? If I do keep the stock rims should I get a bigger tire or more importantly can I? Or also I like the look of the low profile tires are they any good and can you get them for stock rims or would I have to get different rims? Where is a good place for resonably priced rims?

 

One possible reason the outside of your tires are looking worn could be from a bad alignment. If you haven't had one done in a while you might want to have that done.

As for which tires you should buy, you should include some more info. What are you going to be using them for? Are they going to be used for daily driving? Are you looking for a all-season tire or a summer or winter tire? Do you see any snow or rain where you live? Give us this info and you will get a much more detailed responce as to what tire might suit you best.

As for upgrading your rims now. It's all up to you. If you have extra money to spend on rims and tires then go ahead. Tires are going to cost more as you get bigger in size though so keep that in mind.

Oh, when you put products on your tires to make them nice and shiney make sure you ONLY put it on the sidewall. You are not supposed to put it on any of the tread. If you get it on the tread it makes the tire slippery and not only difficult to start moving but even harder to come to a stop.

 

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good place to get rims.... they usually have them for 600$ with tires..... and also it wouldn't be a bad idea to check ur alignment... mine were wearing wierd and it was because of the alignment.

 

Yeah I know not to spray it on the tread but It seems to get on it sometimes. Ok I guess I need all season tires. It is my daily driver and I drive in the rain and sometimes snow if it snows but snow isnt that big of a concern. I want them to get good traction in the rain and just in gerneral.

 

Bridgestone Potenza RE950
I had these on my Accord when I bought it and I loved them. After these though I switched to summer tires and seperate tire for winter. If I hadn't I probably would have gone back to them.

Just go onto the TireRack and look at tires in the All-Season catagory for size 195/60/15 or whatever size you want. I do believe 195/60/15 is the correct size for your car. To double check the correct size for your car just select you vehicle year and model and it'll tell you the correct size.

 

Ok whats the difference between the winter and summer tires? Can I not drive in the winter with the summer ones? I don't really need to drive in snow but wouldn't mind being able to but I don't have to but I would need to drive it when it was cold out. I have heard some bad things about bridgestones. I really have heard great things about Michelin, Toyo, Kumho, and Yoko(something not sure how you spell the last part) I have heard ok things about the Yoko ones. Are the Bridgestone ones really that much better than Toyo's or Kumhos or would I be better off going with one of those?

 

"summer tires" are basicilly higher performance tires....ones that are meant for spirited drivers.....they often can handle rain very well, but snow is another issue.....winter tires refer to snow tires, or just plain in-expensive tires made for passenger cars......

if you want a decent pair of all season tires, but you have no real concern for performance, look at yokohama avid tourers....its what ive got on the car, till next spring....they grip pretty decently, have suprisingly excellent snow tracition (great for snow drifting ), and have a 650 tread wear rating....which means if you rotate them every 5k or so, they will last you a LONG *** TIME.....

 

I never had a problem with my Bridgestones, they ran great right to the end. I haven't seen much if any bad comments about them but I'm sure they are out there, and probably for a good reason but they worked great for me.

As for Michelin, Toyo, Yokohama. I've heard good things about Yokohama as a good all around tire for a good price. I've also heard some good things about Toyo tires but don't know what they run. And as for Michelin, I've heard good things about them as well but have also heard they are expensive. Now, I havne't used any other these brands yet so it's all hearsay from what I've read or heard.

I haven't run a Kumho all season tire but I have run their high performance tire and wasn't really impressed. I'm going to try Yokohama tires next summer.

So I guess if I were to be buying all season tires I would look at the Bridgestone or Yokohama tires. Those would probably be my choices.

TireRack is a great site to review tires though. Read through the reviews and look at the test reports, sizing, prices, etc of different brands of tires and choose which one will better suit your needs.

 

Yokohama's appear to run about $70 a tire in a local flyer I got and Michelins seem to be about $120 and the Toyo's at a shop that sells them about 6 hours away in a town we frequently visit are about $110. I think I'm going to check into Yokohama's and Toyo more though. The bad things I had heard about Bridgestone wernt reviews it was from my uncle and then another friend of mine both didn't like them.

 

Well, everyone has their own taste. Thats why it's best to research different tires so you can hopefully find the best that works for you and not going by what works for someone else.