What are good all season tires? for a 92 hatch with 15" rotas?

 

The size you need is 195/50-15. Unfortunately, the best all-season tires don't come in that size. Here are some okay choices that do, with prices from the Tire Rack except where indicated:

Bridgestone Potenza G 009 $90
Falken Ziex ZE-512 $45 (Vulcan)
Goodyear Eagle GT-HR $69
Kumho ECSTA AST $41
Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S $141
Toyo Proxes 4 $51 (onlinetires.com)

If it were my car, I'd get one of the three options in the $41-51 range. Or, better yet, I'd get a set of cheap steelies with winter tires, and get summer tires to use the rest of the year.

 

Ya, I would have to agree with Nsxtasy on this one better to get steelies with winter tires and summer tires on you rota's.

Dave

 

well. im on a budget so cant afford the steelies and tires now. so i just have to get just tires. but i was thinkiing about the proxes 4. i was reading the reviews and they were a pretty good all around tire. any other suggestions?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxtasy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The size you need is 195/50-15. Unfortunately, the best all-season tires don't come in that size. Here are some okay choices that do, with prices from the Tire Rack except where indicated:

Bridgestone Potenza G 009 $90
Falken Ziex ZE-512 $45 (Vulcan)
Goodyear Eagle GT-HR $69
Kumho ECSTA AST $41
Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S $141
Toyo Proxes 4 $51 (onlinetires.com)

If it were my car, I'd get one of the three options in the $41-51 range. Or, better yet, I'd get a set of cheap steelies with winter tires, and get summer tires to use the rest of the year.
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what if i have always put 205/50/15's on my car. what difference does it make compare to the 195/50/15?

 

205/50-15 throws off the accuracy of your speedometer and odometer, because the outer diameter is significantly bigger than stock. The bigger tire also results in slightly slower acceleration. Stick with 195/50-15. (The 195/50 is also usually cheaper, too.)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by koulaid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well. im on a budget so cant afford the steelies and tires now. so i just have to get just tires. but i was thinkiing about the proxes 4. i was reading the reviews and they were a pretty good all around tire. any other suggestions?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm daily driving Proxes 4. They're reasonable grippy in the dry (for all seasons), fantastic in the wet in terms of stopping and cornering grip. I seem to have a real easy time spinning the tires in the wet, but that only effects getting going in 1st and isn't reall a big deal, and my open dif is probably a big factor there as well. However, they have one of the softest sidewalls of any tire I've used, which is why I bought them.

On the downside, they don't provide alot of feedback to the driver, squeel loudly long before you're anywhere near the limit, and make the car take forever to take a set from the super soft sidewall. They're also produce a large amount of tire noise at freeway speeds, compared to the stock Michelin XGT V4s my Integra came with.

In short, for the price, I'm sure you could find a better tire. I like them, because of the soft sidewall helping to compensate for my high spring rates, but thats a band aid solution.

Also, since I live in LA, I don't ever drive in any condition that would make an all season better than a summer tire. So, for mud and/or snow and cold weather performance, someone else will have to chime in.