I was wondering what everyones opinion were on these tires, as I can get them for a very decent price where i live and because with my situation I cant get winter steelies and new tires due to storage problems. :::have no where to store them at all:: i have all season nankang ns-2s on my car currenty but am not pleased at all with there snow performance.



I love the agressive pattern on these tires, kinda look like the BFG KDW's which i wanted to get but due to no storage for winter rims and stuff, i have to go with all season tires..
What is everyones opinion on these, and the price doesnt bother me for these tires.

Also if i would go with them, what tire would i go with 215,225.. 40,45 height?? I have 18 inch konig unkowns.

18x7.5 45 offset i believe. Thanks in advance everyone!!!

 

I would do a 225,235/40/18 depends on what you want, the skinnier the tire width wise is better in the snow so in that case I would do a 225/40/18

 

all seasons don't really do great in the snow. they'll do better than summer tires of course, but won't do as good as even crappy snow tires. if you were disapointed before, i bet you will be again. and ideally you would want to get a smaller wheel with a bigger tire.

i know you said you have no storage space, but what about under your bed, or in a corner or something? that's really the way to do it. i have my tires stacked up in my bedroom.

but, to answer your question, i've never used those tires so won't comment on them. but the tread does look pretty agressive.

 

I have been very pleased with my Mud and Snow Ultra Performance tires in the snow and ice!

I have Falken Ziex ZE-512s and love them!

 

i have a feeling i left to many things out.. i live with my family in a 3 bedroom townhouse with very very limitied space.. plus i dont no how long these tires will last so lets say i get some winter 16 steelies and tires, 500ish or so i am guessing total, then with my wairing nankangs, lets say they crap in the next year or so thats a thousand plus i am spending on tires and stuff, thats a lot for tires.. i wouldnt care personally if i had a garage or the room.. but the fact of it is i live with my fiancee and in my bedroom, there is no room, here is some bedroom pics..

 

there def is room lol

 

closet is full and under the bed is full.. i aint trying to make my room look more trashy, where do you think it would fit?? member my fiancee lives in my room with me, she aint going to want tires hanging in the middle of the room rofl

EDIT: forgot to add, it only snows about 2 months out of the year and doesnt snow much, havnt had a blizzard in a i believe over 10 years.

 

I have them they are awesome sofar. Way better traction than stock.

mine are 235/40R18

 

They LOOK good, so, try them out & let everbody know!

 

Those tire are on the Sky Redline stock

 

I agree. Either do this or you can go with the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3s. I have yet to find anyone that dislike these tires. The performance with them speaks for itself on your first drive. The tread life is very good. I've had em on for a while and there is still plenty of life left. They perform amazing even in the rain. Traction never seems to be a problem with these, although, we don't have snow in Florida so I can't say you will be fine with them in the winter.

 

when i do get new tires i am going to do the F1 all season eagles.. i was doing some heavy reading on them and they fit my needs perfectly. this is where i am confused a little bit.. i heard someone say that 235 is less wide than 215? is that true.. how does that work with 18's?? my knowledge on this subject isnt to well educated. I love my 215 size, seems to look great.. is 235 wider sideways than 215?? i no that the numbers are based off a bunch of things..

 

Studies have shown that all-season tires are no good at all when the temperature drops below 7°C (45F...time to change to metric boys)...Below that it's like driving with tires made out of plastic...

 

ex. 215-40-18

The first number is the width of the tire. 225 is wider than 215, 235 is wider than 225, and so on. Higher number = wider tire. 225 is your best bet for performance / affordability. 40, the second number is the height of the sidewall. The same goes for these numbers. Higher number = bigger sidewall. Lower number has less tire roll which in turn will provide you with better cornering and overall performance. 18, the last number is obviously the tire size. Does this help?

 

second number isnt exactly just the height of the sidewall. its more complicated than that.

its an aspect RATIO pertaining to the sidewall.

a 225/50/18 means that the sidewall height is 50% of its width.


so something like a 375/40/18 would actually have a larger sidewall than a 205/50/18
even though the second has a higher number.

or a more relevant example.....a 235/40/18 actually has a LARGER sidewall than a 205/45/18

 

Oh Yeah...Oh Yeah....Nice Addition. lol

 

Thanks guys I really appreciate that info..

EDIT: so 225/40 is the best to go with??

 

Here is the ratio to figure out tire size. Take the size 225/45/18


Take the width 225 multiply it by .45 (if the sidewall ratio was 40 then by .40)
Take that number 101.25 multiply by 2
202.5

Add 202.5 and the size of the rim's diameter 18 inches checks out to be 457.2 by converting inches to mm. 25.4 mm is equal to 1 inch.

Take the 659.7 and divide by 25.4 you will get the size of the tire in inches.

In this case 25.9

The stock tire is 25.6 inches

235/40/18 is 25.4 inches

225/40/18 is 25.0 inches

Not a big jump in size but remember the taller you go the lower rpm you will run and it is similar to lowering the gear ratio. Conversely going with a tire slightly smaller will be like gaining in gear ratio. Not enough to make a huge difference but you get the idea.

Also the smaller the sidewall the car may corner a little better but it will ride a little harder too.

I have the Goodyear Eagle F1 All Season on my ss/sc now. Only had them for a few days. They seem like a nice tire. I hook better then the OEM's but I'm running 225/45/18. I feel like braking perception of it anyway is slightly worse. Haven't really driven it enough to say much about treadlife, cornering ect... If I do it over again it will be 235/40/18 for the width, but closer to overall size in diameter of stock *little on the smaller side* but improved traction and cornering with the bigger foot print. I do agree for a summer tire everything I've read and heard is top notch about the Goodyear Eagle GS-D3. They have high ratings, but are a summer tire good in wet and dry. Plus they were almost 50 bucks per tire more then the All Season. I will go with them as a strict summer tire in the future. Maybe with new rims I don't know. But so far I'm not dissapointed with the F1 All Season tires they are better then stock.

One other thought....if you do a lot of driving and want something to last a little longer then the norm thse All Seasons would be a good choice. Mine came with a 35000 mile warranty. Again I don't know how they will hold up, or if they are going to be my bag to drive on a backroad as I haven't taken them out and pushed them real hard yet....anyhow just my .02

 

Thanks for the help do you got any pics with them on??

 

Tire Rack is a good source for the information that was given to you on a few of the posts. Best thing is it provides comparisons to other tires and feedback from customers.

Check out the link to the F1 all season
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....nSpeedRating=V

 

Why not the BF Goodrich KDW NT?

 

i have 225-45-18 and have no rubbing issue's at all,and im lowered...i got the all season potenza's and they are okay in the winter,but once it pass's more than 1"of snow they start to kinda suck

 

No problem. I have a digital camera and will take some pics of them when there is daylight. They look great being a wider tire.

Also I took them out today and pushed the car a little. I feel as if the tire...either size or being an improved tire or a combination there of make it a little more 'direct' with steering response compared to the stock tires

Yes they are one of the best out there for info. That's where I read how to figure out tire size for my Silverado, then I checked it out for the cobalt.

This page has the tech articles on the upper left and related articles on the right

This page is for 'sidewall markings'

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=33

Tire Diameter

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...e.jsp?techid=7

Tire size conversion chart

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=45

Break-in * I don't believe folks think too much about this with tires. I know I haven't until I looked and it was too late for the tires I just picked up the last couple of weeks for my truck and 'balt....at least I now know for the next set of tires. *

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...currentpage=33

 

pshh break in tire,lol..i mount it and hit the highway...couple 2nd and 3rd gear pulls and thats it..

 

the thing i find weird is how i noticed that ur chair has rollerblade wheels as chair wheels