kumho?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

sumitomo?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=0

fuzion?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

bf goodrich?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

perelli
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

 

for the most part they seem ok ..some better than others ... best advice is to read the reveiws below of the people who have bought them and have real experience with them

 

im leaning toward goodrich or perelli, mostly for the comfort and treadware. they seem like the most bang for the buck

 

Pirelli will be terrible for tread wear ... particularly for the price

 

What Model Cobalt do you have ??

 

i would stick with the bf goodrich and opr perelli

dont go with khumo i bought a pair and after 8000 km there was no rubber left, this was on my Audi A4!

 

i have an '05 LS

 

im probably going to get some 18x7.5 rims though

 

on an LS with big rims I would go with the tire with the longest tread wear and not for the stickiest one ...that being said I dont really beleive in going too cheap when getting tires since its what your car rides on.. so after looking at your criteria the best option for you is the bf goodrich

 

not to deter off subject but I seen a guy the other day who installed K-Mart BIG-O tires on his cobalt sedan. I laughed so hard.

 

go with kumho great treadwear got a hih 8 rating 90$ a tire

 

i liked my kuhmos but like said before they ran out of tread REALLY quick. on the other hand the bfgs are kool and the sumitomos are really good. my mom has them on her z28 and loves them. 275/40/17s. big mothas and they are all season and no tread pattern so you can rotate anyway not jus front to back.

 

I was looking at these TOYO PROXEYS T1R suppose to be brand new on the market....anyone heard of them?

 

i have the fuzion zri on my car and i love them

 

Heard they were "meh", I couldnt believe that Toyo's brand new tire wasn't that great, but most reviews don't give it a good rating.

"The toyo's never finished higher than 8th in any of our tests and in 2 of the tests they finished in last place."

 

im also going with the fusion ZRI

 

well, should i go 215 or 225?

with those bf goodrich's i could go 215, 225, or even 235

 

I used the BFG G-force T/A KDW2s in size 235-40-18. As long as you dont plain on droping the car more then say the pro kits then you should not have any problems with them.
I love these tires my self but there not good for winter use at all.

Later

 

i plan on getting sportlines, i was thinking a 225/40?