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  • *The official Tire Review Thread*

    This will start to come up more and more as my fellow lead-foots start to show your true colors. I've been through countless sets of tires searching for the best match. Here's an easy format to help keep the reviews somewhat objective.

    Tire Brand:
    Tire Model:
    Tire Size: Use full number (ie. P225/50R16 92Z)

    Price Each:
    Purchased From:

    Dry Handling: (1-10)
    Wet Handling: (1-10)
    Road Noise Level: (1-10)
    Tire Wear: (1-10, 10 being slow wearing)
    Overall Rating: (1-10)

    Comments:
    Any additional suspension work to consider:
    2006 G6 GTP Coupe
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  • #2
    Tire Brand: Bridgestone
    Tire Model: Potenza RE050A
    Tire Size: 225/50WR18


    Price Each: $185 USD (tirerack.com). $450 CDN from the dealership(do the math, that is a bullshit price)
    Purchased From: GM Dealership (came with the car)

    Dry Handling: 10
    Wet Handling: 9
    Road Noise Level: 9
    Tire Wear: 5(These tires are rated to last approx. 25,000 miles)
    Overall Rating: 8

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    • #3
      Tire Brand:
      Tire Model: BFG G-Force KDWS
      Tire Size: P235 50 18

      Price Each: 300 CDN
      Purchased From: Tire Trends

      Dry Handling: 10
      Try Traction: 10
      Wet Handling: 9
      Road Noise Level: 5
      Tire Wear: 8
      Overall Rating: 9.5

      Comments:Awesome tire, the dry traction is outstanding! The only down side is they're pretty noisy but it’s nothing a little more volume cant handle.
      2009 Panther Black G8 GT
      334 WHP 347 WTQ

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      • #4
        Tire Brand: Hankook Ventus
        Tire Model: V4 ES H105
        Tire Size: 245/40/ZR18 Xl

        Price Each: $137 US
        Purchased From: Pepboys

        Dry Handling: 9
        Dry Traction: 9
        Wet Handling: 9
        Road Noise Level: 4 (a little less than stock)
        Tire Wear: 9
        Overall Rating: 9

        They handle great, the traction dry and wet is superb, no more spinning!
        Not too expensive either. The size I got leaves plenty of room for lowering, and the low profile looks really nice on the polished 18's.
        I'm very happy with these tires.
        Light blue metallic '06 GTP Sedan. Lots of mods.
        Future endeavors: ...whatever makes it more fun to drive. ;D

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        • #5
          Re: *The official Tire Review Thread*

          Tire Brand: Kumho
          Tire Model: Ecsta ASX
          Tire Size: P225/50R17 94W

          Price Each: $195 balanced and installed
          Purchased From: Local store at Bayview and Green Lane, Thornhill, ON

          Dry Handling: N/A (Haven't tried it yet)
          Wet Handling: 10
          Road Noise Level: 9
          Tire Wear: Just got them today
          Overall Rating: 10

          By far I'm very happy. Saved my ass on the highway with the snow storm going on.
          <-- Gray G6? Click!
          2006 G6 SE V6 3.5L Sedan "Sharon", Stealth Gray Metallic, 1SA+CF5+PCM+PDX - Sold but will not be forgotten... will always have a special place in my heart.
          2006 Solstice 2.4L I4 "Kristin", Shadow Gray Metallic, 1SA+JL9+G80+PCQ+ZQ2+ZQ3
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          • #6
            Re: *The official Tire Review Thread*

            whats the thickest tires we can get???? (ie. 225/235/245)
            2005 G6 Sedan aka FReSH G6

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            • #7
              Re: *The official Tire Review Thread*

              Originally posted by FReSHG6
              whats the thickest tires we can get???? (ie. 225/235/245)
              I have 245s on my stock GTP rims, no problems.
              Born: 2/16/2007 -- Best Time: 14.20 @ 98.61 MPH -- 240 WHP & 205 WTQ -- Blueprinted and Balanced

              - U.C. Tinted Tails - Dr. S Stage 3 - SRC Dyno Tune - Eibach Pro Kit - C.I. FPU - Scuba's Aux. Retrofit -
              - 08 SS/TC Brembo Conversion - Ported Heads & I.M - MACE I.M.S. - RacingLine MMI - O.T.T.P. SRS -
              - MMS Headers - ClassicPerformance Exhaust - Powerbond UDP - CF Catch Can - Racingline Strutbar -

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              • #8
                Re: *The official Tire Review Thread*

                Tire Brand: Toyo
                Tire Model: Proxes 4
                Tire Size: 225/45/ZR18

                Price Each: 160
                Purchased From: Jim's Tire Service in Sedalia, MO

                Dry Handling: 10
                Wet Handling: 9
                Road Noise Level: 9.5
                Tire Wear: 9
                Overall Rating: 9

                Comments: Any additional suspension work to consider: Eibach Springs Performance Suspension (Lowers the car 1.75" rear, 1.5" front
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                • #9
                  Re: *The official Tire Review Thread*

                  Tire Brand: Toyo
                  Tire Model: Versado LX
                  Tire Size: 215/60R/16 V-rated

                  Price Each: $140 installed, road hazard etc. $620 including 4 wheel alignment.
                  Purchased From: Marc Yount's

                  Dry Handling: 8
                  Wet Handling: 9
                  Road Noise Level: 4
                  Tire Wear: 8 Estimated
                  Overall Rating: 8

                  Comments: My 2006 G6V6 needed new tires and I was looking for a good upgrade for the worn Uniroyal SR tires. Great blend of traits, quiet on the highway (less pop on expansion joints), excellent try traction (AA rating), great wet traction, increased steering response and turn in. I went with the softer V rate versus the dealer recommended H for better traction. Should get 40k+ miles from these. Only downside is the tires take a cold set. Assuming I upgrade springs/shocks/rims in the future I'll go with a more sport oriented tire.
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                  • #10
                    Re: *The official Tire Review Thread*

                    Tire Brand: Nexen
                    Tire Model: N5000
                    Tire Size: 225/50/17 H-rated

                    Price Each: $60
                    Purchased From: dealer

                    Dry Handling: 8
                    Wet Handling: 8
                    Road Noise Level: 5
                    Tire Wear: 10 so far...
                    Overall Rating: 7

                    Comments: 420 compound makes the ride a lil hard, peels out easily, but good when they are warmed up well


                    Mods: 30% tint front, 18% tint rear, custom eyelids, custom painted rocker panels, custom painted side/wing mirrors, GXP front bumper/fascia, eibach pro kit springs, 17" black/machined face liquid metal venoms, interior CF kit, K&N typhoon intake, Flashtech HID's 6000K lows, 10,000K fogs, Xenon 8500k highs.

                    Other ride: 07 Q7 for now
                    PSN: racin247
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                    • #11
                      Re: *The official Tire Review Thread*

                      Tire Brand: Bridgestone
                      Tire Model: Potenza RE760 Sport
                      Tire Size: P225/50R17 94W

                      Price Each:C$169.50 ($213.51 w/ mounting, valve stem, disposal of old tires, taxes... out the door)
                      Purchased From: Pickering Performance Tire & Auto (Firestone branded store)

                      Dry Handling: 9 - hard to make them squawk!
                      Wet Handling: 9 - drove in heavy rain and never once felt skittish on the highway.
                      Road Noise Level: 6 - slightly noisier than my OE tires.
                      Tire Wear: 7 - used 1/32 of the tread depth for the first 12,400km (7,700miles), similar to my OE tires.
                      Overall Rating: 8 - average of above.

                      Comments:
                      My OE tires were the Continental ContiTouringContact CV95. My new RE760's are much better for grip (I have a hard time making the tires spin!), but just slightly noisier than the Conti's - and they were almost down to the wear bars, so probably noisier than new Conti's.

                      I am really impressed with these new RE760's, and very happy with my purchase.



                      --- edit: added photos below ---
                      So here they are on the car. Sorry, but it's rained a lot since I washed my car last week.




                      Edits: a) Corrected some typos, added photos, revised explanation slightly. b) Updated my ratings now that I've got some miles on them. c) corrected font size.
                      Last edited by GraniteGrey; 10-11-2010, 01:02 PM.
                      Trust me, I'm a professional!

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                      • #12
                        Re: *The official Tire Review Thread*

                        Tire Brand: Bridgestone
                        Tire Model: Potenza G019 Grid
                        Tire Size: 225/50R17

                        Price: (don't remember exactly) $338 for rear IIRC.

                        Dry Handling: 9
                        Wet Handling: 8
                        Road Noise: 6
                        Tire Wear: don't know yet
                        Overall Rating: still gathering my opinion


                        Got these as my current front tires were worn to the cords, and i'll be replacing the front Goodyears with 2 more of these before winter.
                        Love the aggressive tread design and for the price, they were cheaper than the Firehawk GT's I had originally wanted to go with.
                        106,000 MILES!
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                        • #13
                          Re: *The official Tire Review Thread*

                          Tire Brand: Goodyear
                          Tire Model: Ultra Grip Ice
                          Tire Size: 225/r17's

                          Price Each: $1200 all in
                          Purchased From: Fountain Tire

                          Dry Handling: (1-10) Not applicable
                          Wet Handling: (1-10) 10 (slush)
                          Road Noise Level: (1-10) 8
                          Tire Wear: (1-10, 10 being slow wearing) Not applicable
                          Overall Rating: (1-10) 9



                          Great tires, drove through a snowstorm from calgary to medicine hat for thanksgiving. Difference from the stock continental all seasons was signifigant. inspire confidence on ice and snow.

                          2010 F150 XLT SuperCrew

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                          • #14
                            Re: *The official Tire Review Thread*

                            Tire Brand: Uniroyal
                            Tire Model: Tiger Paw AS65
                            Tire Size: 225/50 R 18

                            Price Each: It came to $500 for all 4 mounted and balanced.
                            Purchased From: Klyn's tire service

                            Dry Handling: 7
                            Wet Handling:7
                            Road Noise Level:8
                            Tire Wear: ?- just got them yesterday
                            Overall Rating:7

                            They are good tires for the price, seem a lot better than the stock LS2's. I went to 3 different tire places they all seem to have the same prices and these were $115 a piece the LS2's were $119 a piece and after that the price jumped up to $179 a piece. It didnt seem like they had a whole lot of options for this size?

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                            • #15
                              Re: *The official Tire Review Thread*



                              Tire Brand: Continental
                              Tire Model: ExtremeContact DWS
                              Tire Size: 225/50R17

                              Price Each: $121.00 (on sale for $108ea when I got them)
                              Purchased From: Tire Rack

                              Dry Handling: 9
                              Dry Traction: 10
                              Wet Handling: 10
                              Snow Traction: 9
                              Road Noise Level: 7
                              Tire Wear: no visible wear after 6 months.
                              Overall Rating: (1-10) 9

                              Driving style: Very aggresive

                              Car is completely stock.

                              I'm extremely happy with these tires. 1000x better than the OE Hankooks. On dry pavement, the tires will not spin off the line and stick really well in hard corners...a little squishy feeling, but still stick. Very little tire spin when floored on wet pavement. Snow traction is excellent. Stops very well, even without ABS. Still have to be careful accellerating around tight corners, since it just wants to go straight if you get on it too much, but that's expected with FWD cars on ice or snow. With the old tires, the car was useless whenever there was snow or ice, and the car stayed parked. I'll probably use it more this year and save the 4x4 for the really nasty days. I highly recommend these tires.
                              '07 G6 V6 -- stock.
                              '09 G8 GT -- stock.
                              '01 Explorer Sport 4x4 -- 4.0L SOHC, Xcal2, lifted, 33" Terra Grapplers.
                              '83 Mustang GLX -- 5.0L, HCI, TKO600, turbo 15psi, ~500rwhp.

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