i need to get new tires to put on my stock wheels. what brand should i get?

 

I came across this same issue last month. I had Yokohama Avid V4 tires on the car since I bought certified pre-owned 2 years ago. I put 38,000 miles on these tires and they could have gone another 5,000 miles.

After 2 months of research, I decided to replace them with Bridgestone Potenza RE950 tires. These tires are incredible. I got them installed at Costco for $405 total landed cost.

If you look at tirerack.com these tires are the most highly rated tire on the entire bloody site.

These tires have significantly impeoved wet and dry traction - as they should because they are classified as high-performance all season - but they are much closer to high performance than all season. These tires also have a very stiff sidewall. It feels like i am running on 17 inch wheels. I highly recommend these and definately check out tirerack.com for the reviews.

JCG

 

I too second the Bridgestone Potenza RE950's. I had them installed 4-5 months ago, have put about 25,000 on them so far, and they ride just as good as when I got them. The key is rotating them every 6,000. Our camber is set pretty low so you need to make sure they are wearing evenly. The only issue I have is the tread pattern is directional (to keep them quiet) so you have to remount them every 4-5 rotations to switch sides. You are normally just swapping front/back.

 

DONT get the Dunlop SP Sport 5000's!!! I'd say the tred lasts maybe 6 months (and im not talkin about like hotroddin...just normal driving) They suck!! Its a good thing i get new rims so i can get new tires...I think im going to ger the B-Stone Potenza's......What kind of tires came stock on the CL from the factory??

 

Michelen MXV4 Plus, I went to Americas Tires and they wanted 142 for each tire! I'm looking to replace my stock tires too, those Bridgestone's sound pretty reasonable, what speed rating are they?

 

thanks for the replies. but what is this about having to remount them every 4-5 rotations? i dont understand what you mean exxxciteCL

 

The tires have a directional tread pattern. There are arrows on the sides of the tires that are supposed to point forward. If you took a tire from the right side and put it on the left for example, the arrows would be pointing backwards. So you can only rotate them front to back on the same side of the car so the tires rotate in the proper direction. Every couple front/back rotations you should take the tires off and remount them so you can turn the tires around and mount them on the other side of the car.



You can see the directional pattern of the tread in that image. It helps keep the tires really quiet on the road.

 

The Bridgestone Potenza RE950 are H-speed rated, 130 mph.

 

Yokohama 420

Good quality tire, very high treadwear rating, high grip rating.
I upgraded the size of the tires to 225/50 16. Much wider, lots more grip and looks pretty nice too.

The un-offical "Stoners" tire

 

Thats interesting. My roommate has them on his A4 and he travels almost 2000 miles a month with no signs of wear.

 

Ill put my life in BFG's hands anyday.