yErMoTH3r June 28, 2011 Share yErMoTH3r GC Founder June 28, 2011 Help - too many to choose from :-o Doesn't have to be from here either...they just had alot of volume/piccys. http://www.wheelfire...Option=Standard The usual recommendations from the experts who know the products as I surely don't know squat about rims and quality. Tires on this are 225/50/R18 140AA 95W - Lookin for good all season ~300AA. Keep in mind this is also rear wheel drive. This all started off with the suggestion to replace 1 rim - which I'll replace with caddy brand some time later on. One last thing any locals know who to go to for regular curb rash? Rims need clear coat removed, then refinished then re-clear coated... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless June 29, 2011 Share Clueless GC Alumni June 29, 2011 I'd stick with the Caddy wheels, I didn't see anything in there that wouldn't make your car look ghetto...as fire as tires, my preference is always Bridgestone, I stick with them whenever I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling June 29, 2011 Share samurai nightling Member June 29, 2011 Get you some Pirelli P Zero Nero's. Thats what i wish i could get for my Subie WRX, but some cheaper all seasons will have to do this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yErMoTH3r June 30, 2011 Author Share yErMoTH3r GC Founder June 30, 2011 I'd stick with the Caddy wheels, I didn't see anything in there that wouldn't make your car look ghetto...as fire as tires, my preference is always Bridgestone, I stick with them whenever I can. Protenza REO50A's in summer...no good for winter so I had Eagle F1's which I think they are noizy compared to the Bridgestones - so I'll find their all season version and go with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless June 30, 2011 Share Clueless GC Alumni June 30, 2011 Bridgestone Blizzaks are so crazy good in the snow and ice that you can actually get cocky and forget it's slick out there. Not cheap tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller June 30, 2011 Share Leveller Member June 30, 2011 I switched from pure summer tires on my car (also a rear wheel driver with quite a bit of power) last year to Michelin Pilot A/S Plus (which were relatively pricey, but a steal compared with the run-flats I had before). While we don't get that hard a Winter here in North Texas, we do get some snow/ice and quite a lot of heavy rain which was the reason for the swap as I didn't want to go dedicated winter and summer sets. I've been very happy with them, particularly in the winter time/wet weather and they come with a 45K mile warranty (although I'd be surprised if the rears make it to 20K although that's better than the 8-10K I was getting from the summer tires). You do forgo a reasonable amount of outright grip in the summer if you're a "spirited" driver and I may end up buying another set of rims for some more winter oriented tires so I can get a set of very soft Summer tires, but if you're looking for a year round solution and don't mind giving up a bit of grip at the limits I'd definitely recommend them. We bought my wife's car from a guy in Kansas City, and it came with two sets of wheels/tires, the Blizzaks (which I must say are absolutely superb in the winter) and some Kumho Ecsta XS summers, which are also superb. One of the guys in the office here has an S4 and I know he's running the Continental Extremecontact DW or DWSs, I can't remember exactly which but I know he's happy with them. There are a lot of good tire choices out there, I always check out tire-rack for reviews and pricing. A lesser known brand I know that one of the other guys I work with has which I've heard great things about on the boards and from him with some track use are Vredesteins if you can find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yErMoTH3r July 15, 2011 Author Share yErMoTH3r GC Founder July 15, 2011 still lookin - its always ~225/tire anyway also haven't found a curb rash place yet thx for the input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX July 27, 2011 Share NOFX Member July 27, 2011 I'd get some spinners if I were you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yErMoTH3r December 9, 2011 Author Share yErMoTH3r GC Founder December 9, 2011 So...back to the rim selections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling December 9, 2011 Share samurai nightling Member December 9, 2011 (edited) They want $1231.90 for one rim? Am i reading this correctly? I can't really pick a rim, its all up to your style preference. Also I'm going back on my post from earlier. Though I don't know if it comes in your wheel size, the very best (from all of my research) all-season tire you could get for snow/wet/dry is the Continental Extremecontact DWS. I'm gonna go put these on my car in about a week. Check them out on tirerack.com, look at the surveys, the customer reviews, and the video they have of testing out high-performance all seasons. It comes out on top, and isn't even the priciest of the tires. Edited December 9, 2011 by samurai nightling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yErMoTH3r December 9, 2011 Author Share yErMoTH3r GC Founder December 9, 2011 >>They want $1231.90 for one rim? Am i reading this correctly? Yea, u read it correctly, we must have some really special crack here in NE Ohio. Needless to say I didn't go with it. As far as tires went. I got GoodYear LS2's 4@114 each. With 63k on the vehicle and 1 year left on the warranty, I've decided to put my efforts into what I want for my next vehicle. That being typed, 1st crack will be offered to GC ppl before I let a dealer make me an offer. Mileage should be about 80k when it's time to get rid of it. All scheduled/required maintenance is performed...will post up a couple months before it's time to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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