Scottybue

looking to replace the craptacular stock rubbers on my lgt w/ a/s.

seems like i came to the right thread.

 

here in ny/northern nj, we get rain, sleet, snow, slush, along w/ garbage potholed roads. if i was in socal, id get summers and call it a day.

 

currently deciding b/w:

 

toyo proxies 4

were on my prev car and had no issues. maybe not so hot in snow as a prev poster mentioned.

 

avon 550s

seen great reviews, but would like more opinions.

 

conti extreme contacts

these were on my prev prev car and i liked them lots, except for the occasional flatspotting and difficulty in balancing. hm, perhaps thats out of contention now...

 

anybody wanna chime in on their merits and opinions on choosing b/w the three?

 

yes, i have read the entire thread, so ive narrowed them down to these three (two?).

 

thx vmuch!

 

 

Proxes if you want bang for the buck and gobs of dry grip (they're solid in wet as well), P-Zero Nero M+S if you're willing to pay a little more. Forget the Avons and only go with the Contis if you have a lot of snow/slush. I've had the Proxes, P-Zero's, and Conti's before and would rank them P-Zero's 1st by a slight margin over the Proxes, and then a decent gap to third for the Conti's.

Those Fins look pretty cool man. The golds are Enkei RC-T4's for anyone keeping score!

Gotta bring back the Gold Love...

Don't count out the Toyo Proxes 4's! I have gone from the re92's to Continental ExtremeContacts, to Pirelli P-Zero Nero's to the Proxy's and I have to say that for the money so far, the Toyos are the only ones that I can honestly say I will try to buy again. Before that, I had a love affair with the Pirellis, but the Toyos have even better dry grip and were about $40 per tire cheaper.

I hear sidewalls are very, very soft. Otherwise a good tire if you never make any quick turns.

looks damn sharp!

 

1.) Pirelli P-Zero Nero M+S 225/45R17 $130 each wrapped on Rota G-Force's, 5000 miles

 

2.) Omaha, NE

 

3.) Commute, any twisty road I can find in the midwest

 

4.) 60/40

 

5.) Continental ExtremeContact 225/40R18's on MB Weapon's

 

6.) I would highly recommend the Pirelli's for anyone. I believe the 225 width would fit on the OEM wheels, and absolutely kick the RE92's ass. The handing in dry is comparable to just about any summer tire out there, and the all-weather aspect is the perfect AWD cost-effective compromise. I have gone through one winter in these tires and have no complaints. The wet traction is just as good as any rain tire I have had as well. They have a softer compound than most performance all-season's, so a rotation every now and then is a must, but I would assume that is what contributes to the dry traction. They are not directionals, but they do have a defined inner and outer mounting. Be sure you don't read "inner" on the tire after your tire shop mounts them (as was my experience).