Time for 4 new tires

[HOKIE_05_LGT]

I was having pretty bad vibrations in the steering wheel for the last few hundred miles so I took it into the dealer to have him check the rear wheel bearings. I figured I would have them check the bearings and they would let me know if it was them or not. Turns out the front drivers side tire inner belt is in pretty bad condition. I thought it was the tires to begin with since it didn't feel like a mechanical problem. I put a set of Yoko AS430's on December of 07 so I sorta knew the tread depth was going to be too much. I've been on tirerack.com trying to find the best tires for my driving style and road conditions. I don't want to spend a ton of money but I don't want to buy another set of crap tires. I do mostly commuting with my car along with road trips. No road racing, crazy driving just normal driving with the occasional spur of "fun" driving every now and again. I would appreciate any recommendations for tires that you guys have. I just get lost looking at tire after tire after tire.

 

Thanks

[krzyss]

I guess you want All Seasons.

 

I like my Dunlop SP 5000. Old tech but not bad. Prices are quite low too.

If you want to spend more Bridgestone RE960 is very good.

 

Krzys

[dwolson2]

I liked my continental extreme sport contact 2's had them on my skyline in japan, I searched for a long time and they seemed to be the best bang for the buck tires

[rhe]

I just put Falken Zeix-912s on MY06LGT. Here is a thread on Falkens: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114448

[stanjk3]

From what I've read, Continental ContiExtremeContact are one of the best bang for the buck all-season tires. I plan on buying a set of these for the wife's Impreza.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ContiExtremeContact&partnum=145WR7CEC&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&place=8&speed_rating=V&speed_rating=Z&speed_rating=W&speed_rating=Y&speed_rating=(Y)&minSpeedRating=H

 

Goodyear Eagle GT are new and so far, are another good choice.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Eagle+GT&partnum=145WR7GTXL&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&place=7&speed_rating=V&speed_rating=Z&speed_rating=W&speed_rating=Y&speed_rating=(Y)&minSpeedRating=H

 

They're a little bit more expensive, Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position are also highly rated.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+RE960AS+Pole+Position

 

Here's the survey rankings at Tirerack-

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=UHPAS&width=215%2F&ratio=45&diameter=17&tireSearch=true&autoMake=Subaru&autoYear=2005&autoModel=Legacy%20Wagon%202.5%20GT&autoModClar=Limited&minSpeedRating=H&speed_rating=V&speed_rating=Z&speed_rating=W&speed_rating=Y&speed_rating=(Y)