good rain tires....

[SR240DET]

hey guys.... im about to buy a 240 for my girlfriend..... its within our price range and practical for us.. (a car i know how to fix.. and spare parts sitting around....) basicly a manual chassis for under 400... belongs to a friend.... and a auto ka and tranny for basicly free ( manual tranny parts for sale soon minus the tranny)

i dont think the s13 chassis is all that safe for her(just driving in the rain)... so im getting some 15x8.5 rims and 235/55/15 tires.. now.. a couple friends told me to get snow tires... because of the deep treads.... but i dunno... who has good experience on tires that are great for daily driving for the rain..... thanks for any replys..

-mark

[AlligatorBling]

teach her how to drive ::shrugs:: i had to say it man... but if you want rain tires... go to the tire store and find any tire with a whole bunch of tiny slits in the rubber (snow) along with a water channel in the middle (rain)

:edit: im running
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+G009&vehicleSearch=true&partnum=96HR5G009&fromCompare1=yes

and im pretty suprised how well the cling to the curves on a rainy day, im surprised I haven't flown off the pavement yet.

[kandyflip445]

Put a front sway bar on it. ;)

[SR240DET]

teach her how to drive ::shrugs:: i had to say it man... but if you want rain tires... go to the tire store and find any tire with a whole bunch of tiny slits in the rubber (snow) along with a water channel in the middle (rain)

:edit: im running
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+G009&vehicleSearch=true&partnum=96HR5G009&fromCompare1=yes

and im pretty suprised how well the cling to the curves on a rainy day, im surprised I haven't flown off the pavement yet.

haha thanks for the post aligatorBling........ ill probly go for those... this is gonna be her first RWD car... im just trying to make sure she will be as safe as possible.... thanks again..

[s13silady]

i work at Just tires...some good ass rain tires, would be the GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLE THREADS...kick ass tires... 10/10 wet, snow, and dry traction and 9/10 comfort and quiet ride (10 being the highest) the treads are crazy... and you get around up to 70,000 on daily driving...

[skatanic28]

ive found that wider tires seem to hydroplane more easily for me....so maybe 235's arent the best idea?

i work at Just tires...some good ass rain tires, would be the GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLE THREADS...kick ass tires... 10/10 wet, snow, and dry traction and 9/10 comfort and quiet ride (10 being the highest) the treads are crazy... and you get around up to 70,000 on daily driving...

ive never heard of a tire being near perfect in every aspect....everything has to be a compromise.

[SlowCoupe]

the kumho 711s are great rain tires and cheap also

[vtotech]

yea dont buy wide rims and tires they do hydroplane alot easier, think of it as a water ski, a real skinny ski is hard to get up on, but a big fat ski is real easy to stand on. but then again you dont want to go too skinny, then the sidewalls are weak and flex alot, i would go with some 195 if i was you

[Bryants95240sx]

the kumho 711s are great rain tires and cheap also
id disagree those tires SUCK in the rain. My friend has them and they really dont do all that well in the rain. There a pretty decent all around tire i suppose.

[slivia-junkie]

the s14 is fine in the rain i am running cheap summer tiers coopers and the car does fine in the rain its all driving

[TheTimanator]

yea dont buy wide rims and tires they do hydroplane alot easier, think of it as a water ski, a real skinny ski is hard to get up on, but a big fat ski is real easy to stand on. but then again you dont want to go too skinny, then the sidewalls are weak and flex alot, i would go with some 195 if i was you
yeah, i was fixing to say. Wider tires are not good for rain. I think it has to do with the fact that a wider tire has to displace more water than a skinnier one. Just stick with the factory alloys and tire sizes and you'll be fine.

[vegita319]

i work at Just tires...some good ass rain tires, would be the GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLE THREADS...kick ass tires... 10/10 wet, snow, and dry traction and 9/10 comfort and quiet ride (10 being the highest) the treads are crazy... and you get around up to 70,000 on daily driving...

holy crap.... i just check tirerack.com and man those tires have some pretty good ratings. Do you think the Dry traction is really that good compared to the Pzero Nero M+S for an All season tire? On tirerack, the ratings are higher for the goodyear...

[s13irdie2]

i remember feeling the tread on the goodyear assurance tires. haha. its pretty crazy. i was touching it for like an hour.

[SR240DET]

haha yeah im gonna scratch the wider tire idea.... im running 17x9's but i also have a 225... and iv ran lower width before...... thats when it hit me... i got decent traction in the rain because i dont have wide ass contact patch.... ill still with the stock alloys..... thanks for the replys everybody.. im gonna order those goodyears tomorrow....

[vegita319]

haha yeah im gonna scratch the wider tire idea.... im running 17x9's but i also have a 225... and iv ran lower width before...... thats when it hit me... i got decent traction in the rain because i dont have wide ass contact patch.... ill still with the stock alloys..... thanks for the replys everybody.. im gonna order those goodyears tomorrow....

Don't forget to give us a review on how the tires handle on the rain and wats the comfort level like for daily driving.