Tire shopping

Mancub

Torn between getting Yokohama OEM or the new continental for my 15 base. Currently on OEM yokos.

Yoko pros: 4 for price of 3 at dealership with installation, and they lasted 35k w/ some autox. ~$725
Cons: gotta get 225/50/18 and 245/45/18 original sizing

Continental pros: I get to choose 245/45/18 front, 275/40/18 r
Cons: cost at least $845, plus installation and balancing and I've never bought tires online.

jchammond

Heck,you’re close enough to the Tire Rack warehouse in Ga.
You can do a local pickup.
I ran 245/45,275/40/18 combo for years- good choice!


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Spooler

Or he can go to Savannah tire and they will price match the tire rack.

jchammond

I’ve heard that some tire places won’t install tire sizes on Vehicle’s that aren’t oem,,but the 245/45,275/40 is a great combo on the base Wheels.

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jchammond

Seeing that I’m not too far from you: I know what kinda random weather we get.
If your Z is a DD & you don’t swap out wheels/tires for the winter,,,you would not be disappointed in the Michelin A/S 3+’s...as the handling,ride & cutting through bad weather is excellent.
They cost a bit more,but you get what you pay for w/tires....not to mention-once you put them on,they’ll be there a few years (pending on how much you drive).

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Mancub

Yep.. this is what I'm talking about. The Yoko's were alright for the first 20k but the last 15k have been when it decides to flood and the roads get greasy.

That's what turned me on to the Continental Extreme Sports, they got really good reviews for wet traction as well.

Job things are forcing me to move to ATL in the next couple months, so I'm seriously considering the All Seasons now... Reading up on tires it seems Max Performance Summer drops off at about 44 F, I know it's about 10 to 15 degrees on average colder there during the winter.

Thanks for the advice! I'm using it.