Help...need new tires

[maureengill]

Hey all,

I have a 2003 Alero GLS (in a beautiful teal green and I am on the hunt for new tires. Any suggestions...I was looking at the Fuzion H rated tire...but wanted to get other opinions on this. I currently have the 225/50/16 Eagle RSA's at the moment...and really did like these tires...but 152 bucks a piece is too damn much :P .

Thanks,
Maureen

[BNaylor]

I heard the Fuzion were good tires. Nice OTQG ratings on it. The problem I have is they are made by Firestone/Bridgestone. What are they going to cost?

And yes the RSAs are expensive.

[vamc]

I have yokohama(sp) as430 on mine and there were 130 bucks. I beleve kumo i think is also good, from what i hear, i will try them next. Bob..what are your thoughts on kumo?

[maureengill]

The Fuzions are 82.99 each...with the special firestone has going on right now...i can get 4 with the road hazard for 350. Thanks for your input.

Maureen

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by vamc

I have yokohama(sp) as430 on mine and there were 130 bucks. I beleve kumo i think is also good, from what i hear, i will try them next. Bob..what are your thoughts on kumo?

The Yokos are good tires Andrew. Plus I know people with Kumo and they are happy with them. We went with the OEM Goodyear Eagle RSAs. Expensive but they are V rated and the Alero GL2 & GLS with the F83 suspension & handling option were designed with them. With the RSAs it will pull .83gs on a skidpad.

BTW - The cost on the Fuzions looks real good.

[maureengill]

Well, after a bit of research...I have decided to try out the Fuzion Hri's....I'm going to have them installed tomorrow...and will let you all know what I think. I really like the OEM tires that I have on the car (Eagle RS-A's)...but 152 bucks per tire is just too damn much.

Here are the specs and ratings on the Goodyear OEM tires....
Size
Service Description
Load RatingUTQGMax
LoadMax.
Inflation
Press.Tread
DepthTire
WeightRim
Width
RangeMeas.
Rim
WidthSect.
WidthTread
WidthOverall
Diam.Revs
Per
Mile225/50 VR16
91V SL 260 A A
1367 lbs.
44 psi
11/32"
23 lbs.5.5-8"
6.5"
8.3"
7.3"
24.8"
NA


Results based on 1840 submissions of our online tire survey.

Surveyed Averages15 65% 4.0 5.7 5.8 6.8 7.4 6.9 4.8 3.3 3.3 6.5 6.1 5.9 52,558,347

Here are the specs and ratings on the Fuzion Hri's from Tirerack.com....
Results based on 174 submissions of our online tire survey.

Surveyed Averages7 89% 7.6 8.1 8.1 7.7 8.3 7.9 7.4 6.7 7.1 8.1 7.9 8.1 493,395

Size
Service Description
Load RatingUTQGMax
LoadMax.
Inflation
Press.Tread
DepthTire
WeightRim
Width
RangeMeas.
Rim
WidthSect.
WidthTread
WidthOverall
Diam.Revs
Per
Mile225/50 HR16
92H SL 400 A A
1389 lbs.
44 psi
11/32"
26 lbs.6-8"
7"
9.2"
7.8"
24.9"
837


I'll be back in the next few days to let you all know what I think of the Fuzion Hri's.

Maureen

[Rob_M]

looks like a good value. i can't imagine paying more than $100 per tire for a typical passenger car.