Help on finding tires for 98 GA

[Wednesday_13th]

Hey, im looking for good tires for my 98GA GT, stock rims, im not usre what size they are so im hoping someone with the same year will lol.

I need All seasons, with good wet/dry traction, im actually debating on if i want to use them in winter or not. im thinking of buying some cheap-o rims and slapping my old tires on them and using them for winter..

Either way not much of a price range, just looking for some ideas on whats best..

Need some with excelent handling for high speed turns, i dont know much about tires so im really hoping to get some help..

(no flaming me about meh age :P )

[Foxy]

I believe your stock tires are 205/55/16.

So, do you want all seasons or not?

If you want the best all seasons, look for Pirelli PZero Nero M&S. They're somewhat pricey, but they are the best gripping all seasons in wet/dry. They do give up a bit of performance in the snow, but for an all-season, they're decent.

Just beware - there's a PZero Nero (no M&S) that is a summer tire. Obviously, you don't want those in the winter.

While the PZero Neros are good all seasons, they are still all seasons, not race tires. So just keep that in mind.. if you want really good handling, you'd want a set of summer and a set of winter tires, and swap them as appropriate.

[GreenGA98]

195/65/15.......thats mine at least 98 SE, the GT might be different

I went with Dean all season performance......they are a made by COOPER tires

work good in winter and summer, no problems


Can u even drive yet? lol :lol: j/k

[Wednesday_13th]

Mike...dont go there lol

Thanks for the help though, im still trying to decide if i want to get allseasons or not :/ hard decision

[Matt95GT]

I had 205/55/16 Bridgestone Potenza RE950's on my 94 GT. For all season, I would get them again. Dry traction/handling was on par. Wet traction / anti-hydroplane was superior. Unless I was purposely messing around, the wet traction was nearly equal to dry traction. On one occasion a friend was following me in moderate rain. He called me to get me to slow down... had to drop down 10-15 mph... his OEM tires were hydroplaning whenever he tried to match my speed (I wasn't speeding either). Snow... was competent... just not exactly a Blizzak.

Pricewise, they were a nice middleground between el cheapo's and the Pzero Nero's as suggested above.

[red98grandamse]

Originally posted by Wednesday_13th
Mike...dont go there lol

Thanks for the help though, im still trying to decide if i want to get allseasons or not :/ hard decision


you live in upstate NY... you WANT somehting that is either all-season, or you will end up switching to different tires around mid october. Summer tires will NOT do up here anytime after mid Oct, and youd be stupid for trying honestly:(

Not trying to be mean, but be smart about what you get.

[Wednesday_13th]

Well i planned on using my old tires for winter duh lol, it would be stupid to use summer tires in winter lol, another duh...i think i will stick with all seasons becuase i dont feel like paying for rims for summer tires lol...

And thanks matt, i think i'll look into those, they sound pretty good.

[red98grandamse]

Originally posted by Wednesday_13th
Well i planned on using my old tires for winter duh lol, it would be stupid to use summer tires in winter lol, another duh...i think i will stick with all seasons becuase i dont feel like paying for rims for summer tires lol...


Dont be getting cocky with me little one....


I was simply trying to make sure you n00b ass didn't so something stupid, and I was only looking out for you best intrest, so chill out.


Hell i even SAID that i was not trying to be an *******. This is the EXACT attitude that I don't like at all. Its rude, unessecary, and childish......

...oops, forgot you ARE a child.

I think this will be the LAST time I ever try and help you or answer any question you may have, as you and your attitude are not worth my time.

[Foxy]

Wow, someone's overreacted.. it's just the internet, dude.

[sunrunner_pei]

:nono: I'm watching this one guys...

[red98grandamse]

dont worry im absolutely done Shawn, im just in a bad mood tonight, and didnt appreciate the little guys sarcasm when i only tried to help.

[sunrunner_pei]

Understood.

Now let's get back on topic! :)

[Wednesday_13th]

not to be an ass (yes im mocking u sorry, but like u said im just a child), when the abbreviation "lol" is used almost every other word it usually means that its a joke, or im just being a dick lol..and i thank u for telling me about using summer tires after oct...etc..etc....and all that, and im sorry i came back with a bad attitude (while i dont think i did, but i dont feel like being known as the biggest, yet youngest, ******* on the forum, that would be, eh, kinda bad!)

and i was just pointing out that i basically agreed wit heverything u said, just in my own "special" way....Now, before i get another one of my threads locked, back on topic


(really am sorry though, now when i re-read what i wrote, it is pretty assholish....i think i just made up a word.......sweet..im no n00b either lol, |3|_|7 1 |)0 3/\/_|0`/ 7`/|01/\/9 1/\/ 1337 lol)

[Wednesday_13th]

For the none 1337..or u old peoples

|3|_|7 1 |)0 3/\/_|0`/ 7`/|01/\/9 1/\/ 1337

Translation =

But i do enjoy typing in leet

leet (1337) = a cyber language basically used by online gamers to allow them to swear in games, it made it possible to get around filters !!

[GreenGA98]

Have we even established the correct tire size???:lol:

Really it doesn't matter.....as long as it fits

...i think i will stick with all seasons becuase i dont feel like paying for rims for summer tires lol..

Wait....do u have rims on the car now??? Like aftermarket ones?
You are going to need new tires for winter anyways. Using your old tires in winter (unless they are still in good condition) is a good way to get yourself in a wreck, espically since you live somewhere where it snows like no other in winter.:D

If you buy tires, buy all season....unless u plan to buy 2 sets of tires
1. for winter with old rims (winter tires)
2. for summer with good rims (summer tires)

Im just confused right now...kinda
Please explain, and no sarcasm:roll2: :lol:

and resize your sig pic! its too big:eek:

[red98grandamse]

Originally posted by GreenGA98

and resize your sig pic! its too big:eek:


Ya... since you're so SMRT and 1337, youll have no problem figuring out what the rule means.....




From the rules..
1.4 Signatures
Through the Control Panel, you may set up a signature to be displayed under each of your posts. While small images are permitted, we ask that the total file size for linked images not exceed 50 KB, and that the total signature not exceed 5 lines of text or 200 pixels total image height. Your signature should not be longer than your posts.

[Wednesday_13th]

shizit, lol, forgot about the siggy rules, well i guess im ditchin the pic then, to distorted when u lower it to that kinda size.. and MS Paint isnt really...well..good at anything...

I have the stock rims on there now, and the tires that are on there now are in good condition, i think there farely new, but they dont grip enough for me.....

and i decided that i will just get all seasons, less of a hassle

and mike, i planned on using the tires and rims i have now for winter, and using aftermarket rims, and a new set of high performance tires for summer

Thank u paul, and mike for remindin me of the sig rules...im and idiot its been a while since i looked at the rules :/..i need to steal photoshop from school one of theese days, something better than Paint....

<Sarcasm>

\\ and dont make fun on my 1337-ness lol, im so 1337, just ask my mom, im so 1337 the FBI teh ph3ars me, im like the super duper computer 1337-master...

</sarcasm>

(if you dont understand it lol, the above was sarcasm.. ;) )

[Colin]

Put the sig back , who cares what these guys think ... :lol:

[GreenGA98]

Originally posted by red98grandamse
Ya... since you're so SMRT and 1337, youll have no problem figuring out what the rule means.....




From the rules..
1.4 Signatures
Through the Control Panel, you may set up a signature to be displayed under each of your posts. While small images are permitted, we ask that the total file size for linked images not exceed 50 KB, and that the total signature not exceed 5 lines of text or 200 pixels total image height. Your signature should not be longer than your posts.


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Gee, thanks for clearing that up for him Paul
Even though mine exceds the limit too
You had a sig almost as big as mine until today.
Since when do u follow the rules?:roll2: j/k :lol:

WED u can put it back up man, i just said to resize it:P

[Wednesday_13th]

....wow....im getting very VERY confused....but nah, ill take a better picture next weekend, and ill go to my friends house and use his puter with Photoshop and resize it.. the pic i had wasnt the best, it was just the only one i could make smaller without it being totally distorted.. lol

Mike i think he is still mad at me for being a dick before, :( even though i APOLOGIZED..grrh...i dont understand people anymore :/ ....

['96GAGT]

Just grab a pic of the wheel and we will know the tire size and then all you gotta do is go and get some tires.. just dont get ones that suck.. lol

[Wednesday_13th]

Lol if i get tires, im not going to get cheap ones that are worse than the ones i have, and ill just look at the tires and find out what size they are..

[Wednesday_13th]

haha, hows that for excessivley big picture...mhm..i have a feeling im going to get warned .....


EDIT: I decided id resize the image a bit lol, looks alot blurrier now, but what the hell