Getting Fed Up with 17-in Low Profile Tires.....

[Grant Lenahan]

I had great luck with Sumitomo HTR+ W-rated tires.
Cheap.
Good in bad weather.

I never got a bubble in anything, by the way.

Grant
On Apr 17, 2007, at 3:30 PM, Bob Gregory wrote:

> My B5 S4 (225-45-17) came with the famous bubble prone RE040's and 3 
> of those died well before their tread life was over.  Changed to Toyo 
> T1-S, and they wore out amazingly fast, wore heavily (strangely) on 
> the inside, and had substantial tread separation issues.  Just changed 
> to Conti SportContact and within 1 week,  a bubble appears in a 
> sidewall!  I know exactly what caused it and it wasn't much.
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> During the winter months, I have used both Nokian NRW and (currently) 
> WR in size 205-55-16.  I have hit much bigger potholes and poorly done 
> road patches with these without any sidewall issues.
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> So....does anyone have experience with decent performance 225-45-17 
> tires that are known to be (as much as possible) sidewall bubble free? 
>  I am more than ready to trade some "ultra" and "max" performance 
> attributes for some frotting lifespan!  I have always preferred wet 
> weather capabilities over ultimate 10/10s handling ability.
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> Any good options?  I am thinking about WRs in 225-45-17 except they 
> are so expensive.
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