Goodyear Eagle GT in 195/55/15 on now. Looks like they're no longer made so I'm looking for viable High Performance All-Season tires to replace them in the same size.

Don't drive it in rain, but never know when you might get caught so I'd like tires that could handle rain if need be. Street car, no track use. Looking for a tire that can handle plenty of spirited driving

 

No all season handles well.

The tire to have right now is the Continental ExtremeContact Sport. 205/50/15 will (most likely) fit on the same rims you are using now, and they are excellent in the rain.

I'm also a fan of the 205/50/15 RE71-R tire, they dont test well in standing water, but for wet pavement they are ridiculously sticky. They also will last 20,000 miles less than the conti sports.

 

Continental ExtremeContact Sport is the right tire for you. Doesn't sound like you're a track junkie, so that's what I recommend.

 

Will not ever buy Conti tires new again after how I was treated by them when I had to get a tire replaced under warranty.

 

I love my 195/50/r15 BFGoodrich G-Force sports. They deliver great grip in the dry and I've never had any kind of issue with the rain. I've also run the eagle gt's; the G-force's are better in my opinion.

 

The tire manufacturer has nothing to do with getting a tire replaced. Go to discount tire, where they will warranty each tire for 15 dollars, or buy from tirerack.com where you can get free tire replacement for 10 per tire.

Get the conti sports and I promise you will crap yourself with how good they are. I drove a basically stock mazdaspeed miata with them, and it was a HOOT. They do everything well.

Or just get snow tires, you never know when a freak snowstorm will catch you off guard. Make sure to carry chains, too. (oh wait, that'sme lol)

 

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 and/or Toyo Proxes R1R any good?

 

195/50R15 Not quite the same size bu tclose. i have Hankook RS4's and they are great.

 

DZ102 and R1R are not in the same league with each other, but are both good tires. I have the DZ102 on mine currently in 195/50-15.

So far my favorite street tires has been the Yokohama S.Drive. good grip, super fast responce, and excelent in the wet.

 

May I ask why you have the Dunlop on if the Yoko are your fav?

 

Cause I got a really good deal on the Dunlops and wanted to see how they compared. They are almost as good, but not quite as much grip and feel a little less planted. It isn't a big deal though since they are just the drive around tires. I have the RE-71R for when I want to have fun.

 

Ordered the BFG G-Force Sport 2 tires

 

too bad, I have the BFGs, disappointing. They were good the first year but after being frozen outside their rain performance the next year really went down hill. They're going to be replaced with the magic contis when they run out of tread.

 

 

There is a good tire hierarchy thread on here.

 

This is a not racing tire thread, its a wine and cheese thread.

 

Slight thread drift: are any of you using the 205 ExtremeContact sports on a 6" wheel? Between the inability to get 195s and the fact that the Contis cost 60% more than the BFG Comp2 in Canada, I'm leaning towards staying with the BFGs, even though I've had flat-spotting/balance issues with them.