Opinion of performance tires (H-rating) at Walmart?

[JEDI]

My car uses p205/55 R16 tires

Walmart.com has the following tires, and can be shipped to my nearest store for free.

Douglas Performance GT-H $70.68 each (40k miles)
BFGoodrich Excentia GTH $78.46 each (50k miles)
Goodyear American Eagle H $91.96 each (60k miles)
Goodyear Eagle LS $69.86 each
Goodyear Eagle RS-A $88.02 each
Goodyear Eagle GT-HR $99.42 each
Goodyear Assurance ComforTred $103.44 each

Opinion on these tires? or Link to review sites on these tires?

THX!

 

[Reggae4k]

www.tirerack.com

i recommend bridgestone turanza LS-H

 

[thomsbrain]

if your priority is wet traction, you don't want performance tires.

 

[Thegonagle]

Make sure the traction rating is AA. That's a rating for wet braking traction.

Best tires I've ever had are BF Goodrich Traction TA.

 

[yobarman]

I tried to buy tires at WalMart once, but those dumbasses refused to put them on the wheels because they were not stock. Said some crap about liability issues. After that retarded escapade, I went elsewhere.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: Thegonagle
Make sure the traction rating is AA. That's a rating for wet braking traction.

Best tires I've ever had are BF Goodrich Traction TA.

yeah, heard good things about BF Goodrich Traction TA. too bad walmart doesnt sell them. getting them mounted, plus tire rotation will cost extra $, where as walmart tires are free at walmart.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

I have the RS-As on my Mazda3 (stock tires) They're great in the dry, but hydroplane very easily in rain and are damn near useless in snow.

 

[RU482]

from personal experience, I would avoid the Goodyear Eagle LS
they have marginal traction & get loud at about 20Kmiles
at least the factory installed ones on GM cars

 

[RU482]

wholly crap...I just looked at those prices. You can do better at tirerack

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
I have the RS-As on my Mazda3 (stock tires) They're great in the dry, but hydroplane very easily in rain and are damn near useless in snow.

yeah, i read that about the stock RS-A's on the Mazda3. the stock 15" and 17" tires suck.

but also heard the stock 16" tires (Toyo's) on the alloys were good.

so it seems the stock 16" tires were the best on Mazda3.

i also guess from my list in my 1st post to avoid ALL the goodyear eagle tires?

tiresrack is cheaper, till you factor in the shipping. then add the cost of installing/balancing. (walmart only charges $10 per tire for install + lifetime balance/tire rotation).

 

[arcenite]

another vote for bf goodrich traction t/a. Have them on my car, will never use another tire.

 

[Actaeon]

Wow, some of these tires recommendations SUCK.

Goodyear ComforTred? 700 Treadwear rating? Goodrich Traction T/A? 620 Treadware? I'll pass on both. You'd end up wearing out the roads before it wore out your tires. You're going to have to make a compromise between milage and performance. You can't have 50,000 mile tires that perform as well as high performance tires, and you can't have high performance tires that last as long as a 50,000 mile tire. Honestly, I wouldn't want a tire to last more than 15,000 miles. They likely wouldn't have the grip I want from a tire.

I just feel that tires are the most important aspect of a cars handling and performance. Your tires are what holds your car to the road, you better get some grippy tires. No compromises.

Here are some recommendations..

Toyo Proxes4s
Toyo T1-S
Yokohama ES100s
Kumho KH11s
Kumho KU31s
Avon M500s
Avon M550s

I can find more, but I'm tired of looking. For reference, I use the Toyo T1-S, and they're great tires. Perfect in rain.

 

[HiTek21]

Originally posted by: arcenite
another vote for bf goodrich traction t/a. Have them on my car, will never use another tire.

Another vote for BF Goodrich Traction T/A
I bought them for my mom's prelude (They're V rated though) and they're probably the best tires she's had on her car yet. When my tires are due for change I will most likely get a set of Traction T/A's.

 

[isekii]

Get the Toyo Proxes 4. Performance + all season.
Prices are pretty cheaper than other big name brands.

 

[Freejack2]

If you live where it snows BF Goodrich Traction T/A. Don't skimp, you'll regret it.

 

[bigredguy]

screw sprawl mart

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Actaeon
Wow, some of these tires recommendations SUCK.

Goodyear ComforTred? 700 Treadwear rating? Goodrich Traction T/A? 620 Treadware? I'll pass on both. You'd end up wearing out the roads before it wore out your tires. You're going to have to make a compromise between milage and performance. You can't have 50,000 mile tires that perform as well as high performance tires, and you can't have high performance tires that last as long as a 50,000 mile tire. Honestly, I wouldn't want a tire to last more than 15,000 miles. They likely wouldn't have the grip I want from a tire.

I just feel that tires are the most important aspect of a cars handling and performance. Your tires are what holds your car to the road, you better get some grippy tires. No compromises.

I agree with you, for the most part, but absolutely disagree that you should need to replace your tires every 15,000 miles. I've found that Traction TA really doesn't compromise much at all. The dry limits of this tire are already very good--better than some of the so-called "high performance" tires I've tried, and the high treadwear is a nice bonus. But where they shine is on wet pavement. Perhaps if you're doing competition, you'd want something else with a little more dry grip, but for everyday tires on an everyday car, it's going to be rare that you even want to hit the limits of the tire on a bright sunny day. What's important is the limits on wet pavement or snow, because those are the conditions in which a daily drive actually hits the limits of the tire on a regular basis.

That's why I recommend a tire with good wet traction for non-competition applications, and why I like the Traction TA.

 

[dandruff]

one word: costco

 

[BMdoobieW]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
I have the RS-As on my Mazda3 (stock tires) They're great in the dry, but hydroplane very easily in rain and are damn near useless in snow.

I haven't really had those problems. I have the 17 inchers on my 3s.