terryb52 Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 I am at the point where I need new tires on my '92 Legacy Touring Wagon. What are your opinions on good all-season tires? I am not looking to spend a lot of money and need good snow traction without snow tires. Do I replace all 4 at once? Any other tire tips? BTW my new fuel pump did the trick. Hope I didn't spend a lot of money for a simple connector problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryb52 Posted November 23, 2003 Author Share Posted November 23, 2003 Anyone have experience with these tires on a subaru? I have read good reviews that compare them with Michelins for much less. How about snow traction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 You might ask in the legacy forum.... I know your not looking to spend a lot, but these guys make probably some of the best all-season tires in the world. You probably don't want to spend $180+ per tire, but they are cool to drool over (the company is in Iceland): http://www.nokiantyres.com/ Oh - and don't forget to watch their commercials: http://nokian.verstas.com/index.php?page=imagebank.php?keywords=spot%20mainos%20englanti They are awsome in the snow - they were designed for it. And are in the top 10% of the best dry pavement summer tires too. Really amazing. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 The best all-round all-season tire in My opinion is from Les Schwab. It is the Toyo Spectrum touring radial. They are an excellent rain tire. They perform well in all weather extremes as well. Your tire size s/b 195/60R15. Here's a link to the tire and their website. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 taller, skinnier tires will work the best in snow. try a 175/70-75 (auto 3.7 gear) or 185/70 or 75 series(if its a 5spd dual range 3.9 gear) 60's will be wider in proportion than 70 series. wider tires will want to slide around more on snow your choice of tread, but skinny for snow/mud my 2 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagonsOnly Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 Try cross-posting this thread to the new-gen forum, more people over there have had experience with Legacy tires in the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 oh, i thought he said 92 loyale touring wagon. anyway, my tire suggestions are for 13 inch rims (take notes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagonsOnly Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 I did, I think I'm going to put a set of 155/70s on my GL-10 next winter. And did they make a Loyale Touring wagon in '92? I thought '90 was the only year for the Loyale Touring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryb52 Posted November 23, 2003 Author Share Posted November 23, 2003 Back again and reviewing your suggestions. I currently have Toyo 800 Ultra 205/60/R15 on them now. I bought the car in May with those tires so don't know how old they are or anything about them. No records came with the car. It is a '92 Legacy Touring Wagon, turbo. I drive mostly city, to and from work, around town, lots of stop and go. Very little highway except a once a year 3000 mile trip. We just had an inch of snow yesterday so I'll see how much traction I have when I drive to work today. I had never heard of Toyo before. I'll keep watching your suggestions. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 That's the same size I have on my '92 Legacy Touring Wagon. They are about a half size too big. I had no problem in our dose of 6" of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 I'm quite partial to the Hakki's (from Nokia) but I've driven on the Toyo Observe also and it too is quite good. Price for the Hakki's in a 14" size recently came to $420 for the set of four with all the extra charges and tax. This was for the all season tires listed on their website and not the Q series which are specifically for the winter season. Miles is correct about the fact that taller, skinnier tires work better in deep snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryb52 Posted November 28, 2003 Author Share Posted November 28, 2003 QMan-- what do you mean by 1/2 size too big? Which number? I am trying to learn the mysteries of tire numbering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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