tyres-whats good in the wet?

[erik litchy]

so im running el cheapos right now and they plain are meh in the rain.

id trade dry traction for outstanding wet performance :-\

 

im looking at these possibilites

 

Toyo Spectrum

185/70R13

17Lbs.

580 Treadwear

PAS

S Rated

 

 

Yokohama's AVID T-4 -how are these?

Pirelli P400 Touring -these look like they are meant for the wet, has that siped look

[starkiller]

these arent on your short list but my wife runs the goodyear triple treds on her legacy outback here in seattle and i tell ya those things stick like glue...they tend to have a little road noise as they are a 90,000 tire apparently but to me and her its worth the tradeoff here in rainy seattle

[zyewdall]

My Ipike snow tires stick pretty well in the wet too -- but if its JUST wet you want, I wouldn't use them, because they will probably only last 20k miles at most. Soft rubber.

 

Z

[erik litchy]

these arent on your short list but my wife runs the goodyear triple treds on her legacy outback here in seattle and i tell ya those things stick like glue...they tend to have a little road noise as they are a 90,000 tire apparently but to me and her its worth the tradeoff here in rainy seattle

thanks ill look into them

[subie_newbie]

Fuzion HRi, made by firestone, asymetric tread, quiet, and $60 a pop. Do spectaclar in all conditions but snow, and even then they pulled my dumb a$$ out of a ditch I'd spun reverse cookies into

[subyrally]

ive run fuzion tires, thay are ok, but for a few $ more per tire, id reccomend nitto nt450's they are probably the best tires ove run on either of my cars. i have em on my impreza nad my rx and they get great traction in everything from the dry, to gravel\dirt, to mud, rain and even snow.

 

i love em, i really do.

[erik litchy]

ive run fuzion tires, thay are ok, but for a few $ more per tire, id reccomend nitto nt450's they are probably the best tires ove run on either of my cars. i have em on my impreza nad my rx and they get great traction in everything from the dry, to gravel\dirt, to mud, rain and even snow.

 

i love em, i really do.

 

sorry they arent made in that size

[Spiffy]

I have those toyo spectrums on my 88 turbo wagon... they work good and aren't too expensive... but I don't go that fast very often...

 

I have directional tread tires on the impreza, those things make water disappear... they've got that V design that takes the water and moves it out of the tire... I had similar tires on my Leggy GT and they were awesome...

 

the directional ones will cost you more, but worth it if you go fast in the wet a lot...

 

 

--Spiffy

[hatchsub]

I run the toyo spectrums on my subaru and love them. They are only about 79 dollars a piece and are good tires (rated for 70,000 miles). Ive never had a problem in the rain or the snow. Good luck.

[Mykeys Toy]

Another for the Spectrums. Had em on my hatch and wife loved hers.. They are good all year round.. Even bald ( my hatch eats tires) they do pretty well.