i live in middle TN, and it rains ALOT here ... ALOT

during the winter, we get light snow/sleet ...

which usually ices over ..

im looking to spend about $100 per tire $110 at the most

im basically looking for a good rain tire, that is also good with handling/traction..

if you could just throw some names my way that would be great

thanks
=-dustin

 

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Any high performance tire will be terrible in the snow.

 

ok maybe i should clarify

high performance takes a back seat to good traction in the rain
rain is the biggest factor .. i want good handling in the rain

thanks

 

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goodyear has some nice tires for rain

something called the "aqua thread"

mike

 

im running yoko avs es100. they provide enough grip for the the street, are cheap, and look cool. They are not as sticky as a kuhmo mx, or t1s, but i have a long way to go driving wise before my tires will hold me back. I figure when/if i ever get to that point, i will have a second set of rims w/race tires anyway.

btw-I paid 360 shipped from tire rack for a set of 225/50/16's

 

but are they good in the rain... thats my MAIN concern...traction in the rain is very important for me

 

T1S's are AWESOME in the rain, I doubt except for Aquatreds you will find better.

But we were unfortunate enough to get stuck in 1/16" of snow with them, Michigan weather, 60 when we leave the house, snowing when we come back. They sucked, bad, I mean really really bad, 25mph bad and if you looked at the throttle the back end slid out.

This was on our Miata, before the turbo.

You will get good traction in the rain, safe handling in the rain. I drove these things in rainstorms where you could not see where you were going 50 feet in front of you with no problems.

On the flip side, I drove the Camaro with Nitto DR's in some pretty bad rain and thought they were great too, but then again I've driven ET Streets in the rain

 

Sumitomo HTR+ $89 at sears. This has been a great tire on my FD. I plan to mount them on my vert too.

 

I have 185/60/14 Michelin Pilots on my Jensen Healey, they are excellent rain tires even in the wider sizes. I have no idea about snow (don't get much of that in Charleston). I got mine at Sears for $75 each (watch for sales!)

 

Hey yokohama AVS ES 100s are great in the rain I have a set on my Beretta GTU 225/50/16s they have great traction in the dry to. Oh and they are so good in the rain my freind is going to get a set just for that reason. The yokos will not let you down.

 

I have BF Goodrich (Y Speed Rated) g-Force T/A KDW (Summer only tire) and have driven them on normal dry streets, in heavy rain, and on the track. These tires do very well in the rain. They are as good as my all season set of tires in the rain if not a little bit better.

These tires could be scary in the snow, but it doesn't sound like that matters to you.

I also have BF Goodrich Traction T/As (high performance all season) on an economy car that do very well in all conditions. They are not as sticky as the g-Force KDWs, so I don't know that I would recommend them for a Turbo II.

I have also had good experiences with Bridgestone tires (such as the Potenza RE750, etc). These tires do tend to cost $20 to $40 more than others in the same class.

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