tire shopping advice?

[V6-Sauce]

I have stock 15 inch rims on the 87 gn....car is not a racer, need some good tires....what opitions do I have... I like the 235's all around, which tires? any pics?

 

[V6-Sauce]

firstone firehawks indy 500
bf goodrech anybody?

 

[mr go fast]

I have Firestone Indys all the way around. I have 235's in front and 295's in the rear.

 

[8UWITH6]

BFG's or Indy 500's. Both work well. Check your local firestone, Indy's should be on sale right now............

 

[jdpolzin]

Are you wanting white letters? If not, just get a cheap set of touring tires. As long as you are not road coursing it or drag racing it, you dont need the sport tires, unless you want white letters. I sold tires for years and the cheaper touring tires lasted much longer than any sport tire. As far as size, I personally do not like any larger than stock tires in the front. Just get 235/60's in the back and stock 215/65's in the front. Wont look like a 4X4 and will give you a little more meat in the back.

 

[salvageV6]

I have the Michelin Pilots 23/60/15 up front and they are a good tire but I don't think they make them in that size anymore.

Gonna go with Cooper Cobra GT's 235/60/15 next time out.

I use the Nitto drag radials out back I need some traction.

 

[Roger]

Yokohama 235 x 60 front
Nitto 275 x 50 back - for long trips Yokohama 235 x 60 back

 

[turbopete]

Tires

BFG plain old radial T/A all around. 235/60/15 on stock rims. Works great, doesn't rub and is sticky for a stock tire.

 

[Turbo6inKY]

BFG plain old radial T/A all around. 235/60/15 on stock rims. Works great, doesn't rub and is sticky for a stock tire.

The Radial T/A is a 20 year old tire, both in design and the compound makeup.

I've had both the Indy 500s and the Radial T/As, and the Indy 500 is a better tire, especially if it's wet.

 

[DIAZ 87]

Are you wanting white letters? If not, just get a cheap set of touring tires. As long as you are not road coursing it or drag racing it, you dont need the sport tires, unless you want white letters. I sold tires for years and the cheaper touring tires lasted much longer than any sport tire. As far as size, I personally do not like any larger than stock tires in the front. Just get 235/60's in the back and stock 215/65's in the front. Wont look like a 4X4 and will give you a little more meat in the back.

I agree with you 100%.sparko112 stated car is not a racer, need some good tires

 

[nwarky]

tire choices

I was very happy with a set of Falken Ziex ZE 512 tires on the stock wheels size 235/60-15. I was driving the car daily. Excellent wet traction. Not noisy. Pretty cheap thru discounttire.com.

Dean

 

[scot w.]

I was very happy with a set of Falken Ziex ZE 512 tires on the stock wheels size 235/60-15. I was driving the car daily. Excellent wet traction. Not noisy. Pretty cheap thru discounttire.com.

Dean

X2 For the Falcon Ziex 512's!! I had these exact same tires on my last GN and was VERY happy with the overall performance of this tire in Wet or Dry conditions.

On stock rims I ran the sizes below:

Front: 225 / 55
REAR: 255 / 50

These were the sizes I ran on my last GN and they fit perfectly!

SW.

 

[Yedi]

Bfgoodrich radial TA 215/60/15 front 255/60/15 rear, on 15x7 rim..fit perfect, and very reasonable price. I think they work real good, old tire or not, and they look good.

 

[IrvJr]

I used Cooper Cobras but they looked so old school, and then switched to Dunlop GT Qualifiers and liked them alot.

 

[Turbo6Smackdown]

Go with the best performance tire from Yokohama, that will fit your size parameters. They are a really high quality tire. If not, I'd go with the bfg G Force TA KD or their replacements.

 

["Turbo-T"]

Not sure if this is of any help to you but....

Here's a pic of my car, with some Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S tires, size 215/65R15:

The tires sell for $100 a piece thru Tire Rack, and are an H rated tires which is a 130 mph rating. They are considered a high performance tire. Here's a link to them:

Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S

And they have gotten some really good reviews.

I don't have a lot of ride time on mine but so far they seem to be better than the BF Goodrich/Regul combo tires I had on before. My car does ride a little better than it used to. I haven't tried seeing how it does in the rain yet.

Unfortunately they do not make these in a 235/60 but truth be told I had a 215/65 up front and a 235/60 on the rear at one time and I almost cannot tell a difference.