I got my '09 S a couple months ago. It had Turanzas on it. I think those are the OEMs.

One of the tires need to be replaced so now I'm going over my options. The cheapest option is to stick with Turanzas and replace two of them and put them in the front.

I'm curious as to what most of you all settled on as being the best tires. If there's an option with noticeably superior performance I might opt to just replace all 4 with them.

 

https://blog.tirerack.com/blog/hunte...a-fit-sport-v2

My Mom changed to the size listed above at her first tire change and has never gone back. The car handles and drives better with the wider tire. Maybe a slight decrease in fuel mileage, but not enough for her to notice.

As for tire brand, she's had a few, but I can tell you that almost everyone that has had the Continental DWS have been very happy. They are a substantial upgrade over the factory Bridgestone's.

 

New tires should go in the back.

That said, if your car is on original tires from 2009, it needs four new tires.

I use general gmax as05 in spring-fall and blizzak ws80 in winter.

 

That seems counterintuitive. Isn't better to have the better traction tires up front?

 

In the event of traction loss it's easier to control a car that plows straight rather than spins. Meaning of the front slides it's a straight slide. If the rear has the bald tires when they let go it can spin

 

Spot on for the location of new tires. Also correct for timing. If any of those tires are 11 years old, they need to be replaced.

Best thing about 4 new tires is you can then rotate them often to get max life.

 

I've got a set Cooper "Ultra Touring" tires. They're not the best...but they're the best I could do at the time.They slide predictably. I put that in a Discount Tire review and they apparently didn't like it 🤷🏽‍♂️ Might go Michelin or Toyo next time around.

 

yep. Exactly.

 

General Altimax RT43 H-rated in 175/65-15 . Been using these close to a decade . A few sets of 4 that is . Used rebate as well . Very good tire for low cost .

 

I use Michelin's on all of my cars (and bicycles). For both regular and snow tires.

 

Michelin Premier All Seasons. Made to perform well on rainy wet pavement, a plus in the Pacific Northwest.

 

I've gone through a lot of Pro3's haha

Back on topic: I can not recommend 195/55-15 on stock 5.5" wheels. It's the absolute worst.

I can't wait for my new wheels.

 

Been using the General Altimax RT 43 successfully for last +30k miles. Good enough in the snow for my area. I changed from OEM size to 205/50-16 tires on 16x7 wheels on '11 Sport AT.

 

Michelin Defenders.

 

My Falken Sincera SN250, 185/55-16, have held up well for about 45K miles if you're looking for another low cost option.

 

Michelin Energy Savers A/S (all season)

 

are there tires thatll give you 50k miles?

 

My My Falken Sincera SN250, 185/55-16 now have about 46K on them and have 4/32 to 5/32 tread left. So they will make 50K and still be over the 2/32 limit where they're considered worn out. But most would say they should be replaced at 4/32, meaning I'm about due.

 

Right now, Blizzaks. I got them on sale at Costco, otherwise I might have gotten something else. Good enough though. I'm a little disappointed they don't come with a mileage warranty, but it wasn't a problem with the last set.

 

I can attest to this from experience. especially in the winter, and with the fit being so light in the rear, it can become tail happy very quick. A couple winters back, i was driving home from work in a snowstorm, and the front end started getting floaty. It snap oversteered on me, i spun a couple times, and fortunately landed off the road in a clear spot to the right, rather than the barrier to the left. front wheel drive vehicles need good traction in the rear!

also, 205 club represent! Ive gone back and forth in widths over the years (had my '10 since 2012) and 205 is the nuts. I would go even wider, but i think that would require messing with wheel offset to some extent.