I live in IL & winter is approaching so I'll soon be in the market for some decent all seasons. I live in a town where the roads get plowed regularly so a dedicated winter tire doesn't seem necessary nor do I want to switch back & forth every year. My local dealership is doing a promotion with certain tire brands where you buy 3 & get the 4th tire for a dollar. Based off of what they're offering I've narrowed it down to these two tires. The Toyo's are pretty much available in any size but the Kumho's only come in a 255 but are a little cheaper. Toyo's seem to get better reviews with overall quality so I was leaning more towards them. I was thinking of going with 235's or 245's for my next tires but 255 seemed a little overkill. What do you guys think? Kumho or Toyo... Also, this is for an R3 with stock rims. Thanks.

 

An inch of accumulation on the road makes this car extremely twitchy with good all-season tires. All-season tires don't cut it. And c'mon, switching tires is a 10 minute job with an impact wrench. $100 at Sears.

If you are dead-set on all-seasons, Kumho. Have them on a FWD CR-V and they work fantastic in the snow.

EDIT: 255's won't fit!

 

Thanks for your input. There seems to be a lot of people on here that have good luck with all seasons. So 255/35 shouldn't be a problem on all four wheels then? Past experiences have taught me to only let trusted certain people in my car. I tend to not go places like Sears for ANY service.

 

I wasn't talking about using the service department I was talking about having a total spare set--swap the tires yourself in the Spring.

 

Oh sorry haha. Don't really want to buy new rims, one of the reasons I'm looking at all-season tires.

 

Well if you are not getting spare wheels and proper winter tires...

You can't go any higher 245mm on an 8" wheel. Guess you're going with Toyo.

 

My 2 cents.. It's better to get snow tires its a RWD and light weight car. You'll thank God and smile every night when you make it home all safe and sound. :-) All season cut the deal in front wheel drives, but RWD it's your call.. Kumho's have some great all season tires though.

 

Yeah... But I'm buying all-seasons so that's why I asked for input on the tires in the subject line. Also, just found out that I'm moving to San Diego early next year so I'm definitely not buying a new set of winter tires and/or rims so I can sell them for half off in 4-5 months. Moving on...

 

OP, for winter, you want a narrower tire. A 245 in even light snow will float and not dig in as quick as you may want. I just picked up a used set of winter tires for my 8 with rims for $550. I saw another set for $600 for sale in the NW suburbs when I was looking. Unless storage is really an issue I vote snow tires or 225 all seasons (of which I love the continental extreme contact dsw).

As someone that has used both all season tires and winter tires, the difference is night and day. Especially in a rear wheel drive car. You can get a used set with wheels for the price of new tires with a little hunting.

 

Than flip the winter tires when you move and keep good summer tires for SD.