dbright007

245/40 all season vs 225/45 summer tires

Advice? 245's look better. 225's should be nicer ride day to day. What kind of trade off is the summer vs all season with respect to the sizes.
I am not a tracker yet, and will deal with those tires when it comes up.

alnielsen

iTrader: (4)

245/40's are a good size for the car. But, why are you looking at All-Season tires? You shouldn't have to deal with snow. Why not just use a good high performance tire that is made to channel water? It should give you a wider foot print in case you get an ice storm.

BTW: My All-Season tires didn't do too well, up here, today.

dbright007

More just asking a question than anything. Wanted to go to a wider tire and someone warned that wet performance would suffer. Seeing if anyone had an opinion.

fredw1

I really like my 245/40 Pzero Neros except when it snows. They are great in rain and on dry roads. Not very good in snow. There is a whole thread on them.

army_rx8

i had toyo t1-s's on my car (245/40/18)....loved them to death...they werent' good at all in the snow...but when i was stationed in Ga i never saw any snow.

Razz1

Since you get alot of rain there all season may be the ticket for you.

stickmantijuana

i have falken fk series 245/35/19 front and 285-35-19 rear and they grip really well during HEAVY downfall. i usually maintain 70-90mph on freeways either dry or wet, and i never hydroplaned. as long as you avoid pools of water, you'll be fine.

bottomline is, as long as you're getting some nicely channeled tires, you'll be fine with 245 in the front. i had one of those 225 advan neovas before and to my hazy recollection, they hydroplaned slightly easier than my 245 falkens.

if you use your imagination and look at their thread pattern, i think you can see why one would be more hydroplane prone than the other.