What tires do members have on their Bonneville

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Re: What tires do members have on their Bonneville

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Goodyear Eagle GT-HR. Paid $83 a piece for them. Just rotated them for the first time at 42,000 miles and they'll make it to 55k no problem. Not terribly sexy but otherwise alright.

They look a little brown, but cheap tire shine is probably the cause of (and solution to) that.
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01bonneSC wrote:
RYODER wrote:I've got Kuhmo something, 235/55/17 on mine. I do think I'll go with something that fills up the fender wells a little better though. Any suggestions?
Having a taller sidewall will affect your overall handling of the car. That size is the stock size.
235/55/17 are what came on it. I was thinking about a 255/55 /17 though, they're just a hair taller, but, a good bit wider. Thought about lowering the car some too. What would you suggest?
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I'm now running my 97 SE on Yokohama Avid ENVigors. They're very good on dry and wet pavement. We have mild winters so I don't have any experience with them in snow.
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Re: What tires do members have on their Bonneville

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Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval Indy 500
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... k+Indy+500

Quite possibly the best summer tire I've ever used. Quiet and great traction. It is not an all season and they wear quickly since they are a soft compound tire, so you only get about 25,000 miles out of them. If it snows I still have some Dunlop Wintersport M3s on a separate seat of 16" rims.

On the other car it came with Nexen - N7000s. These are quiet but absolutely terrible corning, terrible in the rain as well even though they are nearly new. I was sliding all over the place last rain storm.
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Continental DWS 245/50/17 and I love them. They're quiet, smooth and handle very well. All in all, much better than the Michelin Pilot Sports I had before.
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Goodyear Eagle F1 All Season - 235/50/18
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