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Ok, my Dunlop SP Sport A2 tires are just about bald, almost exactly one year and 20,000 miles after I bought them. I need a recommendation that will LAST this time and provide good snow traction since I am in Michigan. Two sets of different Dunlops and I am pretty disappointed and have ruled them out. Right now I'm looking at some bFGoodrich Traction T/A Hs which seem to have a fairly benign, (although unidirectional) tread pattern. The ratings thus far on Tirerack are outstanding for these, but the same thing happened when I was purchasing my Sport A2s - now if you look you see almost every post complaining about tread wear. Has anyone run these (bFG's)? Through the snow? Any recommendations about other tires? I'd be looking at the 205/55/16 size again.
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I never used these tires but you should really have to set of tires. Summer and winter, that should help alot.
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my Sport A2's have lasted near 30k and the wear is perfect on them, well more like 25 as I ran snow tires last year
when I think BFGoodrich I think muscle cars not a performance sedan
my father just got some Bridgestone Potenza G009's, haven't gone on the car yet but they look like a good tire and are rated at 50k
as for finding a tire, go to tirerack and use the desision guide, and pick what brands you like and the tire type, then look for specific contour owner reviews, i say look for specific reviews since many people don't make wise picks for tires on the car, they get a tire and expect what they are not out of the tire
if you want a good snow tire get snow tires, all season tires will be fine the first winter but each following winter they will be worse then before
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I have them and I like the way the handle, not as good as a summer tire but still nice. I can't give you a snow report because it rarely snows here in south Texas. I have posted a few times in the Wheel and Tire forum about what I like about these tires. Do a search on my name and read those posts if you want.
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Originally posted by brapple:
my father just got some Bridgestone Potenza G009's, haven't gone on the car yet but they look like a good tire and are rated at 50k
as for finding a tire, go to tirerack and use the desision guide, and pick what brands you like and the tire type, then look for specific contour owner reviews, i say look for specific reviews since many people don't make wise picks for tires on the car, they get a tire and expect what they are not out of the tire
My girlfriend had a set of G009s put on her Focus about 2 months ago and then she traded it in a week ago for an Explorer, so I will never know how those are in the snow...
I did use the Tirerack reviews to choose my last two sets of tires, but after both wore too quickly, it's hard to even go by those. The ratings on the Sport A2s were great a year ago...but if you look at them now, they're flooded with people complaining about tread wear...it takes time for these reports to come through.
As for the ultra high performance...I was there with my Sport 5000s and for the money they handle nice but I drive 20,000 miles a year and need longer lasting, more practical tires.
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Originally posted by mavrock:
I did use the Tirerack reviews to choose my last two sets of tires, but after both wore too quickly, it's hard to even go by those. The ratings on the Sport A2s were great a year ago...but if you look at them now, they're flooded with people complaining about tread wear...it takes time for these reports to come through.
I bet those people were putting the Sport A2's on cars that needed a higher performance tire then compained when a tire half the price of the one they should have gotten didn't live up to the other one ... that is why I suggested reading reviews from contour owners only
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Originally posted by brapple:
Originally posted by mavrock:
I did use the Tirerack reviews to choose my last two sets of tires, but after both wore too quickly, it's hard to even go by those. The ratings on the Sport A2s were great a year ago...but if you look at them now, they're flooded with people complaining about tread wear...it takes time for these reports to come through.
I bet those people were putting the Sport A2's on cars that needed a higher performance tire then compained when a tire half the price of the one they should have gotten didn't live up to the other one ... that is why I suggested reading reviews from contour owners only
I'll attest to this method. A lot of people sang praises about the Yok Avid Touring, but the Windstar owners said they wore too fast. I got the Bridgestone Turanza LS-T instead (for my Windstar) and have been very happy.
And I saw plenty of negative comments about the Sport A2's a year ago--enough to tip the balance to some other tire. (Still haven't purchased...)
Anyway, find at least similar cars and read those--FWD, sedans, similar weight class or manufacturer, etc. And then call Luke.
Then come on CEG and ask...oh wait, you did that. 
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i have the traction ta's on my svt, and i hate them. the only reason i run them is bc i work at belle tire, so i just warrantied out the even worse comp ta's that were on it and put those on for free. if you want a good winter tire, go with bridgestone blizzaks... if you want an excellent all around and you have money to spend, look into michelins, but if you dont want to spend as much id reccomend the kelly navigator gold... if youre located in michgan chances are there is a belle tire or two near you. check it out.
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Mine were in the category of "ultimate performance" so I had to pay a lot for that but hey! atleast I'm happy. How much are you willing to spend?
