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Not sure if this has been done before, but I'm curious to know what everyone has.
1998 Mystique V6 MTX
Michelin Harmony
Good all round driving tire, gripped well enough in heavy rain. Relatively quiet ride.
Goodyear Ultra Grip ICE
Great winter tire. Lots of grip in the snow, noticable extra traction on sheet ice. Relatively quiet tire. Totally sucks in warmer weather, I skidded a little last year when it was warm and wet. Otherwise great tire.
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Summer tire: Pirelli P3000 Cinturado 15''
Pretty quiet and comfortable, handling ok, but i don't really like traction on wet surfaces.
Winter tires: Nordic Wintertrac 14''
Ok, good traction, not awesome on icy roads.
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Contour 99 MTX V6 fully loaded, stock with 110000km. Illuminated sunroof switch. About to do the mystique rear dome light conversion with eyeball dome light.
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Goodyear Aquatred III 205/55/15. I run them all year.
I love these tires, they NEVER hydroplane. They also don't spin when I take off on wet pavement like my Firerocks did. They're great in snow, I almost never lock my brakes anymore, even without ABS. They also have excellent try traction, I can't make them break loose or squeal even on fresh blacktop. They have 15K on them, and they still look brand new, so I'd saw treadware is pretty good. The only downside is that they are louder than other tires I've had. They are especially loud on concrete highways, I just turn up my stereo to cover up the tire noise though.
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Bridgestone Potenza S-02's, 225/40-18. Awesome sticky tire during the summer. Not so great during the rain. Not worried about snow as I live in So. Cal.
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98 SVT, 200 whp/190 lb. ft tq (tuned by ADC), 3.0, P&P heads w/2.5L valves, optimized TB, MSDS, SCA 2.5" catback, SHOshop UIM/LIM, underdrive pulley set, TD's, Koni/H&R, BAER/TCE, Progress, CF1 products
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i got these 205 60 15 cooper cobra g/t [image]http://www.coopertires.com/us/en/displaylarge.asp?file=cobraGT.jpg&name=Cobra+Radial+G/T[/image] Performance tread
Increased tire-to-road contact which leads to improvements in treadwear and handling.
Flat tread profile
Optimum footprint shape helps distribute the vehicle load improving handling and overall wear.
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Last edited by contourfreak22; 11/07/04 11:47 PM.
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Bridgestone- Fuzion ZR1-215/45/17
Fantastic dry traction in warm climates, haven't tested in cold climates. Very quiet and smooth ride at low and high speeds. Also, very good traction on wet roads during light, moderate, and heavy rain. Very pleased with these tires. And they were like $85 each!
99 Black SVT -3L Hybrid w/.5mm overbore, Spec clutch/flywheel, MSDS, BAT intake, K&N open, 17'Konig Tantrums, DMD, Opt. TB & Y, Powerslots, Bassani w/ magnaflow res.
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Had 225-60-16 aquatred 3's on my my tbird when I got it and they had no grip for a boosted car. They might be ok in wet weather but I wouldnt really even suggest them to svt's or modded duratecs. Then went with 225-55-16 s-o'2 great grip however after 15k miles a deer jumped out in front of me and the s-02's lost the battle between my cobra brakes and the tires. Ended up with 2-10 inch flat spots in them. Then went with 245-50-16 Fuzion ZRI's made by bridgestone firestone, and they are very grippy, and have uni-t for great wet weather traction, I'd recommend those to anyone running 16's or larger
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88 TurboTBird 32psi, t3/t4 bb 50trim, megasquirt, 3 bar map, 50lb inj, roller cam w adj. gear, header, 3" downpipe and full exhaust, gutted intake manifolds, spec stg 3
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Originally posted by contourfreak22:
i got these 205 60 15 cooper cobra g/t [image]http://www.coopertires.com/us/en/displaylarge.asp?file=cobraGT.jpg&name=Cobra+Radial+G/T[/image] Performance tread
Increased tire-to-road contact which leads to improvements in treadwear and handling.
Flat tread profile
Optimum footprint shape helps distribute the vehicle load improving handling and overall wear.
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He was asking for your review....not a sales pitch from the manufacturer... 
99 SVTC, T-Red, #652/2760-12.8.1998
Mother#@%@!* did I sound abstract?
I hope it sounded more confusin than that!
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Originally posted by JonnySVT:
Originally posted by contourfreak22:
i got these 205 60 15 cooper cobra g/t [image]http://www.coopertires.com/us/en/displaylarge.asp?file=cobraGT.jpg&name=Cobra+Radial+G/T[/image] Performance tread
Increased tire-to-road contact which leads to improvements in treadwear and handling.
Flat tread profile
Optimum footprint shape helps distribute the vehicle load improving handling and overall wear.
M+S Rated
He was asking for your review....not a sales pitch from the manufacturer...
1999 Ford Contour SE Zetec with 137k miles.
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Yahoo IM: Contour_Freak
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BFGoodrich Traction T/A's 205/55/16's H-rated all season high performance, excellent tires!! I went to these after two sets of Firestone SZ 50 EP's, those were just incredible tires. I had decided to change tires before I found out that the Firestones were being discontinued because I wanted something, cheaper, quieter, softer riding, and longer lasting than the Firestones but did not give up too much in the wet handling, very important in South Texas downpours, or in the dry handling. These tires fit every one of my criteria; $83/tire, very nice in road noise, not so harsh in the ride, 60K warranty, every bit as good as the SZ 50 EP's in the rain, and while not the same in the feeling in cornering as the Firestones in the dry, they do have nice, comfortable, precise, predictable attributes in cornering. Overall, I don't think you can beat these tires for the price.
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