I'm going to need new tires soon.

[Bowman9]

I'm going to need new tires soon, and I'm looking for some input for new tires.
I am going to stay with the 18" rims I have now.

I do need a good all season tire seeing I live in pennslyvania.
If the tire is a little wider than stock it will be okay, as long as the overall height remains the same.

any ideas?

[Rider90]

Front, rear, both?

[Bowman9]

Both, front and rear.

[Bowman9]

I thought this post would have brought out more replies than this.
Are we stuck with the "oem" tires or is there another source?
I looked on tire rack with no real luck.
Has anyone gone down to 17" wheels and tires?

[TheDonk]

If you use the search function and plug in "Tire Matrix"
you'll find that member "Breadfan" has done a great deal
of research to come up a very extensive summary of
tires (18") that are available as choices.

[ckadiddle]

Instead of BFG KDWS you can put on KDW2 (also known as KDW NT). The rears are not exact size match - 255/55 I think is what I have. Just a teemsy bit larger than stock. Fronts are available in stock OEM size. They seem to be wearing a little better than stock. Not an option for driving in snow though. I found other tires in stock or close to stock sizes, but they were more expensive.

[Marauder]

You could do a Kenny Brown setup and go with 255/45-18 front and 255/50-18 rear. The height different is fairly close to stock on both front and rear.

The BFG KDW2 are great summer tires but stink in the snow.

[Breadfan]

Here's a link to the thread with links to the tire Matrix: http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26999

As others have said the best option is probably the KDW-2 tires. They aren't really rated for winter use though, so check the last section of my report for other combinations. Hope this helps!

[jdando]

I'm going to need new tires soon, and I'm looking for some input for new tires.
I am going to stay with the 18" rims I have now.

I do need a good all season tire seeing I live in pennslyvania.
If the tire is a little wider than stock it will be okay, as long as the overall height remains the same.

any ideas?
For me the "best" solution is a set of summer tires and a set of winter tires. As others have reported the stock KDWS are not a great all season tire. Do yourself a favor and get a dedicated winter tire if you are going to drive the car year-round. This will give you the ability to get a higher performance summer tire and a higher performance winter tire.

I currently run the KDWS as my summer tire (probably going to KDW2 when these are gone) and Hankook IceBears for my winter tires.

jeremy

[MIDNITEMARAUDER]

I googled BF GOODRICH and came up with a list of venders that sell MM tires. Good luck and send a post if you are sucessful.

[ckadiddle]

Terminology clarification - not exact wording, this is from my memory:
KDWS=Key feature Dry Wet Snow
KDW2 =Key feature Dry Wet 2nd tread design
KDW NT=Key feature Dry Wet New Tread design
KDW2=KDW NT
:)

[Bowman9]

Breadfan

Wow! Thanks for doing all the leg work for me:)
The spreadsheets/tables are great, I'll have to study them when I get a free moment.

Thanks again. :2thumbs:


Here's a link to the thread with links to the tire Matrix: http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26999

As others have said the best option is probably the KDW-2 tires. They aren't really rated for winter use though, so check the last section of my report for other combinations. Hope this helps!