Hey Guys,

I got a G37S around two months ago, and the snow and unpredictable weather has started in Colorado now and I really don't want to keep the car garaged 50-70% of the winter.

In this state I think a nice set of all season tires would do well, as sometimes it snows in April or May.

The problem I am having is there is not a single good set of all season tires that match the staggered OEM tire size on the G37 S. What would happen if I were to use the same size tires on the front of the car as the rear? Would this cause any issues with the VDC / Traction Control systems? Has anyone done this, and if so can you recommend a size or brand of tires.

Thanks guys.

 

Michelin Pilot Sports A/S Plus..not sure if they have our sizes, might want to check with tire rack..

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ort+A%2FS+Plus

 

honestly, just get some 18" rims w/ snow tires... if it snows it will cover yourself instead of paying for a body shop bill or insurance deductible

 

I just really have no desire to have an alternate set of wheels / tires specifically for the winter. I never intentionally drive this car when there it's snowing heavily or anything. It would just be nice while the roads are still clearing up and drying out.

 

Then you are going to kill the performance of this car. All season tires just can't compete with a good set of high performance summer tires.

 

In what situations though? I've owned higher performing cars (handling and power) then the G37 and they were all fine on all seasons on the street. We're obviously not talking autocross or road racing here. Is it really that bad on this car?

Rawr! There just isn't enough snow here to justify having another set of wheels with awful dry road performance, but it would be nice not to have my car sitting in the garage for 7 days straight sometimes. Melt damnit, MELT!

 

I think the stock tires will be ok for what you're talking about. I don't put my Blizzaks on until early November and this year we had snow a couple days before Halloween.

Some people warn about running the stock tires in the cold but I've never noticed a problem even at 20 deg F.

 

I definitely noticed it on my wife's car in 22 degree "heat" I was just warming the car up for an oil change before it's going to sit in the garage for the bulk of the winter (she has another more-than-capable car) and I was on a nice, twisty backroad. I gave it a little too much gas coming out of one of the corners and the back end started to come around. Thank God for VDC. I checked when I got home and saw that they're summer tires.

I'd be curious to the OP's question though. Would going to 4 tires of the same size screw anything up or is there a need (aside from performance) to keep them staggered?

 

Indeed, this is my main question. It's pretty easy to find tires that will work, just nothing that matches the exact front and rear sizes exactly. Even when my OEM tires are up I really have no desire to use another set as they wear out too fast, and there still aren't that many matches oem for oem.

 

Alright, using this site:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

And the info from the owner's manual I don't think it'll make much of a difference as long as you keep the tire size/aspect similar. Plug in the tire sizes that come with the car (225/50/18 - all 4 or 225/45/19 front and 245/40/19 back) and you'll see that none of them are that far off from one another. Look for a size that's close to these ratios and get all four. I'd stay away from going too fat though in the front (245). There really aren't a whole lot of options out there though (yet?) If you're looking to save money, the only cheaper tire I see on tire rack's website is Goodyear RS-A and they've earned the nickname amongst friends of "really suck ***" ... I've had them as OEM on two of my cars

 

I just ordered 4 of these for my G because I read great reviews of this ALL NEW tire for 2008:

Goodyear Eagle GT (performance all-season)
245/40/19
Tread Life rating= FOUR HUNDRED!!! (400)

$201 at the TireRack.
Ask for Luke. Tell him Corvette Rob sent you.

I love Michelins for my race toys, but I'm not paying the $ for the Pilot A/S.