So I have a 2010 Fit base MT. Love it to death. The stock tires blow.. but I figured I'd be better off wearing them out. Well it's gotten to that point I think and I'm at 17k.

Now, a little disclaimer. I'm not a slow driver. I don't really speed on the highway, but I don't tend to slow through curves. This tends to use tires up, but this car is so much fun it's worth it I've started losing a little traction here and there and the outside edges of the tires are showing a little wear from aggressive cornering.

Anyways, I'm looking for a really good all season in a 205/55R15. It does not have to be particularly good in the snow as I'll have another set of wheels with Hankook snow tires on them by next season. However, it rains a LOT in western Washington so I definitely need a tire that can handle the wet.

One particular tire I've heard good things about locally is the Kumho Ecsta ASX. Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

 

If you are on the stock steelies a better size might be a 185 60 15, the 205 55 would be a bit wide on a 5.5 inch rim. Do a bit of searching, this issue has been hashed over like crazy in these forums. Tirerack.com is a good resource for research.

FWIW,

B

 

I agree with the bit that rhyneba posted about regarding the width of both the wheel and tire. If you decide to mount these tires on your OEM steelies, you'd be better off with either a 185/60R15 or 195/60R15.

I personally am keeping an eye on the Yokohama AVID ENVigor (H&V), these are Yokohama's newest performance all-season tire that replaced the outdated "AVID H4S/V4S" last year. I have the older AVID V4S variant in a 205/55R15 and am quite surprised how well they grip despite the sidewall flex and how old the compound design is along with how well the tread wears even after several sprited drives on bankless, twisty backroads.

Now if you were to find a wheel that was at least 6 inches wide, you'd be able to safely mount a 205/50R16. If you could find a wider wheel that happens to be a 16, then you'd be able to get a set of Continental ExtremeContact DWS which is one of the best performing all-seasons on the market at the moment from what I've heard.

 

I live in Western Washington I still have my Blizzak snow tires on.

 

some members on here have 205/50/16 on the stock wheels, it looks good.

 

^^ Indeed and at least the ones that I know of with 205/50R16s have Conti DWSs. Like Btrthnezr3 and Klasse Act for example.

Note to self: Edit tire size in post above.

 

Thanks guys. I'm not looking to move away from 15's, however new wheels are okay with me. I'm thinking I'll just get a set of Konig Heliums like I intended to. Yes.. I know about the rather rare and extreme cases of cracking on autox cars.

Talking to another friend I think I'll get Falken ZE-512's instead. Same price, though they are really grippy and work well in the rain. They seem to keep his Mustang planted so and it definitely has a pretty limp suspension.

 

I would stay away from the kuhmo's. Had them on a mini and they were great in the dry but terrible in the wet. I now run the continental DWS which I find much better in all weather.

 

That's why I'm going with the Falken's. If they can keep a Mustang planted in the rain they should handle the Fit just fine.

Will there be much sidewall flex difference between 195/60r15's and 205/55r15's? The numbers don't see to give much of a difference, and the 195/60r15's are $35 cheaper than the 205/55r15's for the same tire.

 

I would go with the 195's. For the type of driving you say you do I don't see that there would be much of a noticable difference and you keep $140 in your pocket.

 

How about some 17" Enkei Shoguns W/ Goodyear RS-A's P205/50R17 on a base '09, some one had them on a civic and I want to see if they might be ok

 

You'd need 205/45R17s, 205/50s would be too tall of a tire. Also depending on the wheel's offset and width as well as your Fit's ride height (stock or lowering springs) you might experience rubbing.

 

Thanks Hootie, much appreciated

 

I just put the Yokohoma's on my 2007 Fit a few weeks ago and they are great. We drove to a car show in Williamson last Saturday which was about a 170 mile round trip. The drive was less bumpy, gripped the road well in the turns and thank you Lord less noise than the Dunlops. I don't know about the Falkens someone on here had them about a week when one of the tires blew on him going 70 mph - he rolled his Fit and totaled it. Of course you can get a bad tire from time to time.