I need to replace tires on my 2010 Fit Sport.

Any suggestions and recommendations are welcome and appreciated.

No summer tires, I prefer all season.

Many Thanks.

 

whats size are u running right now bro go with the DSW for all seasons i got the Eagle Gt but honestly there a lil heavy and a little road noisy but overal there great i smash threw puddles like nothing lol

 

no question continental DWS.

you can source it locally or www.tirerack.com

 

I am running OEM original size.

 

Thanks Ken. I hear a lot of good things about Continental DWS.

 

search this forum for "sport tires" or continental dws if you want to look for the specific posts on that.

 

Like everyone else said the continentals seem to be a good tire. I think you will need to move up to 205/50's from the oem 185's, i dont think continentals come in 185's.

 

Correct, what about if I want to keep the OEM 185's?!

Yokohama AVID Ascend (H- or V-Speed Rated) Grand Touring All-Season
What do you guys think?

 

Dont, switch to a 205/50, keep money in your pocket and thank us later.

 

ive had avids on another car in the past. it's not a bad tire, but i still think the conti dws are MUCH better. just run the 205/50/16's as it's bascially the same total diameter/circumference.

 

not sure if serious. next thing you know bakedcookies will post to go buy RE92's. LOL

 

Thank you guys.

 

General G-Max as-03

 

Hankook Ventus Concept V2's They were $294 shipped and about $50 mounted/balanced so under $350 for everything. i'm running 205/50/16 and so far I'm happy with them. fairly quiet, very grippy, have a great treadwear rating, and they were pretty darn cheap (especially compared to some other tires). These are a "High performance" All Season tire so they won't be quite as good in snow as a "performance" all season. I have snows for the winter so I aimed for the higher performance and better treadwear rating VS better snow handling.

~SB

 

the DWS is a class or two above the hankooks in the ultra-high performance all season tires. these do considerably better than even the p-zero nero's. if RE970's came in 205/50/16's i wouldve taken that, but the closest available is 205/55/16 which is too tall.

the DWS comes in 205/50/16 and that's what im running right now for winter. first year on the Fit without snow tires. (snows i use WS60's. best of the best as well). dont go cheap on tires.

Tire Test Results : Testing Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires

 

The continental is definitely a Sweet Tire... BUT...

Is it worth $208 more than the hankooks? $340 vs. $548 is a BIG BIG difference and the Hankooks should run about 20-40% longer based upon expected wear ratings (Hankooks should run about 70K miles with the DWS about 50K) Makes the Hankooks about 1/2 the price of the DWS. the difference is also 2/3 of the way towards the cost of Snow tires as well.

I considered the DWS but since I really need Snow tires in the winter, I opted to go with the Hankooks.

Like I said before, the DWS is a great tire but for many of us that need to balance out cost and "limit" performance, i cannot recommend the Hankooks enough.

for Those considering both, DiscounttireDirect.com often has $100 off a set of 4 tires. Hankook (not sure about Conti) also sometimes has a dreaded mail in rebate which while a pain to do, can save you another $25-$75. I got mine for $294 shipped last year with a DTD Discount or rebate... Can't remember.

~SB

 

Some additional information available here:

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...tock-size.html

I知 considering the AVID Ascends seriously, as Consumer Reports rates them on par with the Contis in most respects, although Tire Rack gives the Contis a much higher rating in snow traction. The AVIDs have a much longer tread life than the Contis, however, and I believe that, as they come in the narrower, stock, size, they will give better grip in snow and improve gas mileage generally. But I知 hoping to hear from someone with the AVIDs who痴 actually driven with them in snow before I take the plunge, which will be sometime in December. Let us know what you decide.

 

I have them is the stock size on a 2009 Fit Sport. The are also a Low Rolling Resistance long wearing tire.

As far a snow, I believe they are better than the crap OEM Dunlops. But since I have never used the other ones you are referring to I can not give you an opinion on the differences between the two.

Being located on the southeast shore of Lake Michigan we are in the Lake Effect snow belt and have lots of snow every year. The problem is not traction but rather depth of snow. Anything over about 6" will high center you in a FIT and you are not going anywhere. The same goes for drifts with lesser amounts of snowfall.

 

Thanks要ery helpful. As long as the AVIDs are not awful in the snow I知 tempted to go with them, as here in the NYC area they keep the roads well salted and, regardless, they値l close the college where I teach if snow amounts get close to 6". If that happens I値l just stay home and let the car disappear under a snowbank, secure in the knowledge no one will steal it (or if they do dig it out, they deserve it).

Some claim that the wider 205/50/16s offer better traction and stability, all else being equal. Is this true? A friend I had in college and who was a level-headed person and a (rally) racer told me that the main reason why performance cars had wider tires was heat dissipation, not grip or stability.

 

YES. dont go cheap on tires. everything rides on them, your car, your life, your family, other people's family.