Stock tires 'cause I'm kinda poor right now. The extra psi does help in the corners, though. This spring I'm looking at putting proper summer tires on, then I'll have to play with pressure again.

Off topic but Otter where do u auto cross in MI i'd be interested in watching

35psi front.... 33psi rear.
Of course I am riding on those crappy stock Goodyears.

If you're asking what Mitsubishi suggests it's 32 front 29 rear.

is it just me or do the tires look deflated at 32 psi? I have mine at 35/34 right now

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The sidewall on the Goodyear is quite weak, hence the crappy appearence...


BTW: You're gonna love those pedals.

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are there any other brands of ALL SEASON tires that are really good during the winter but not too rough during the summer?

I'm still debating if i just wanna go ahead and get some steelies for the winter

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A friend of mine got high-perf. all-season Michelins and he loves them... but you must understand that there's no perfect all-season tire. There's always a trade-off... it's never as good as a summer tire during the summer and never as good as a snow tire during winter months. All-season tires that could to that would probably cost double the price of conventional ones... so no-one would by them anyway.

Imagine a rubber compound that would still be soft at -20 (to give you a decent grip level on ice) but wouldn't wear faster than summer tires when it's 100 degrees outside. That would involve a pretty costly compound...

Now imagine a thread that would have all the gripping edges necessary for great winter driving, but would also have a large contact patch for summer driving. It's almost impossible to have both...

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It's the best option as far as traction is concerned (if you get good tires mounted on them)... and best way to keep your wheels looking great when it matters (during summer).

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You live in Buffalo? You don't need all-season tires. You need 4WD and these:




Joking aside, I plan on getting dedicated snow tires this winter, and I get less snow than you do.

I love Michelins, they are all i ran on my Acclaim when I had it. It looks like I'll either swap out the tires and do that option, or get the steelies. its come down to those, I have some time to think about it tho, I'm not feelin the goodyears for winter driving tho

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I think my friend got the Pilot Sport A/S (he drives an Audi A4, I think it's a 2000 model year). He said the grip was "not that bad" during the winter and it still was an "okay tire" during the summer. I think they were quite expensive though... and I beleive he still was gonna go with seperate tires for winter and summer once these wear out.

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Last winter was the first in five years that I didn't have dedicated snow tires on my car. That was enough to convince me that I'm getting them for this winter. I already have the summer tires on my stock wheels, so I'll either get another set of stockers or some steelies and put snow tires on them. I'm leaning toward the steelies, because 15" might fit, and the tires are cheaper then.

Once you try it, you'll never want to go back to all-seasons. You get the best possible grip all year, rather than a compromise.

thats prolly the route i'm gonna take, just makes for sense. i'd rather pay like $400-500 for some solid Michelin snow tires, than a thousand to get body work done cause i slid into a guard rail or somethin

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BTW guys: there's another reason than price to go with smaller steel wheels. The greater compliance of a higher side wall will give you better performance in the snow. Notice how WRC cars run 15" wheels most of the time (except on asphalt where they run some extreme things, they must be 20" or something!)?

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