Why do the stock tires suck?

[gtman]

TBH, my tires outperformed most vehicles on the heaviest of snow days. I am happy with them right now but when they wear I'll happily replace them with better ones. I'll probably use that money saved towards Ktuner or an exhaust.

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[civicls]

Unless all you want is sound, get Ktuner. Best smiles per mile upgrade you can do.

The only thing I am afraid of pulling the plug on Ktuner is longevity of the car. I own it, so I want to keep it as long as possible. And I feel problems may arise in the long run,

 

[jred721]

The only thing I am afraid of pulling the plug on Ktuner is longevity of the car. I own it, so I want to keep it as long as possible. And I feel problems may arise in the long run,

If you dont go crazy with the boost and do just a modest tune, it should not have any effect on your car at all. But if you're one of those guys who tries to push as much boost as they can through their CVT Civic along with other power mods, say goodbye to that Honda reliability.

 

[Billy4202]

Its been rainy and wet over here again and as usual the tires decided to spin as I was making a U-Turn on a relatively busy street with a narrow lane, sketchy as hell. I get that these are eco tires but it just surprises me that when the road is a little wet these tires decide to slip so much. Driving with freezing rain or icy conditions outside is going to be way too sketch if it sucks this bad in just rain.

These tires do suck in the rain. Hard. The TC light lit up more times than I'd like driving West on 66 in that rain early on Monday.

Surprisingly, they handle snow really well, and are decent in light ice.

 

[civicls]

These tires do suck in the rain. Hard. The TC light lit up more times than I'd like driving West on 66 in that rain early on Monday.

Surprisingly, they handle snow really well, and are decent in light ice.

Same here, they're awesome in snow. Very awesome.

 

[CobraCommand]

TBH, my tires outperformed most vehicles on the heaviest of snow days. I am happy with them right now but when they wear I'll happily replace them with better ones. I'll probably use that money saved towards Ktuner or an exhaust.

You probably just know how to drive better than most people in snow. Some people have no concept of winter driving it's insane. Couple that with non mandatory winter tires in Nova Scotia and you see a crazy amount of accidents every single snowfall.

 

[civicls]

You probably just know how to drive better than most people in snow. Some people have no concept of winter driving it's insane. Couple that with non mandatory winter tires in Nova Scotia and you see a crazy amount of accidents every single snowfall.

Tell me about the people who drive crazy, they're blazing like the road is completely dry. You'd be surprised when you drive where I am.

 

[civicdabest-foo]

These tires do suck in the rain. Hard. The TC light lit up more times than I'd like driving West on 66 in that rain early on Monday.

Surprisingly, they handle snow really well, and are decent in light ice.

Agreed. They're not winter tires, they're not even all-weather tires. They're econo stock tires. Here in Saskatchewan, Canada, winter just came in hard.

Last week it was freezing rain in Saskatoon city. FT140's running at 38 psi (too much) struggled to gain traction on thin, glare ice. Roads were frozen over with frozen moisture and tires did acceptable. This is about the worst it gets where I live. Winter can be harsher, but when it is harsh, there's snow, and the FT140 does reasonably well in the snow.

It's because it's like only 4 days through winter that test your all-seasons, here in batshit cold Saskatchewan, that I skip out on winter tires.

The moment you get out onto the drive way, you know instinctively looking at the road, and based on your drive to the first intersection, how much distance you need to maintain and how much slower you need to go.

Honestly, 12 years of driving in the worst winters with and without winter tires on various cars/suv's...... I'm fine getting along with the FT140s.

 

[jred721]

These tires do suck in the rain. Hard. The TC light lit up more times than I'd like driving West on 66 in that rain early on Monday.

Surprisingly, they handle snow really well, and are decent in light ice.

Hmm interesting. I have had no experience with winter driving on these tires but its good to hear it from someone who has. I haven't decided whether i'm going to throw on the new tires/wheels for this winter, or change them out in the spring. I might just use the current tires and see how they do when we finally do get wintry weather.

 

[civicls]

Hmm interesting. I have had no experience with winter driving on these tires but its good to hear it from someone who has. I haven't decided whether i'm going to throw on the new tires/wheels for this winter, or change them out in the spring. I might just use the current tires and see how they do when we finally do get wintry weather.

In virginia? Don't even bother thinking about it. Spare yourself a little headache and time. Plus, how is life fun without a little challenge?

 

[TheComebackKid]

I would honestly sell my tires but since my car is a lease i'm forced to keep them around. When black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend hits in 90% sure i'm getting new wheels and tires for the Civic though.

Why do you need to keep the stock tires because of the lease? When you bring the car back it doesn't have toi be on the oem tires that came with the car.

 

[jred721]

Why do you need to keep the stock tires because of the lease? When you bring the car back it doesn't have toi be on the oem tires that came with the car.

Thats true if i'm not changing the wheels. But since im getting a set of 18" wheels along with new tires, I have to keep the stock tires/wheels because I obviously can't return the car on aftermarket 18" wheels.

 

[TheComebackKid]

Thats true if i'm not changing the wheels. But since im getting a set of 18" wheels along with new tires, I have to keep the stock tires/wheels because I obviously can't return the car on aftermarket 18" wheels.

Ah ok, that makes more sense

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