so im running el cheapos right now and they plain are meh in the rain.

id trade dry traction for outstanding wet performance :-\

 

im looking at these possibilites

 

Toyo Spectrum

185/70R13

17Lbs.

580 Treadwear

PAS

S Rated

 

 

Yokohama's AVID T-4 -how are these?

Pirelli P400 Touring -these look like they are meant for the wet, has that siped look

these arent on your short list but my wife runs the goodyear triple treds on her legacy outback here in seattle and i tell ya those things stick like glue...they tend to have a little road noise as they are a 90,000 tire apparently but to me and her its worth the tradeoff here in rainy seattle

My Ipike snow tires stick pretty well in the wet too -- but if its JUST wet you want, I wouldn't use them, because they will probably only last 20k miles at most. Soft rubber.

 

Z

these arent on your short list but my wife runs the goodyear triple treds on her legacy outback here in seattle and i tell ya those things stick like glue...they tend to have a little road noise as they are a 90,000 tire apparently but to me and her its worth the tradeoff here in rainy seattle

thanks ill look into them

Fuzion HRi, made by firestone, asymetric tread, quiet, and $60 a pop. Do spectaclar in all conditions but snow, and even then they pulled my dumb a$$ out of a ditch I'd spun reverse cookies into

ive run fuzion tires, thay are ok, but for a few $ more per tire, id reccomend nitto nt450's they are probably the best tires ove run on either of my cars. i have em on my impreza nad my rx and they get great traction in everything from the dry, to gravel\dirt, to mud, rain and even snow.

 

i love em, i really do.

ive run fuzion tires, thay are ok, but for a few $ more per tire, id reccomend nitto nt450's they are probably the best tires ove run on either of my cars. i have em on my impreza nad my rx and they get great traction in everything from the dry, to gravel\dirt, to mud, rain and even snow.

 

i love em, i really do.

 

sorry they arent made in that size

I have those toyo spectrums on my 88 turbo wagon... they work good and aren't too expensive... but I don't go that fast very often...

 

I have directional tread tires on the impreza, those things make water disappear... they've got that V design that takes the water and moves it out of the tire... I had similar tires on my Leggy GT and they were awesome...

 

the directional ones will cost you more, but worth it if you go fast in the wet a lot...

 

 

--Spiffy

I run the toyo spectrums on my subaru and love them. They are only about 79 dollars a piece and are good tires (rated for 70,000 miles). Ive never had a problem in the rain or the snow. Good luck.

Another for the Spectrums. Had em on my hatch and wife loved hers.. They are good all year round.. Even bald ( my hatch eats tires) they do pretty well.