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I'm looking to get some tires for 20" rims and there doesn't seem to be a lot in the size I want. I want wider tires so was going to go with a 295/45 but the selection is really limited. I know to stay away from the Toyo Proxy's and Continental CrossContacts so that brings it down to:

Goodyear Eagles (Haven't heard a lot of good stuff about these)
Atturo AZ50
Arroyo Grand Sport AS (Never heard of)
Nitto 420V (Decent from what I've heard)
General G-Max (Used General Grabber AT/X tires on my truck, pretty good)
Pirelli Scorpion Verde or Zero, P-Zero (All run-flat and expensive)

There is more of a selection going to a 285/50 but they are not as wide. Anyone running a 295/45 and if so, what do you have?
 

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I'm going to go with 295/40/20 when I get my summer wheels and tires going, Also I have had a great experience with Continentals in the past I'm probably going to get them for the ST when I get my wheels. I've heard the Proxys were decent too.
 

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I'm going to go with 295/40/20 when I get my summer wheels and tires going, Also I have had a great experience with Continentals in the past I'm probably going to get them for the ST when I get my wheels. I've heard the Proxys were decent too.
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295/40/20 is a very short tire. The 295/45 is a much better choice.
 

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295/40/20 is a very short tire. The 295/45 is a much better choice.
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Ill look into the 45s too, thanks for the info!

After looking in my cart I actually have 45s I just mis-typed.
 

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The 245/40 is almost 2" shorter than OEM. I did find that the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 4 comes in a 295/45 so that's what I'm probably going to go with.
 

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The 245/40 is almost 2" shorter than OEM. I did find that the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 4 comes in a 295/45 so that's what I'm probably going to go with.
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Yes I actually meant to say 45 not 40 haha.
 

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I'm looking to get some tires for 20" rims and there doesn't seem to be a lot in the size I want. I want wider tires so was going to go with a 295/45 but the selection is really limited. I know to stay away from the Toyo Proxy's and Continental ExtremeContacts so that brings it down to:

Goodyear Eagles (Haven't heard a lot of good stuff about these)
Atturo AZ50
Arroyo Grand Sport AS (Never heard of)
Nitto 420V (Decent from what I've heard)
General G-Max (Used General Grabber AT/X tires on my truck, pretty good)
Pirelli Scorpion Verde or Zero, P-Zero (All run-flat and expensive)

There is more of a selection going to a 285/50 but they are not as wide. Anyone running a 295/45 and if so, what do you have?
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I know a lot of people are looking at the Atturo's, seem like a pretty decent tire for the price.
 

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I know a lot of people are looking at the Atturo's, seem like a pretty decent tire for the price.
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They do look like good tires but they can’t be used in cold weather. If I decide to keep my stock wheels, I could just swap them out when it starts getting cold. I just don’t really have a place to store wheels during winter and summer.


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After doing some research it seems the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 Plus are decent tires. I wasn't impressed with the CrossContacts but these seem to get a lot of good ratings and reviews. I think I'm going to try them out.
 

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After doing some research it seems the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 Plus are decent tires. I wasn't impressed with the CrossContacts but these seem to get a lot of good ratings and reviews. I think I'm going to try them out.
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The ExtremeContacts are great tires from what I’ve heard.
 

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After doing some research it seems the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 Plus are decent tires. I wasn't impressed with the CrossContacts but these seem to get a lot of good ratings and reviews. I think I'm going to try them out.
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Like I posted elsewhere…if you shop at Discount Tire their Control Contact Sport SRS+ is their house version of the DWS06 and usually cheaper. The tread pattern is different but you can see the similarities side by side…otherwise it’s the exact same tire.
 

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Closest one to me is in Winstonville. I did look online but they didn't come up for a 295/45R20. Are they only sold in stores?
 

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Closest one to me is in Winstonville. I did look online but they didn't come up for a 295/45R20. Are they only sold in stores?
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They’re online too. That may be one of the few sizes they don’t have yet. They closely followed the DWS06 available sizes.
 

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I'm looking to get some tires for 20" rims and there doesn't seem to be a lot in the size I want. I want wider tires so was going to go with a 295/45 but the selection is really limited. I know to stay away from the Toyo Proxy's and Continental CrossContacts so that brings it down to:

Goodyear Eagles (Haven't heard a lot of good stuff about these)
Atturo AZ50
Arroyo Grand Sport AS (Never heard of)
Nitto 420V (Decent from what I've heard)
General G-Max (Used General Grabber AT/X tires on my truck, pretty good)
Pirelli Scorpion Verde or Zero, P-Zero (All run-flat and expensive)

There is more of a selection going to a 285/50 but they are not as wide. Anyone running a 295/45 and if so, what do you have?
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I run the General Gmax 295 45 20 and I love them. Great tire all around, zero complaints so far.
 

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They’re online too. That may be one of the few sizes they don’t have yet. They closely followed the DWS06 available sizes.
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I called them and you’re right, they don’t have the size I want.


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