be careful of using 205's because the are narrower the edges of the rim are exposed to side rails of drive thru car washes. I have scratched a couple of wheel covers while using my Blizzaks that are 205 60 16.

 

I agree the tires are a bit twitchy, for lack of a better word. I drove a couple of hundred miles yesterday at high speed (85-95) for the hhr and they were great.... I still like em.

 

Mike,

What prompted your change to the Uniroyal's and whats you take of them so far ??

SF

 

Hitting a piece of steel on I-85 and simultaneously blowing out both right side tires, the tire shop I use didn't have the Continentals in stock.

They recommended the Tiger Paws as a good replacement, and so far they have been proved right.

Traction is as good or better than the Connie's on both wet and dry pavement, they are quieter, except for some mild thumping when the temperature is below freezing.

Being "Ultra High Performance" tires, there is no mileage warranty, what you get out of them is what you get....I'd say they're good for roughly 40,000 miles at the most. Very soft rubber compound.

I'd buy them again, and probably will when the "Mystery Brand" rubber on the panel is worn out.

 

I currently am running my 2011 HHR with the Michelin 3 Ice in 205/60R/16's
It's a 2LT that I switched to 16" wheels.
What I discovered is that this change alone made the sport suspension about 50% less harsh. then with the 215/50R/16's it came with.
The Michelins are Extra Load tires though so thats a bit of a give back on ride softness but the plus is that the handling is not bad. I would say about the same as the standard load PrimacyMXV4.
Running these at 32lbs cold mainly because of the computer/tmps sensors are set for the 17" tire pressures of the 2LT and go off with a low tire warning if I go any lower then 32 cold.

Personally I like the softer/quieter ride on my everyday driver and have been trying different tires in an effort to find the sweet spot tire for my preferences.
I have left the ice 3's on longer then I would normally because they are such a quiet soft riding tire but would take them off if I could come up with the same attributes in an All Season application.
I wouldn't expect more then 40,000 miles out of the ice 3's either so I can live with that for the convienience of a quieter/softer ride with acceptable handling.

The only thing is I live where I don't drive over 60 much because of the speed limits here and also it does not get hot in the summer months. 75-80 degrees is usually tops and only for a day or 2 at a time. I think the Ice tires can live with that on a year around basis.
I don't see the US Royal Tiger Paws on Tire Rack. I was lokking to see if they might have some positive reviews to read....

One other thing.
As I mentioned I swithched to 205/60R/16's for my winter tires and honestly I see no downside or reduction in handling up to 65 mph with the air pressures mentioned above.
These give me a slightly narrower footprint for more psi on the road surface in snow conditions.

SF

 

I make tires @ the US5 Plant in Lexington SC and we own Uniroyal, b f Goodrich, we are letting the Uniroyal name die in a few years, I like Michelin tires for cars and the BF Goodriches for trucks, I roll on the primacy MXV4's good tire, but I get a BIG discount,

2010 silver panel

 

Sorry to hear that Michelin is planning to euthanize the Uniroyal brand, but that's one less brand name to "compete" with Michelin in the minds of consumers.

 

yeah. at least the plants won't close down............ make different tires there so ppl can still have a job