i want to get some tires for my new rims i have had for some months now still in the boxes.
they are 20x8 i believe and i want some good traction as well as tread wear.

i am not looking to spend more then $500-600.

can anyone recomend a brand and the best size for my 95 se.? thanks

20x8? That'* a big wheel. I can't be 100% accurate on this but you'll probably need to get really wide tires(to fit the 8" wheel). Possibly too wide without doing some modifying to your wheel wells. If anything go/talk to a local tire shop and see what they can fit on that size wheel. You may be able to get a 245 tire on there, hopefully someone here has done this on 90'* style Bonne that can say for sure.
As for tire brands I can't recommend any for that size wheel. In my experience the bigger the wheel the bigger the price of the tire.

www.tirerack.com has you down for 245/40R20 to keep the stock tire height.

Search results:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...0&startIndex=0

I personally recommend the BFG G/Force T/A KDW, (I have the KDWS, in a 235 50R1 but it'* way outside the price range you wanted.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=5


Keep in mind that even though this is a 245, you may still rub inside the well. Also, your ride is gonna be very rough. You're taking away a lot of shock absorption with such a skinny sidewall.

BTW, you got pics of the rims?

Edit: beaten ^^ and misread the wheel size as 18s

I am using yokohama avid trz, they are a vast improvement over the stock tires as far as road noise and dry/wet/snow/ice traction. the ride seems a little stiffer as does the handleing. They do not come in an 18 tho but i beleive the higher rating yokohamas do. i bought them off tirerack.com for around 200 cheaper then the tire dealers I called. I am not sure of the tires you need but did a search for 245/45/18s and the cheapest I could find in an all season was 167 each (668 for 4). I would reccomend going on tirerack.com and looking for tires in your size that have a high user reveiw in the areas that are important to you from a large user base. If you both want to get the wheels on right now and want high traction tires with low road noise I would research the tires you want and if they are outside your pricerange (I think you might be looking at 800-900 installed with hazerd protection) then plan to save for them and to get the wheels on right now check around for a used tire shop in your area with a reputation for quality work (dont just go anywhere some places will scratch up your wheels) and pick up a set of used tires for 120-200ish until you can afford the ones you want.
When I picked my tires they were about 400 more then i had at the time so I picked up some used ones for 100 installed from a place some friends use alot until I could get the good ones. On a side note when i was paying a gigantic rooster came and took a big bird **** on the cash register that was allready plastered all over with crap.

If you have really bad, cheap stock tires and then upgrade to some of the finest tires for your 20" wheels, you may not feel much of a ride quality change. In fact, if you upon changing the wheels also freshen up your suspension with performance-oriented tie rods and such, you should get a better handling car. It'* good you've got such a budget for your 4 tires as a good brand like the aforementioned Yokohama and the like can retain quite a bit of ride quality, even on a shorter tire sidewall.

and this is the look i was going for.

Wow, a Bonneville coupé! That'* cool. Is that in your To Do list?