No real problems, just shopping for the best tires for Wisconsin winters. This is my second Chevy Lumina, the first was a 96, which was hit by a drunk driver while parked, and destroyed...nobody hurt! This is a 2006, has under 100,000, runs great.

They are not interchangeable. Can they be made to work, maybe. But they are not a direct replacement.

possibly need to be balanced or check your hub bearings.

Yes the white smoke from the rear at the wheel means that the breaks need to be changed/replaced.

The factory size is P185/65R14.
I have a Honda Civic and i cold Wisconsin winter use a set of Blizzak winter tires P185/65R14 on steel rims.
If ambient temperature warms up above 45F degree, I use a set of tires P205/45R16 Falken Ziex Ze-912, mounted on 16 inches aluminum rims.
Using all season tires is a good compromise too.

Original Equipment Sizes for 1998 Chevrolet Lumina Original Equipment Size 1: 205/70-15
Original Equipment Size 2: 225/60-16

Goodyear Eagle GT $94.00 each
General tire Altimax HP $83.00 each

Both at tire rack.

I grew up in wisconsin myself and it does make a big difference to what type of oil you use. in your vehicle 5w-30 is recommended however during the summer i use a 10w30 and in winter SAE30 this is in my experience the best way to maintain the performanced of your vehicle and keep the wear and tear to a minimum

Here is a diagram of your motor with the firing order:

hi im wes the firing order is 123456 1 3 5 is on passanger side 2 4 6 is on drivers side

open pasenger door there on side of dash or unde hood neer driverside windshield

BFGoodrich makes a REALLY nice tire for the beetle that fits on the stock alloy rims. If you have the 16 inch rims you'll probably need to be running 205/55/r16's. I can't remember the exact name, but they make some decent winter treads. Either way, the beetle isn't the greatest in the snow so I fixed my problem in a different manner.

I got 4 rims off a beetle from the junk yard and put 215/55/r16's on them. They are a winter tread from Hercules Tire. They really helped my 01 beetle in the snow. It may have been expensive, but they keep wear and tear of winter driving off of my clutch. Also, it saves some of the tread on my Yokohama tires :)