Tires
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Not the best, but bang for buck would go to nitto(lotta tire contact but they run thin per size) or I run firestone wide oval(exact same design as nitto but slightly larger grooves My buddy has an 18 by 285 tire and i have 17 by 285 and mine is a hair bigger while his has bigger contact patches but pattern looks almost identical.
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My 5 year old Firestones are doing the same thing. Somebody told me not to worry too much about. I asked Firestone and I should of known what they were going to say,any time tires are 5 years or older its time for new tires. It could be if the car sits to much.
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IMHO, best bang for the buck are the Sumitomo HTR Z, or HTR Z III, whatever they make in that size. They're crazy cheap, and I've heard they perform fairly well. No GS-D3 or G-Force T/A-KD, but very good for the price. Those will be my next tire change.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...er=17&x=69&y=7
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...er=17&x=69&y=7
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I've been pleased with Continental's ExtremeContact DWS.
Been running them for a couple thousand miles and the price was pretty good:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
Been running them for a couple thousand miles and the price was pretty good:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
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Date code is 4001. I bought this car one year ago this week and at the time the rubber looked great.
On any car I ever owned I don't think I ever got more than 4 years of use out of a set of tires, never dawned on me to check that.
On any car I ever owned I don't think I ever got more than 4 years of use out of a set of tires, never dawned on me to check that.
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Wow 9 year old tires there. If it weren't for the date stamp and the cracking you would never be able to tell they are that old.
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IMHO, best bang for the buck are the Sumitomo HTR Z, or HTR Z III, whatever they make in that size.
That's what I'm runnin' right now on mine. Sumitomo HTR Z III's. Got 'em this Spring and love 'em.
They're really grippy in the dry and predictably so in the wet. I love the tread pattern, too. Similar to the Goodyear Eagle F-1 Supercar in design, but at a fraction of the cost.
That's what I'm runnin' right now on mine. Sumitomo HTR Z III's. Got 'em this Spring and love 'em.
They're really grippy in the dry and predictably so in the wet. I love the tread pattern, too. Similar to the Goodyear Eagle F-1 Supercar in design, but at a fraction of the cost.
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IMHO, best bang for the buck are the Sumitomo HTR Z, or HTR Z III, whatever they make in that size.
That's what I'm runnin' right now on mine. Sumitomo HTR Z III's. Got 'em this Spring and love 'em.
They're really grippy in the dry and predictably so in the wet. I love the tread pattern, too. Similar to the Goodyear Eagle F-1 Supercar in design, but at a fraction of the cost.
That's what I'm runnin' right now on mine. Sumitomo HTR Z III's. Got 'em this Spring and love 'em.
They're really grippy in the dry and predictably so in the wet. I love the tread pattern, too. Similar to the Goodyear Eagle F-1 Supercar in design, but at a fraction of the cost.
I’m also looking at new Potenza’s, Yokohama’s S.Drive, Wide Oval’s and Kumho’s Ecasta SPT.
