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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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wow ive been looking for hours to find this size tire and almost no one offers it. Or at least i cant find any but nitto.. and only in the nt555r and nt555r11,, and i cant find those tires any cheeper than $292.00 a tire....!!!!! seriously......... ..... ,,,, Im going nuts ,,, got wider rims so i could run wider tires and now it looks like the rear tires are going to cost more than my whole set of rims,,,,, this is crazy, i cant afford to spend 600+ bucks on two tires,,, does any one know of a compable tire in this size that wont cost me my left leg.. dont want to have to start donating blood plasma and little soldiers,,, trust me guys you dont want to see a bunch of mee'ss runing around..
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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i had the same problem when i was looking for a pair of tires just a little larger than the stock size. no 305/35's and the 315's jump down to a 30 series. too short
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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I use that size Nittos and go thru a set in 2K miles really hard street driving. It can get very expensive and I go through 4 sets a year just on the street. I was looking for a little taller rear tire or a lower profile front one and it just aint happenning in a tire like my Nittos.

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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by cracker Bear
: ,,, got wider rims so i could run wider tires and now it looks like the rear tires are going to cost more than my whole set of rims,,,,, this is crazy, i cant afford to spend 600+ bucks on two tires,,,
Not much selection out there - sorry. Better to figure out what tires (or at least sizes) you want to run, then look for wheels to fit them.... Good luck.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by wamara
Not much selection out there - sorry. Better to figure out what tires (or at least sizes) you want to run, then look for wheels to fit them.... Good luck.
well i got that one backwards... figured that tire selection wasnt soo limited
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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 12:13 AM
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I just saw your other post; you have a 18x10.5" (rear) wheel? Just run a 295/35-18 - tons of choices and more tire then most people will ever need, unless all your driving is a quarter mile at a time
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I just saw your other post; you have a 18x10.5" (rear) wheel? Just run a 295/35-18 - tons of choices and more tire then most people will ever need, unless all your driving is a quarter mile at a time
thats what i was just looking at,,, i found the goodrich g-force sports for 250each,, still alittle high ,,, and i havent heard much on this tire
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toyo makes a 305/35/18
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Originally Posted by 99 vett babycar
toyo makes a 305/35/18
I assume you're referring to the RA-1?
If he thinks the Nittos are expensive, he'll at these, not to mention how quickly they would wear....
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