Replacement tires
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Melting Slicks
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Replacement tires
I am going on 20,000 on my base coupe. Front tires are looking a bit rough. I am a pretty aggressive driver. What tires are people going with? I probably would stick with run flats, but, knock on wood, I haven't had a flat in years. Ironically, no one here has the OEM Michelins. I guess I could go with Tirerack, but dread trying to find a competent installer.
Burning Brakes
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I am going on 20,000 on my base coupe. Front tires are looking a bit rough. I am a pretty aggressive driver. What tires are people going with? I probably would stick with run flats, but, knock on wood, I haven't had a flat in years. Ironically, no one here has the OEM Michelins. I guess I could go with Tirerack, but dread trying to find a competent installer.
The dreaded marks on the rim argument perhaps?
I would simply talk to the manager/whoever to ask politely that it is treated like gold.
Other than that, can't beat their service center locations=everywhere.
And replacement warranties.
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
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I am going on 20,000 on my base coupe. Front tires are looking a bit rough. I am a pretty aggressive driver. What tires are people going with? I probably would stick with run flats, but, knock on wood, I haven't had a flat in years. Ironically, no one here has the OEM Michelins. I guess I could go with Tirerack, but dread trying to find a competent installer.
I wouldn't let anyone who didn't have a touchless tire mounting machine touch the low profile run flates, even to just take the tire off. This is a video of one working:
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Melting Slicks
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I'm not sure how anyone has a complaint with Discount Tire.
The dreaded marks on the rim argument perhaps?
I would simply talk to the manager/whoever to ask politely that it is treated like gold.
Other than that, can't beat their service center locations=everywhere.
And replacement warranties.
The dreaded marks on the rim argument perhaps?
I would simply talk to the manager/whoever to ask politely that it is treated like gold.
Other than that, can't beat their service center locations=everywhere.
And replacement warranties.
Anyone have opinion on Dunlops ?
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Melting Slicks
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Safety Car
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Another tire to try is Hankook Ventus V12. I used them as replacement on my "09 Corvette with the Z51 option. Got good mileage out of them, 27,000+ and improved handling over the Goodyear Supercars that came on the car.
Both are good and not overly costly.
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St. Jude Donor '15-'16
TireRack, absolutely. When ordering on their website you can choose from their list of authorized installers and they will ship the tires directly to that installer. Everything is guaranteed. Its the cheapest, easiest, safest way to go.
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St. Jude Donor '09
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TireRack will show you all the tires in your size, and you can read the road test results and owner ratings for them.
Last edited by meyerweb; Jul 11, 2015 at 04:30 PM.