Need to buy tires soon................
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Need to buy tires soon................
Any advice on a good tire for the NW???? I need to buy some tires for my car in the next few months and wanted to hear what you guys have been running out here. I still have the factory tires 225/40 mounted on 18inch prodrives. Thanks in advance.
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Hey Matt, I've been driving (very spiritedly I might add) on all seasons since Oct '06 - I put 28K miles on Kumho Ecsta ASXs. Nice tires for the money (Tire Rack $135 ea). They are getting pretty low on tread (guarantee is 30K). I'm going to buy them again, mostly for their ability to deal with a lot of rain and some snow. I drove in the snow a few times (an inch or 2) and they were great. 245/40ZR18's
Where are you? If you're interested, we could go in on a drop ship and split the $50 delivery fee.
Where are you? If you're interested, we could go in on a drop ship and split the $50 delivery fee.
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BF Goodrich G-Force Super Sport A/S 245/40ZR 18s
Treadwear - 400AA
I have them for about 6 months now. Love them so far. They're not that expensive either.
You get good traction in light snow. They stick very well in rain.., give you quiet and comfortable ride...
They're not as hard as OEM summer tires....so you might feel a bit difference at high speed cornering... But they're superior in every other way..
So unless you do autocross or track.........., or like to corner at 90+ mph everytime..lol..you should be very happy driving daily on these in NW..
Treadwear - 400AA
I have them for about 6 months now. Love them so far. They're not that expensive either.
You get good traction in light snow. They stick very well in rain.., give you quiet and comfortable ride...
They're not as hard as OEM summer tires....so you might feel a bit difference at high speed cornering... But they're superior in every other way..
So unless you do autocross or track.........., or like to corner at 90+ mph everytime..lol..you should be very happy driving daily on these in NW..
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On the other hand, if you do like to corner at absurdly high speeds on a constant basis, the Nexen N3000 is a great tire that's served me well. The sidewall is a bit soft, and the tread lasts a bit too long, but the grip is great for most situations, and they don't even notice standing water. Snow is, admittedly, a different story. I'm on my second set of them right now, and abuse them heavily year round.
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Not raining, just pointing out that some of us have a different idea of how the cars should be driven on a regular basis. Judging by Sunday's comments, there may be some question as to the viability of my definition of "reasonable."
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I've really liked my BFG g-Force T/A KDW 2's that I've had for the last year and a half. But if you get snow where your at, then the g-force Super Sports would be better. We only get about 2 days worth of snow per year here. The KDW2's do handle very light snow better than the OEM RE040 which were un-drivable in any snow.
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Thoughts on Tires
It is time for tires. Any thoughts on BF Goodrich KDW vs BFG g-force sport? I live in Portland so snow is not a major factor but wet weather traction is. Any thoughts appreciated.
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umm... stock size is 225/45/18? and get bfg sports. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....=g-Force+Sport
unless you want a serious tire... then get azenis 615's....
unless you want a serious tire... then get azenis 615's....
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http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.p...igan=So&Achse=
$92.20 per tire
Shipping for 4: $58.94
Discount Tires 2go
http://www.discount-tires-2go.com/St...ShowLarge=True
$96 per tire
Shipping for 4: $57.64 (UPS Ground)
Edge Racing
http://www.edgeracing.com/tires/2454018/
$99 per tire
Shipping for 4: $80.84
https://www.tiresavings.com/tireShop...season=Regular
$102 per tire
Shipping for 4: $111.14 (looks like a flat fee per tire)
http://www.prostreetonline.com/x/nex...ance-tires.asp
$200 per tire
Didn't bother checking shipping
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Those look like decent prices. I can't find the Screaming Wheel Deals link either now. I know a few people who use edge racing. They have a good rep, which explains the extra cost. Prostreet is just being stupid.
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I went and got a set of the N3000 , but i did the 225/40/18 they were 74$ per. and that was from edgeracing
Anyways good tire so far . Just need to find the right PSI to set them at. any ideas? have them at 35 right now
Anyways good tire so far . Just need to find the right PSI to set them at. any ideas? have them at 35 right now
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Goodyear Eagle F-1 All Seasons
exceptional tire great grip very little noise the OEM tires were noisier beginning to end
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....+F1+All+Season
i got the deal with the rebate last year which paid for the shipping. they're doing it again now
pay no attention to those 3 reviews on that page i have none of those issues and i know a couple others on this board have these tires as well. believe tireracks summary
exceptional tire great grip very little noise the OEM tires were noisier beginning to end
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....+F1+All+Season
i got the deal with the rebate last year which paid for the shipping. they're doing it again now
pay no attention to those 3 reviews on that page i have none of those issues and i know a couple others on this board have these tires as well. believe tireracks summary
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Have been using 245/40/18 Pirelli P Zero Nero for last 3 years and have had no complaints. Tried to replace them 8 months ago but Discount Tire didn't have them available so I opted for the P6. Good all weather traction and not as noisey as the stock tires were. I only had to use my zip ties once last winter to get up a particularly icey hill.
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Only reason i asked is every1 runs somthing different . and i know there is a couple people running this size. 225/40/18, its not far from 225/45 ok. I ran 35psi with the 45profile. But i was just asking to see
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