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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 05:10 PM
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Just looking for the cheapest place to buy some tires. Anyone know?
Old Aug 6, 2006 | 05:12 PM
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www.discounttiredirect.com
Old Aug 6, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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tirerack.com as well. Depending on what tires you are looking for either one of the two mentioned here have good prices. I just ordered Avon Tech550's from tirerack yesterday for $103 a peice.. which is a great price for a great all around tire. Try to decide which tire you want and then check both sites to see which has the better deal. I havent found better prices than these two.
Old Aug 6, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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Discount tire it is...hmm 225/35/18 for my g-games 18x7.5 43 offset! I cant wait!!!!
Old Aug 6, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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my tC eats tires like crazy im on the second set now almost to the third. my car has 25k on it. i dont burn out or anything like that i do take turns a little hard though. however, its the center of the tires that are wearing out the outter edge and the side walls are fine does anyone else have these problems?
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What pressure are you running? The cause of that type of wear is overinflation.
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What Brand tire u using and what brand would u recommend?? Also how thick should i get them? I want them to last a while...
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Like I said, that issue is almost always due to overinflation alone. Outer edge wearing, feathering, scalloping, etc are signs of various other issues with camber, toe adjustment, etc. but running a higher pressure than recommended will cause the center to wear faster than the rest of the tire.
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What Brand tire u using and what brand would u recommend?? Also how thick should i get them? I want them to last a while...
Use TireRack.com to make your tire decision, then buy them on discounttiredirect.com
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It really depends on the time and what specials they are running as well as what brand you want. For example, discouttire does not stock Avons (Which I just ordered) and thier pirelli pzero neros are $9 a peice higher than tirerack. You could probably go back another time and find the pirellis cheaper on that site.. so it is always good to shop around, especially on something like this.
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Hmm what about these for tires? Nice and cheap and it got some good reviews, but some bad ones as well...
Whats do you guys think?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=4
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tice treadwear rating. seriously. 400 is good.
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 06:21 AM
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K I have my tire lol thanks for advice total spent on G-games 77 wolf 18x7.5 43 offset (got a good deal on em) and Kumho ECSTA AST 225/40/18
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 12:53 PM
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I have heard good and bad as well. I would say the high treadwear rating would make me seriously check out the grip they have though.
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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i run 51lbs. its what the tire calls for i have cooper zx2 UHT they are supposed to be a real good tire 380 treadwear zr rated the whole deal but i cant figure out why they wont last.
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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51lbs! Check the driver's side door frame, it will tell you how much air to run in the front and rear tires. 51 is way too much!
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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51 is the MAX pressure for the tire. That is exactly why your tires are wearing that way. Run 29 rear, 32 front. Those are from the cars documentation and factor in the weight of the car. Run those values and your tire wear issue is solved.




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