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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 08:20 AM
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Whats up SL im in the market for some good ALL SEASON tires for my stockies and ive got a few here that im interested in. I dont have a ton of money to spend so im trying to keep it under $500. All comments and suggestions are appreciated!

-Nankang NS-I

-Fuzion HR1

-General Altimax HP

-Goodyear Eagle RS-A

-Hankook Ventus V4 ES H105

-Hankook Ventus HRII H405

-Kumho Ecsta AST

-Kumho Solus KH16

-Sumitomo HTR A/S PO1

-Nitto NT NeoGen ZR

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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 03:00 PM
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i had the kuhmo ecsta on my last car and there were nice but seemed to have a lot of road noise
i have the goodyear eagle GT's on my car now and i really like them
Old Jul 26, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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toyo proxes 4..... they were really good tires but wore very quickly, now im running nitto neo gens, they seem to last a little longer, for me anyways
Old Jul 26, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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I would rock the General's...I am running the General Exclaim UHP's on the wife's xB2 and they are AWESOME...Just ran them through a huge rainstorm with flooded roads and standing water and they performed flawlessly...So I would imagine that the Altimax All Seasons would perform just as well, probably better since they are an all season tire...Plus if you check out www.tirerack.com they finished 2 out of 29 tested and if you click on the survey tab they give you a score on how the tire performed in each category...

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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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I have those Goodyears on my car. For the dry and the rain I can't really give them a plus or a minus, but in the snow they're awesome. Tons of grip in snow.
Old Jul 26, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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For the money, the General's will probably be the winner. Had them for a little while on the g/f's Neon. Actually a decent tire if you're on a budget.
Old Jul 26, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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Im actually leaning towards the Generals also, now im just searching the net for the best deal. Any reccomended sites?
Old Jul 26, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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I'm usually between tirerack.com and discounttiredirect.com

Tirerack is usually a tiny bit cheaper per tire, but you pay for shipping. DTD may have slightly higher prices, but its free shpping.
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Try here: tires-easy.com or tirerack.com ...I don't think you will find them cheaper anywhere else...
Old Jul 27, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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fwiw, general altimax hp's here. after 8,000 miles, still happy with my choice.
Old Jul 28, 2010 | 07:06 AM
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Well after some debate i ended up going with the Nitto NT NeoGen ZR. Reasons being i got one hell of a del in my opinion. Hopefully it ends up being a good tire. thanks for all the help guys
Old Jul 29, 2010 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Scotty-tC
Well after some debate i ended up going with the Nitto NT NeoGen ZR. Reasons being i got one hell of a del in my opinion. Hopefully it ends up being a good tire. thanks for all the help guys
yeah the neogens are good tires. They should last longer than the Proxes4's. The older proxes4's weren't that good, I think Toyo changed the compound of the tread, the newer ones are lasting a lot longer. so good for you to get a great deal. let us know what you think of them when you get them installed.
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Well its been one day with the neogens. im really liking them! they feel solid and arent very loud at all. im getting an allignment tommarow morning then i can take it on a "spirited" drive thru the local mountains to see how they perform
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i got 4 coopers and an alignment for 500$ at my local tire shop
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Goodyear Eagle GT. I like them. They also look nice.
Old Aug 25, 2010 | 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Scotty-tC
Well its been one day with the neogens. im really liking them! they feel solid and arent very loud at all. im getting an allignment tommarow morning then i can take it on a "spirited" drive thru the local mountains to see how they perform

hey scotty- an update? How are the tires working out for you?
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