summer tires

supra90mkiii

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Alright, very soon here i'm going to need some summer tires, but ones that will last me for more than one summer... 245/45/16, to fit on the sawblades. anyone ever heard of Nexen? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/16-Inch-Tires-245-45-16-Nexen-High-Quality-Tires_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ66474QQitemZ8039919531QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW that's rather cheap for that size tire, comes out to $62.50 + tax. anyone with experience? otherwise, how does everyone like the fuzion zri tires? there isn't much that comes in this size, so i'm kind of limited. i'd like to spend under $100/tire any other suggestions are welcome! i'm looking for good dry/wet traction

right now i have 225/50/16 bfg comp t/a... i still have a good amount of tread on them... but i'm looking for something a little stickier.
 

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i was looking into the yokohama avs es 100's. anyone want to comment on them? or what about the nitto nt-555's? or if i really got lucky and found alot of change between the couch cushions i was going to buy the nitto nt-555r's, anyone have any oipinion on these?
 

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lagged said:
bfg gforce sports 255/50 out back. eliminated my wheel hop.

i want all my tires to be the same size, so that i can rotate. and i thought 255's were too big for the front? i just found out i can get the zri's for $85 free shipping from my work. i might go that route.
 

shaeff

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i think, after reading several opininons, magazines, etc.. i'm going with the new falken azenis RT-615 (i believe that's what they're called)

-shaeff
 

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shaeff said:
i think, after reading several opininons, magazines, etc.. i'm going with the new falken azenis RT-615 (i believe that's what they're called)

-shaeff



same here, the general concensus is that they kick some...not too much more expensive than everything else too, plus they come in just the sizes that I want :D
 

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souprat said:
i was looking into the yokohama avs es 100's. anyone want to comment on them? or what about the nitto nt-555's? or if i really got lucky and found alot of change between the couch cushions i was going to buy the nitto nt-555r's, anyone have any oipinion on these?

i had the avs 100's in 245/45 out back also. they were alright but when i got them they were pretty much shot, so maybe they are a better tire than i have experienced.
 

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If you're going on the cheap, I had Fuzion ZR-i's on all 4 corners, and they're a damn good tire. I get a discount at tire places, so I paid like $62/ea for them... Just tell the tire place you're from (local garage) and they said to give you their discount. It works all the time when I deal with places that I can't get a discount through my work.