Buying new tires tomorrow......what to buy?
03-03-2006, 12:18 AM
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Buying new tires tomorrow......what to buy? I am getting all four new tires tomorrow.....I have a 98 TA still on the stock 16X8 wheels. I want to get something that isnt ridiculously expensive but not cheap ***. I live in Colorado but we only got a month or so of winter left so I wanna go with something that will hook up good....
I had considered the BFG G-Force sport and KDW....the F1 DSG3 is maybe an option but I am not sure if I want to spend that much. Any ideas?
also, is it worth it to pay a couple bucks more for a 255 over a 245?
I had considered the BFG G-Force sport and KDW....the F1 DSG3 is maybe an option but I am not sure if I want to spend that much. Any ideas?
also, is it worth it to pay a couple bucks more for a 255 over a 245?
03-03-2006, 12:34 AM
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http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=2
i am leaning toward these cause my friend had them on his Z28 and loved em and they arent too expensive.
i am leaning toward these cause my friend had them on his Z28 and loved em and they arent too expensive.
03-03-2006, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by wabmorgan
If you are looking for a tire for "winter use" than a summer only preformance tire is not a good choice. The F1 DSG3 is noted for being a horriable winter tire.
Suggest you look for a M+S tire. That won't be the best preforance on dry pavement though.
Suggest you look for a M+S tire. That won't be the best preforance on dry pavement though.
03-03-2006, 01:04 AM
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Boy... that was a quick responce!!!!!! I had re-read your post and deleted mine realizing you weren't concrened about winter driving.
Since you are not, take a look at these....
Yokohama AVS+ES100
Since you are not, take a look at these....
Yokohama AVS+ES100
03-03-2006, 03:54 AM
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I highly recommend the gs-d3s. They are simply the best tire I have ever owned in my entire life...really! I have a stock suspension but when I added the 17x9.5 wheels and 275-40-17 gsd3s it totally made my ride feel 100x better. You can really push your car with these tires. Traction is 10/10...wear is 8/10 (I dont do many burnouts or dougnuts)...price is 4/10...I got mine on sale for 195 each.
03-03-2006, 08:33 AM
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The GSD3s are some great tires, but if you do get snowed on, they absolutely suck. Other than that it's like being glued to the road
As long as you have another car to drive, and don't drive the T/A if there is even a remote chance of snow, then get the GSDs (if you can find them, I'm looking to buy a set myself, but they seem to be as scarce as an honest used car dealer) they're on back order@ tire rack till April, and seems discount tire doesn't have any either (that might be just for the 275/40/17 size, just saw you have the stock 16s)
As long as you have another car to drive, and don't drive the T/A if there is even a remote chance of snow, then get the GSDs (if you can find them, I'm looking to buy a set myself, but they seem to be as scarce as an honest used car dealer) they're on back order@ tire rack till April, and seems discount tire doesn't have any either (that might be just for the 275/40/17 size, just saw you have the stock 16s)
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03-03-2006, 10:58 AM
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if youre concerned with price, g force sports.. i have them in 275/40/17s.. the gsd3s look bad *** but are more expensive, although in no way do the g force sports look bad.. i havent heard a bad comment about them yet.. how long do tires usually last on our cars anyway.. yeah not too long.. so while a gsd3 looks good, its not going to look great on an fbody with tires that small..still get the 255's and save yourself some money and get the gforces.. youll probably need a new set by the end of summer anyway
03-03-2006, 11:57 AM
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i got BFG KDWs on all four tires.....they had em in stock and the price was good so i went with those. i will be getting new rims this summer probably so then i will get some nice performance tires.
03-03-2006, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mulletwearingtadrive
wow...those look pretty cool, they look kinda similar to the DSG3 in tread pattern. Do you know anything about them? had em before?
I haven't had them but they have good reviews at tire rack. (I was going to purchase them for my car.... but I've decided to spended some extra $$$$... I'm gettting new 18*9.5 wheels and tires!!!!!!!!!!!
03-07-2006, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick
Nittos stick good but dont do well in the cold
03-07-2006, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by RedlineBrian
Just jumping in with my own question if i may. What do you guys think of the Falken Ziex 512 tire?
