skinnies questions.
08-07-2008, 07:01 PM
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skinnies questions. ok guys a few quick questions. do any of u run tires on a 3.5 rim, with a tire that costs less than 110?? and all you guys that drive with skinnies daily, any problems? where to be catious, do u drive in the rain? etc...
08-07-2008, 09:35 PM
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yep, he is right. plus running DR's makes it worse. still i daily drive mine all the time. just always remember they are on your car...as in no sharp turns too fast, and dont follow too closely behind someone. you wont stop as quick with the skinnies as you would with wide flat tires.
08-07-2008, 10:00 PM
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Drove mine in pouring rain with no worries. Just take advice already stated. Be careful, extra braking distance, respect curves/turns, don't drive crazy and you should be fine.
08-08-2008, 12:31 PM
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I drove mine and had no issues. Drove pretty fast in the rain a few times as well. I had the Kumho Powerstar 165R15s. Like $26 a piece at tire rack. You just have to take sharp curves and turns a little slower, but you get used to it.
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08-08-2008, 01:07 PM
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Damn, Tirerack went up to $40 a piece on the Kumhos I used.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....nSpeedRating=R
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....nSpeedRating=R
08-08-2008, 02:10 PM
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Damn, Tirerack went up to $40 a piece on the Kumhos I used.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....nSpeedRating=R
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....nSpeedRating=R
08-08-2008, 07:45 PM
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Good luck getting them. I work at a tire business and 6 months ago it took 2 weeks to get some to the business I work at. We had to go through our dealer's chainstore that was in another state to get them, and even then, they only had 2 until another load was brought in the next few weeks.
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i really regret buying my summit starts with skinnies up front as DD wheels. it sucks. have to avoid every single bump. the front end sits a lot lower. as far as driving in the rain i haved cruised at 80mph no problem. they just suck for turning and potholes