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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 02:56 AM
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I need some new tires for my car,I dont have the money for new wheels right now so im just going to grab up some 245 50 16 for the time being,what would be a good not so expensive tire?
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 06:16 AM
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Falkens makes a good all around tire, not too expensive.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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Sumitumo HTR+ -- $78 a tire on Tire Rack
40,000 mile warranty. I've been running mine for two years and they work great. Not the best for straight line traction, but for the price you can't beat it with a stick.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyHelloOfficer
Sumitumo HTRZ -- $68 a tire on Tire Rack
40,000 mile warranty. I've been running mine for two years and they work great. Not the best for straight line traction, but for the price you can't beat it with a stick.
great tire for the price.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 09:17 AM
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Tirerack will charge you for shipping, but discounttiredirect.com won't. It comes out to about the same, but you can get Falkens or Hankooks (what I run) from them. Just more options. I've used DTD several times and they're just awesome.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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firestone wide ovals worked for me...hooked well in the summer and looked nice. got mine for 105 from tirerack, i think they may have gone up in price since then.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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You Cant Beat the BFG KDW.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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i have br goodrish g-force sport and they are an awsome tire GREAT traction off the line and im buyin them again
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I hope the BF Goodrich G Force Sports are good. I just ordered a pair of 255/45/R16 for the back. Having traction problems.
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I'll give advise for the only tires I have used so far. I have Hankook Ventus HRII H405 currently and they hook pretty good. Very cheap too, about $75 each. My tred still looks new, even after a year of daily driving and burnouts here and there. It wasn't untill the torque converter install before I could actually break traction from a stop. Even with the news gears, I can't spin above 10mph. It's probably what your looking for, unless you want something more aggressive.
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