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looking to buy new tires for my car. i need tires for daily driving and good traction on the street. oh and i love to take hard turns. just for the rear.
285/40/17
Thanks guys,
Brad
285/40/17
Thanks guys,
Brad
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We called up Discount tire and I'm getting a set (all 4) of Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 285/40/17's for $208 a piece. They are getting them out of state and will be here next week. That was the best deal we could find for some good tires for me
and I can't wait till they get here!
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Not 285/40-17's but I'm goin with a set of 275/40-17 Proxes 4's at schwab... $170/ea on sale right now. Had 245/50-16's of the same tire and they were great even in the snow.
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Originally Posted by B-RAD2
i had 275 then went to the 285 cause it filled more.
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Originally Posted by TwoFast4Lv
I have a full set of BFG KDs with over half life for sale if you want them.
I have had two different sets now. I WON'T run that tire on my cars again.......Ask Mark why!
I have had two different sets now. I WON'T run that tire on my cars again.......Ask Mark why!
Ellis- how much??
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Originally Posted by CharlieCobra03
Nitto RII's are great for cars under 420 RWHP but not good for any more than that.
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My car isnt that light either and I dont pop the clutch on the street. Personaly I dont care what a person uses on their car, I'm just saying the tire works good for me. If I want to spin them I can with ease, but I dont have any trouble keeping traction when I want either. Lets face it at 420+ rwhp you can lite any street tire up you want if thats what you want to do. This tire lends itself to my driving style very well. Hard cornering, hard acceleration out of the corners without any bullshit. Yes if I drop the clutch with any rpm at the line I can induce tire spin all the way thru the gears if I want but thats not how you get off the line with these tires. Not saying Charlie is wrong here at all so dont get me wrong there. Just saying they work good for me. Dont spin them off the line and they hold well thru the power as long as their warm is my experience. Honestly they are not really for drag racing. The stiff sidewall doesnt flex at all. They are not even that comfortable on the street either. Being so stiff you feel every crack and crevice in the road. With these tires and koni's and qa1 rod ends I feel one coat of paint on the road. But at 100 mph on a back twisty bumpy road it handles like a dream. Everybody has different likes.