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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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does anybody know of a place online that sells cheap tires? looking the 01 ws6 ta. it has 17's
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Probably the cheapest stuff out there are the Sumitomo HTR Z's. The HTRZ III's are pretty good. Have you checked with Tread Depot in Georgia?
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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get some Nankangs from ebay, they're pretty damn cheap
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 11:59 PM
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call tomzwheels they were running a special the other day
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 12:57 AM
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 08:41 AM
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He said cheap. Check out www.tires-easy.com for the most selection of no name brands on earth.
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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tomz wheels site doesnt work. i did find some pretty cheap tires at tires-easy.com for about 400 shipped. if anyone knows of any cheaper shipped let me know. thanks.
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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tirerack.com has some cheapies too,,,,
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Tire Rack i paid $214 shipped for 2 275/40/17 go to e-bay to buy them.
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i wouldnt go with whatever the cheapest tires are you can find...

Just doesnt make much sense to cheap out on the only thing that holds your car to the road. Now, im not saying go spend 2000 on tires...but dont just buy whatever is the cheapest brand. Things are cheap for a reason...
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 12:13 AM
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i got a Kumho Ecsta from Sears rated at 168mph for $130ish... installed. not bad IMO.
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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Yea i can second for the Kumho Ecsta ASX, I have them in the stock size. So far these tires are great, Dry traction is great and Wet traction is really good. They are pretty comfortable as well coming from the BFG Gforce Sports.
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Yea i can second for the Kumho Ecsta ASX, I have them in the stock size. So far these tires are great, Dry traction is great and Wet traction is really good. They are pretty comfortable as well coming from the BFG Gforce Sports.
Those are what I run on my stock 16's. I've had to do a little snow driving with them even, and I've been very happy with them. I'm actually thinking about ordering a pair of 275/40/17's, to go up front on my ZR1's, when I put them back on.
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