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Oct 8, 2004 | 04:16 PM

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sticky rubber on a budget

i have a 2000 camaro with a few mods (as seen in sig) and have 17 by 9.5 slp ss rims. i currently have goodyear f1's but they have no tread at all. what tire would be a good cheap daly driver that will get good traction? I'm on a budget

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Oct 9, 2004 | 12:17 AM

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I would go with the new tire FUZIONS by Bridgestone/Firestone. I got a set of 275/40ZR17 with the lifetime/road hazard package for about $600 or less.

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Oct 9, 2004 | 12:20 AM

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Oh forget to mention that they gripped really good also. I went to the track on them and pulled 1.9 sixty foots in my 99 6-speed Z28. I was very impressed with the tire, expecially for the price.

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Oct 9, 2004 | 09:31 PM

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I would look at Nittos. Mine were about 500 for the set.

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Oct 10, 2004 | 02:16 AM

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where did you get your nitto's for 500 a set? 555?

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Oct 10, 2004 | 02:18 AM

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yeah really.... do you mean two is a set or four?

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Oct 10, 2004 | 09:39 AM

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I got them through Discount Tire Direct. I have the regular 555 on the front and the drag radials on the back. They were on sale.

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Oct 11, 2004 | 12:19 PM

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Get the new Tech M500 from Tirerack. They are awesome, and I've done alot of high speed autobahn, cornering on them. Wet and dry traction is about the same- phenomenal, and all for $133 ea.

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Oct 13, 2004 | 03:46 PM

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I was wondering about those Avon tires as well. Cool to know.

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