Where do you guys buy your tires?

wantapony2001 · 11-01-2002, 10:47 PM

i have found the cheapest prices online, but then you have to spend a little more for shipping. i have went to local tires places around here and they dont have many options, i get many prices of around 170-190$ , i have found tires online for low as 80$ a piece for kumho's , just curious what you huys think of the "value tires" since most of us go thru them pretty quick, thanks again

SleeperGT · 11-01-2002, 11:48 PM

I actually just purchased my first set of Kuhmo Supra's and I am VERY pleased with them. I've actually only put a set of rear's on but they are pretty sticky and give a good quality ride which isn't noisy. I had BFG's, KDWS's, but they didn't have as good a dry traction as the Kuhmo's and were much more expensive.

BennettDMB13 · 11-02-2002, 11:25 AM

Hey wantapony,

Would you mind posting the link to where you found those tires for $80? I need four new ones and that's a lot better price than for what I can get them around here. Thanks a bunch.

-Bennett

wantapony2001 · 11-03-2002, 12:37 AM

no prob bennett , it was at www.tirerack.com

im goin to one more local shop and if they cant give me a tire for around 100$ im ordering from that site , good luck

BennettDMB13 · 11-03-2002, 04:26 PM

Thanks for the link....got me some kuhmos on the way.

-Bennett

MiracleMax · 11-03-2002, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SleeperGT
. I had BFG's, KDWS's, but they didn't have as good a dry traction as the Kuhmo's.

BFG KDWS's are all season hi-perf tires if the Kumo's are rain or dry tires they're gonna stick better.

BTW, this is what that mumbo-jumbo stands for

KDWS = Key Desgin Wet & Snow

wantapony2001 · 11-03-2002, 09:47 PM

wait im lost....so what kind of tire has better traction? not an all season right? i want something that is decent in the rain and doesnt have my *** end all over the road , so im thinking of a tire geared for the rain, will that give me good try traction as well?

lx5091 · 11-04-2002, 07:51 PM

I use the Toyo Proxes T1-S, this tire is awesome AA traction rating. The ultimate for wet traction. I had Nitto's before and the rearend was everywhere, couldn't think about touching the gas pedal around a corner. Now I drive it in drizzle or a downpour as if I were on dry pavement. That's no exaggeration.

11-01-2002, 10:47 PM	#1
wantapony2001 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ny Posts: 56	Where do you guys buy your tires? i have found the cheapest prices online, but then you have to spend a little more for shipping. i have went to local tires places around here and they dont have many options, i get many prices of around 170-190$ , i have found tires online for low as 80$ a piece for kumho's , just curious what you huys think of the "value tires" since most of us go thru them pretty quick, thanks again

11-01-2002, 11:48 PM	#2
SleeperGT Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Posts: 122	Try Discount Tire I actually just purchased my first set of Kuhmo Supra's and I am VERY pleased with them. I've actually only put a set of rear's on but they are pretty sticky and give a good quality ride which isn't noisy. I had BFG's, KDWS's, but they didn't have as good a dry traction as the Kuhmo's and were much more expensive. __________________ '00 GT 5-spd Vortech S-Trim 3.1" Pulley Paxton Air-to-Air Aftercooler 90 mm MAS 42 lb injectors Cobra Fuel Pump 70 mm AccuFab Throttlebody C & L Intake Plenum 2 1/2" X-pipes Anderson PowerPipe MagnaFlow Mufflers Diablo Custom Chip 3.73's Steeda Lower Control Arms 358 rwhp (Mustang Dyno) New Track Times Coming Soon

11-03-2002, 04:26 PM	#5
BennettDMB13 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Richmond KY Posts: 26	Thanks for the link....got me some kuhmos on the way. -Bennett __________________ 1996 Mustang GT 'Vert -Flowmaster 2 chambers -K&N -More to come by spring 1991 Ford Explorer 4x4 -Eddie Bauer edition -166,000 miles and still running stong

11-04-2002, 07:51 PM	#8
lx5091 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fall River, MA Posts: 467	I use the Toyo Proxes T1-S, this tire is awesome AA traction rating. The ultimate for wet traction. I had Nitto's before and the rearend was everywhere, couldn't think about touching the gas pedal around a corner. Now I drive it in drizzle or a downpour as if I were on dry pavement. That's no exaggeration. __________________ '02 Explorer XLT 4.0L --Nice Vehicle '97 Saturn SL1--Soon to be ditched for a Ford!

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11-02-2002, 11:25 AM	#3
BennettDMB13 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Richmond KY Posts: 26	Hey wantapony, Would you mind posting the link to where you found those tires for $80? I need four new ones and that's a lot better price than for what I can get them around here. Thanks a bunch. -Bennett

11-03-2002, 12:37 AM	#4
wantapony2001 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ny Posts: 56	no prob bennett , it was at www.tirerack.com im goin to one more local shop and if they cant give me a tire for around 100$ im ordering from that site , good luck

11-03-2002, 09:47 PM	#7
wantapony2001 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ny Posts: 56	wait im lost....so what kind of tire has better traction? not an all season right? i want something that is decent in the rain and doesnt have my *** end all over the road , so im thinking of a tire geared for the rain, will that give me good try traction as well?