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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 01:45 AM
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Ok I just bought these for my car. Paid $340(shipped). They are 17x7, gunmetal grey for my Silver Metalic Coupe.
Iam totaly lost and dont know nothing about what size and type or tires should I get. Any Suggestions
Right now I drive only 10 miles a day, in 3 months only 2500 miles and not a racing fan but sometime I like to drive fast.
Thanks for the help.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 04:37 AM
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Wow those look good.

You've told us nothing about what kind of tire you want. Price range, seasonal capabilities, handling capabilities, reflex, etc. Tirerack.com is a good site...I've owned 6 sets of tires for my Accord OEM, Dunlop SP9000, Potenza S-03, Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3, Yoko ES100, and now Goodyear Assurance TripleTred.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 07:58 AM
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get some falkon z 512 17 215 45 u gonna love them
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6
Wow those look good.

You've told us nothing about what kind of tire you want. Price range, seasonal capabilities, handling capabilities, reflex, etc. Tirerack.com is a good site...I've owned 6 sets of tires for my Accord OEM, Dunlop SP9000, Potenza S-03, Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3, Yoko ES100, and now Goodyear Assurance TripleTred.
Thats the problem, I dont know any thing about tires. All I can say is Iam in Las Vegas so weather is mostly very hot, Rains only a few times a year.
Iam not gonna lower my car so I cannot get some real thin low-profile tires and I dont know what width or height I sould get that would nice with the wheels. I dont mind paying $100-150 per tire for a decent set of tires which can last me about 3-4 years or more.
Thanks for the help.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:07 AM
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you live in vegas and you don't want to lower your car??? why not. its not like you have to worry about anything out where you live.

go to www.tire.com plug in your current vehicle info and they will tell you what size tire to get if you go up a rims size or 2. just to remember with tires, you'll sacrafice performance for wear and vice versa. so if you want a real sticky tire that handles great its only going to last you 10,000-20,000 miles, or you could get a real shitty handling tire that last forever.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:27 AM
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I just dont want to spend a whole lot of money on the car, The only thing major I have done i.e. more than $100 is the Wheels. I want my car to look nice and different but not a Model car. Iam not a race-car driver so I dont care about performance alot.

How about the Falkon z 512 17 215 45 like "strykernyc" said
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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Also what Rating of the Tire should I get, Z,W,or H?
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by shonnv
I just dont want to spend a whole lot of money on the car, The only thing major I have done i.e. more than $100 is the Wheels. I want my car to look nice and different but not a Model car. Iam not a race-car driver so I dont care about performance alot.

How about the Falkon z 512 17 215 45 like "strykernyc" said
a drop doesn't mean that you have a race car, it will make the car look even nicer and it will also improve handling. your car will look like a 4x4 without a drop. it doesn't cost that much to get a drop. you can get a set of springs for $150.(either Eibach, or Tein)

the Falken 512 are a pretty decent tire. they have pretty decent grip and wear, and they aren't too expensive either.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by shonnv
Thats the problem, I dont know any thing about tires. All I can say is Iam in Las Vegas so weather is mostly very hot, Rains only a few times a year.
Iam not gonna lower my car so I cannot get some real thin low-profile tires and I dont know what width or height I sould get that would nice with the wheels. I dont mind paying $100-150 per tire for a decent set of tires which can last me about 3-4 years or more.
Thanks for the help.
Well Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 are the best street legal tire ever made IMO...they have the highest rating on tirerack and were far superior all around to the other tires I owned. If you don't want to spend that much per tire, I've heard good things about the Falken 512 and some Contis...tirerack.com, go there. Don't get Yoko ES100s though, they're crap. Mine wore out in like 10k miles and didn't handle all that great. Wet traction was kind of scary and their reflexes were poor.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by skabone69
a drop doesn't mean that you have a race car, it will make the car look even nicer and it will also improve handling. your car will look like a 4x4 without a drop. it doesn't cost that much to get a drop. you can get a set of springs for $150.(either Eibach, or Tein)

the Falken 512 are a pretty decent tire. they have pretty decent grip and wear, and they aren't too expensive either.
But dont you need the Camber Kit, New Shocks and all that stuff for the drop? and how about the Ride Quality does it get rough or smooth after the drop.
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