a few tires questions

[slmdLS1]

Im gonna need new tires for some rims soon. 275/40/17's(10" rim) and 245/45/17's(8" rim). been doin a little research lookin into tirerack, disc tire direct, Tire kingdom, and goodyear. i wanted Eagle F1's GSD3's but are a bit too pricey, guy at goodyear quoted me $1197.11 "out the door" as my jaw dropped..... sooooo, few people keep tellin me they go with the Kuhmo's. have any of you guys ran/heard anything about the Kuhmo Ecsta Supra 712's? it looks like i can get em(all 4) for $432 shipped from Disc tire direct(best price i could find so far)

i wanna stay away from Nitto's right now, as i dont want DR's and dont wanna(meanin cant afford to) buy tires 3 or 4 times a year. i drive about 12k-16k a year, but want decent traction and good treadwear. im lookin to spend less than $600 for all 4 mounted and balanced.

[Tally TransAm]

stick with nittos on the back, thats all i gotta say

ive got like 4-5k on my nittos and they arent even close to the wear bars yet

[slmdLS1]

Disc tire Direct: (2)$160+(2)$117=$554 still not bad w/free shipping for the Nitto NT 555R DR's. hmmmmm

almost scurred to get Nittos....this trucks a little more top heavy when it comes to driving in the rain, dont wanna be hydroplaning everywhere.

Tirerack doesnt even stock Nitto's it looks like.

[Slush]

the guys at goodyear will try and screw you in the ass with no lube.

That place is fucking insane

[slmdLS1]

and now the Eagle are back into the mix. a guy on another board has some eagles off his T/A he wants to sell me...$300(my current wheels are sold for $300) and id need to find another used 275/40/17 to run them all the way around.

Ouch! Send me 250+ shipping and you can have the 2 back tires. Plus, I have another 275/40/17 off the same car, same miles but the rim it's on has a big dent to it. The tire looks fine (not even scuff marks) and does'nt have a "bubble" in it. I want 50 for that one only because i can't promise it will balance because of the mark on the wheel, but if it does you got the score of a lifetime. The call is yours on that one

[slmdLS1]

btw...these eagles only have 4k miles on em, and he's in jersey and notorious for being a "garage queen" type

[96s10]

i have the kuhmos up front on my truck. 225/45/17. the steel belts in them break too easily in my opinion. one in the driver's side broke on me. i didn't hit a pothole and the air pressure was correct. my friend had that same thing happen on his integra. he was running 215/40/17. i personally don't like them. i wanted the eagles but i can't afford them. i'm thinking nittos or falkens. i know i'll need some bigger tires on the back of mine but i only have an 8" rim on the back. i would love some chrome camaro ss rims for right now but i can't afford anything and i do'nt know how well they would fit. anybody know the offset and backspacing on them as well as the size? i'd appreciate it. here's a pic of my kuhmo. you can see the big knot.

[slmdLS1]

Brian are yiou sure that may not have been caused by a thinner sidewall? think it'd be different 225/45's vs a 275/40's??

im so on the fence with this shit it aint even funny.id end up spendin $800 even if i get those F1's used...although i did find a guy on LS1Tech that has some on his SS wheels(i doubt he would seperate) with 1500 miles on em.

I have narrowed it to a few....
1. Kuhmo Supra 712's ($432 shipped, w/pro-rated even treadwear warranty)
2. Nitto's ($554 shipped, no warranty)
3. Falken Ziex's 512's ($498 shipped)
4. Eagle F1's (highly doubtful now @ $800 even used)

[Greg Kulbick]

Look at the Yokahama AVS ES100. Good tire, good price. I had them on my 18s and JD just got them on his car.

[JD]

Look at the Yokahama AVS ES100. Good tire, good price. I had them on my 18s and JD just got them on his car.

Love em. Bit on the pimpy side too.