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Old 08-05-2011, 08:41 PM
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New shoes.. Yeah.. I know.. big deal... Everyone's done it...

Was a great deal at American Muscle.. from 225/55-17 to 255/45-18... the Nitto NT555s stick like glue... They make a huge difference in stance, appearance and performance...





I've gotten the autocross bug, and have only done it so far on the old tires... They're Goodyear triple treads that I bought in 2005 and they have a good 80k miles on them... Best tire for wear I've ever owned... but the autocrossing been a bit tough on them...



Going back autocrossing weekend after next.. will probably put the Goodyears back on just to abuse them instead of the "new ones"...
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Old 08-05-2011, 10:30 PM
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Looks very nice, OP!
The deep dish rims look good on your ride.
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Old 08-05-2011, 10:56 PM
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Wow, I've never seen chunking that bad due to autocross! Those tires must really not have liked the heat.

Love the meaty look of the new setup!
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Old 08-06-2011, 01:19 PM
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I need new tires myself. Got about 40k on the original tires :/
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Old 08-06-2011, 01:33 PM
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Nice upgrade! And oh wow 80k on a set of tires?
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Old 08-06-2011, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 2005Redfire6
Nice upgrade! And oh wow 80k on a set of tires?
Had a real hard time not just buying another set of these... I put about 60k on them with a heavy Crown Vic... and 20k on the Stang driving like a pissed off teenager...

They're actually dry rotting quite a bit that made me want to replace them just as much as the tread wear...
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Old 08-06-2011, 06:40 PM
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Nice to see you went through with it, looks really good on black.
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