Summer wheel burnouts....
04-05-2010, 01:02 PM
#13
I wont ever buy used tires because i have no idea what might have happened to them like damage to the sidewall from hitting a curb really hard or whatever. dont skimp out on the only part of your car that will actually connect you to the road. Thats the way i thought when i was buying tires this time around.
04-05-2010, 01:05 PM
#15
speed'n
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 2,248
^^^ True. Maybe i read worng, i thought you needed some bum around tires, to do donuts and burnouts n stuff. Nevermind my post if your looking for all summer long DD tires. Heck no.... hahaha. Buy new, yeah so what its expensive but then you'll have then for years to come. Thats what I do. Mich in the winter & Nits in the Summer.
04-05-2010, 01:44 PM
#18
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: KY, was MA
Posts: 2,797
depends what you want out of the tire and how hard you push them. i bought staggered 9"/10.5" FR500's in 17" with the, i guess you could say "crappy" summitomo's.
i dont carve corners like a madman or need them to stick and launch me. yes i drive "spirited" at times but nothing to merit a higher performance tire...given the price difference. I have yet to lay into the car from a stop and see them go up in smoke....no desire to shorten the lift of my tires at the expense of other people's enjoyment ahaha. not to mention my wallet doesnt like it either
i dont carve corners like a madman or need them to stick and launch me. yes i drive "spirited" at times but nothing to merit a higher performance tire...given the price difference. I have yet to lay into the car from a stop and see them go up in smoke....no desire to shorten the lift of my tires at the expense of other people's enjoyment ahaha. not to mention my wallet doesnt like it either
04-05-2010, 01:56 PM
#19
speed'n
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 2,248
Everyone is going to have a different take on the subject. Discount Tire CO. is 'THE PLACE' at least where i live. they have really affordable tires. But heres my motto: tires are like shoes. If they feel good then you'll be happy and they look good too in your mind. Maybe i have expensive taste i dunno BUT i do know that I will only put my foot into a shoe that will allow my legs to preform well. As distance runner this is key. Same goes for my car.
04-05-2010, 01:58 PM
#20
If a day goes by that i dont launch my car(if i drive my car that day), then there is something wrong with me. lol Nitto NT555's are a great DD tire that will hook reasonably and last a while, without costing an arm and a leg...just an arm 
but they are great tires for the price.
but they are great tires for the price.