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Old 08-20-2010, 02:34 PM
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Default I sure do love the smell of new rubber in the morning :)

what a bitch to find 225/60/15 tires, now to have some fun



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I see your 225/60/15 and raise you 275/50/15's




PS I love new tires, I wish they had cologne with that smell
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they do have a cologne in that smell
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its called sex panther works 60% of the time 100% of the time
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225/60/15's are not hard to find.
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Originally Posted by 302army187
I see your 225/60/15 and raise you 275/50/15's




PS I love new tires, I wish they had cologne with that smell
How have those Mickeys held up for you? Great traction and such?
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Originally Posted by mjr46
225/60/15's are not hard to find.
Good v rated ones are, *** made in china bs, s/ t rated crap
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Originally Posted by 86 5.0L
Good v rated ones are, *** made in china bs, s/ t rated crap
just gotta know where to look, tire rack and discount tire are one click away and usually have everything, and when I look at a tire if speed rating is a criteria, sobeit but tread wear rating is often what I look for in a tire to last and 340aa is not what I'd call good = 30k maybe but hey like you said, you've limited your options with the criteria you want so I guess in your case it may be hard to find what you want
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...lr=*&x=26&y=11

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Originally Posted by 19stang88
they do have a cologne in that smell

lol, that would be kinda cool.

Originally Posted by badlx87
How have those Mickeys held up for you? Great traction and such?
just got them on. big difference over the worn out 235/60/15 micky's I had on there before. At the track, the old micky's worked fine.

but I plan on using my nitrous system again very soon, and I do not want to have to fight for traction, so I upgraded to the bigger tires.


on the street, there just nothing like new micky thompsons to help you hook as best as you can.
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Originally Posted by mjr46
just gotta know where to look, tire rack and discount tire are one click away and usually have everything, and when I look at a tire if speed rating is a criteria, sobeit but tread wear rating is often what I look for in a tire to last and 340aa is not what I'd call good = 30k maybe but hey like you said, you've limited your options with the criteria you want so I guess in your case it may be hard to find what you want
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...lr=*&x=26&y=11
Discount tire wanted 140 each for the "newer" g-force sport, the ones in your link are "discontinued" according to them. Michelin were out of my price range. I almost ended up with some Kumho's what can I say, I like my tires that say "made in USA"

http://discounttires.com/product_det...E=&prodID=3662

excellent prices, good customer service, shipping was a little slow but cheap
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