On the way to work this morning I actually managed to run over a razor blade just right so that it actually sliced THROUGH the tread of my nitto nt555's ENTIRELY...and of course it had to be one of the REAR tires which are much more expensive than the fronts.

Anyway, It looked pretty bad and the tire shop told me it was unrepairable (I will try to post a picture tomorrow) So it is now time for some new rear tires. I'm currently running LMGT4's with 275/40/18 in the rear.

Here is my question: I am on a limited budget, but want the most tire for my money. I will only be buying rear tires and I figure I should probably buy two so they are even tread. I am also still running nitto nt555's in the front.
Which tires should I buy??

I was thinking - kumho ecsta mx, bfgoodrich gforce t/a KDW, Nitto NT555 again (expensive tho), Sumitomo HTR Z II, open to other suggestions.

I found some nitto's here : http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/reifens...551&Country=US

Also tire rack has the kumho's for $180/tire or the sumitomo's for $135/tire or the bfgoodrich's for $214/tire.

Is it a good idea to buy tires online or should I get em from a shop so I can hopefully get em to throw in mounting and balancing?? Any advice/suggestions/etc would be GREATLY appreciated because I need to get tires on my car SOON and get off this bike tire.

Thanks!!!

 

i love my kdw's...id take those over nittos, kumhos, or the sumitomos...

 

1 in a million. I have never heard of anyone running over a razor blade. I can

 

i love my toyo t1r's

 

Yokohama Advan Sports V103. Unbelievable!

 

I KNOW! I was pissed, I will take a picture of the damage and put it up here.

 

Any of you guys buy your tires online? I never have before, so I wasn't sure if its worth the savings when I would still have to take em to a shop to get put on.

 

pics of the damage...after i pulled a lot of razor blade chuncks out..

 

Alright, bit the bullet and bought two new nitto nt555's from discount tire today... but wont have em til wed or thurs... hope I can drive on my spare for 2 days...