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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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Worn out quick all from your own mistakes, not the tire. Have you ever checked the alignment/got an alignment? That's what happen to my tires when I lower the vehicle and do not do the alignment, tore it up FAST. Was a very bad choice made. If you care about road noise, get ready to hate BFG KDW2's. Many people say they don't really care but it is seriously noticeable to me.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 01:42 PM
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damn, bad alignment
+1 , it wasn't the tires fault.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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I think you have a toe problem
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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Once you get that camber/tow problem fixed look into a set of Vredestein Sessanta

I bought the beginning of this year and I love them, they stick to the road like nothing I've ever had, which makes it even harder to spin the tires as well! Very predictable in corners as well.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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Once you get that camber/tow problem fixed look into a set of Vredestein Sessanta
I would, but that's a little more than I want to spend on tires
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by quakerroatmeal
Worn out quick all from your own mistakes, not the tire. Have you ever checked the alignment/got an alignment? That's what happen to my tires when I lower the vehicle and do not do the alignment, tore it up FAST. Was a very bad choice made. If you care about road noise, get ready to hate BFG KDW2's. Many people say they don't really care but it is seriously noticeable to me.
KDWs are not loud at all. Know people who have them also and they say they aren't loud either.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by calin
I would, but that's a little more than I want to spend on tires
I paid more than this for my NITTo 555's, did you get a special price on yours??? Looks like the Vredestein Sessanta are great tires & the pricing is also very nice. Looks like this is what I will be going to in another 15k or so.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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I paid more than this for my NITTo 555's, did you get a special price on yours???
You mean for all 4 tires right? Only my rear tires are Nitto 555's and I paid $442 installed for them. But this time I'm getting all 4 tires, and I'm trying to stay around the $700 range
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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I've been running 555's for 2 summers now, no problems.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...ager.offset=10
$5 cheaper and free shipping!
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by eltness350
I read peoples reviews on them and it seems like almost everybody complains about the noise level on the BFG KDW's
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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Thumbs up I can has tracshun?

YAYYY I got new tires today!!!
I just got back from America's Tire Co. I was going to order the BFG KWD NT's which they'd have to order and get in on Friday. They would have been $956 OTD. But they had some Dunlop Direzza DZ101's in stock. I told the guy that I really wanted to get the BFG's and he knocked a few bucks off the Dunlops, so that came out to $800 OTD so I got those. I would have rather gotten the BFG's but whatever, maybe next time . Oh ya I got 245/45/18 and 225/45/18. I haven't really had a chance to test the tires much since I just got home but on my way home I took a pretty hard turn and they gripped really well. If I would have taken that turn with my old tires, I would have been posting pictures of my wrecked Z instead of tires . Oh ya and I'm getting my alignment tomorrow morning

here are some before and after pics...



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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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Did you get a alignment?
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by cwylie
Did you get a alignment?
getting it tomorrow morning...bright and early at 7am
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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^^ask how far your toe was off, see if it was that and not your tires
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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yup, not the Nitto's fault you didn't have a proper alignment.

you got Owned by ignorance.

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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperBlack350z
my nt555 held up for so long, even when i drive hard. My oem bridgestones on the other hand, didn't last me more than half a year.
+1 i have this to my other set of rims they held up pretty good and drive hard no issue.
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by WTX350Z
you got Owned by ignorance.
How the fawk am I ignorant? Because I didn't know the people who did my alignment screwed it up? You're a dumb@ss
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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Ok I got an alignment this morning and found out the last people that did my alignment didn't do a very good job. My toe was off by half an inch he said. So the front of the rear tires were facing inwards half an inch, which is the reason the inside of my tire was worn out more than the outside...it had nothing to do with my camber (which was negative by the way, not positive ) I'm just happy that now were back to normal so these new tires should last me a lot longer than 7,000 miles
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by calin
Ok I got an alignment this morning and found out the last people that did my alignment didn't do a very good job. My toe was off by half an inch he said. So the front of the rear tires were facing inwards half an inch, which is the reason the inside of my tire was worn out more than the outside...it had nothing to do with my camber (which was negative by the way, not positive ) I'm just happy that now were back to normal so these new tires should last me a lot longer than 7,000 miles
Cool, how are those tires so far? Do they grip well?
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