guys i went to the dealership today to get my oil change and the low pressure on the tires icon had been on for a while. the guy checked and told me that there was a nail on the sidewall on the back of my bridgestone potenzas and that it couldn't be patch. he also told me that the back tires are worn out, they are at like 3 1/2 or something like that but the front ones are fine. how could this be if my 08 z only has 17k miles on it and i DO NOT drive it crazy...i promise. he also told me to get 265/40/18 in the rear instead of the stock 245/45/18 because it would give it more of an aggressive look without having to buy new wheels. My questions to you guys are: Is it better for me to get that size tires?, Which brand should I buy...Pirelli, Goodyear,? I cannot afford all four of them, therefore im buying just the back two...is it going to look really funky? The pirellis are like $370 a piece...PLease guys some advice and no smart *** comments...i know i sound like a noob and i am but... i need your help,

thanks

 

the 265's will look better and as for tires, alot of members go for toyo t1r, nitto invo, vredestein's, etc. theres alot of good tires out there just search around

 

thank you gag i just dont see toyo's for that size on tire rack.com

 

Well just buy 245 since those are cheaper. You can get tires for around 250 a pair online, just google search prices if its that imperative. Just bring the tires to a tire store for mounting. I bought kuhmo spt for mine for a little under 300.

Also, I suggest getting a tire depth gauge at autozone. They're like 3 dollars. You can check your own tire thread depth yourself in the future in order to help you know how close you are to changing your tires, and can plan to save for it.

If you are like me, you can do alot of the maintenance on your Z which would otherwise cost you an arm and a leg paying someone else to do it. THings like inflating your tires and checking tire pressure go a long way to maintaining your car's and your car tires health rather than driving for hundreds of mines with little tire pressure.

 

did u consider just replacing it with its stock tire? potenzas arent bad tires

 

wow 17k miles yours lasted long. mine lasted me 13k.

 

thanks booey, but they only lasted 17k gag...so im looking at general uhp at tirerack cause they are cheap and tread i think lasts longer

 

also nissan told me they will charge me $40 bucks each to mount. i think thats a little expensive but idk where else to go because they need nitrogen in them

 

Theres a chart that davidv has around here somewhere idk where tho?? maybe someone could help. But its all up to what u want, do u want perfromance tires or all seasons or tires that have good tread wear. Take some of these factors into consideration

 

i want something with good tread wear

 

get some vredsteins. they are great and cheap in price

 

You need nitrogen ??? You race your car at a really competitive level right ?

Just throw some stock sized Invo's, 452's or something on it for now. Then replace them all next time.

 

you are exactly the person i needed to talk to you were sent from god

 

Pm returned, sorry it took so long. Bouncing from site to site .

 

If I was interested in What brand tires should I get? I would look at a thread titled "What brand tires should I get?"