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Old 02-13-2009, 07:41 PM
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Old 02-13-2009, 07:46 PM
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Mine are worn pretty far through and I'm afraid I'll have shoulder separation soon if I keep driving it.

Ordered some Vredesteins today though so by end of next week (when I expect to drive my car again) I should be rolling on new rubber.
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vredesteins may be my next tires too, i hear nothing but good!
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I had bad luck with nails and screws in my tires, and they were typically in the sidewall 90% of the time.

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Ouch!

At least you're safe
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Why, in the name of anything holy, would you let a tire wear down that far?

Come on Hraes, you knows what happens when worn tires meet rain or a puddle. You get teens saying their Z mysteriously spun out and talking bout mad 'vestments. Get tires, noob.
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I was thinking replacing both rears with Kumo Ecsta XS 285/35R19
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Originally Posted by Hraesvelg
I was thinking replacing both rears with Kumo Ecsta XS 285/35R19
I've also heard good things about Advans.
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Originally Posted by Concave
vredesteins may be my next tires too, i hear nothing but good!
www.performanceplustire.com is where I ordered from, I'll post if I have a bad experience (and likely a bit late if its a good experience).

They were the cheapest place I could find, $440 for a pair of 275/35R19's that perform well is dirt cheap (shipped mind you) no matter how you look at it though.
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Originally Posted by Pinky Demon
Why, in the name of anything holy, would you let a tire wear down that far?

Come on Hraes, you knows what happens when worn tires meet rain or a puddle. You get teens saying their Z mysteriously spun out and talking bout mad 'vestments. Get tires, noob.
It wasn't raining, and I didn't wreck it.
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Originally Posted by Hraesvelg
I was thinking replacing both rears with Kumo Ecsta XS 285/35R19
I was looking at those....for nearly $250 more for the pair I just couldn't justify it.

Now, if I thought I could have made it another month or so I'd be getting Nitto NT05's. They are great looking tires (my buddy has a demo set) and will surely price right.

But, I've heard zero negative things about the Vred's and $250 a tire installed total price on a solid 19" tire is cheap.
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Originally Posted by Hraesvelg
It wasn't raining, and I didn't wreck it.
Yet.
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Jeff, if you want to dish out money for some good dry/wet performers, get the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Positions. Very nice traction in both wet/dry conditions and the sidewall is stiff.
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Originally Posted by Peak350
www.performanceplustire.com is where I ordered from, I'll post if I have a bad experience (and likely a bit late if its a good experience).
I ordered from there and had no problems. It was also the cheapest place I found to purchase the Vredesteins from.
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Kumho Ecsta SPT cheap as fawk. Hell, might be worth it to get those, beat the hell out of them till the stock fronts go, then get the Ecsta XS's on all four corners just in time for ZdayZ.
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Originally Posted by Concave
vredesteins may be my next tires too, i hear nothing but good!
Vredesteins suck at least mine do. Put 2 fronts on the wifey's G coupe and both have cracks all the way around the middle of the sidewall. Tire pressure is always correct too. Junk tires.
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