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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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hi everyone looking to pick up a decent pair of tires, dont need anything extreme and im on a tight budget any recommendations. tire size i 275/40/18
oh and looking to spend ~200 a tire. tia
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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Nitto Invo

http://www.onlinetires.com/default.a...ta=tireResults
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 02:18 AM
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potenzas re960as

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....m=74WR8RE960PP
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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Look at Kumho Ecsta SPT or Fuzion Zri.

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....ighlight=tires

NOTE: Common with less expensive tires is tread life. Generally you are going to pay upfront or later.

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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 02:57 PM
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Falken FK452
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv
Look at Kumho Ecsta SPT or Fuzion Zri.

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....ighlight=tires
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the Kumho SPT's are great tires. Best tire for the money IMO..
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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thanks for all the help guys thinking of going with the kumho's most likely
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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NITTO INVO!!!!!!!! They freakin handle amazingly, never had experience with Kumho so I cannot compare.
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 07:46 AM
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check out sessantas.. cheap.. excellent traction. quit. looks good..much better than more expensive brands. pretty good in rain and drivable in an inch or two of snow
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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Kuhmo ASX's
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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I wouldnt reccommend the fuzions... I ran them on 18's on my eclipse 3-4 yrs back. The grip was very good but they wore pretty fast( they have no mileage warranty, most high performance tires dont anyway) and when halfway worn were horrible in the rain. I used to get them dirt cheap when i worked at firestone and still didnt buy a 2nd set.
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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for some reason not a fan of the INVO. Maybe I just think the tread pattern looks retarded and I like big tread blocks on tires. There has to be a nice balance of how your wheel and sidewall look together to get the full effect of wheels. This is just my opinion of course but I hate the way the BFG KDW's look on the stock srt-4 wheels but i think they look amazing in lets say a 275 or bigger on a Z
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 04:00 PM
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A couple tire options in 275/40/18 in addition to those mentioned already:

BFG g-Force Sport - Good all-around tire. Grips well and quiet.
Avon Tech M550 A/S - Never owned a set but have read plenty of good reviews
BFG g-Force KD - No comment, never owned a set.
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by beetlejuice
Falken FK452
275/40/18 are ~120-150
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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nexxen 7000 with free road hazard!
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by CityTireOnline
Give us a call, we have a ton of things on special.
888-977-TIRE

Sumitomo HTRZ II $126 per tire.
Sumitomo HTRZ III $136 per tire. (Great tire!)
i will def. consider those saw them on tire rack

Originally Posted by duro78
check out sessantas.. cheap.. excellent traction. quit. looks good..much better than more expensive brands. pretty good in rain and drivable in an inch or two of snow
yeh i just remembered that over the weekend. but cant find it in 275/40 only 275/35

would it be ok to run those instead of 40's??
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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best prices...decent options...http://www.tiresavings.com/
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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Tires-easy.com

They have REALLY good prices on Falken FK452's, I mean they BLEW everyone else away in the 19" range... I know you are looking for 18's but I would look there.... I read a bunch of bad reviews, and pulled the trigger anyway. I odered on Wensday Night and got them Friday! Dot #'s were good too, tires were brand new...
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