tires

Post by **Jonathan** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:02 pm

Buying new tires sucks.

I'm going to get Bridgestone H-rated tires because they have excellent wet handling even when worn, which is important here in the Pacific Northwest. Plus, UNI-T AQII is a good acronym.

I have deep misgivings about purchasing tires from the same people who make Firestones, but all the consumer report and tire websites I checked out give the Bridgestones a high rating. Michelin tires have good rolling resistance and longetivity, but they lose out in the wet weather conditions.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:19 pm

my dad use to run a tire shop when we were in Taiwan, he always tells me if I am getting new tires buy Michelin

Post by **Jonathan** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:31 pm

My dad says buy Michelin too. Blah.

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:31 pm

Heh, I just spent ~$660 dollars on Sunday replacing and aligning four new tires. Hopefully it's cheaper where you are.

FYI: Got Michelin H-rated tires for ~$126 each.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:52 pm

Dave should be know what kind of tires to buy. Just like he know's what kind of knees to break.

I figure I'm probably due for new tires soon. I actually got a lot of mileage out of the current set, because the previous owner of my car (Hertz rental) didn't rotate the tires at all for the first 26,000 miles. The back tires were basically in new condition as a result. Rotated the worn tires to the back, and 22,000 miles later the wear pattern had finally evened out.

Pedro · Post by **Pedro** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:12 pm

I was in the aircraft tires division, but in that arena, Michelin also pretty much had the best tires as well in terms of performance. I have goodyear tires myself, since they sent me coupons to get a set for cheap. but the real decision here is what type of rims you are getting. jon needs more bling. and at least 2 servings of it.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:02 pm

Nah, what you really need are the plastic Walmart wheel covers! Or spinners!

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 11:48 pm

Michelins seem to give the best handling overall but they have the disadvantage in that they blister heavily on hot tracks and longer races. Bridgestones, especially the ones Ferrari uses, are also quite good and generally resist blistering better so they can be used more for 2-stop strategies or 3-stoppers on the longer races.

Oh wait what are we talking about?

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:11 am

yokohama's are nice. a coworker got them for his beamer and they stick like glue. too bad he's probably going to have to replace them in 20k miles.

I don't know much about H-rated tires, been mostly looking at W or Z recently and that's a completely different market. I have heard that bridgestone has louder road noise and provides a less comfortable ride. I do suggest you buy the tires online though, it's almost always cheaper by almost an entire tire.

Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 6:38 pm

If I buy them online, then what do I have to pay to get them mounted and balanced?

Pedro · Post by **Pedro** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:31 pm

Pedro balances and mounts for cheap!

i wouldnt buy tires online, unless they were *significantly* cheaper or unavaiable in standard outlets.

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:22 pm

Dwindlehop wrote:If I buy them online, then what do I have to pay to get them mounted and balanced?

Around here I think you can get that done for about 40 bucks. So I guess if you have cheaper tires that might not be a good idea. I was again thinking of tires for my car. They're at least 150 a tire and if I get it at retail prices it's 200 a tire.

Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:25 pm

H-rated tires are $90 a tire for the Cabrio. There's not a significant savings to be found online.