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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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best summer tire for $

i am looking for a straight summer high performance tire for the money, i have read some reviews but their are a lot of mixed reviews need to find something ASAP
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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whats your budjet?
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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$600.00 but could go to $800.00
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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falken rt-615
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Hankook z212, Falken fk452 if you want little bit more treadwear for daily driver, both are summer tire Y rated.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverRally
i am looking for a straight summer high performance tire for the money, i have read some reviews but their are a lot of mixed reviews need to find something ASAP
If you did search and read some reviews, I'm sure you saw that the RT-615s from Falken were recommended over and over and over and over and over and over...

The 255/40-17 fits BELOW your budget range. How's that for finding something ASAP?
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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RT-615's.
Vulcan tire has 245's for $114 each.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 07:58 PM
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Kumho MX
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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where do you recommend getting these, no one local i can think of has that brand
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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I love my Khumo MX's...
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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I guess I will tell you why....
1. Price
2. great traction and very predicatble
3. quiet
4. good tread wear
5. look
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverRally
where do you recommend getting these, no one local i can think of has that brand

Discount Tire Direct DOT com
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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I've got 20k on my Nitto 555 Extremes and like them very much. They are much more stickier than the 300AA treadwear suggests, yet they've lasted this long - so it is probably accurate. I've rotated them once since the outside fronts seem to wear the fastest.

These are street tires only. I never launch the car into wheelspin, autocross or drag race, etc. Just spirited street driving, like fun clover leaf ramps, some mountain driving, etc.

I would probably buy these tires again - I think I paid somewhere around $110 or so per tire.
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