question about tires.

TIRERACK.COM!!! you wont regret it! you get a lot more for your money! and since you work at a shop=your all set for the mounting and balancing.... michelins are great-but i would go w/ some good japanese tires like kuhmo, yokohama, or toyo..your car deserves the best-besides-its the closest your gonna get to performance tires w/o getting rims and bigger wheels..

i'd avoid tires from BJ's/Costco/Sam's

just an FYI from someone who worked there, and saw the shoddy work...and dried out tires.

I like the fuzion tires. I got them for 77 dollars for my 16's so far I don't seen any thread wear, and I can fly through rain without any show of hydroplaining or spinning wheels when I take off to burn civics.

look at tirerack to find more details about fuzion tires. when I bought them, there wasn't any reviews yet, but it's basically made by bridgestone. It has excellent thread wear, noise comfort is also excellent, dry and wet tractions are excellent. snow? forget it. its a summer tire other than that, its good over all with nice thread patterns too.

there's a reason michelin kicks ass.

there's a reason they have a warranty...specifically, the Sam's people have messed up so many cars it's ridiculous. i remember a dude coming back to our store when the guys in the shop forgot to torque his lugs...at all...and his one wheel fell off. they had to replace the wheel.

just tell your parents that

forgot to mention just HOW many tires are dry rotted from sitting there too long.

tirerack is awesome... i even got a bit of a discount on my struts

tirerack, without a doubt. I had Kuhmo's on my MR2, sticky as hell, great in the rain, and lasted longer than most my others, only dissapointment, they gripped to soon when I was trying to show off and burn out or whip the tail enf out.

Falken Ziex 512 0wns all!

America tires co. is the only place I go.. mostly because they actually torque my wheels to specs..

I have Kumhos on my Rolla and I have no complaints. There by far the best tires I ever bought. The wear, price and performance are off the charts! Plus the look cool.

I was gonna get kumhos but as I researched it more and read reviews about them, I heared the material they used inside those tires tend to break apart when cornering. That's the reason I decided against them. I read about the Bridgestone Potenza series and they have really great reviews which lead me to the Fuzion tires. They are a new company, still by Bridgestone, so I can compare them with the potenza and they hold up on their reputation as being good tires for a new company. I gots no complaints. I love them, they stick to the road like glue, even when wet. I've taken them on corners and did not slip even once.

Well I have crap stock dunlops on the Civic right now, but when I need to replace them Ill be using Tirerack.

My Stock ones have a warranty.........but its full of so much BS i'd never get a new set of tires.

lol 416 for those....

tirerack man... i got yokohama prada spec2's(205/16/40) for $347 + 40 for mounting and balancing...

i'm happy...i'll be getting the Falken Ziexs for just over $200 mounted and balanced.


i love working for a dealership.

Falken tires 0wns all

I have Yokohama Avid H4's that I got from tirerack along with my rims. Tirerack is great! Their customer service is second to none, and they have very competitive prices. The Yoko's that I have are good for all weather, but the Michelin Pilot's that I had before were like glue on the road! Of course, the didn't last as long as the Yoko's, and sucked on the rain/snow. Anyway, I am a fan of Michelin's, and Yoko's are good as well. I will probably try kuhmo's next time around.

http://vvti.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2635

Falken Ziex 512s for $35/ea in 185/60/14.

I have 17" Volk wheels and I use these tires. Out of all the tires I have tried, these have been the best all weather "performance" tires I have had. I love em! For 17" tires, these were $300 installed from Big Bear Tire (www.bigbeartire.com or call 800-378-BEAR and talk to Marty-the owner), I am sure 14" would be much cheaper. No hesitation in recommending these tires as an all season tire.

If you are not looking for an all season tire, then I loved my Nitto 555's, best summer tire I have ever had. Incredible is the only word that comes to mind when thinking of these tires....well that is as long as it isn't snowing, then the word that comes to mind is death.

TireRack is a great site too although I was able to get my tires a little cheaper from Big Bear and the customer service was AWESOME. The guy ships all over and he is one of the few authorized Volk dealers in the US so you know he has his s*** together.

So I guess that makes 3 votes so far for the Ziex 512's!