Tires, absoultely ridicouls prices!

[sjgYFZ200]

hey guys, i just bout kosei k1's. 17 inch diameter and 7.5 inches wide. i called my local good year shop, and they wanted 307 dollars a tire for all seasons!!! thats insane. i called another place, and they quoted me at 200. jesus, i paid 700 for rims, i can only afford maybe 100 a tire. do i have any options? the car will be driven in the winter, but not during any snow. these prices are insane i cant beleive it

 

[mach1one]

goodyear's are a rip, that company's quality has gone down and they're in big financial trouble.


Check kumho's, affordable tire w/ decent perf. Tirerack.com, Discounttire.com, Whalentire.com to name a few have good prices.

 

[98spydert]

Tire rack is overpriced, check www.edgeracing.com www.vulvantire.com or www.discounttiredirect..com

 

[sjgYFZ200]

im checking out edge, and wow, alot cheaper than 300

 

[98spydert]

im checking out edge, and wow, alot cheaper than 300

hehe yeah I'm looking at them too cause I've got some new 17s in boxes that would look good on my car. Looks like ~$325 shipped for 4 H405s in 225/45/17

 

[92awddsm]

Well, I run Sumitomo all season 235/40/17 and paid a lot less than $300 a tire. Its been about a year, but I think they cost $130 each then.

EDIT: I was wrong, they are less than $100 each. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...rch=false&partnum=34WR7HTRPL&fromCompare1=yes

 

[92awddsm]

Tire rack is overpriced, check www.edgeracing.com www.vulvantire.com or www.discounttiredirect..com

www.discounttiredirect.com just fixing your link.

 

[98spydert]

Thanks, how wide of a wheel do you run those 235s on?

 

[sjgYFZ200]

yeah i called edge, and they told me that the toyo proxies are the best bet, and they would fit no problem on my k1's, without messing up the speedo. is this true?

 

[diambo4life]

yeah i called edge, and they told me that the toyo proxies are the best bet, and they would fit no problem on my k1's, without messing up the speedo. is this true?

It has nothing to do with the brand but dimesnions of the tire. As long as you get the correctly sized tire for your application.

I picked up my Azenis Sport tires (225/45/17) for a little bit over $110 each earlier this year from Discount Tire.

 

[greeneclipse]

this place has some good prices...

http://www.vulcantire.com/

 

[diambo4life]

There's also www.tirerack.com .

 

[92awddsm]

Thanks, how wide of a wheel do you run those 235s on?

I have them on 7.5" wheels. I ran the same tire before on a 7" wheel and it was a tight squeeze.