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nicecar · 05-02-2014, 05:26 PM

I have always put bridgestone on the rear until I thought it was to soon ....the last set barely 10k as well as the previous.My land rover bought used came with faulken tires. I put faulken on my 2500 and was happy with them. Just recently I have been doing some more aggresive wrenching on all my automobiles.This week it came time for tires on the box so I was investigating used high end with not much luck, but the guy at the used tire store said he had some new for 115 dollars in an hour. I took a chance and ordered them, took my wheels off drove to the hood, looked at them and told them to mount them.I asked how much to mount them? He says its included in the 115. The total was 254.66, 2 for new tire fee, 6 for scrap fee. Bridgestone is a much better cornering tire. HOWEVER, the less expensive tire much smoother in the city than other tires even when new, far easier on the wallet, look like hankook (lettering) and if the can make it more 10k miles even better. These same tires where I live at the bch. would be 150 at discount tire. The biggest plus is you have more money to fix everthing else that needs work. Oh the cheap tires had alot more weights. If the car is tracked naturally not a good tire, also speed rating is inferior.I am giving the box to my wife this summer so the tires are perfect. The whole point is Yes you are paying way to much to mount a tire that is for normal spirited driving.This is still a CAR not the Space Shuttle Not a collector car,Heck if my tires would fit, I am to the point of taking the darn thing in the car wash. Great car but IMO sometimes really stinks to own.

but it is 12 years old 118k miles and looks like a 100k dollar car.

05-02-2014, 05:26 PM	#10
nicecar Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: florida Posts: 487	crack town nankang I have always put bridgestone on the rear until I thought it was to soon ....the last set barely 10k as well as the previous.My land rover bought used came with faulken tires. I put faulken on my 2500 and was happy with them. Just recently I have been doing some more aggresive wrenching on all my automobiles.This week it came time for tires on the box so I was investigating used high end with not much luck, but the guy at the used tire store said he had some new for 115 dollars in an hour. I took a chance and ordered them, took my wheels off drove to the hood, looked at them and told them to mount them.I asked how much to mount them? He says its included in the 115. The total was 254.66, 2 for new tire fee, 6 for scrap fee. Bridgestone is a much better cornering tire. HOWEVER, the less expensive tire much smoother in the city than other tires even when new, far easier on the wallet, look like hankook (lettering) and if the can make it more 10k miles even better. These same tires where I live at the bch. would be 150 at discount tire. The biggest plus is you have more money to fix everthing else that needs work. Oh the cheap tires had alot more weights. If the car is tracked naturally not a good tire, also speed rating is inferior.I am giving the box to my wife this summer so the tires are perfect. The whole point is Yes you are paying way to much to mount a tire that is for normal spirited driving.This is still a CAR not the Space Shuttle Not a collector car,Heck if my tires would fit, I am to the point of taking the darn thing in the car wash. Great car but IMO sometimes really stinks to own. but it is 12 years old 118k miles and looks like a 100k dollar car.