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Old 10-27-2012, 08:31 AM   #1
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You can always buy some decent back tires and plan to get the matching fronts later. Leave your little-to-no-name tires on the front and abuse them a little longer. Until balancing, cornering or handling becomes an issue. Besides, you will be replacing the backs again soon….even IF you just replaced them!

I am at 12,000 miles on Kumho ECSTA 4Xs. I know that is not a popular choice but hey, they are cheap, and still of acceptable quality on the street. They still have another 5k in them, maybe more w/o burnouts, chirps, or sliding around turns, yeah right! Like that's not going to happen! But even with abuse they have beat the average mileage, unless you drive SLOWLY which is not advised - for the sake of your motor! Engine vs. Tires = Tires lose every time!

Down force can have its' down-sides. The fronts last forever compared to the rears! The back tires are just waaay more fun to burn, so to speak.
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