Red,
While I don't have any specific suggestions for you, I have some general
advice: You can see lots of new tire prices at www.tirerack.com. I would
also suggest you look at this link:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/general/size.htm
This article talks about tire dimensions, and how to calculate them. There
are many other excellent, informative articles regarding tires in the Tire
Tech section of the site.
I'm sure others on team.net will have suggestions for particular tires to
look at.
Best regards,
William Loring
The Tire Rack
> From: redraevyn@softhome.net
> Reply-To: redraevyn@softhome.net
> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 14:15:28 -0600
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: I need a price check on tires, and some advice
>
> Right now I've got a pair of 16x7 Kvnig's on my 88 Jetta GLi. They are
> booted with a pair of 205/45ZR/16 Kumho Supra Ecsta's, W rated.... which is
> absolutely absurd considering I use them only for street driving. Anyway,
> the point is, freshly rotated my fronts have 4/32 and the rear have 2.
> Thank god I work with a mechanic so I can put off buying new tires for a
> little bit longer anyway. So what I want to know are two things -
>
> 1.) How cheap can I find tires? I was thinking that maybe some of you racers
> sell them before they're bunk but after they're new - meaning cheap :D
>
> 2.) What kind of tire can I go to without having a huge performance loss? I
> know we all pretend we drive at the limit all the time and keep the racing
> off the street... but I love driving fast on abandoned roads, and cornering
> is my favorite part of driving, so I've been absolutely loving these tires.
> Would I even notice going to a 50 or 55 profile? How much would it change
> to get a lower rating?
>
>
> Oh yes, and a third question - what is that first number anyway? I'm
> guessing the width?
>
> Thanks a lot...
> ~Red~
>
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