got new tires

Post by **R350Zz33** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:15 pm

the 18's are back on and she is looking fresh i only paid $120 for 2 rears. they are slightly used but still have more tread then the stock ones had brand new.

Post by **ldstang50** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:35 pm

good to finally hear it richie.post some pics

Post by **Bubba1** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:43 pm

R350Zz33 wrote:the 18's are back on and she is looking fresh i only paid $120 for 2 rears. they are slightly used but still have more tread then the stock ones had brand new.

Yep, they had white walls, but he covered them up with a sharpie.

Post by **R350Zz33** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:43 pm

they arent the same tires but they are the same size one is $329 new

Post by **BusyBadger** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:30 pm

R350Zz33 wrote:the 18's are back on and she is looking fresh i only paid $120 for 2 rears. they are slightly used but still have more tread then the stock ones had brand new.

I suppose its good you got new tires, but I'm curious...

...what kind of tire costs $120 for a pair? Yes I know, they're slightly used.

You could have gotten a pair of brand new General Excalaims for $250 or so (depending on your haggling ability).

Post by **R350Zz33** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:11 pm

i went to a few roadside tire places around where i live there is like 6 of them in a 25 mile radius only one carries low profiles and they were 60 a piece so i jumped on it. they pretty much get tires from junkyard and stuff from when people total there cars. and for that price i can go back and get another set and still spend less then most rears for my car. the fronts are still good so i just got rears if i got new rears it was gonna be 400+i spent almost 1/4 that.

Post by **marlin29311** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:46 am

Good to hear you finally have the correct tires again...what kind of tires are they?

Post by **BusyBadger** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:51 am

marlin29311 wrote:Good to hear you finally have the correct tires again...what kind of tires are they?

I asked the same thing and didn't get answer. Maybe I need to be blunt...

What BRAND and MODEL of tire did you get?

When someone asks what kind of car do yout tell them what dealer you bought it from and where the dealer got it? Or do you tell them a Nissan 350Z?

Post by **bmike818** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:36 am

Post by **Bubba1** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:23 am

BusyBadger wrote: What BRAND and MODEL of tire did Mom get you?

Fixed

Post by **bmike818** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:41 am

...it nevar gets old!

Post by **R350Zz33** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:03 pm

i got two different ones i know its not that good to be like that but she seems more agile now and very sharp steering response. both are run flats one is a Dunlop SP Sport 5000M DSST CTT(Ultra High Performance All-Season) and the other is a Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus(Ultra High Performance All-Season) both have lots of tread looks brand new.

Post by **marlin29311** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:10 am

R350Zz33 wrote:i got two different ones i know its not that good to be like that but she seems more agile now and very sharp steering response. both are run flats one is a Dunlop SP Sport 5000M DSST CTT(Ultra High Performance All-Season) and the other is a Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus(Ultra High Performance All-Season) both have lots of tread looks brand new.

I almost had some respect...and then you got two mismatching tires....its one thing to have different tires in the front and the back, but at least they match on the axel...

Post by **R350Zz33** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:44 am

hey its the best i can do right now both have good tread and are like new and i couldn't stand looking at my baby like that.

Post by **BlackSmoke** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:47 am

Richie you mean you bought 2 different tires for the same axle. OMG You are to brilliant for this forum. Seriously save up and buy the match you dingleberry

Post by **R350Zz33** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:23 am

its better then having the 17's on.

Post by **Bubba1** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:48 am

BlackSmoke wrote:Richie you mean you bought 2 different tires for the same axle. OMG You are to brilliant for this forum. Seriously save up and buy the match you dingleberry

I think it might be even worse than just unmatched tread. If the 2 tires he didn't replace were OE tires, then they're probably W rated I think the Michelin he bought might be Z rated, I'm not quite sure about the Dunlop. Not a bright idea to mix different compound tires either

If he put the Z rated tires on the rears, and continues to drive like the moron he was that wore out his first set in only 6000 miles, he's gonna get a good lesson on how much more quickly Z rated rubber wears than W rated.

Post by **R350Zz33** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:30 pm

this is just another tempery fix to hold me off till work picks up and i get more hours

Post by **Bubba1** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:41 pm

R350Zz33 wrote:this is just another tempery fix to hold me off till work picks up and i get more hours

Correction, unsafe temporary fix. Richie, that Z is clearly more car than you can afford to maintain properly, even with Mom buying it for you. You're digging yourself an ugly financial hole.

Post by **R350Zz33** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:40 pm

my mothe rdid not buy the car for me if she did i would have 25 sets of tire.

Post by **aris_unlimited** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:20 pm

Poor Z!

Ok Richie so what happens when your main drive tire starts to spin? With you having a VLSD your other tire will kick in to try and help right? So now imagine one of your tires having more grip than the other......

See where I'm going with this? You are going to break s***. For the love of all thats holy, sell your Z to someone that can maintain it and buy a beater car.

**EDIT** My grammar skills have been horrible lately lol. Had to do some fixes.

Post by **BlackSmoke** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:22 pm

You save up all that money for all those years and had no reserve after you bought the car in case something would happen. I am not suprised. An hourly wage waiting to pick up to buy used tires on a new Z. This stuff you cant make up keep the posts coming Richie someone will be buying your Z for cheap.

Post by **R350Zz33** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:48 pm

I had reserve but it got de-pleated i had $1500. i was out of work for over a month and a half and in and out of the hospital. I couldn't work and still had bills due. I had a s***ty year. it was a good thing i had a reserve because if i dident i would have had to sell the z and get a used one. durring the summer i try and keep a extra $500 available for emergency's and during the winter at-lest $1,000. This is money i dont keep in the bank because the bank is not open 24/7 this is my emergency cash, and is only used in an emergency. Now i know i need to stock up more during the winter just incase i get sick again.

Post by **xjmxstac** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:09 pm

$1500 might not cover your medical bills if you got into an accident that was caused by loss of control. Not to mention your insurance deductible for your vehicle. The key is to prevent such accidents in the first place.

Post by **R350Zz33** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:49 pm

im working on it. btw i like ur new sig pic

YouTube · Post by **dasoupdude** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:49 am

None of this would have happened if someone didn't try "drifting."

Post by **snwbrdr435** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:08 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O4TC2zyMtE

Post by **xjmxstac** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:26 am

^haha that never gets old!

Post by **Jon70ProofZ** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:07 pm

next time try vredestein ultrac sessants love them on my car, and not too expensive

Post by **Z31toZ32** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:43 am

R350Zz33 wrote:i got two different ones new.

got new tires

got new tires

Re: got new tires (R350Zz33)

Re: got new tires (R350Zz33)

Re: got new tires (Bubba1)

Re: got new tires (R350Zz33)

Re: got new tires (BusyBadger)

Re: got new tires (R350Zz33)

Re: got new tires (marlin29311)

Re: got new tires

Re: got new tires (BusyBadger)

Re: got new tires (Bubba1)

Re: got new tires (bmike818)

Re: got new tires (R350Zz33)

Re: got new tires (marlin29311)

Re: got new tires (R350Zz33)

Re: got new tires (BlackSmoke)

Re: (Bubba1)

Re: (R350Zz33)

Re: (Bubba1)

Re: (R350Zz33)

Re: (R350Zz33)

Re: (BlackSmoke)

Re: (R350Zz33)

Re: (xjmxstac)

Re: (Dasoupdude)

Re: (snwbrdr435)

Re: (R350Zz33)

Re: got new tires (R350Zz33)

Nissan Forums

Infiniti Forums

Datsun Forums

Technical Forums

Classifieds / Marketplace

Nissan Motorsports

General Forums