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Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:54 pm
A fun last couple days... /sarcasm.
Yesterday on the way to work I move to the middle of the road to miss inmates picking up trash on both sides of the road. Hit something that I never saw just heard it go under both wheels and up in the rear wheel well. No issues though.
Go to lunch, 50 yards down the road notice pulling to left. Front left tire is completely flat. Take it off, remember that base model spare won't fit over Brembos. Get coworkers car and take to discount tire for patch. See that the 50 yards driving on it was enough to split the sidewall, its toast.
Can't find the 235/35/19 that I have on the front. New I needed new tires within 2-3 more months and knew I was going up in size in front and rear. So after getting back and calling around, discount tire was cheapest ($100 mail-in rebate on 4 tires, starts Thursday but they said they give it to me). Ordered yesterday they said they would be there today.
Got a ride home, left car in work parking lot overnight (not the best place in town). Drove S13 Vert to work today.
Call at 2pm, they didn't get the order in time. Tires won't be here until Wed morning. Another night in parking lot for the G35.
Hopefully, I'll have pics of the new tire tomorrow by lunch time. Just have to find a ride back to work to get the car. Also hopefully picking up a Brembo sized spare tire this evening from CL.
Went with Nitto NeoGen ZR. 245 and 275 35/19. Previously was 235/35 and 265/30. So hope to add a little more comfort. And the Nitto are non-directional, so can rotate side to side with 280 tread rating. Around $850 after rebate, installed for set of 4.
Trying to figure out if I want to hold on to my old rears, as there is some life left in them.