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Old 08-22-2006, 09:17 PM
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So yeah my tires have some tiny cracks in em and when I steer in a hard corner the front end starts going where it wants to and the rear does its thing just fine (cant remember if thats called understeer or oversteer) Do all 00+ sseis do that? Anyways I know nothing about tires so I'll have to ask for even more help (sorry guys) I want a tire for under 120 each that is has performance grip but doesn't transfer road noise very much. I'm not worried about winter cuzz this is alabama. I really appreciate the input if you have any.
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Bonnevilles are heavy sedans, especially the 00+ SLE'* & SSEi'* You won't experience any oversteer. Not really sure what tires to recommend for under $120 a piece though. You want something of good quality underneath you even being in Bama especially if doimg speeds in excess of 70 mph on turnpikes & interstates. It'* a safety thing with me, just my .02.
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hmm, well for the sake of suggestions forget my price range, just lemme know what you know.

I wouldn't mind springing for these babies but they don't make em in Charlotte'* size
http://www.dunloptires.com/catalog/direzzaDZ101.html

What was that one tire that somebody said would come out in bonnie size soon?
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Originally Posted by hugger10
What was that one tire that somebody said would come out in bonnie size soon?

http://www.goodyearassurance.com/
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Originally Posted by Gumball
Originally Posted by hugger10
What was that one tire that somebody said would come out in bonnie size soon?

http://www.goodyearassurance.com/
they are decent tires..

Look at the BFG TA'* also.

I had the BFG'* and they were under 120 per tire....I have the assurances now...and they were 115 before some discounts.
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hmm very cool, how do these look?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....le+ResponsEdge
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geez, I've got some Goodyear knockoffs and I've been up to 120 with them and they were perfectly stable. I don't think you'd notice a big difference... Oh yeah, I got two of those for 200 dollars, 60,000 mile warranty, and free rotating and balancing for the life of the tires
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$115 each.

If you're not worried about winter, why get all seasons? They can't touch any decent dry/wet tire, especially anything performance oriented.

BFG KD-W $100-120 each
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 $130-150 each

They're not a, 80,000 mile tire, but they'll be top performance rubber for your ride.
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A tip in tire shopping...don't get the goodyears with serrated or grooved sidewalls if you ever use tire shine. My Eagle GT-Hr'* with these grooves like to sling a lot of tire shine.
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Originally Posted by John Deere Boy
A tip in tire shopping...don't get the goodyears with serrated or grooved sidewalls if you ever use tire shine. My Eagle GT-Hr'* with these grooves like to sling a lot of tire shine.
dont put so much on and you wont have that problem


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