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4redude
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I need to get some new tires. At 12k miles the P-Zero's are toast. Anyone have any recommendations on a good tire that gives good grip and a little longer life span than the Pirelli's? I have an '01
S281 with 265/35ZR18's front and 295/35ZR18's rear.
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Brian Keegan
Posts: 4 | From: Bay Area, CA | Registered: Dec 2001  |  :
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hey brian, i see its your first post. Welcome to the board!!! i recently went through the same dilema and decided to get Nittos 555(they were much cheaper than what i had before) Anyway, so far they are great. hope that helps [Big Grin]
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Welcome Brian,
I love my Nitto 555's , I've had them for 5k miles and they still look new! I 'm running the same size in the rear as you but I have 265/40zr18's in the front. I'm not sure why, but that's the way I bought the car. Anyone know why a taller tire in the front?

[ August 06, 2002, 10:51 PM: Message edited by: Ruben ]

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I just bought 2 new tires yesterday, and I went with the Nitto 555's, 285/40/17. I checked the Pirellis and they had a treadwear rating of only 180 or so, which explains the short lifespan. The Nitto's have a 300 rating, and I have 17000 miles on the front tires and they still have about half the tread left. The only bad news is that I just checked and the widest 18" nitto was 285. Another good tire is the BFG KDW, which is around the same price as the Nitto's.

[ August 07, 2002, 02:41 PM: Message edited by: 98Snake ]
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