replacing tires

ricrick

i think its time to replace the tires of my mazda 3 w/ size 205/50R17. anyone knows where i can get  cheap and good quality tires? where is the cheapest place to replace my tires and where i can service my car at the same time in richmond?

aucht

u can get it from ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1 ... 1638Q2em118Q2el1247

字典仔

rickrick: barF1 bought it 2 months ago when they had a $100 off if u are buying 4 tires, so that's why it was only $116 FOR 4 tires, plus he drove down to the states to get them...and i think it's 14" compares to 17"?

i wouldn't complaint if it's only $116, but then i dun wanna save that little and costed more if accident is going to happen...so i would never be cheap on tires and brakes...

but then again, if u think u have a pretty clean driving record for the last 5 years or so, then honestly the more experience u get the least requirement on tires it will be (but of course would still have to meet some sort of standard for one's driving)...

pkphilip: which yoko u think is good for all season? i dun really like all the yokohama tires i have tried on wet and snow, actually my GC used to have a set of AVID V4 (which was costed more than Dunlop SP5000 etc), turned out it hydroplanned so bad and snow traction is even worse than the stock RE92....was coming down SFU side by side with my friend and i couldn't stop for the light (snowing and they couldn't clean up the road fast enough)...i sold it right after that...

i am more of a fans for dunlop SP5000, Bridgestone RE960 if not choosing Kumho ASX, but that also depends on car types etc...

ricrick

原帖由 BarF1 於 2007-12-23 02:09 發表
Another vote for 912, no problem at all.  Great in the rain.  Sidewall still a little soft.  It was decent on snow, but I only had 30 mins of driving in snow, then I swap into snows.  Quiet, cheap ($1 ...

where do u buy for 116? i quote from kaltire for 160

pkphilip

Mazda3 needs to go to 225/45/17 if you are looking for more choices. However, with the stock rims, you will have the 4x4 look!! (your car will look "elevated" due to the lower profile tires)

Falkens are generally good choice for summer use, all-season is better with Yokohama or Kumho.

Philip

BarF1

Another vote for 912, no problem at all.  Great in the rain.  Sidewall still a little soft.  It was decent on snow, but I only had 30 mins of driving in snow, then I swap into snows.  Quiet, cheap ($116 for 4) and made in Japan.

ricrick

i think i will get  falken 912 since ah lik gor strongly recommanded and the high ranking on the net. I went to kaltire today but they don't have any in stock and donno when they can get it. if i don't want to order online, is there any place that i can get the tire?

ricrick

原帖由 字典仔 於 2007-12-21 11:33 發表
all season? i bet the best option is to go 215/45R17...way more choice than 205/50...but have to double check the overall diameter, may have to go 225/45 to keep it close...

stock rim is 17x7? or nar ...

i donno the stock rim is 17x7 or nar.. but, actually, don't I need to follow the original size? how to calculate if i change the size?