geerboy69

i have the tire size 225/45zr16 right now and i was looking at some bridgstone pole position tires and they only make a 225/45r16??? what does the z do? I like these cause they put ALOT of work into the tire performing in wet conditions.....and well.......i do live in seattle so i was just wondering i thought it was like a speed rating or something but even the ones that i did find that were ZR tires were rated like y speed and stuff like that so.... i dunno

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1997 Prelude Base
Cold Air Intake, Apexi WS Exhaust AEM Pullies, DC Sport SS Header JDM Foggies, OEM Kit, Ebaich Springs Neuspeed Front strut bar, OBDII workaround. Random Tech High Flow CAT, Exedy Racing clutch

Future Plans : Hopefully Philips Unitons very soon 6000K

PRelude787

The "Z" is the speed rating. "R" means radial construction. Maybe your reading it wrong because a tire size 225/40ZR-17 is good for 149 mph+ and is a radial. Thats that.....it has no other speed rating but "Z."

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96 Prelude Si

geerboy69

holly sh!t i just got a quote for those damn tires, and they want $945.16 to put those damn things on my car.

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1997 Prelude Base
Cold Air Intake, Apexi WS Exhaust AEM Pullies, DC Sport SS Header JDM Foggies, OEM Kit, Ebaich Springs Neuspeed Front strut bar, OBDII workaround. Random Tech High Flow CAT, Exedy Racing clutch

Future Plans : Hopefully Philips Unitons very soon 6000K

fmshaw1971

Get Goodyear GS-D3s. They are almost identical to S-03s in performance and you can get a $75 rebate right now.

$945 is way too much. The tires should be around $160-170 each plus $100 for mounting, balancing, and stems add $45 to ship them if you order online.

Who quoted you that price? Take them a copy of Tire Rack's ad and ask them to match it.

BTW, if you live in Seattle, you want GS-D3s. They are the best performance tire in the rain bar none.

BTW, move this to the tire forum...

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97 EGP Base 5spd Prelude. Engine: DC short ram, DC SS headers, AEM pulleys, Random High flow cat, Mugen sport exhaust, Apexi VAFC. Suspension: Tein SS, Tanabe front lower tie, Neuspeed front upper strut, Neuspeed rear sway, Tanabe rear upper strut, DC rear lower tie, 17X7.5 5Zigen Typhoons with 215/40/17 Goodyear F1 GS-D3s. Other: Bride Ergo II, Spoon oil cap, Magnecor wires, relocated Odyssey 680 battery, Denso iridiums, Mugen pedals, Mugen lugnuts, shortened shifter w/ Momo airleather, Rotora slotted rotors and Endless NA-Y pads, Goodridge SS lines.

coil222

moving to wheels/tires.

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'93 NSX
'07 Impreza sport wagon

monk3y

costco can get you on BS PP S-03's for around 600 and change.