How are these tires? I was at Tirerack and it got pretty good reviews. I have a 2001 Prelude SS. Also which tire should I get? P217/60HR16, P217/60VR16, P225/50HR16? They are for my stock rims.
How are these tires? I was at Tirerack and it got pretty good reviews. I have a 2001 Prelude SS. Also which tire should I get? P217/60HR16, P217/60VR16, P225/50HR16? They are for my stock rims.
for stock rims, 205/50/16 is the OEM size and the preferred size. You can also run a 215/45/16 pretty safely - smaller than stock diamter but not too bad. you may be able to technically fit a 225/50/16 but its not worth it on a stock 6.5" wide rim. Its also bigger than stock diameter. The correct "plus zero" size is 225/45/16 which requires a 7" rim.
As for the tire itself, it rates very well and has lots of great feedback but if its not made in the correct size, it doesn't do you any good. I think your best bet for a hi performance all-season tire in the Pirelli PZero Nero M+S in 205/50/16
It's also a shame that the new RE960 Pole Position A/S aren't made in our stock size... Other good high-performance all-season made in our stock size is the Potenza G009... And also, if it's just street-use, go with 205/50 R16 stock size, don't bother with anything else, though, yes 215/45 R16 would be next best.
So I got a set of Pirelli Neros for about $100 a pop. I went to mount them and the price charged me $35 a pop. He said that if the tires are below 55, then it's considered low profile and it's more difficult , hence more expensive. Did I get ripped off? They mounted the tires, put in new stem valves, and balanced them.
So I got a set of Pirelli Neros for about $100 a pop. I went to mount them and the price charged me $35 a pop. He said that if the tires are below 55, then it's considered low profile and it's more difficult , hence more expensive. Did I get ripped off? They mounted the tires, put in new stem valves, and balanced them.
He's giving you a really good price on the Nero's so to make up for that he's charging alot more for the mounting & balancing. As a total of $135 mounted, it's not bad, but it's really tires that are 45-series and lower that are low-profile, 50 series is on the border, but not low-profile.
$35 for mounting and balancing is a rip off but the price of the tire helped make up for it. As far as low profile anything under 55 is considared low profile but it's really all dependent on the section width. I don't considar a 305/50-20 that we put on dodges to be low profile.
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He said that if the tires are below 55, then it's considered low profile and it's more difficult , hence more expensive.
Yeah, that's a load of crap if you ask me. Is he mounting the things by hand? Any tire rig built in the last 15 years should have no problem mounting short/stiff sidewall tires.
For whatever it's worth, I just got stock-size tires mounted & balanced. Cost me $56 for all 4, and I was surprised it was that much. Other places I've had it done it was $8/tire for ones you bought from them, or like $10/tire for ones you get somewhere else (i.e. tirerack.com). Then disposal for like 2 or 3 bucks more per tire.
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costco does it for 10 dollars a tire plus 1 dollar for tire disposal. This was the cheapest I found. Some places charge a ridiculous amount to get rid of your old tires.
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Any tire rig built in the last 15 years should have no problem mounting short/stiff sidewall tires.
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