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originally posted in:The Garage
6/15/2014 7:31:06 AM
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Tires
So one front tire is showing cords, it's time for new tires. I don't know if you guys know much but I figure it's worth a shot. My current tires are 245 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus. They are currently 224 per tire. My parents would prefer me to stay with all seasons, but in Texas I'm not sure that matters. After some research I think my best bet is Continental extreme contact DW (Summer tires, 127 per). Good handling and great in the rain. The problem? I might only be able to afford two of them at the moment. Can I run summer tires in the rear of my Mustang and all season up front for a little while or will that not work? Any other recommendations?
Now I'm debating if I should take my car to the body shop to get an estimate after getting rear ended over a month ago. Tuesday might be my only chance to go. I'm not sure driving on cords is a great idea, it's on the outside of the tire. The timing couldn't be better for this to happen. Thanks for any suggestions.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys. I decided on the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3, said to be the pilot super sport of all seasons. So I went down to Discount tire, said they could get me tires tomorrow. Went down to Firestone and they said they can get me the tires at around 5PM (This was 11AM). Better yet, they get their tires from discount tire. Plus they were gearheads, guy I was talking to me had an 03 GT with tons of mods. Later they pulled my car and everyone stared, got a lot of compliments! The place also does alignments, among other things. Manager walked to us, told us we needed to see something. I feared the worse, 100K miles on the car. He shook the tire, tie rods. So basically for the time being we talked about my car as someone replaced the parts. The car handles amazing, it's so much more responsive now! It's amazing what the tie rods, tires and alignment did. Now I'm saving up for the front two tires. Next week I'm getting it down to the body shop to finally fix my bumper to. Very excited to be getting this all done now.
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Edited by Porsche 914: 6/16/2014 12:44:17 AMDW's are good. My brother has them on his WRX and likes them a lot. I wish I could get pilot sports on either of my cars but I can't. Both of them have odd wheel sizes.
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6 Replies[quote]A 2003 Mach 1 Mustang[/quote] I have driven an '01 Cobra for a little over 10 years, so we share platforms. I had kept with the recommended tires on it the first few years, but Z rated tires in everyday driving is just a completely wasted endeavor. I burned through them in 9-10 months routinely with everyday driving and maybe 2 track days at a 1/4 mile drag strip our club would rent. I switched to Yokohama Advan S4's about 5 years ago. Best idea ever. They give me every bit of the grab the Z rated tires do, no loss in traction what so ever, and are just better year round tires (I drive this year round in Indiana). The best part? I'm getting at least 2 1/2 years out of them. This set I'll probably get 3 years out of.
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6 RepliesWhat kind of car do you drive?
