Re: Need tire/wheel advice, quick!

On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:05:10 -0600, Chris D'Agnolo wrote:

> Man, that stinks when you go round and round and finally make a decision
> you're happy with and then you get that out of stock deal! Ouch.
> 
> Since you're back in limbo, I'll throw in my 2 cents FWIW. I spent big
> money on the Goodyear DS G3 F1 ....... however, I've re-convinced myself
> that for the street, you're better off (unless money is no object) to
> save money and go with a tire that has a high DOT wear rating. Good
> breakaway characteristics are more im****tant since the cars limits are
> so high anyway.
> 
> Pat mentioned my wheels, apparently he likes them almost as much as I
> do! I went with 16" OZ Racing "Ultraleggra's". They weigh in at about
> 14.5 lbs and I felt like that was quite good for the cost which I just
> went and double checked (I didn't remember having paid this much, hmmmm)
> and I paid $219 / wheel. While looking at the receipt I saw how much I
> paid for the Goodyears also ($128 ea for 205/45/16). That package (from
> Tire Rack) was $1500 total. At the time I had done a 'side job' to get
> the money so I was not my usual (tight a_s ) self. They do look great
> and I really feel that the 16's are the best trade off of price / looks
> / handling / durability. But again, all this is only worth 2 cents :-)

OZ wheels are beautiful. There's no other way to put it. The OZ Chrono is 
very similar to the Racing Harts in my MSM. I totally would have bought a 
set if it wasn't for Lanny's tip to check out Rota wheels. $125 and 13.5 
lbs is a pretty compelling argument...

machiii.com does free ****pping if you order the tire/wheel package. I 
went with Toyo Proxes 4 tires. The price was decent and they're similar 
to the stock tires I have now. 

I really thought about T1Rs. I'd like to try a set of really sticky 
tires. Of course, I'd probably also decide they were overkill in normal 
driving...