ARC101

After hearing about the nexen's and the price I decided to give them a try. just installed yesterday. The price for both fronts all in was $255.

The tire looks greats, rides smooth, and it quite. So far so good. hhughs good look for all of us.

Where you able to get the rears in XL or did you just run the 275-35's with the regular load rating...?

gsrjc

did you order the tires online or go to a store?

Jae Duk

Where did you get the tires? I couldn't find it on tirerack or any local shops in SD??

mthis

255 you got riped off i bought 2 gt radial tires for 200 shiped to my house and they work beter then stock and beter then the contis that i had and they 265 wow i like them. GTradials highly recomended by me .

1 down side they are loud when you burning out. but they last mad long and grip beter then stocks and conti contac 2

Edi-no-son

you better watch out...

with the power of the c63.... u'll be sliding around.
The good thing is they seriously don't wear at all though ><

Had them on my evo, and they didn't wear at all, but they wouldn't grip at all >< ><
Even after 2 track days, they still looked brand new!

bluejae

i have the nexen n3000 all around

275/35/zr18
245/40zr18xl

less than $400 for the set

low noise, i can't even tell
i've had the fronts for about 13k miles i think
the rears about 10k. still look good even with the occasional chirps

ARC101

I went to a local shop. Found them on the net for $97 each but then had to ship and still pay to put them on the car. This was just easier and even if it was $300 it was better then $500.

As for the grip so far so good. I have not tracked them but pushed agressviely on and off the freeways and I'm still here... We'll just have to wait and see.

bigwheeler

I'm using Nexen N7000 and they're just awesome.

235/35-19 for $200

Merc63

So these tires last a long time?? Whats the treadwear rating?? The Kumho's I have now are 320 rating.

-michael-

Did you try Conti 3? I had them on my wife's cls ad I was a fan of that tyre (for a four door, heavy, rwd) Specially in wet conditions! Super, of course I was thinking safety first, because it was my wife's car

bushburninc63

Just put on 265/35 in the rear and they feel like plastic. Don't know if it was the cold weather or I needed to "break" them in. But when I did hard turns, the traction control would come on when before with the stock tires it wouldn't activate the traction control. Ride seems a little rougher than stock also. Will post further review when I log more miles on them.

rory breaker

Curious to hear more about these tires, specifically the noise after broken in.

Kumhos are awfully, awfully loud, to the point of an annoying drone, wonder how these hold up.

bushburninc63

they're fairly noisy, noisier than stock i would say. but i either drown it out with the radio or the sweet symphonic tune of the exhaust. If you want performance, these tires are out of the question. if you want a tire that will last 15,000 miles, then these are the tires for you. I plan to change these out after my stock front wears out.

HIRO63

In other countries which tires comes with stock?

In Japan it came with Advan Sports and this tire is really good! It grips very well. Im running 8900km right now but its still OK. But maybe soon I need new tire.

Myself I like Advan Sports, Advan Neova and Michilen Pilot Sport Cup.

RedG

I've seen the nexens going cheap at www.tiresdirect.net many times.

Edi-no-son

In Australia, stock tires are pirelli pzero.
The ones on the car at home is on the tread limiter and its only travelled 7500km... *cries*

Planning to go for the kumho ku31 next.
Have them on my evo as a daily tire and can't really hear a thing lolz (maybe the car's other noises drones it out!)
But even on the Merc, i can't really see it being 'too' noisy.

If the window is down, then the exhaust will cover it
If the window is up, then i'd assume the merc's sound insulation will cut out most of it right??

MJ50

isn't nexen one of the worst tire companies out there?

jsmithjr732

For San Diego folks, Bear Tire in Miramar sells these (http://www.bearstires.com). I got all four installed on my E55 for $508 out the door. In and out in 1/2 hour.

Tires lost grip the first time I hit the street, but I think that was due to the grease coating on the rubber. Ride home (~20 miles) was just fine. Surprised how quiet they were compared to my old Eagle GS-Ts.

Jae Duk

Just bought these. Will have them installed tomorrow. Got them for 200 with install. Need cheap tires because getting rims installed in couple of months so didn't want to waste money on tires that I'm not going to fully destroy

bushburninc63

I retract my initial comments on these tires. After a few months on these tires, they are actually pretty good tires. :O I guess they have to be broken in before it gets "sticky"

They are not grippier than stock, but they are very good tires for street use. The plus side is that they are barely worn out. I've driven them harder than I have with the stocks and they still have plenty of meat left after 5k miles.

hhughes1

I have a pair 275/35 in my garage with ~5000 miles on them and they are like new. I ran an 11.99 with these with a K2 setup so they stick great for street tires but not like DR's. They will probably go back on for a while after track season ends.