oneill_1

Anyone know where I can get a good set of tires that will not put a huge dent in my pocket...? My 21st is coming up next thursday and I may get some for my birthday if i am lucky...so i need good tires for not that much $$. My rim size is 17x7 and I am in the OC area in Southern California...if that matters. What kind of tires are good tires for gripping?
Thanks for all/any suggestions...

-OG

CDP

As always for the money I would get Falken Azenis series.

They grip pretty well and they're very quiet.

mgw_300e

I agree,
Falken tires kick ***!

For those of you from the UK, here's the "Queen's English" translation:

Falken Tyres kick ****!

crr1612

im very happy with my general exclaims

Saijin_Naib

lol Dont forget to close the boonet on your saloon afore you go drive on the ... road. Damnit, I lost it
I have champiros... They kinda sweet

oneill_1

Chris, where have you bought your tires? I know you have many hookups but where can I get some of those tires for a decent price?

-OG

CDP

I recently hooked up my friend with Falken Ziex at TWS for around 330 mounted and balance. If you want the Azenis they will be about a hundred more for all four.

Kestas

Consider Kumho tires... good tires for little cost. Check tirerack.com.

jdmfiend

check out ebay. ive gotten a lot of tires on there for great prices.
or check out tireshack.com
ask for don. tell him ryan with the green wrx sent you. he'll help you out.

YNVDIZW124

I would go with falken anyday but i also have michelin pilot sports on my stang and the sumitomo HTZR II are nice tires too...Kumhos are ok too...I have a set of ectsa supra tires...yeah i buy alot of rims and tires...

By the way Pirelli P-ZERO ROSSO or NERO suck ***!!! Too much tire noise and the thread wears out in the middle like a beeotch..

natural_person

I'm happy with my Kumho ECSTA ASX's - cheap too.

Falconeer

LOOOL!

Yeah Falken kicks (_!_)

Hey, what size for the 17" AMG Hammers? Is it 225/35/ZR17? I dunno if the "35" is correct? Help!

neanderthal

definitely dont get generic tires.

try to get a good reputable name brand. it does make a difference, especially when the tires are getting older and have less tread.

CDP

35 series sidewall is too small for the W124 especially in 17" wheel.

225/45-17's would be ideal. You can fit 235's all around if you do all the proper fender modifications.

Falconeer

Hi ChrisDPham,

You are always good help! Thank you so much!
One more thing if you do not mind... My car is already lowered to the max and used to have "45"s but I want something that looks low profile. I dunno much about sizes.

I have used Dunlop tires before... TOO NOISY!
Continental... EXCELLENT HANDLING, Bit pricey though.
Falken... NO SOUND and Good Price.
Michelin... THE BEST! But I cannot afford them, my mom has them on the white W124 she has.

YNVDIZW124

Falconeer you would go great with some Falken tires lol...yeah i know, the corny joke of the day....Remember you have to go with almost the same height as the O.E tires because your speedo is going to read the wrong MPH with a taller or smaller tire.

Michelin tires are over rated!! I have some pilot sports 2 in "stock" and pilot sports on my mustang their not that much different than falken or even some kumhos....

I like goodyear f1 tires also but way out of my price range...

Falconeer

My Speedometer is already calibrated for 17" this is tested on the various Radars installed in this country that take your picture when you are even 1 kmph over the damn limit!

Last year though, I switched back to stock Mercedes rims and tires and I was lagging by 7% in the speedometer. I am going back to 17" today.

CDP

The lowest I would run on 17's is 40 series sidewall.

SNSMBZ W124

I got my VRated tires at Americas Tire Company in Mission Viejo and they were about half of what Vrated tires are anrywhere else, including Cosco Tires. I guess they're owned by General and they make a decent Vrated tire, the ones I actually have on my 300E, and theyre awesome! I get far better traction then the michelins and goodyears I used to use. I remember it was about $360 for all 4 tires. They definitely seem to get as good traction as the Pirellis on my Jag and the stock Michelins on my E350. Even though if I had to choose one of the 3... definitely the Perellis, but they're pricey!

SNSMBZ W124

General Barum Bravuris' Cool part is they don't say General and they have a European sounding name!

Falconeer

HEY PEOPLE...
I really need help in deciding this one...

A guy is offering me Falkens for $75 a piece. And he has this "Roadstone" (Korean made) for about $65 a piece. He says the Falkes are quiet in the begenning, but after 3-6 months get very noisy.

Is this true? What should I go with?

YNVDIZW124

$360 for 15-16" tires? way too expensive. That's how much i get a new set of 18" ZR rated tires

Falkens 15"
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-215...QQcmdZViewItem

Falkens 17"
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-205...QQcmdZViewItem

Falconeer

ummm I meant ZR rated 17"s

YNVDIZW124

You can still buy cheap Federal ZR rated tires on ebay..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/205-4...QQcmdZViewItem

Nexen http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/205-4...QQcmdZViewItem

Falconeer

HEY, how good are NEXEN? Are they quiet?

I cannot ebay stuff here. Shipping is way too much for where I live!