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Double newbie svt tire question #939597 04/26/04 03:49 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 171 Calgary, Alberta M morten OP CEG\'er
OP morten CEG\'er M Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 171 Calgary, Alberta	Sorry in advance, a search didn't find an easy answer for me. Need to replace the original tires on my 99 SVT (after 40,000km). Can anyone recommend a good reasonably priced replacement? And, is it OK just to replace the front since my rear tires still have plenty of tread. Thanks!! 99 Black/Tan CSVT # 1070 of 2760 Stock with K&N Drop in

Re: Double newbie svt tire question #939598 04/26/04 04:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,045 orange county, dprc (ca) J JB1 Hard-core CEG\'er
JB1 Hard-core CEG\'er J Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,045 orange county, dprc (ca)	yes you can replace just the fronts if the rears are fine. here in so cal i needed inexpensive tires to get me through this year so i went to just tire. i got 4 225/50/16 with a v rating andeverything including lifetime warrenty for 402.32. 00 black/tan svt, #2052 of 2150, born 2/1/00 formerly known as my csvt "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Re: Double newbie svt tire question #939599 04/26/04 04:30 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 810 Miami, FL C CHF_Slapaho_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
CHF_Slapaho_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er C Joined: May 2001 Posts: 810 Miami, FL	Tirerack.com's search results From my experience... stay away from the Firehawk GTA-02's. Performance was crappy and they didn't last long. I'd recommend these Kumho ECSTA Supra 712's. They handle pretty well and for $78 a pop you can't beat 'em. I love mine. Eric - 2000 SVT Contour #1697

Re: Double newbie svt tire question #939600 04/26/04 05:04 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 3,496 San Jose, CA F Fmr12B_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
Fmr12B_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 3,496 San Jose, CA	Move your rear tires to the front. And put your new tires on the rear! Many options in the 225/50/16 size but few in the 215/50/16. Maybe the new Fuzion tire? Money doesn't always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars ~ Hobart Brown

Re: Double newbie svt tire question #939601 04/28/04 03:19 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 253 Cols, Ohio M miller542 CEG\'er
miller542 CEG\'er M Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 253 Cols, Ohio	BF Goodrich Comp T/A VR4 99 SVT, Black/Blue #1720 of 2760 04 Mazda Tribute ES, fully loaded Check out my website!

Re: Double newbie svt tire question #939602 04/28/04 06:41 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,600 Ocala, FL K KingpinSVT Addicted CEG\'er
KingpinSVT Addicted CEG\'er K Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,600 Ocala, FL	continental contiextreme #4559 of 6535 born on Feb 17, 1998 Black 1998.5 CSVT FOR SALE [cleaning house]: SVT rear swaybar. Reasonable offer and its yours!

Re: Double newbie svt tire question #939603 04/30/04 06:46 AM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 153 Brandon, FL C cfcsvt_dup1 CEG\'er
cfcsvt_dup1 CEG\'er C Joined: May 2001 Posts: 153 Brandon, FL	my favorite tire in 225/50-16 ( not sure if still made ) was the bridgestone potenza re730s...great dry and wet traction w/ no road noise and lasted 30k miles w/ one full day on sebring road course and about 6 autoxs....I am actually going w/ the same tire on my new 18s..Bridgestone Potenza Re750 225/40-18 -Ken '00 svt #1485/2150 Precision SC6152E .63 a/r, PnP Heads, TiAL 38mm Wastegate, Blitz BOV, HKS EBC, and HKS TT, Koni's Front/Rear, 19" Centerline RPMs, SPEC Stage 5 Clutch and Flywheel, DMD, Intrax, LoTek w/ Water Temp, Oil Press., EGT, Boost Gauge

Re: Double newbie svt tire question #939604 04/30/04 11:57 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 635 Toronto B bigerik Veteran CEG\'er
bigerik Veteran CEG\'er B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 635 Toronto	Originally posted by CHF_Slapaho: Tirerack.com's search results From my experience... stay away from the Firehawk GTA-02's. Performance was crappy and they didn't last long. I'd recommend these Kumho ECSTA Supra 712's. They handle pretty well and for $78 a pop you can't beat 'em. I love mine. Let me second it on the Kumhos. Did some research on new tires for myself recently, and got nothing but good comments about them. Erik 95 LX/SE V6 5 Speed NUN 1 http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/588083 "The Contour SE is the best American car I have ever driven and one of the best cars period." Larry Griffin - C&D

Re: Double newbie svt tire question #939605 04/30/04 05:33 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA B Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA	I have Dayton Daytona ZR tires on my SVT, size 225/50R16. They are the best tire I have had on the car. Much better tire than BF Goodrich KDWS, Continental 4000H, and the original Goodyear Eagle GS-C. Dayton is a Bridgestone brand, and is very similar to the Bridgestone RE750 as well as the discontinued RE730. Here is a link to Bridgestone/Firestone/Dayton where you can study the Dayton Daytona ZR as well as other Bridgestone/Firestone tires. http://www.bridgestonetire.com/dpp/ Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited

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