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Good choice on tires, that's what I'll be running too. I feel for ya, I seem to run into tons a dinks like that tire salesman!!   GOD I really dislike dingleberrys like that!
2005 Ford F150 SuperCab FX4
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS
1998 CSVT: 354HP/328TQ @ 10 psi, now gone 
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Yea, I got them today, the roads were wet, these tires have awesome wet traction, i'm very pleased, But i won't drive it again till tuesday cause i'm going to FL. And i'm leaving the svt at the dealership the whole time so they can fix some things. 5 days should be enuff time for those dingleberries to figure it out. LOL
I live in Detroit, I couldn't give a **** how good my car is in the "twisties."
"I could use a hundred people who don't know there is such a word as impossible."
~Henry Ford
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Got me a set of Firestone SZ EP's. They sure sound and feel better than the KDW's.
I got a full drive out price from Firestone store of $547. That was the same price as TireRack (not to include shipping or installation).
Firestone tried to give me a "complimentary alignment check". I turned them down. I'm old enough to know that Firestone or GoodYear stores don't give things away. They just get you in position for a good old fashioned screwing.
You should have seen the mountain of brake rotors they had behind the store.! The story is the same: Offer the customer the Brake Special and then whack them up for new rotors or drums. Or - Offer them a $49 Special Tune Up and then poke them in the rear for about $168.00 of other items that are needed.
So, anyone, did I get screwed on the Firestone Firehawk SZ EP's (225-50-16 Z rated tires? It was lots of money, but in today's rain they were great. They handle superb. And they are relatively quiet. I see why Corvette owners like them so much.
I'm convinced these are as good as the reviews in TireRack say. We'll see how they act this summer...
Tom
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the t1s isn't allseason (cant wait til they here). if i were to get an allseason it would be toyo fz4(i believe thats the one). the guy at spyengineering (where i ordered my wheels/tires from) has them on his a4 and said they have like half the tread left after like 20000miles (maybe even 30000miles) and he doesn't take care of them at all, if that means anything to u. just passing on what he told me.
Hugo AIM:omegazodiac
95 gl & 99 contour svt #1750/2760
my profile pics stuff for sale
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For cheaper tires Bridgestone potenza re910's work great,
have them on my girlfriends sunfire gt
If less is more, think how much more, more is...
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I bought a set of toyo proxes FZ4's and compared to the factory G-Force tire what a difference in ride, performance, handling and even in the occassional snowfall no problem.
1999 Silver Frost Contour SVT
2690 of 2760 Born 08/13/1999
Sony Mobile ES CDX-C90 Deck
6 1/2 Infinity Kappa Perfect mid & tweet set, 2 12 Infinity Kappa Perfects JBL P.600.1 for Bass, P.180.2 for front stage.
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