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Old 07-19-2011, 03:05 PM
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are these bad tires?

just wondering if these tires are a POS lol. i saw them on tire rack and it looks like they are closing them out. they sure are cheap, but i am just wondering if they are really cruddy because i have never heard of them before. anyone know anything good or bad about them?

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What are you going to be using the tires for and how much are you looking to spend?
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im thinking about getting new wheels, and want the tires for daily driving no tracking or anything. but i dont want to spend too much haha. saw those and was like wow $200 for all 4 new thats cheap lol.
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When you get 4 tires for 220 you can't have bad ones lol. I would get those asap!! but they were made in 2008 so they are about 4 yerars old.

also look at what the people say about them... everyone says they love them! I also run general tires on my dd wheels

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yeah lol thats pretty damn cheap for 4. do you like general tires?
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those tires are being discontinued that is why they are so cheap. i believe they are replacing them with the general gmax
definitely a good deal on four tires though.
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For daily driving and for 200 just get em.
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what about these?

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They seem to be about the same. Both barely cover the specs of your car but they are extremely cheap. I would look for reviews and see what people say about them.
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They look like an OK tire, but really can't tell until you try them. However, I will also say that if there is one place you never skimp, it is tires.
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damn i guess the generals went back up in price now... General Altimax HP
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Get nankang tires. Me and a.v.e have em and they're hella cheap and wear really evenly, even with my - 3 camber all around. I was running Sunny tires before and the front had camber wear down to the wire within a month. The nankangs I have now I've had for a month and they're still like new.
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General Tires are manufactured in China.

They are not the best performing tires, but the trade off is that they're cheap.
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