yesterday. Tire Rack has some fancy balancing machine that simulates a bunch of stuff. Color me unimpressed. Eurosport rebalanced them and they're fine now. So far so good. Haven't been in the rain yet. Yeah, stiff sidewall and light tire weight.

San

 

yeah, i am gonna get my tirerack balanced setup rebalanced again because they sound a little off. not sure why. i couldn't have flat spotted them.

but who can complain when they mount them safely for free and 99% RTR. b

 

for my rebalancing. Give 'em a call. They'll pay up to $20 per wheel. Got all four done at Eurosport for $40.

San

 

how do you handle that? do you mail them a copy of the receipt or something? thanks b

 

and there's a list of local installers on their website. They'll give you a fax number and probably their name, fax in the receipt and they reimburse you via credit to your plastic or a check (not sure which). You pay up front but you get it back. Cool?

San

 

i've been lurkin' in this topic as i'm looking for some new tires, too... no big urgency.. but thanks for the info, too !

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/max.jsp
Nice price. Not a lot of people using it, so survey numbers may be a little skewed, but so far looks good.

San

 

jon,

i was at costco near dole cannery yesterday and checked out what tires they had in stock.

they had bridgestone re730's in 205/45/16 for $120 a tire and 225/40/16 for $129 a tire plus $9 per for mounting and balancing. these are with a 300 treadwear rating so they should last awhile. the mounting and balancing is warrantied for the lifetime of the tire.

 

Anyone seen Azenis locally? Just curious.

 

i can't believe how much more it is for 18" rims...

oh well.. gotta pay to play

 

Yeah! Amazing huh. Ouch. Those wheels Im still waiting for were scarily expensive and same with tires for em...