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My tires are getting low on tread so Im going to buy a new set. Anybody have any tires they really like for daily driving?
 

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I only buy BFG's for mine! Mine are kinda high $, though! I pay for good stuff, good to me that is. BFG KDW TT on now. Am switching to the New Tread design when these wear out.
 
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Right now Im pretty sure I have BFG Radial T/A, but the tread is really low. I was looking at the g-force t/a kdw.
 

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That's what I have. I love them!! I don't really drive in wet conditions any longer. When I did though, they worked great. I love that brand. Buying the new tread KDW's just because I love the tread design!!

I paid $991.21 for my 275/40-17. I bought the road hazard on them, though. That's why they were so high. I buy from Discount Tire in the closest city to me.
 
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Well I have 17x9 wheels and the backs are wide enough for me and the fronts are too wide. Will 295's fit in the back and like 255's in front?
 

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I'm going to be doing the Hankook Ventus K104. Read some pretty good reviews on them so i figured i would give them a shot.
 
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Fir guys running 17x9 all the way around what sizes are you running?
 

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I have the 01 Cobra's there only a 17x8 but i am going with a 255/45 all the way around. You probably want to go with something similar in size or possibly a 275/40 in the rear and a 255/40 or 45 series in the front.
 

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When these tires wear out, I'll buy these:
BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW NT
255/40R-17

I hear they will look fine. Hope so, because I will buy them. When I bought my Cobra R's, I had just bought my new 245/45 tires. I could not afford to change them. I went from a 17x8 to a 17x9. It kinda stretched the tread, not that bad though. It'll be fine.
 
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Yeah I can understand that, but 255's in the back arent wide enough for the look I want and 275's in the front stick out way to much(like 1-1.5 in).
 

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auto_x5.0 said:
Yeah I can understand that, but 255's in the back arent wide enough for the look I want and 275's in the front stick out way to much(like 1-1.5 in).

The suggested tire for a 9" rim is a 275/40. I would think that would be the way to go then with a 255/40 for the front.
 
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Will the 255's stick out in the front? Because with the 275 I get rock chips way up by my door handle and areas around there from gravel getting thrown up from the fronts.
 

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I have BF Goodrich G-Force 245/45 ZR17's. I have 34k on them and I am replacing them with Goodyear Eagles on Tuesday, same size. Mostly because the Goodyears are $30.00 cheaper per tire, otherwise I would get the BF Goodriches again.
 

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1STOF3 said:
When these tires wear out, I'll buy these:
BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW NT
255/40R-17

I hear they will look fine. Hope so, because I will buy them. When I bought my Cobra R's, I had just bought my new 245/45 tires. I could not afford to change them. I went from a 17x8 to a 17x9. It kinda stretched the tread, not that bad though. It'll be fine.


Hey Eli, can you hook us up with a link too see what it looks like?!?
 

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Uh, when I had them on my Cobra R's that was a long time ago. I took pics, but not any of so you could really see the tread. Hold on!!

I just remembers I took these to get my 03's back so I could clean them. I didn't take any good pics of these, but here are like I can't remember what size that tire is. Something I have never seen before though. Like 235/55-17, or something. I know the middle # is 55.
255's:
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275's:
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gForce Sports for me.

Work pretty good IMO and was the best option when I was looking around. A good mid-range tire when i Looked
 
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