Rear tire destroyed itself on the highway, have some replacement questions

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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 11:31 PM
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please do yourself a favour and remove those pics because people will honestly laugh at the end result. i feel sorry for ya. =\
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but im glad it was you, because now we've all learnt how severe it can become.
i think his thread is beneficial to all forum members ,, this will show what will happen with negative camber , ,

why will the laugh at him in the first place? no one in the right mind will do that after what had happened to his tires
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by nestle_!9
i think his thread is beneficial to all forum members ,, this will show what will happen with negative camber , ,

why will the laugh at him in the first place? no one in the right mind will do that after what had happened to his tires
Uh, yes they will.

OP, Check discounttire.com ot tirerack.com for pricing and find what fits your budget. I had a set of Yokohama S-drives and loved them but changed my wheels and they came with tires already. They should fit your budget. Run flats ride like crap generally. You can put a different pair on the rear axle with no problems at all as long as both sides on the same axle are the same tires. Get a camber kit. Was camber the issue with your tire, or was it a defect, road debris, just plain worn out?
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Black Betty
Uh, yes they will.

OP, Check discounttire.com ot tirerack.com for pricing and find what fits your budget. I had a set of Yokohama S-drives and loved them but changed my wheels and they came with tires already. They should fit your budget. Run flats ride like crap generally. You can put a different pair on the rear axle with no problems at all as long as both sides on the same axle are the same tires. Get a camber kit. Was camber the issue with your tire, or was it a defect, road debris, just plain worn out?
okei my bad,, maybe they will ,,, hehehe
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 01:54 AM
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Damn dude I feel for you big time. My tires need to be replaced too, they're probably just as bad as yours but I have even wear all along the tire because of my camber kit. After running -4.1 camber in the rear for 2 only 2 weeks my tires already started wearing out on the inside dramatically. That's why I tell everyone to get a damn camber kit even with the Eibach drop. It's better to be safe than sorry.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 02:30 AM
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-4.1 LOL!!!!! damn. i was running a -2.5 on mine for about 6 months and ate the rear tires
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 02:31 AM
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hopefully global tires can hook you up. they are a small shop i think so i like to try to support those types of shops
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 08:12 AM
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My rears did the same thing at 18k. I had steel belt showing for a while then the right rear looked just like that. Just get new tires and an alignment and you'll be fine
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 08:20 AM
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Firestone is having a sale this week..... You get 35% off the price of Bridgestone and Firestone tires..... Just use caution because they scratched my wheels.....
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 08:31 AM
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Firestone is having a sale this week..... You get 35% off the price of Bridgestone and Firestone tires..... Just use caution because they scratched my wheels.....
woah are you serious?

online only or walk in also?

i wouldnt mind getting another pair of RE050A's
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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Vredestein tires.Performance+ in Long Beach 888 926 2689 I have the 275x35 rears and the 255x40 fronts and love them! Nice and quiet, I've got like 15000 on them and the wear looks great. Less than 900.00 for 4!
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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oh wow. glad you were ok. you can get a set of kumho tires for like 700ish shipped. i barely have any tirewear on my fronts...same goes for my rear and i have like 10kish miles on them now.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 11:15 PM
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Try Global Tires in Wilmington (310) 816-9300‎. I just got new rear tires from them Saturday. I got a pair of Michelin PS2's for $140 each, and that was for 275/35/19s. Talk to either Veronica or Cynthia, they'll help you out. Make sure you tell them you're from the G37 or G35 website and they'll give you a better price.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 11:15 PM
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+1 on Global Tires, tell Veronica you know the Emil the stripper lmaooo
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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Whatever tires you get, go wider. You can put 275's back there.
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 01:16 AM
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Then he's gonna have change his fronts to 245's.
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