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Old 07-08-04, 12:44 AM
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Default Wanli, Sumis or Nittos for 20s

I need 245 35 20 tires and I can only have my wheels on in the summer so I am looking for inexpensive tires. Which brand: Wanli, Sumitomo, or Nitto NT555 will have the best rim protection/best ride/ duability/quality for the money?
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You can also go with falken azeniz-st115 which are also inexpensive, but an excellent tire..245/35/20
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i've had the nitto and they r pretty good, but i don't know about the rest, but i can say i've heard very good things about the new falkens aswell...
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Originally posted by johnee78
You can also go with falken azeniz-st115 which are also inexpensive, but an excellent tire..245/35/20
I have the Falken ST115. I bought them mainly for price, but before I bought them looked up some reviews, which gave very positive ratings to the tire.

I personally, love the tire. In dry weather, they are a pain in the azz to break lose, give great traction, have zero noise, and in wet weather, they are the best tire I've ever used....

Falken won in my book.
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Exclamation I have to agree...

They are very quiet...
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I do have falkens now on my stock 17s and like them so I guess I will look into that. Where is the best place to buy tires?
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What about the falkens compared with toyo tires?
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on avg how much do the falken sell for a piece?
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on avg how much do the falken sell for a piece?
http://www.superbuytires.com/tires/model/Falken/ST115/

219 a tire in my size.
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Originally posted by Blue98Gs3
http://www.superbuytires.com/tires/model/Falken/ST115/

219 a tire in my size.
thanks
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Originally posted by Din
thanks
No problemo, Us H-town ballers gotta look out for eachother
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i have had both the wanli and the nitto and the nittos suck 3 out of 4 tires split the sidewall inside and out i bought the wanli and never had a problem plus cool tread pattern
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Default The tires are cheaper here...

The falken st115 245/35/20 are $185 a piece..
http://onlinetires.com/main.html
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Default Re: The tires are cheaper here...

Originally posted by johnee78
The falken st115 245/35/20 are $185 a piece..
http://onlinetires.com/main.html
Thats a damn good price, lowest i could find them was for 219 per.... crap
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Glad I can help..For the price you really can't beat these tires!! Especially when you have negative camber..


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