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what are the best tires for factory 17" s

Old 07-29-03, 10:45 AM
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I am in the process in buying some tires. I have a set of rims and two tires are bad and two are good. They have Bridgestone Potenza RE 030 on them. I went onto tirerack and people are saying they are not the best of tires. They say that they are noisy so I was just wondering what should I do. Thanks for the help I apreicate it.
Old 07-29-03, 11:16 AM
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I ordered a set of Yokohama ES100 (235/45/ZR17) from tire rack and couldnt be happier!!!...Great tires!!!...Considerably less road noise and the handling from just the tires are much improved!!!...I trust my cars handling way more than before!!!...Just a suggestion!!!...Lates!
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Default Re: what are the best tires for factory 17" s

Originally posted by Phillycat-24
I am in the process in buying some tires. I have a set of rims and two tires are bad and two are good. They have Bridgestone Potenza RE 030 on them. I went onto tirerack and people are saying they are not the best of tires. They say that they are noisy so I was just wondering what should I do. Thanks for the help I apreicate it.
It depends on what you are looking for in the tire. If you want all performance or just an all season quiet tire. I think the RE 030's are awful and it does not take much to beat them.
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It really depends on what kind of driver you are and what type of tire you need. If you want to stay with a performance summer tire, now would be a good time to make a move toward the Bridgestone S03 Pole Position, just make sure you don't mix them on the axel. Ideally you should have all 4 of the same tires on the vehicle.

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FWIW - if price is any consideration, then take a look at the Sumitomo HTR+. I've got them on now and think they are one fantastic tire regardless of price.

Tire Rack has a nice review on the HTR+ which compared very favorably against tires that cost a whole lot more.

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