275/30/19 For $220 Cheap?

[duff]

just got some rubber for my rims and wondered if they were a good price. fitted and balanced was a set of 4 275/30/19 nexen n3000. what have other people paid for this size. i was after a cheap set and these fit the bill.

BTW it was purchesed from newcastle/gateshead area

[mystery_kid]

congrats, you wanted cheap shit and you got it

[Bakes]

I paid $300 a tyre for my Dunlop Direzza DZ101 275/30/19s about 6 months ago. Mine are made in Japan.

Dont know if this helps you

[SLEEPR85]

paid $340 each for Bridgestone Andrenalins 235/40/18.

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUY CHEAP TYRES, GET SHIT HANDLING!!!!!!!!!!!

[nisskid]

congrats, you wanted cheap shit and you got it

couldnt have said it better myself.

$220 and u still end up with a bottom end tyre, gotta love owning 19's.

[duff]

well being a DD i cant justify spending heaps on soft rubber that wear out in 15000 kms. ive been down that path already and having to shell out for nearly 2 sets of tyres a year starts to hurt. this time i wanted a harder compound tyre for the durability. thats why i also bought a second set of cheap std gtr rims, sticky tyres are much cheaper in 17" compared to 19".

[nisskid]

well being a DD i cant justify spending heaps on soft rubber that wear out in 15000 kms. ive been down that path already and having to shell out for nearly 2 sets of tyres a year starts to hurt. this time i wanted a harder compound tyre for the durability. thats why i also bought a second set of cheap std gtr rims, sticky tyres are much cheaper in 17" compared to 19".

assuming these are for a R33 GTR (quick topic search), can i just ask u this, why would u buy a R33 GTR, a performance car, then stick boat anchors on it and only wrap it with cheap rubber. is it a status thing? most people who buy a GTR and use it properly for what the car is designed for would be lucky to only go through 2 sets of tyres a year, if u want something u can throw cheap ecconomy shit on buy a ecconomy box.

[Bullet32]

I cant understand why you people are having a go at this guy?

Not everyone knows what the best tyres are for every application.

A lot of the time when people visit a tyre shop the salesperson will tell them that the tyres that they are recommending are "good value" or "good performance".

For someone with little knowledge of tyres to hear a dealer say "these tyres are good" is usually very convincing.

The fact that he bought 19' rubber for the street doesnt really matter, as he said he plans on using lighter smaller 17' wheels and stickier tyres for the track (which is the best way to do it).

I personally think that 19's are a bit too big for Skylines but thats only my opinion... If he prefers to have 19's then thats his business, we are all individuals.

[Bakes]

^^^Exactly right, It depends on what you like. I wouldnt put anything smaller than a 19 on my R34 GTR, it wouldnt look right to me.

Also, believe me, my Volks are not cheap sh*t boat anchors.

[SLEEPR85]

I cant understand why you people are having a go at this guy?

Not everyone knows what the best tyres are for every application.

A lot of the time when people visit a tyre shop the salesperson will tell them that the tyres that they are recommending are "good value" or "good performance".

For someone with little knowledge of tyres to hear a dealer say "these tyres are good" is usually very convincing.

The fact that he bought 19' rubber for the street doesnt really matter, as he said he plans on using lighter smaller 17' wheels and stickier tyres for the track (which is the best way to do it).

I personally think that 19's are a bit too big for Skylines but thats only my opinion... If he prefers to have 19's then thats his business, we are all individuals.

Visit the tyre thread, right here on this very site:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Ty...ate-t72923.html

It has loads of good info on tyres and probably will tell him to steer away from crap like the tyre's he has purchased. So your having a go at us for telling him that he has bought unsatisfactory tyres? Are you saying you don't need good tyres for the street? What if your involved in a situation where the car in front of you is braking hard and you need to brake hard and rely on your brakes AND TYRES to stop your ride from getting mashed. Would this constitute the need for good tyres?

Tyres aren't only useful on the track, they are also VERY important with every day driving. As others have said, i too don't see the point in buying a sports car and then skimping of the most important part on the car, the tyres. They are the ONLY part of the car that makes contact with the road and therefore would make sense to buy decent rubber. No offence but if you can't afford to buy a decent pair of tyres, then maybe owning a skyline isn't the best choice for you at the moment....

[Bullet32]

Visit the tyre thread, right here on this very site:

It has loads of good info on tyres and probably will tell him to steer away from crap like the tyre's he has purchased. So your having a go at us for telling him that he has bought unsatisfactory tyres? Are you saying you don't need good tyres for the street? What if your involved in a situation where the car in front of you is braking hard and you need to brake hard and rely on your brakes AND TYRES to stop your ride from getting mashed. Would this constitute the need for good tyres?

Tyres aren't only useful on the track, they are also VERY important with every day driving. As others have said, i too don't see the point in buying a sports car and then skimping of the most important part on the car, the tyres. They are the ONLY part of the car that makes contact with the road and therefore would make sense to buy decent rubber. No offence but if you can't afford to buy a decent pair of tyres, then maybe owning a skyline isn't the best choice for you at the moment....

Im not saying that you dont need good tyres for the street and I am not saying that the tyres he has bought are brilliant, I am saying that he has bought tyres that have a UTQG rating and DOT approval - meaning that regardless of how "crap" people say they are, they will stop the car and they will turn the car well enough for them to be considered road worthy... In my opinion this means that they are satisfactory.

Whether they perform better than more expensive or more well known brands is beside the point, the point is that he has bought tyres that suit the wheels that he chose for the car, he is obviously fairly happy with them so far and when he came here to ask whether he got them for the right price he was instantly put down for his choice.

Believe it or not but I do know a little bit about tyres and I know how important they are, I realise that there are much better tyres available but to be brutally honest he could have bought worse tyres.

[nisskid]

yeh but my question is, why buy a GTR if ur just looking for something "satisfactory", if u want something that is just roadworthy buy a R33 GTS or better yet a aussie delivered ecconomy box.

[RBwhatever]

Nexens are just bad tyres all around. Death traps in the dry, certain death in the wet.

But hey, if the guy wants craphouse rock tyres that will last a nuclear holocaust for daily driving leave him be. So in answer to your question yes they are cheap for that size.

Buy cheap get cheap.

[zZzDanzZz]

so you bought a nice car, put some nice wheels on, then decide to skimp on the only things that are between your ass and the road?

why not just buy a commonwhore and put some retreads on?

[duff]

judging by the response i probably should have spent a little more to get better tyres, anyways no big loss in a year i will just get another set thats a little better, (or buy a new car after i crash). though i dont think i will ever buy high end tyres again for road use. i bought 3 sets of dunlop sp9000 @ $2k a set and only lasted 15000 kms. its that i dont think i push the car hard enough on the road to justify the cost of these tyres. may be when i learn how to drive i might get some better rubber. anyways im happy atm with the rubber that i got.

[stenve]

not everyone has money to throw around everywhere.

I have the same tyre (nexen n3000 but 235/40/18) cost me $130 a corner or there abouts fitted and balanced.

seem to be coping fine with a 200rwkw GTST. I put them on to pass roadworthy after i had just bought the car

Didnt feel like spending $1000's on tyres after spending a butload of money buying a new car.

[nisskid]

judging by the response i probably should have spent a little more to get better tyres, anyways no big loss in a year i will just get another set thats a little better, (or buy a new car after i crash). though i dont think i will ever buy high end tyres again for road use. i bought 3 sets of dunlop sp9000 @ $2k a set and only lasted 15000 kms. its that i dont think i push the car hard enough on the road to justify the cost of these tyres. may be when i learn how to drive i might get some better rubber. anyways im happy atm with the rubber that i got.

once again, it comes down to why would u buy a R33 GTR if u dont push the car, if ur not interested in performance then why buy a R33 GTR?

[Cassbo]

just got some rubber for my rims and wondered if they were a good price. fitted and balanced was a set of 4 275/30/19 nexen n3000. what have other people paid for this size. i was after a cheap set and these fit the bill.

BTW it was purchesed from newcastle/gateshead area

On my Volks at the moment are Federal 595SSs, 235/45/17 on the front and 255/40/17 on the rear. Not as good as the Bridgestone Potenzas that came with my car, but at nearly double the cost for Bridgestones for a tyre that wasn't twice as good didn't seem worth it at the time. These tyres have lasted 3 days at Wakefield, one at Eastern Creek and one at Oran Park North plus daily driving and STILL have plenty of meat left. While they aren't the best performing tyre on the market, it isn't the worst and the price is pretty good, especially if you are a SAU NSW member and get a discount

Now, about 3 weeks ago I bought some Stagea wheels with some 225/50/16 Nexen N3000s purely for drift rims and rubber. I have been driving on them for the past week and a half and I tell you I wouldn't buy these tyres for anything other than drifting, and that's assuming they can handle drifting for half a day without delaminating to death. Wheel spin in the wet going up a hill in 4th gear in a 145rwkW car to me is a pretty good indicator of this, considering I usually struggle to spin 3rd on my Federals in similar circumstances.

In my opinion, if you want a good compromise between price, tyre wear and performance, give Federals a go. As many have stated before, if you spend the money on a high performance car, insurance, rego, fuel, maintenance and (if you are that way inclined) modifications why skimp on tyres, it doesn't make sense.

[nisskid]

On my Volks at the moment are Federal 595SSs, 235/45/17 on the front and 255/40/17 on the rear. Not as good as the Bridgestone Potenzas that came with my car, but at nearly double the cost for Bridgestones for a tyre that wasn't twice as good didn't seem worth it at the time. These tyres have lasted 3 days at Wakefield, one at Eastern Creek and one at Oran Park North plus daily driving and STILL have plenty of meat left. While they aren't the best performing tyre on the market, it isn't the worst and the price is pretty good, especially if you are a SAU NSW member and get a discount

lasting long doesnt make them a good tyre, in fact often it means the opposite, cheap hard compound which lasts for ever because it never creates much grip.

but i do get ur point, a lot of the cheaper tyres often last longer than more expensive tyres, especially with drift, something about the construction that holds up to delaminating better, tyres like the potenzas which are often great performing tyres are known for delamination with drift.

[Cassbo]

lasting long doesnt make them a good tyre, in fact often it means the opposite, cheap hard compound which lasts for ever because it never creates much grip.

but i do get ur point, a lot of the cheaper tyres often last longer than more expensive tyres, especially with drift, something about the construction that holds up to delaminating better, tyres like the potenzas which are often great performing tyres are known for delamination with drift.

I didn't mean to say that they where a good tyre because of how long they have lasted me alone. In my opinion they make a good compromise between grip and durability for the price I got them at, which was well under $200 a corner. I plan to pay more for my next set of tyres and lean more towards the grip side of things