275/40/17 what do you recommend?

trav_19

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well i need some rear meats for sure lol...haha i want a 275 tire...so what do you recomend for a stang that sees street and occasional track..maybe once a year lol....and is not a dd...i found a good deal on nitto 555 extremes..any recomendations??

 

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Goodyear GS-D3

 

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I like the bfgoodrich g-force kdws....great at the track, so-so wear on the street, but i have had those nittos before, they were about the same as the bf's

 

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Kumho Ecsta's have been great for me but I never go to the track, decent price(prob cheaper than the mentioned above), great tread wear....my 2 cents

 

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trav_19 said:

well i need some rear meats for sure lol...haha i want a 275 tire...so what do you recomend for a stang that sees street and occasional track..maybe once a year lol....and is not a dd...i found a good deal on nitto 555 extremes..any recomendations??

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I've been running the 555 DR on my daily driver for a few months - love them. They grab noticably better than my Sumitomo HTRZII+ 245/45/17s in the rain. Don't grab worth crap when the tire is cold (eg car first started).

Love them.

Wes

P.S. Went through discounttiredirect.com for the Nittos.

 

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just dont get Sumitomo HTR-Z's. They suck. I have 315's and they are some really bad tires. But they are dirt cheap.

 

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i got bfg kdws's on the front ...well on the back too lol so if i go that route it would be a matched set lol.... i got the wheels with those tires on it dont know how they are ...found a good deal on those nitto's on ebay but they already sold...so i will keep looking.

 

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BFG G-force Sports. They grip really good and are decent in the rain. They have rim protectors so you don't curb your wheels easily. I have the 245/45ZR17s on all four corners on the stock tri-bars.

 

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I have the G-force sports as well on the front, 275's. I have no complains about them and have heard good things about them. Supposedly they use the same compound used on the BFGoodrich KD's.

 

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ok new question for everyone...wheres good places to price these wheels at??

 

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tirerack.com
No troubles or issues with them.

 

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+1 tirerack...Although my local firestone dealer matches tirerack's prices... So, you might want to check with your local tire dealers to see if they will price match.

 

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+2 for Tire Rack as well.

I've used them many times and the tires are always in perfect shape. Best prices and by far the best selection.

My local tire places are expensive, except for some that have brands I've never heard of.

Just stay away from the stock Goodyear tires. Summitomo's will do OK, but treadwear is very low. No need to buy the most expensive tires, cause there are plenty other that have been mentioned that have better than average traction in rain/dry AND also have a decent treadwear rating.