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What would you do, need some advice

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Hi,
The other night I had a run in with a curb and blew two driver side tires and bent both wheels. At first glance I thought I only bent one wheel so I ordered 2 tires and one bullitt wheel from the tirerack. After another look I noticed I bent the second wheel. Here's where the decision comes in, the tire rack had the goodyear eagles on back order till Sept, so I bought 2 245/45YR-17 Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position tires for $149.00 on closeout. Should I just order another wheel and put the 2 new tires on the front, or should I bite the bullet and order 2 more new Bridgestones when I order the wheel online tonight? How funky do you think it will look with 2 different tires on the front and the stocks on the rear? The old tires have 30k on them and probably 10k or so left. Thanks in advance for the help.
 

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w.neurauter said:
Hi,
The other night I had a run in with a curb and blew two driver side tires and bent both wheels. At first glance I thought I only bent one wheel so I ordered 2 tires and one bullitt wheel from the tirerack. After another look I noticed I bent the second wheel. Here's where the decision comes in, the tire rack had the goodyear eagles on back order till Sept, so I bought 2 245/45YR-17 Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position tires for $149.00 on closeout. Should I just order another wheel and put the 2 new tires on the front, or should I bite the bullet and order 2 more new Bridgestones when I order the wheel online tonight? How funky do you think it will look with 2 different tires on the front and the stocks on the rear? The old tires have 30k on them and probably 10k or so left. Thanks in advance for the help.
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If the tires in the front need to be replaced as well, replace them. They're a safety issue and you shouldn't cheap out. Put a penny in the tread with Abe's head facing down. If you can see the top of his head, you need new tires.
 
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There tires are definetely not a safety issue, there's about 10k worth of tread left on them. I'm just trying to decide whether the looks are going to matter more than anything. It's a pretty different tread design that makes the sidewall look a bit different as well.
 

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put the new ones on the back?
 
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