I'm Getting New Tires Today

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 12/27/2014 at 16:18 • Filed to: None

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My Aunt is giving me money for Tires as a hanukkah gift and Im going to Discount Tire today to pick up some Kumho Kr21 215/70R14 Tires.

And then to Oreilly's to grab a couple of these:

I like white lettering and I'll have some change left over.

Are these tires a good buy?

PS- Thank You Oppo for guiding me through so many of my automotive firsts, it means a lot to have such a great car community to guide me through all of this. Especially considering no one besides me in my family even remotely resembles an automotive enthusiast.

Stiiles > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 12/27/2014 at 16:34

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They seemed to do OK in the tire rack's comparison test back in 2007: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/te…

Not great on wet traction, though... and that size is made in China, so build quality is more of a concern than tires made in Japan, Koprea, the USA, etc.

dogisbadob > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 12/27/2014 at 16:34

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I never knew about the Dupli-Color Hot Tires. And yeah, I love white letter tires!!!! And I also like colored letter tire sin general, like the F1 Pirellis, the yellow-letter Goodyears, etc.

As for the Kumhos, I guess it's the best of what's available in that size.

Barry Smith > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 12/27/2014 at 16:37

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I have had fantastic luck with Kumho tires.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > dogisbadob 12/27/2014 at 16:56

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The cheapest too. Only 48 bucks a tire! For that price I'm getting the spare done too

dogisbadob > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 12/27/2014 at 17:02

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oh that's definitely not bad!

Do you have an older muscle car, or a small truck? Just wondering because of that tire size

Birddog > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 12/27/2014 at 17:09

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A decent brand under $50/ea? I'd say it's a good buy.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > dogisbadob 12/27/2014 at 18:16

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93 ranger

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > dogisbadob 12/27/2014 at 18:20

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Its so hard to find tires for my truck. Eventually I'm gonna go up to 16" wheels and a lower profile tire. Much more options with the combo

Frank Grimes > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 12/27/2014 at 18:40

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New tires just feels amazing for some reason just like new shoes. So much confidence to drive places and so much grip.

Also painting the letters will take forever!

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Frank Grimes 12/27/2014 at 18:43

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I have the patience to paint the letters, after all I spend 20+ hours on my drawings. This will be a piece of cake. But I think I'll wait until the snow clears to apply it

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 12/27/2014 at 19:47

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you have a 14 inch wheel, aren't those pretty hard to find tires for?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man 12/27/2014 at 20:12

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Incredibly

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 12/27/2014 at 21:40

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Those tires are exceptionally decent, especially for the price. I would pick those over lots of other tires that are more expensive.