djdonte

what do you guys think of these tires? my local shop wants to sell me these for 4XX dollars or so with balancing mounting etc included

Hot Boi

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I heard those are made by Lexani, I never had any though.

tim'sTLS

My brother has it on his IS300 and HP wheels. He says they are worth it.No t low road noise and pretty soft.

mr.motoring

I wouldn't pay $1XX per tire for that brand.

lokee99

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Yokohama V4's are the shiat.. I would keep going with these and you can get them from tire rack for a good price.

djdonte

why not? i cant rememebr the exact price but its a driveaway price, everythings included. can u elaborate?

MotionEffects

I heard they are good, but i never had them before.

wside09

i have them on now. i like them.

mr.motoring

I'm not sure about the brand quality, maybe Nexen is good, maybe not. tirerack.com and discounttire.com don't sell them, it may just be because they are a new brand.

Unless you are quoted $400 including tax, mounting, and balancing, there are other widely reputable brands (Kumho) that can be had for a similar price.

$400 is an okay deal for these tires. If it is higher, I would go with something else.

mr.motoring

Actually I take it back.

I don't know which Nexen tire model your shop is selling you, but ebay has them for cheaper:

http://search.ebay.com/search/search...0+17&category0=

I recently bought a new set of Continental ContiSport2's on ebay for $455 shipped. So I basically paid $500 after mounting. Tirerack sells this set for $600 before shipping.

Shop around anywhere online. You'll always get better deals than local tire shops.

djdonte

wow thats cheap as hell. im def gonna shop around. how much is mounting and balancing usually?

mr.motoring

It can be as cheap as $10 per tire. Go to Walmart with your "loose" wheels and new tires. Walmart might charge you more if they have to take the wheels off your car. Plus you won't have to wait around for a car lift to become available, they'll usually get to you right away.

Sushiplease

From what I heard, those tires are junk, a couple friends got them with a package deal but ended up buying new tires... I believe buying tires is a really important safety decision, hence I wouldn't buy those junkie tires, even if it was a 50-100 buck difference.

djdonte

yeah the price he gave me was $407 inlcuding mounting balancing and tax. Dunno what model tho. Im tryin to decide if its worth the few dollars im gonna save with ebay, factoring in shipping and the trouble of haveing to lug the tires over to be mounted.

etxxz

get khumo ecstas or something for about the same price with warranty and everything. check tirerack or tires .com even better deals than ebay.

DIRTYJOHN

that's a good price.. That's what im using.. really smooth .. the best tires i ever got. and 407 is pretty cheap.. I bought 4 225/35/20 for 530

Hot Boi

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Dirtyjohn, I sent you a pm.

maxxxboost

i've had the N3000's on my old 18's

Not the best, but not the worst. The compound is pretty soft and the road noise that is emitted from the tires isn't noticable. In the rain it sucks, in dry conditions it's decent but i wouldn't go GUN-HO on these things.
For regular driving, i think they're great for the price
But for performance, i'd get something better.

I also hate the Sidewalls on them, they're soo thick.. the 225/40/18 looks like 225/45/18