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Old 08-17-2007, 12:15 PM
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got my new tires on :)

215/45/17 Nitto NeoGens, so far, i love em. lets hope i get some good mileage out of them.

first off, these were 2 of the BETTER stock runflats haha, the other 2 were getting ready to blow anyday



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Old 08-17-2007, 01:47 PM
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holycrap.
 
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Old 08-17-2007, 02:00 PM
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I just installed the 205/50/15 Nitto Neo Gen's myself. They ROCK!

I used to be able to get my tires to chirp into second...now it just hooks up. They corner with plenty of grip... I'm very impressed. Previously I had Pirelli P Zero Nero's, and the General Exclaim UHP. The Nittos are far better than both in every regard. I've also noticed quite the ride improvement, even coming down from a 195/60/15. I was shocked!

Great tire... can't say enough at this point early in it's life. We'll see how they wear!
 
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Old 08-17-2007, 02:29 PM
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i hope the wear is good too. they deff ride hella good, and i paid 359 shipped for all 4 new! i deff. love these tires, and i like the fact that theyre non-directional.
 
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Old 08-17-2007, 04:38 PM
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You were an accident waiting to happen with those original tires. Hope you never let you tires get that bad again before replacing. Good luck with the new tires.
 
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Old 08-17-2007, 06:49 PM
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deffinently.

the reason i waited so long was becuase i ordered new rims/tires 3 months ago, and the guy never sent them, thats why i held out on getting new tires. but i just got my money back from the rims/tires yesterday, so all is good

you should have seen the back 2 tires....those 2 stock tires were the 2 better ones....the other 2 were literally like slicks....it was BAD....lol

i kept the 2 better of the stocks just incase i ever need a spare. im gonna get another s lite and put one of those tires on it, just incase i ever need it, and just store it in the garage
 
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Old 08-18-2007, 06:02 AM
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I've been running the NeoGens on my car for a few weeks now, and have been very happy with them in the dry and wet. Good choice.

 
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Old 08-18-2007, 10:17 AM
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I've not heard of Nitto NeoGens before. Where do you get them? Tire Rack doesn't list them. How do they compare to Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3?
 
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Old 08-18-2007, 10:20 AM
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Oh BTW, in California if you don't have a certain amount of tread left on your tires (I think it is the width of a Nickle) you are in violation of the law. Any accident in which you are involved automatically becomes your fault, in spite of who caused it. It is a bad idea to drive with tires that bald, and a really really bad idea in California.
 
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359 shipped for all 4

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...cs=*&fcb=Nitto

deffinently a badass tire!
 
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Originally Posted by Robin Casady
Oh BTW, in California if you don't have a certain amount of tread left on your tires (I think it is the width of a Nickle) you are in violation of the law. Any accident in which you are involved automatically becomes your fault, in spite of who caused it. It is a bad idea to drive with tires that bald, and a really really bad idea in California.
had i got in an accident becuase of my bad stock tires, i would most likely have been at fault as well. that, as well as my windshield is tinted lol
 
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Originally Posted by Dan00Hawk
I've been running the NeoGens on my car for a few weeks now, and have been very happy with them in the dry and wet. Good choice.

im dying for it to rain, i want to test these babies out
 
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