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Old 10-03-2007, 03:32 PM
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Default Thoughts on running 2 different tires? (more inside)

So i just got a set of 4 19x8.5 BBS RS-GT wheels with Fuzion ZRi tires on them for $800. The bad news is one tire has a cut out sidewall, and the other was on the wheel that hit the curb and so it is wasted as well. The tires arent a big deal since the wheels were a smoking deal, but due to college my expenses are tight. I found a deal for 2 Bridgestone RE050A's with about 75% tread left for $65 mounted and balanced. Should I do this, save money, and run two different types of tire (then buy a new set of 4 next summer) even though the Bridgestone has horrible ratings on tirerack, or should i buy a new set of 4 tires? Oh, if anyone has a used set i'm looking for 235/35/19, or possibly a 245/35/19 if it will fit.
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not something i would do with AWD.
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Default I wouldn't recommend running 2 different types of tires

There can be a fair amount of variance between the actual diameters of the tires. A matched set of "budget brand" (kumhos sumitomos) may be the best bet.
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So what kinds of tires do you guys recomend then?
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Just buy 2 more Fuzion ZRi. Stick with same tires, unless you are going to do all 4.
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Default I run 2 diameter of the same kind of tire.

0.5" diameter diff. Works fine. When my diff breaks I'll let everyone know.
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Default check the revs per mile for each tire. if they're close, run 'em. the manual even says tires

can be ~4/32" off of each other.

I'm currently running 2 S03s (F) and 2 RE040 (R) for street, which have the same rev per mile spec.
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