Tires in the Bay Area

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Oct 14, 2011 | 01:44 PM
  #1  
I went to 5 places today looking for Yokohama S. Drives; Wheel Works, Pep Boys, BigOTires, Sears and Walmart either nobody carries them or have it locally or they have to order them. Does anyone know any local places in the East Bay area that have these in stock? 245/35/19. I was offered some Falken 452 and Potenza RE760 sport, anyone got any experience with those? Thanks in advance!
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Oct 14, 2011 | 01:46 PM
  #2  
Online is the way to go. I used to use tirerack but now use discounttiredirect.com. Free shipping and no sales tax I believe.
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Oct 14, 2011 | 01:51 PM
  #3  
+1 right thurr
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Oct 14, 2011 | 03:57 PM
  #4  
RE 760s are nice. IMO, better than Yokohamas.

They aren't quite as good as RE050s, but they still offer very good performance, more comfort, and a much improved tread life with a much lower cost. And the great thing about the RE760 is that performance and comfort doesn't deteriorate as the tread wears out, like how most Yokohamas and especially Falkens do.
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Oct 14, 2011 | 04:55 PM
  #5  
FK452 sh*ts on S drives.
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Oct 14, 2011 | 07:08 PM
  #6  
Quote: Online is the way to go. I used to use tirerack but now use discounttiredirect.com. Free shipping and no sales tax I believe.
That's what I did. It's quicker than you'd expect.
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Oct 17, 2011 | 01:33 AM
  #7  
I wasn't very impressed with the 452s on my Trans Am.
They were a soft ride (not exactly the highest priority on my list at the time) but the grip wasn't fantastic.

I like my Hankooks better, and they're close to the same price
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Oct 17, 2011 | 01:48 AM
  #8  
FK452 make my friends 350+whp Z hook so they aren't that bad.
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Oct 17, 2011 | 01:54 AM
  #9  
Dude if you order them from wheelworks it will only take 1-2 days
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Oct 17, 2011 | 03:13 AM
  #10  
Motorsport techniques or larry's tires both in Hayward can get the s drives.
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Oct 17, 2011 | 02:15 PM
  #11  
Too late I went with the 452s wheelworks including the other places said the s. drives are on backorder
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Oct 17, 2011 | 05:35 PM
  #12  
Quote: Too late I went with the 452s wheelworks including the other places said the s. drives are on backorder
youll like your FK452. Since you are not racing it doesn't really matter to be honest.
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Oct 18, 2011 | 12:24 AM
  #13  
^Plus, you have the added bonus that if any thing ever goes wrong, you can go back to the tire place, slam your hand down on the counter, and go:
"HEY! THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE FALKEN TIRES!"
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Dec 3, 2011 | 03:36 PM
  #14  
Americas tire is the place to get tires. Price match and always has lowest price in town. Plus the extended warranty is awesome. For any non repairable injuries ( Blow outs, nail in shoulder, impact break , hole in sidewalk. Covers any road hazard damage done to tire besides vandilaziam, it's a free tire for you!
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Dec 4, 2011 | 01:01 AM
  #15  
How do YOU guys pronounce Falken.

1. FALL-KIN

2. FAL-KIN

3. CHEEZ-BER-GER
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