Yeah the only tires in the OEM size besides the Pirellis are Michelin Pilot Sports which are about $340 a tire and Goodyear Supercar tires for about $450. BFG is coming out with some G-Force KDs or KDWs very soon. IMO, I think the BFGs will be the way to go when those come out. I imagine they will be around the same price range as the Rossos.

 

There's also Bridgestone S-02's and Potenza RE050's. Those both run in the $190-$200 range like the PZeros.

Where are you looking for Pilot Sports that they're that expensive?!?! Tire Rack sells the Pilot Sports for $285.

There are other tires out there, and I'm sure there'll be even more coming out as the SS and Redlines gain more popularity.

 

Local dealer quoted me $256 per tire, plus $100 to mount and balance, plus $80 to perform alignment. When it comes time I don't know if I will go this route or not. But, I know my dealer well and I know that they will not be tossing my rims around the shop like frizbees while working on them.

For winter I'll be going with a snow tire package from tire rack and that is that.

 

$100 to mount and balance?!?!?!?!? WTF is that about, shouldnt be more then 20-30 bux....

 

^^^i agree $100 to mount and balance thats crazy.

Well Nightcrawler if you have the money I would buy smaller rims for the winter or you could just buy smaller rims just to have more opinions. Sometimes you got to give alittle to get alittle. So here is some thing to help you out....

Tire Calculator
Whatever size rim you choose this will help you choose the right rims size. Just read the site and knock yourself out.

Now it isn't winter yet so if you can save up some money buy some cheap good looking 17s you'll be all right.

 

I got a set of redline rims off ebay and will mount some nice winter tires in the fall

 

I suggest moving to the aformentioned 225/40/wr18 yokohama parada spec-2 tires as they are cheaper and weigh less and will fit on our 7" wide rim. They have excellent grip in dry and wet and are fairly quiet. I could care less how loud they are because my cars are usually loud enough to drone the tire noise out. I have had these Paradas on 2 of my past cars and love em. My turbo Fiat Coupe has em' right now and they do wonders for it.
These run for about $158 each through Tirerack. That is way better than the $200 each for the O.E. Pirelli's. Yokohama Parada spec-2

I have had enough high performance cars and tires to be a somewhat expert on the subject. Trust me.

Later
"J"

 

Get a rag and wipe it along the side wall of one of your tires. Press hard.... Whoa whats that? Tire all over your rag? I am suprised these tires don't just fall apart during daily driving

 

WTF is that ALL TIRES have that, if they didnt you might as well drive on stones Fred(Flintstone)

 

it doesn't cake off as much on normal tires as do the p0's

 

$100 for mount and balance is crazy, and the vehicle doesn't need aligned every time new tires are put on, just wasting your money.

 

Dude your SHO is ******* sick. Is it a MTX? I had a 3rd gen but the timing slipped and she blew up on me. That 32V V8 screams, the auto kinda depressed me though, wish they would have made them in MTX and I would have never owned another car. Hard to find parts for the 3rd gen too, especially aftermarket

 

I have 25,000 miles on my pirelli's and about 5/32'' of trend but they suck as far as traction. But what I am trying to find out is will a 225/45r18 work and has any one done it