Yummybud924

I came home yesterday to see my rear tire completely flat and a massive screw sticking out of the edge of the thread I'm pretty sure considered teh sidewall so no fix.

anyways it's a toyot tpt 215/60r1593H and I phoned around and the prices are up since I bought it and it's 185 bucks mounted.

i'm kind of broke right now so this sucks. my tires have about 15,000 kms on them and the rears look half worn. I'm wondering if I should replace one for 185 bucks (cdn) or buy two cheaper tires for the rear.

is it bad to have two different brand of tires (front and back) toyos in the front and something else in the rear?

El Commandante

Ha, I'm sorry to say this, but do you EVER get a break from something breaking??

I personally wouldn't replace just one if two are worn, it would be a hassle for tire rotation. You might as well get two new ones for the back (even though it kind of sucks having different tires on front and back) Or you could try replacing them all with some Fuzion ZRi's

tifosiman

If the other rear is truly half-worn, then you need to buy a new pair. And you *should* buy tyres that match the front.

knfeparty

where are you? tire rack is selling RE-01Rs at fire sale prices right now...like $85 a tire.

krazykarl

Looks like they've sold thru most of their inventory, just got one last batch left coming on 3/6/09.

Yummybud924

not sure if they are actually have worn. they have 15,000 kms on them since I bought them.

I looked around and getting 2 cheap tires would cost more.

yeah this really sucks I just went to school and came back and that cost me 185 bucks now.

there were clothes all over the freeway for some reason when I was coming home yesterday, maybe a semi dropped it's load or something. Maybe I ran over some debris.

but yeah I just finished replacing my oil cooler and oprv bushing last week and now I need a new tire.

the tire place told me they can get me a new tire tomorrow it's discontinued and they have one left at their warehouse.



it's a 215/60r15 93H toyo proxes tpt. Expensive tires here. I checked online and they are 144 cdn pluse 25 shipping plus 15-20 bucks to get them installed and ballanced so same as getting it locally, not cheap for one tire.

Yummybud924

I can't even rotate the tires, the front tires are different size. fronts are 205/60r15 I think. rears are wider 215. not sure why the fronts are smaller, but the previous owner had this setup so I bought the same size tires in the toyos. the rims are fuchs 15" and the rear look wider.

krystar

how about some falken zie x's? not sure what your retailer options up in canada are, but on discounttiredirect, ziexes are only around 60 USD

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...w=false&cs=215
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...w=false&cs=215

Yummybud924

oh i'm in vancouver BC

WizPorsche944

I remember when this happened to me. A 3 inch roofing stake went through my sidewall.

Yummybud924

how would i know if another size would fit my rears?

they are 15" fuchs that's all I know and the front are 205/60r15 and rear 215/60r15.

reason I ask I just found 2 toyots in 205/65r15 for 50 bucks, used tires 60 % thread remaining.

should I stick to what I have or is it possible to install another size

krystar

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html for difference in tire sizes

205/65/15 would be fine..

Yummybud924

you sure? cus I can't return these tires...... also guy says 60% thread left is that enough?

and would there be a chance of rubbing.


sorry I meant 215/65r15 over 215/60r15.

thanks.

Yummybud924

i'm more worried about handling and safety than spedometer reading.

215/60r15 vs 215/65r15 on the rears.

65 would be a taller tire correct? so it would make the rear higher up which probably isn't a good idea.

xsboost90

take it to a tire shop and see if they can patch it from the inside.