Tire Drought
10-14-2014, 09:32 PM
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10-15-2014, 02:21 PM
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I have a set of NT01's that were purchased in August. They are 235/40 and 315/30. They are new and have never been mounted. Unfortunately, I won't be getting to the track before spring of 2015, so if someone is in a pinch... I'm in southern Oregon
PM me if interested.
(Edited to add my location)
PM me if interested.
(Edited to add my location)
Last edited by dailyraces; 10-15-2014 at 06:19 PM.
10-15-2014, 03:10 PM
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Does anyone have an explanation as to why there is a shortage of tires???? I had a hard time finding tires in the early part of Summer. Now, it's almost Halloween and there is still a shortage. The business side of me is having a hard time grasping why companies would not fulfill a demand in the market. 
I remember a shortage of toyo RR tires right after the Tsunami that hit Japan a couple years ago, but nothing like this. A major ingredient in making tires, oil, is in plentiful supply and has steadily gone down in price from about $105 per barrel in the summer to about $80 today... Maybe someone from Tire Rack or Phil's tires can provide so insight.
I remember a shortage of toyo RR tires right after the Tsunami that hit Japan a couple years ago, but nothing like this. A major ingredient in making tires, oil, is in plentiful supply and has steadily gone down in price from about $105 per barrel in the summer to about $80 today... Maybe someone from Tire Rack or Phil's tires can provide so insight.
10-16-2014, 06:17 PM
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My conspiracy theory says that Nitto is making a ton more margin on their off road tires (that they are also investing a massive amount of marking $ in) which are supposedly cheaper to make and a lot less complex than the NT01. It takes time to reconfigure the manufacturing line, and they under-estimated the demand, but making a swap until the next planned run doesn't make sense due to the first point.
I learned my lesson, buy 3-4 sets at a time.
I learned my lesson, buy 3-4 sets at a time.
10-21-2014, 03:20 PM
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more rubber
245//315 nitto nt01
2 track day? not sure
look at the treads
$600 plus shipping
paver has first dib on them.
245//315 nitto nt01
2 track day? not sure
look at the treads
$600 plus shipping
paver has first dib on them.
10-21-2014, 03:55 PM
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^ no, see email
10-21-2014, 04:06 PM
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10-21-2014, 04:30 PM
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sold to paver
10-22-2014, 01:43 AM
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10-22-2014, 02:39 AM
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^ i sell the best used tires as u know.
10-22-2014, 11:35 AM
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