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5arnold
01-28-2009, 01:53 PM
:help:I got my rear tires changed & come to find out nobody in TEXAS has a set in stock!What's the deal with this i was told that the 245/55R18 are discontinued so i got a set of 255/45R18 but my car looks like crap:mad2:Anyone know where to get the right size probaly a local shop that has them in stock.

SC Cheesehead
01-28-2009, 02:01 PM
:help:I got my rear tires changed & come to find out nobody in TEXAS has a set in stock!What's the deal with this i was told that the 245/55R18 are discontinued so i got a set of 255/45R18 but my car looks like crap:mad2:Anyone know where to get the right size probaly a local shop that has them in stock.

Good luck on finding any OEM BFGs, backordered until at least June.

TheMoor
01-28-2009, 02:24 PM
I found out in New York tire dealer's retread those tires and many other hard to get tires, how and where they get the treads, I don't know.

CBT
01-28-2009, 02:30 PM
I found out in New York tire dealer's retread those tires and many other hard to get tires, how and where they get the treads, I don't know.

Why, China of course.

crouse
01-28-2009, 02:53 PM
Here is a link to a thread I started about 1 week ago.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=50608

CBT
01-28-2009, 02:55 PM
:help:i got my rear tires changed & come to find out nobody in texas has a set in stock!what's the deal with this i was told that the 245/55r18 are discontinued so i got a set of 255/45r18 but my car looks like crap:mad2:anyone know where to get the right size probaly a local shop that has them in stock.

is your belly button an innie or an outtie?

Blackened300a
01-28-2009, 02:58 PM
:help:I got my rear tires changed & come to find out nobody in TEXAS has a set in stock!What's the deal with this i was told that the 245/55R18 are discontinued so i got a set of 255/45R18 but my car looks like crap:mad2:Anyone know where to get the right size probaly a local shop that has them in stock.

There's your problem, the best replacement is 255/55/R18. That's most likely why it doesn't look right.

Hacklemerc
01-28-2009, 03:09 PM
is your belly button an innie or an outtie?

Does it matter if its an innie or an outie?? What feels better? WE can debate the pros and cons of Innies and Outies for ever...

Innies pros: Small coin storage
cons: fills easily with lint.

outies pros: you can hang key rings off it.
cons: snags easily on knit sweaters

Onto the tire question... buy Nitto's 255/55/R18. The are larger than the OEMs but they look good. They have a good tread pattern and grip well.

CBT
01-28-2009, 03:16 PM
Does it matter if its an innie or an outie?? What feels better? WE can debate the pros and cons of Innies and Outies for ever...

Innies pros: Small coin storage
cons: fills easily with lint.

outies pros: you can hang key rings off it.
cons: snags easily on knit sweaters


LOL! Ugh, that's gross. And you might be looking a little too far down.

Kumho 255/55/18's are great, also!!

Vortex
01-28-2009, 04:16 PM
Never worried about it before because my car has pretty low miles but I did notice today the center of the rear tires will be gone after maybe a few more thousand miles.

mossiehorn
01-29-2009, 06:27 AM
if you are running Nitto's 255/55/R18 on the rear, waht have you got on the front?
I'll be looking in the spring.

Blackened300a
01-29-2009, 06:32 AM
if you are running Nitto's 255/55/R18 on the rear, waht have you got on the front?
I'll be looking in the spring.

I was running the stock BFG's on the front. I just recenly switched to the Nitto 420s 235/55/18

tjg442
01-29-2009, 07:20 AM
:help:I got my rear tires changed & come to find out nobody in TEXAS has a set in stock!What's the deal with this i was told that the 245/55R18 are discontinued so i got a set of 255/45R18 but my car looks like crap:mad2:Anyone know where to get the right size probaly a local shop that has them in stock.
cheek out (cooper.com Zeon 2XS) :)