bksolbadugy

Eh, decided to have tires shipped to Blaine and bring em back to mount and balance

alSpeed2k

FWIW, if you buy from Discount Tire you can get them to install it; they will match the price on their own DTD or Tirerack. I believe the tax is 8.5% though. I think their install prices and tire levy (for disposal of the old tire) is cheaper than most places here.

bksolbadugy

I have a place that mounts and balances for 15$ a tire locally

EDIT: brought the tires in, super painless. only paid the HST no duty.

notbadd

Costco has $25 off per tire on Bridgestones till the end of March! $1100 installed for RE11's. New tire machine guarantee no scratches at the old Costco Burnaby on Brighton ave.

legin_k

Here's an amazing FAQ on the top performing street tires available today:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/holli...45008598916447

It's written by Andy Hollis, a long-time top US autocrosser. If you're looking for the best street tires, it's definitely worth a read.

Chow-bot

also re 11's are drastic over kill for a s2k on the street lol

legin_k

That really depends on what you'll be doing with the car.

Of course, I daily drive on Star Specs and RS-3's, soo..

Chow-bot

well i think i can safely say over 90% of street driven s2k's tires in that range are not worth the extra money lol

legin_k

well i think i can safely say over 90% of street driven s2k's tires in that range are not worth the extra money lol
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Haha very true, at least for Re-11s. The Star Specs and RS-3's have a much better performance to value ratio, though, which is partly why they're so popular for performance driving.

DDonovan

RE 760 seem a good value.