after my spill last week, ive been researching tire options. I was planning on stepping down from my z1's and going with a less aggressive tire especially for the approaching winter months. however, tire rack is showing That i can get z2's for less than 600$ which is cheaper than i remember my z1's being.. should I buy the z2's, or is there a new 'best' tire? why are the z2's so 'cheap?'

 

Once u add in tax and shipping and all those other crap fees that tierack adds, it won't be so cheap anymore.

 

 

ZII's for under $600? You must be on stock AP1s

 

z2 for ap2 wheels are over 700

 

nope, 696 shipped to my address for 215/255 setup

also, they had a 50$ rebate earlier but i guess thats over

 

That would still not be less then $600

 

The zII is cheaper because they are new. The z1 went through multiple price increases over the years, I see the same happening with the zII. Same is true for the re-11a, they are cheaper than the re-11.

 

Agree - its a lifecycle marketing that allows them to introduce their "new" extreme tires cheaper than their old ones--when really they just increased the price of their outgoing tire a few times.

255/40r17 Hankook RS3s were under $500 (maybe like 550 with tax) when they were first introduced - tire rack didn't have them: they were only available from discount tire. Now they're $700+ for a set when they're even in stock.

 

I think I also saw a coupon for 4 z2 tires recently
Hmm, how "aggressive" do you plan on driving on the street? Driving like it's a "get away" car?