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i can get 2 like new tires with 10/32 depth(guy drove with them on for 5 days) and 2 brand new tires(10/32 depth) for 329, they are 195-55-15
or
i can get 4 brand new tires for 366.34 the 4 brand new are 195-60-15.
2 questions.
1. which would you guys get?
2. what is the difference between 195-60-15, and 195-55-15, is one better then the other?
thanks.
You need to find out the quality level (good ,better, best) of the used tires compared to the new tires you can buy since there isn't much money difference.
If the used are best rated and the new are better or good then that should make the choice easier.
WARNING! Inspect any used tire from an individual with a bright flashlight INSIDE & OUT for any imperfections.
Its a minor difference in width, not really an issue for you. If you're looking to save money, go with the cheapest set, but have you gotten prices from TireRack yet (plus shipping).
Its a minor difference in width, not really an issue for you. If you're looking to save money, go with the cheapest set, but have you gotten prices from TireRack yet (plus shipping).
You need to find out the quality level (good ,better, best) of the used tires compared to the new tires you can buy since there isn't much money difference.
If the used are best rated and the new are better or good then that should make the choice easier.
WARNING! Inspect any used tire from an individual with a bright flashlight INSIDE & OUT for any imperfections.
he said on the phone its like new, and that the only reason why its labeled as like new instead of new is because they've been used. they were basically on for 5 days, guy took them back.
Its a minor difference in width, not really an issue for you. If you're looking to save money, go with the cheapest set, but have you gotten prices from TireRack yet (plus shipping).
It's not a difference in width, it's a difference in sidewall height.
The 195 = the tread width in millimeters.
The 55 or 60 = the aspect ratio of the sidewall presented as a percentage of the width. So on our 195 tire, a 55 = 107.25mm. A 60 = 117mm. The 15 on the end refers to the size of the rim.
So, in this case the 55 is a smaller diameter tire than the 60. Where this can become an issue is with the speedometer. If the car had 195/60's originally and you changed to 55's the speedometer would read higher than what you were actually going. You would also change the final gear ratio. Of course, the difference here is very minimal, so it wouldn't have much of an impact and wouldn't be very noticeable.
If it were me, I would just go with new unless the model/brand of the slightly used tires was dramatically better than the new ones I was looking at.
If you plan to keep the car for 6-8 months, it's not an easy call. But if I intended to get more than a couple of thousand miles out of them, I'd look around discount shops for the cheapest tires I could find, maybe, as Jambo says, about $50 a tire, In that size, you should be able to find some cheaper than that, installed and balanced. I run all the time on $50 tires, good for about 25K miles in the real world. But for less than a couple of thousand, I'd baby the old ones along, keeping a close eye on them.
well, the 2 like new are 35 each. the 2 new are 81 each. add in installation, tax, disposal, all that crap, i think 329 is the cheapest price ill get for 4 tires.
On soil...you might get stuck. Because the tire could spin in the dirt and eventually dig a hole, as opposed to gripping and pushing the vehicle out. This happened to me once.
On dry pavement...nothing.
On wet pavement, you'd slip and slide and basically hydroplane, and eventually crash into someone or something. This has also happened to me once.
Reason being, the tread acts to push water away from the tires and the grooves give the water somewhere to go, which allows the tire to touch the pavement without as much water separating the rubber from the asphalt.
With bald tires, there's a layer of water between tire and pavement and the tires ride on water.
After both incidents I learned my lesson (thankfully w/o any injuries or damage) and never did that again.
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