Buy one new wheel, two matching tires, and get an alignment.

 

I actually did get an alignment about a month ago, do you think I would need to get another one after replacing the two rear tires?

 

buy a second set or rims for winter... i thought you had steelies for winter use

 

I actually have two sets besides what I have on now; the stock 16" steelies with factory all-seasons, and the SE wheels which are currently running bald all-seasons (I will be using those with snow tires come winter).

agreed with TRD
i like your current wheels....

Thanks for the input, I guess at least for now I will just buy two new tires if I can find a good deal at a tire shop, although I bet the prices will be pretty high.

Is it ok to run 225-45-18 on one axle, and 235-40-18 on another? I ask because 225-45-18's seem to be more accurate to the factory wheels, and are more common.

 

agreed with TRD
i like your current wheels....

 

Try these tires out:
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findTireDetail.do?c=1&sw=false&cs=235&pc=18160&rd=18&ar=40
$242 shipped for two tires. I have them in 225/45-18.

 

I was looking at those actually, except the 225-45-18 for $134 each. I just noticed that they were all-seasons, would you still recommend them?

I was also looking at these: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/d...t/findTireDetail.do?yr=2007&c=1&sw=false&cs=225&pc=33524&rd=18&vid=010329&ar=45

 

The falken's are better, but Kuhmo (even though the SPT is a summer tire only) is not bad, just a notch below imo. Take a look at Toyo's as well: All season High Performance = Proxes4 (should be around the same as the Falken ziex in cost), Summer Ultra High Performance = T1R (a little higher cost, 150-170 for 225-45-18). I love Toyo..had Kuhmo just before that, not bad but again a notch below.

 

I think the Toyo tires are much better. They have them at http://www.townfair.com They have a store in Manchester in front of Home Depot. My father just picked up a set for his '09 there.

 

...but they did not list the T1R ? - I really like that tire, sticky, good cornering, not noisy, and very good dry and rain handling....just never come close to snow or cold temps.

 

Thanks for all your suggestions, I went with the SPT's because I want something thats reasonably cheap, that has decent performance in the summer, and discounttire.com had a 10% off deal going on, so I got 4 tires with wheel stems for $430.

 

Not bad et all...and nothing wrong with the SPT. Look at tirerack and their last test of high performance summer tires ... SPT is on top , not all will agree with that but it is a good sign for real good value.

 

Ya, I read quite a few reviews and overall they were pretty good, especially for the price. I love the design though, and from the photos it looks like there is quite a bit of tread, so hopefully it will last me some time.

Now I know how important having a proper alignment and tire pressure is though, I won't make this mistake again. Speaking of tire pressure, I tested the pressure and it was only around 27PSI, I'm going to have the dealer fill it up to around 32-33PSI next time, since I can see the outsides of the tire wearing much faster then the center.