Originally Posted By: Sayjac
Not that it's much of an issue here, but I'll be interested in your experiences with them in the snow. As I mentioned I purchased the Grand Touring which seems a more conventional tread design as pictured here.
Not too surprised about the mpg differences, wonder how much due to going from an lrr tire to a standard one and the diameter difference. As you note, wider a factor too.
I asked about who installed and because I'm always curious how the shops (other than WM which I assume has no reaction) react to installing tires purchased elsewhere. I'd imagine buying from DTD may be less than the cost some indy's can get them directly or sell for that price.
I'm hoping not to have too many experiences with them in the snow. There's a set of Nokian snows out in my shed waiting to go on for the winter. As long as they get me home safely to swap to snow tires, that's all that matters for snow traction to me.
The local indy shop I use is pretty chill about mounting brand-new carry-in tires that are the right size/speed rating for the car they're going onto. They aren't the cheapest place around at about $25+tax for a mount and roadforce balance, which is the only mount/balance they offer. That's fine by me since they do good work quickly, the tires are always well-balanced, and they need to keep the lights on. I've asked about buying tires from them. They said they could, but that if I found a better deal elsewhere, just bring them in.
These tires have hit their stride as the mold release stuff has worn off. The response to steering input is direct, they have a lot of dry grip, and they don't feel like they're rolling onto the sidewalls under hard cornering. So far I'm a very happy camper.
Not that it's much of an issue here, but I'll be interested in your experiences with them in the snow. As I mentioned I purchased the Grand Touring which seems a more conventional tread design as pictured here.
Not too surprised about the mpg differences, wonder how much due to going from an lrr tire to a standard one and the diameter difference. As you note, wider a factor too.
I asked about who installed and because I'm always curious how the shops (other than WM which I assume has no reaction) react to installing tires purchased elsewhere. I'd imagine buying from DTD may be less than the cost some indy's can get them directly or sell for that price.
I'm hoping not to have too many experiences with them in the snow. There's a set of Nokian snows out in my shed waiting to go on for the winter. As long as they get me home safely to swap to snow tires, that's all that matters for snow traction to me.
The local indy shop I use is pretty chill about mounting brand-new carry-in tires that are the right size/speed rating for the car they're going onto. They aren't the cheapest place around at about $25+tax for a mount and roadforce balance, which is the only mount/balance they offer. That's fine by me since they do good work quickly, the tires are always well-balanced, and they need to keep the lights on. I've asked about buying tires from them. They said they could, but that if I found a better deal elsewhere, just bring them in.
These tires have hit their stride as the mold release stuff has worn off. The response to steering input is direct, they have a lot of dry grip, and they don't feel like they're rolling onto the sidewalls under hard cornering. So far I'm a very happy camper.
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