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#1 ·
Can anyone recommend cheap tires for the front wheels? I have this stupid humming noise since I changed the rear tires to the front, trying to get a few more miles out of them, but I think they are goners now. They also need to be low noise tires.
Anyone ever heard of Definity HX700?
 
#2 ·
Hi Matz,

If you go for replacing only two tires your going to want to put them on the rear. Its a reasonable assumption to place your best tires were they'd be handling the bulk of the work, in front. But in the event of a sudden change of direction the back end is going to lose traction and pass the front end. This is not desirable.

I am not familiar with the Definity brand. I do have a set of Nokian I3s. As far as a budget tire goes I am very pleased. $80 per.

SD
 
#3 ·
If your going for inexpensive try tirerack.com and check out their Kumho brand tires. They are relatively cheap and handle well.
Saabador_Dali said:
Hi Matz,

If you go for replacing only two tires your going to want to put them on the rear. Its a reasonable assumption to place your best tires were they'd be handling the bulk of the work, in front. But in the event of a sudden change of direction the back end is going to lose traction and pass the front end. This is not desirable.

I am not familiar with the Definity brand. I do have a set of Nokian I3s. As far as a budget tire goes I am very pleased. $80 per.

SD
 
#9 ·
matzemueller said:
I got them at Pepboys, $86 a piece for 205/50 R16. Bought 2 tires. The internet, which never lies, said that Definity is the housebrand of Pepboys and that they are manufactured by Cooper Tires.
Wow that's a really low price for tires that size.



I remember back in 1995 when I was looking for tires for the Probe GT, 225/50VR16 I was quoted at $300 each for the original tires that came with the car, Goodyear Gatorbacks (Eagle VR/ZR). But I must say, when you pay a pretty penny for tires, your really notice the difference. Good performance tires have a different rubber compound that is softer which allows the tire to "stick" to the road much better than a hard rubber compound, maximizing the handling of the vehicle, but the softer rubber obvously wears out faster.
 
#10 ·
Thank you, gentlemen for the tire info.

So the Definity is a Cooper tire sold by PepBoys....explains the low prices.

A tire warranty of 50K miles is,IMO, long enough; otherwise the tire compound is too hard in trying to achieve 80K. Durability may be great, but the ride and noise factors are not so good...
 
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