Tire Rack FTW

[bmwman91]

So I ordered my new tires this morning.  I got some Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS tires, 195/60 size.  I wish they had them in 65-series, but no dice.  The overall diameter is 23.2" and I believe the ones I usually use (65-series) were 23.9" diameter.  That is a 3% difference...I can live with that.  For only $68 each and $32 shipping, I cannot complain.  These are classified as Ultra-Performance All-Season tires with a wear rating of 400AAA.  It will be interesting to see how they handle!

Anyway, I got a call from a service technitian a few hours later.  They were confirming that I wanted these tires since they differ from the original size, and he gave me some info about needing to inflate them with ~3 psi extra over the original amount.  Super service, just like the last time I used them!

[2002maniac]

I agree. Tirerack and discounttiredirect.com are hard to beat!

[D. Clay]

TireRack called me about the 205/40/17's I was buying and recommended an upgrade to a tire that was rated at 1200 lb. load instead of the 1100 lb tires I had picked. I didn't even notice that when I ordered them and had never considered that spec before. The OEM Michelin's are killer tires as they should be for $120 each. I did notice the variation in diameter for same size tires from different manufacturers and even different tires from the same manufacturer.