Tire Replacement ---
 

OK, I have had my Z since Oct 2011, and its Dec 2011 and I have to think of new tires, why? Seems the right rear tire picked up a screw/nail. It went straight into the tire, actually drove around town for about a week. Low tire light came on once, thought it was because it got cold. But noticed a noise on Saturday. (It was only losing 2 lbs a day.) The local Nissan dealer plugged it, which is good, it was only 15.00, which surprised me.

But I like to push and autocross and not going to do with a plugged tire. I am wondering what type of tires would be best to use for Autocross. Maybe I can get some money for the other 3 and apply to the new tires.

Budget?

Looks like your looking for an excuse for new tires.

The screw could be patched easily as long as it wasn't on the sidewall. I have had no issues on a patch even canyon carving and neither should you but the RE11's are what some have turned to since they are pretty soft tires. Downside to those is their not cheap!!

the patch should hold fine, but if you want some ideas we need your budget.

Not cheap + wears out very fast! but it is one of the best DOT approved tires for AutoX,Track days, etc

I love my RE-11's. Can't go wrong with them.

budget about 1000, that is why I am asking, its time just to consider and go and play.
yes looking for a reason, have not liked the reviews on the tires that came with the car.
also the plug is not on the sidewall, it was about 1 to 2 inches into the tread.

I was just online, Tirerack has the RE-11 going for $340 a pop. I am done with them, so expensive

So RE-11's wear out rather quickly? I got about 16K in about a year and a half out of the OEM sport tires and they are 100% done. Would like to get something thats going to last a little longer especially if I'm spending $1300 on a set.

Well the replacement tire for the one that got plugged is about 325.00 It is a Bridgestone Potenza 275/35 R19 96W. The reviews I have seen are not good. Thanks for all the input. Gives me something to think about.

yah, even if you used plugs from the outside my buddies have had no issue autox them.

they picked up a nail going to an event, plugged from outside, did well at the event, drove home like nothing happened. if you plug it from inside out, it'd be even better.

you just technically loose the speed rating.

Dude, the exact same thing happened to me but I suspect the problem was there before I took possession of the car from the dealer.

I got a low pressure warning the day I took the car out of the dealer and told them about it right away:confused:. I brought the car back & they say they pulled a nail from the rear right tire. The warning light continued to show up even after the repair.

I took it back and they told me they patched the same tire. Despite this the tire continued to loose air. I took the car to a different dealer and they told me that the leak was coming from that same patch & the tire should be replaced because of low thread.

I'm kind of pissed cuz, I shouldn't have had this problem from day 1 & now after only having the car for 4 months I need to replace the rear right tire? This is some BS. This now means I have to replace both rear tires.

Granted the car had 8k on it when I picked it up & I added another 8k to it. I only use it for highway driving to work twice a week & weekend driving, No track racing yet :) .... should this tire have gone low so quickly? I am going to the dealer later today regarding this.. I believe that tire was defective from day 1. Now I am forced to replaced both tires because of this. I feel the dealer should replace that least 1 tire.. ( I will pay for the other) Do u guys think I have a case?

my RE050A's looked half done at 3500miles when i took them off...

the oem tire is a 15k tire duh. re11 last about the same rate

cossie- you're lucky if you can get 15k.

As to the problem with the tire, yes the dealer should have taken care of it, but it seems dealers are not really interested in these things or presenting options. All I can tell you is try to be patience with them, and do not lose your cool. Trying that with some issues that I am having. You can always ask to talk to the owner and then go to Nissan. It may be slow and painful.

Ok, with throwing all of this around, is there a good tire, that will work well all around. Now that I have a real car for autocross, just want something that will stick better and that may mean just spending the money.

I'm still on my stock bridgestone at 25k miles and they are still good ... do you guys burnt out every time you drive or something?

I had a 84 VW GTI a long time ago (great little car) and I wore out front tires down to core on the inside of the tires. It was simply just the way I was driving a bit harder than normal. I can understand the difference and it is really related to driving style.

tonybui -- what is your feeling on the stock bridgestone?

honestly i am VERY satisfied with the factory ADVAN sports that came on the nismo. they perform amazing in the rain and dry weather is very predictable. not to mention they last longer than the V12's i have now.

Really? WOW! I drive fast and take turns but dont really do burnouts or crap like that. Maybe 3 or 4 times since I have had the car.

I'm not a pro and my opinion might be bias. But the stock bridgestone are pretty good to me, very adhesive to the road surface and can be a little loud when wearing out but it's a sports car so I can live with it. At 25k miles it still handles pretty good and I don't drive like a grandma, not agressive all the time either (just time to time)

My front tires are about 60% and the rear are about 30%. I will get a set of rear new and once they all worn out I will get a different set of tires that will last me longer than 25-30k miles. But overall (to me) they are not as bad as to most members here on the forum.

additional note to my tire replacement, have not replaced the tires, not sure when or with what, but on 1/28/12, the right rear collected another nail.

The dealership I went to, stated that they could not do anything with it because it was too close to the sidewall. They sent me down the street to discount tire. They not only fixed the new hole, but also re-repaired the old hole, rebalanced the tire, and made all the tires look nice. What surprised me, is that there was no charge for any of this. I do not know if the dealership called or what happen. The tires are still the original. So I was impressed.

You need to try better tires. The OEM tires are horrible in terms of price, wear, noise and grip. I took them off the car with 700 miles or so on it, one of the best thing I did to the car

What tires are you running?

I thinking of going with Advan to replace my pilots