New tires or 7gc tires/wheels, which is worth it? Options

[blu94gt]

Ok so here's the dilemma. As you may have seen from my other post, my car needs tires pretty badly. If I order my tires from tirerack or discounttiredirect I will end up spending between $350 and $400 for decent tires + mounting/balancing.

Today I found some 7gc GTS wheels and tires for $200. The ad says they are painted satin black and "2 tires are good and 2 are about half worn." I e-mailed asking about the brand of the tire, etc.

Which do you think is worth it? My wife doesn't seem to think that used tires/wheels are they way to go, but I think it's a good way to get some sweet 7gc wheels that I've been wanting AND some half decent tires for the winter.

[SwissFerdi]

Go the used route. Even if two tires do need replacing, you can still drive on them as long as you have a good pair up front. And, you'll have yourself a nice wheel upgrade.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Dec 14, 2009 - 2:11 PM

[ajmorris1977]

Go the used route. Even if two tires do need replacing, you can still drive on them as long as you have a good pair up front. And, you'll have yourself a nice wheel upgrade.

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[96stgreendemon]

yes this is a good deal, i paid 150 for my 7gc rims with really really bad tires, but i had the tires replaced when i bought the rims, tires were 500 from pep boys for h rated tires, but they are futura tires, but you may want to consider new tires on the back you still need decent tires on the back, keeps your ass end straight instead of sideways

[cheela]

but you may want to consider new tires on the back you still need decent tires on the back, keeps your ass end straight instead of sideways

yup, that's what's happening to me right now cuz I went to get some new tires for winter but they only had two in stock so i have two new ones in front and old ones in back and i'm sliding thru corners, not the way that you want to but the way u dont want to

[flyinglizard]

I'd get the used 7th gen wheels. They look great on our cars and black will look awesome on your color celi.

[blu94gt]

Actually found the same guy on a local forum I'm a member of, asking $175 obo for members lol. These are the pics he tossed up, from the looks of it 2 of the tires are Hankook Ventus HRii's, and the other 2 are Riken Raptor's. I really can't afford to put tires on the rims if I get the rims (I was just going to keep driving my bad tires until they were pretty much bald). My wife seems to think I should wait and save to buy new tires for my wheels or find a set like this with better tires.

[SwissFerdi]

Honestly, I bought my wheels because I wanted the wheels, and happened to run into pretty much the same situation. My rears are pretty much ripe for replacement, while my fronts have 40-50% tread left. I say go for it (it's 100 cheaper than what I paid) and just run the tires for a while, just take it easy.