Tire Change?
 

Hey there guys where did you guys go for a tire change mazda dealer or a tire dealer, if tire dealer was it a good job, was there any rim damage? Also what tires are best recomanded for the rx8 6mt 18in? What do you guys most have on your 8's?

What do you want? Summer tire? All season? Are you going to track the car? Auto-x? Quiet ride? Max performance? What's you budget? Same size? Wider? In other words, figure out what you to use your car for and your budget. Then ask for recomendations within those parameters.

I forgot to mantion winter, tires for winter i called tire rack and they said they have only 245 instead of 225, is their any diff?

There's another thread on this: several people have purchased Pirelli PZero Nero tires in a 245/40/18. This gives nearly the same revolutions per mile (810 vs 806) as the stock 225/45/18s, so the speedo is not affected signifcantly.

Doncha just hate winter in Chicago? :p

I just got those Pirelli's for mine from Discount Tire. Just missed the big snow. I had to suffer with the Bridgstones for one day. The local Discount Tire stores here don't stock them, they have to be trucked in from Indiana. That takes a day or two.

any suggestions for a good all season tire? something comfy for highway travel, same size as factory (maybe lower profile), price range of around $150/tire.

The quality of service in a shop is dependant the equipment used and the training the techs have recieved. I would suggest always using touchless mounting equipment such at the ones made by Hunter and Coates. The shop manager should be able to tell you if his equipment is touchless or not.

The snow tires i have left are:
215/55/17 Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO -- 129.00 ea
225/50/17 BS BLIZZAK LM-22 -- 176.00
225/50/17 BS BLIZZAK WS-50 -- 138.00
225/50/17 Pirelli W210 SNOW SPORT -- 147.0
225/5017 Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA2 -- 153.00
225/5017 Continental WINTER CONTACT TS790 -- 156.00

225/45/18 Continental Winter Contact TS790 -- 195.00
225/45/18 Pirelli W240 SNOW SPORT -- 176.00

The Continental Extreme Contact & Pirelli P-Zero Nero M+S fit these criteria. They are all "All Season" tires and reasonably price. As I stated above, I purchaced the Pirelli's.
I have no connection known with anyone in the manufacture or sale of tires. I am merely an enthusiast.

thx for the hepl guys

'preciate it, alnielsen.