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  No! Do not mix rubbers!
  For safety, you need the same rubber on all 4 wheels.
  If you mix them, your front end will not have the same grip as the 
rear end, and when you start sliding, you will spin and lose control.
  No matter which tire you end up getting, get 4 of the same. Better 
safe than sorry.

    Jean-Claude
    84 8v

silvius14@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> O.K............you can say it.........I'm cheap!!!  I put on almost 500 miles a week on my 1982.  I have some snow flakes with fairly good tread (185/60r14 and love how they handle), but some POS sliced one last year.  I guess I really only need to replace 2 for now?  They're just cheap Grand Spirit GT's.
>
> Is it advisable to mix tread design and just buy 2??  Hmm, here comes the cheapness again!!!
>
> Thanks,
> Karl
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
>
>   
>> On Jun 15, 2007, at 7:37 PM, silvius14@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
>>
>>     
>>> Any suggestions for a cheap place to get tires??? Any 
>>> recommendations for brands. I primarily do 70+ mph highway miles. 
>>>
>>> Karl 
>>>       
>> Sounds like you're a value based shopper - perhaps drop in on your 
>> local Smarty-type-mart, or Tire-ateria and pick up 4 of their loss 
>> leaders. Size? 13 or 14? Sumitomo's are $37 each at tirerack in 
>> 175/70r13, hard to get much less expensive for a tire maker with an 
>> actual known brand. 
>>
>> ==Brett 
>>