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- Hey guys what's going on?
It's Alex from Fitment Industries
and today we're gonna be talking to you about
something a little bit different.
So now the most common question we get asked is
what are some good tires that I can put on my wheels
without breaking the bank?
And usually a lot of people get in all sorts of fights
and arguments in the comments so we tried to make a video
to help you with this.
So this is our top five budget tires for under $1000.
Now of course it's very difficult to get a price range
when there are so many different sizes of tires
and there's a bunch of different options out there.
There's wheels that you can get or tires you can get at $80
a tire and there's tires you can get at almost $500 a tire.
So we of course tried to keep it relatively in the same
range between a 245 to a 265.
Anywhere from a 30 to 40 side wall
and we tried to keep it to an 18 inch diameter
because that is just the most common of what we see
you guys run.
And of top of that, we're gonna try and keep it to
tires that do have a little bit of structural integrity
and some reliability and some good reviews.
We're not just gonna pickup those FPA thousands
that are $80 a tire.
Unfortunately I just can't do it.
And instead we're gonna talk to you about some good tires
that won't actually break the bank.
So we're gonna start off with number five.
So number 5 is a NOKIAN ZLINE All Season tire.
And with a tread wear of around 500
and a double A for traction
and a pretty good life expectancy in warm weather,
the NOKIAN is a good decent tire.
On top of that it's something that's gonna last a long time.
So NOKIAN is an all season tire.
Just means that it's gonna do well in pretty much
every single season
as long as you're not going to the extremes of anything.
NOKIAN is right around that $480 to $500 range
depending on the amount of tire that you're looking to get.
But on top of that NOKIAN does have some relatively
good reviews especially considering the price point
that you're at.
So if you're looking to pick something up that's going
to do well in the overall all season and something
that's actually going to last quite a while in terms of
overall tread wear especially
in the winter and summer months.
The ZLINE is definitely something that you should pick up.
Number four is the COOPER ZEON RS3.
And the COOPER ZEON is a pretty interesting tire.
You can pick one up from more on the $670 range
for a set of four shipped to your door.
And they just have a lot of technical stuff
that makes this tire just a little bit more interesting.
So the COOPER has a 3D micro-gauge siping
to maintain its shape during acceleration,
braking and cornering.
It has silica compound which is built around handling
inclement weather including mud and snow.
And if that's not enough, it also has a 50,000 mile
wear protection on top of it
and a 25,000 mile staggered wear protection on it
just because they know that the tires
are gonna last a long time.
So the COOPER RS is definitely something that's gonna
be a good tire if you're looking for something that's
a little bit more sporty,
a little bit more towards the summer style sort of tread
and pattern and for overall purpose
instead of the all season.
It's definitely still going to be able
to handle more inclement weather
but definitely something for something that
you're gonna have maybe in the summer time
on your summer set of wheels.
But for around $670, the COOPERs are definitely a solid
choice if you're looking to pick something up that's going
to have decent traction all year round.
Number three is the NANKANG AS-1.
Now I know you're probably thinking
originally is what is NANKANG doing on this video?
Well NANKANG actually is a pretty prominent brand
especially in current market
for a competitive affordable tire.
The NANKANG AS-1 is also an extremely popular tire
that we've seen in our gallery and people have picked up,
especially within the nine to 12 months.
The AS-1 is an all season tire
and on top of that they specialize in just maintaining
the integrity of the tire as long as possible.
The AS-1 features a really outer rib edge strength
that a lot of other tires don't have for the price.
Which actually makes them pretty phenomenal for stretching
and just making sure that your side wall isn't going
to actually bend or de bead.
It's a very popular wheel especially with Stanced cars
and other sort of vehicles that put a little bit more
pressure on the outer edge of the tire rather
than the inside.
And it ultimately is a pretty decent tire.
It's very capable of handling wet weather
and inclement weather for those inevitable days
where you're going to a car show where it's probably
going to rain right after.
The NANKANG AS-1 is something that's going to float
right around $600 to $500 depending on the overall size.
So number two is the NEXEN NFERA SU1.
We looked at a 245/35R18 which had a rough price point
of around $580.
Now the NEXEN NFERA is one that's specifically
known for those vehicles that want to stretch
out the sidewall of the tire.
We know a couple people here in the shop actually
run NEFRA's and we know a bunch of people on our gallery
run them as well
especially when it comes to the wider set ups.
And when it comes to this list of five
this is actually the first one that's listed
as an ultra high performance summer tire
so this isn't something that's meant for
an all season tire or anything like that.
This is a summer tire.
Now NEXEN NFERA, it comes in a lot of different ranges
and sizes but the most important thing is that the SU1
does come in very little for a side wall ratio
if you're looking for something that's not going to have
that beefy or meaty look.
Especially if you're looking for something where your
going a size down or two sizes down
in terms of getting a stretch look or maybe you're trying
to do tuck or fender the lip or something like that.
Or maybe you're just looking for something that's going
to have more of a performance aspect, look to it
or you're actually looking to get
a little bit more traction.
The NFERA does that without necessarily breaking the bank.
And on top of that even though they don't last too long
in the grand scheme of things because it is a summer tire,
it's definitely one that has a good bang for your buck
if you're looking to only use it in the summer.
So last but not least, we're on to number one.
And number one is the NITTO NEO GEN.
We looked at a 245/40 which ran just
a little bit under $700.
And the reason that the NITTO takes the number one spot
in our list is just because of the brand reliability
that it has over other competitive tire brands.
The NITTO NEO GEN is an asymmetrical tread design
on top of that it also features a bunch of different tech
to help keep it on the road in terms of an all season
high performance tire.
So you're gonna see that the NITTO NEO GEN actually
has a softer compound in the middle
in terms of high speed control,
traction and when the tire actually gets warmed up
to just keep you on the ground.
On top of that the corner in terms of the tread block
actually are a little bit more rigid to maintain the overall
integrity and lifeline of the NEO GEN.
And all though it is a little bit more expensive
at around $700 for just the tires,
the NITTO NEO GEN's do last quite a long time.
They're very good in terms of overall
all season capabilities.
They do well within terms of minimizing road noise
and on top of that NITTO tires do a generally very good job
of doing what they say they're gonna do.
And that's why NITTO NEO GEN took our number one spot.
So those are our top five budget tires.
If you guys are interested in taking a look at any of them,
you can actually just look below.
We've got a link to all of them below.
On top of that if you guys are on the fence
about buying wheels and you're watching this video
to look for tires that you're gonna pair with it,
I definitely recommend checking out Fitmentindustries.com
because what we do is we take wheels,
and then we take tires
and because we put them together and we price match them
you actually get a pretty good deal.
So not trying to sales pitch at at all
but it's definitely something worth looking into
if you're on the fence about buying wheels and tires.
And on top of that we have over 30,000 wheels, tires,
suspension and air lift.
So that is out top five budget tires.
If you guys are interested in picking anything up
or you have any questions, comments or concerns
let us know below.
Of course we're tying to hit 50,000 subscribers
so be sure to hit that subscribe button.
But I'm Alex for Fitment Industries.
We'll see you later.
Peace.
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