Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
Jared, I have been looking into this same tire setup. Did Walmart ship to you? Then how, who did the installation for you? My nearest Walmart store has their tire center temporarily closed. Plus, being from Oregon, I now have to pay Washington sales tax when I cross over the river! And driving very far on these 17 year old Michelins could be an issue. Lots of cracking on these tires with less than 20k miles. Plenty of sun abuse, though.
Bryan
Bryan
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
Jared, I have been looking into this same tire setup. Did Walmart ship to you? Then how, who did the installation for you? My nearest Walmart store has their tire center temporarily closed. Plus, being from Oregon, I now have to pay Washington sales tax when I cross over the river! And driving very far on these 17 year old Michelins could be an issue. Lots of cracking on these tires with less than 20k miles. Plenty of sun abuse, though.
Bryan
Bryan
Jared
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
Thanks for the quick reply. I think I will order them shipped to my house, Then take the wheels/tires in my pickup truck to an Oregon Walmart and have them install once they reopen. Not a big issue time wise for me. Car is new to me, from Washington, so Oregon DMV is closed, and when changing title from out of state, DMV needs to look at vin #. So I'm just waiting until the covid smoke clears to move forward. Thanks for info.
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
Not to changer the subject here but ......... has any one ever heard of Nan King NS-25 tires? I am thiMking about custom rims from https://audiocityusa.com/shop/20-AC-...yABEgLFNvD_BwE and they offer these as well as Lexani Twenty tires for additional $$$. The Lexani are directional and the Nan King is an all season. That is about all I know.
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
I have seen the Nankang n-25 for sale. They actually were in my cart before I ended up ordering the Achiles tire which are due here on the 28th or sooner. I do have a set of Nankang NS-1 high performance tire on one of my Fiero's. They are pretty well rated, however I have only put about 150 miles on the tires since I purchased them from Discount Tire Direct a number of years ago. I think they are now discontinued, Tire works good so far and from what I have read, they are a reputable brand.
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
I have seen the Nankang n-25 for sale. They actually were in my cart before I ended up ordering the Achiles tire which are due here on the 28th or sooner. I do have a set of Nankang NS-1 high performance tire on one of my Fiero's. They are pretty well rated, however I have only put about 150 miles on the tires since I purchased them from Discount Tire Direct a number of years ago. I think they are now discontinued, Tire works good so far and from what I have read, they are a reputable brand.
Last edited by Sussudio; 04-22-2020 at 05:19 AM.
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
Got to drive in some pretty heavy rain and standing water on the freeway.
I am impressed. These tires actually perform better than the new Toyos on my Red 04.
The tendency to hydroplane is probably half of what the Toyos are. Most likely has to do with the large deep grooves the Achilles tire has.
Jared
I am impressed. These tires actually perform better than the new Toyos on my Red 04.
The tendency to hydroplane is probably half of what the Toyos are. Most likely has to do with the large deep grooves the Achilles tire has.
Jared
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
Instead of paying $109 for the rears at Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/Achilles-...-BSW/582210383
They are only $74 here https://simpletire.com/achilles-p255...ab253519-tires
So with the fronts costing $60 at Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/Achilles-...Tire/287348400
That brings the cost of an entire set of tires down to just $268!!! (for a Limited)
And just the same as ordering tires from Walmart, Simple Tire has free shipping.
They are only $74 here https://simpletire.com/achilles-p255...ab253519-tires
So with the fronts costing $60 at Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/Achilles-...Tire/287348400
That brings the cost of an entire set of tires down to just $268!!! (for a Limited)
And just the same as ordering tires from Walmart, Simple Tire has free shipping.
Last edited by WD40; 04-25-2020 at 04:15 PM. Reason: add data
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
If you want to go full-on cheap/inexpensive (I'm not getting involved in that argument) they have 239 different front tires (225/40R18) costing as little as $58.96:
https://simpletire.com/catalog?width...&query=catalog
And 136 different rear tires (255/35R19) costing as little as $67.97:
https://simpletire.com/catalog?width...&query=catalog
https://simpletire.com/catalog?width...&query=catalog
And 136 different rear tires (255/35R19) costing as little as $67.97:
https://simpletire.com/catalog?width...&query=catalog
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
Instead of paying $109 for the rears at Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/Achilles-...-BSW/582210383
They are only $74 here https://simpletire.com/achilles-p255...ab253519-tires
So with the fronts costing $60 at Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/Achilles-...Tire/287348400
That brings the cost of an entire set of tires down to just $268!!! (for a Limited)
And just the same as ordering tires from Walmart, Simple Tire has free shipping.
They are only $74 here https://simpletire.com/achilles-p255...ab253519-tires
So with the fronts costing $60 at Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/Achilles-...Tire/287348400
That brings the cost of an entire set of tires down to just $268!!! (for a Limited)
And just the same as ordering tires from Walmart, Simple Tire has free shipping.
Jared
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Achilles-...Tire/346209209
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
If you want to go full-on cheap/inexpensive (I'm not getting involved in that argument) they have 239 different front tires (225/40R18) costing as little as $58.96:
https://simpletire.com/catalog?width...&query=catalog
And 136 different rear tires (255/35R19) costing as little as $67.97:
https://simpletire.com/catalog?width...&query=catalog
https://simpletire.com/catalog?width...&query=catalog
And 136 different rear tires (255/35R19) costing as little as $67.97:
https://simpletire.com/catalog?width...&query=catalog
255 different front tires (225/40R18) starting as low as $49.92:
https://www.walmart.com/search/?page...sort=price_low
And 120 different rear tires (255/35R19) costing as little as $72.84:
https://www.walmart.com/search/?page...sort=price_low
So if you didn't get a Stimulus check (I didn't) don't despair, for a set of Xfire tires only costs $246 !! 😀
The cost of a cheap tire causing your untimely death in a high-speed cart-wheeling crash? Priceless.
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
Having looked at every Walmart tire under $100 these seem to be head & shoulders above everything else in quality and reputation. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Federal-S...Tire/125336274
Federal SS595 at $72 for the fronts. They seem super-sticky yet quiet and have an excellent reputation as drift tires. Overall Federal has a great reputation for making inexpensive performance tires which sometimes outperform the expensive brands. The only downside is that there isn't a 255/35R19 size rear tire in the SS595 series. There is however, a P245/35R19 for $95 -OR- a 265/30R19 for $100.
Federal SS595 at $72 for the fronts. They seem super-sticky yet quiet and have an excellent reputation as drift tires. Overall Federal has a great reputation for making inexpensive performance tires which sometimes outperform the expensive brands. The only downside is that there isn't a 255/35R19 size rear tire in the SS595 series. There is however, a P245/35R19 for $95 -OR- a 265/30R19 for $100.
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
Having looked at every Walmart tire under $100 these seem to be head & shoulders above everything else in quality and reputation. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Federal-S...Tire/125336274
Federal SS595 at $72 for the fronts. They seem super-sticky yet quiet and have an excellent reputation as drift tires. Overall Federal has a great reputation for making inexpensive performance tires which sometimes outperform the expensive brands. The only downside is that there isn't a 255/35R19 size rear tire in the SS595 series. There is however, a P245/35R19 for $95 -OR- a 265/30R19 for $100.
Federal SS595 at $72 for the fronts. They seem super-sticky yet quiet and have an excellent reputation as drift tires. Overall Federal has a great reputation for making inexpensive performance tires which sometimes outperform the expensive brands. The only downside is that there isn't a 255/35R19 size rear tire in the SS595 series. There is however, a P245/35R19 for $95 -OR- a 265/30R19 for $100.
You should start your own thread about them!!
Jared
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
I'm far from needing tires, especially seeing as I've only put 3500 miles on it in 11 months. But when I do if the Xfire tire situation is essentially the same I see no reason not to give these a try and I shall do as you suggest. I only put this here in case the information is useful to someone else. Did Walmart balance the tires for you as well? If so what was the charge for that?
Last edited by WD40; 04-25-2020 at 09:32 PM.
Re: Achilles ATR Sport II Tires???
Got my Achilles Sport 2 from Walmart today. Two came from Pennsylvania, two from Florida. Of course I live in Oregon so they have lots of miles on them already! Shipped price was $267.56 for all four. I believe Walmart tire centers are still closed in Oregon/Washington, so may go to a third party for mounting/balancing. Tire pressure monitors work fine, so will not touch them at this point.I was curious to see the build dates on the tires since a lot of shops locally now refuse to work on anything over six years old. Gee, maybe they want to sell new tires, you think. The fronts were week 30, and week 50 of 2019. The rears both week 50, 2019. Could have been worse. If a tire sits in inventory for a year or more it can really cut into the service life of a tire. They don't look at the sell date when making that jugement, they look at the date on the tire. One of my pet peeves as I age!
No, that's not to be mistaken for a Crossfire in the background. 88 Fiero GT custom.
I know everyone loves looking at tires, not on wheels yet! I have noticed the tire grooves seem quite wide compared to many tires. We will see how they do.
No, that's not to be mistaken for a Crossfire in the background. 88 Fiero GT custom.
I know everyone loves looking at tires, not on wheels yet! I have noticed the tire grooves seem quite wide compared to many tires. We will see how they do.