Tire Streets: Bringing Budget Tires to the Masses

 

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Tires are better than they’ve ever been. They’re also more expensive than ever before, in part because of how far they’ve come, and in part because modern cars demand bigger, better rubber at each corner. This wouldn’t be a big deal, except tires are also a consumable: Unlike a $1000 differential that will last for years, a $1000 set of tires is worn out after a few events. And unlike other parts, buying tires used isn’t as good of a deal as it seems: Cheap used tires are often worn, and good used tires aren’t often cheap. 

Fortunately, there’s a solution: A new company called Tire Streets pitches themselves as “A smarter alternative for the street savvy driver,” and has the following language boldly posted at the top of their homepage:

“At Tire Streets, we believe everyone should be given the opportunity to race - whether you're a seasoned pro or just getting your engine off the ground. We strive to bring affordable street legal race tires to drivers, fans, and car enthusiasts alike. Just pick your size, make a set, and we'll take care of the rest for you. Simple, right?”

Put simply, Tire Streets sells good tires at a great price. Sound too good to be true? We talked to Kaylee Zozos, Tire Streets’ Ecommerce Project Coordinator, to get the details.

Kaylee started by explaining the company’s origin story: The business was started by racing enthusiasts about a year and a half ago, and they wanted to solve a simple problem: Make sticky tires cost less than the $200-$250/each that mainstream brands were demanding. They found a foreign tire partner, Accelera, set up an office in Miami, and just like that Tire Streets was born. They currently stock seven different tires in a wide range of sizes, selling street-legal race tires, street tires, and rally tires. And unlike other sellers of budget-oriented tires, everything they sell ships directly from Florida, meaning you’ll wait days–not weeks–for your order to arrive. The customer support is all done in-house, too.

“So, are they any good?” That was our next question for Kaylee, and judging by her answer it’s one she’d heard before. “We wouldn’t want to push a product that didn’t perform,” she said, referring to the Accelera 651 Sport. This is Tire Streets’ 200 treadwear tire, making it a good product to benchmark against the competition. She explained that the Indonesian tire was very versatile and had already gained a large following in the drift world. 

In our world, though? “It fills the niche nicely between something on the low end like a Federal and the top-tier tires like Bridgestone’s Potenza RE-71R,” she says. And with a 195/50 R15 tire costing just $96 with free shipping, it’s considerably cheaper than Bridgestone’s offering, which costs $125.60 from Tire Rack and doesn’t include shipping. Step up to a larger size, 235/35 R19, for example, and the price difference is even more noticeable. Tire Streets gets just $164 (with free shipping), while the RE-71R in that size is listed at $275.69 on Tire Rack before any shipping is added.

Without testing out a set ourselves, we’ll have to take Kaylee’s word for the Accelera 651 Sport’s performance. Fortunately, though, Tire Streets’ customers don’t. The company has a truly impressive return policy, which Kaylee summarized this way: “You can sleep on a new mattress for 100 nights and return it, so we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee on every customer’s first set of tires. We don’t care if they’re mounted, used, etc.–there are no questions asked. If you don’t like them, send them back and we’ll refund your money. All we ask is that you pay return shipping.”

In summary, Tire Streets has made buying imported tires easy and reliable, then backed them with the warranty and support normally seen only at the big, name-brand dealers. What’s next? Keep growing, Kaylee says. With more orders every day, Tire Streets has plans to expand their selection continuously. “We’re weekend warriors ourselves,” she says, “and we’ll always be striving to help the average Joe.” 

To shop their range of tires yourself, head on over to TireStreets.com and place an order. You’ll even get a healthy discount–Tire Streets is offering 15% off your first purchase with the discount code “GRM15”

 

 

 

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