New Cooper Zeon RS3-A ordered

Rkammer said:
Actually Cooper makes them in 3 hardnesses. RS3 is 220, RS3-S is 300, and the RS3-A is 500 (even though it's called an all-season Ultra High Performance tire). However, only the RS3-A has both OEM sizes for our cars.

As for looking like the OEMs, they are a bit more aggressive looking IMO. (photo by Lone Wolf in another thread)

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Your photo is better than their website! I'll be getting these down the road if you like them.
 
I'm ordering some fronts today.. I still have a little bit of life left in the KDWS rears, and then I'll be ordering the matching rears.

Finally, a decent tire choice that's NOT backordered.
 
ReefBlueCoupe said:
I'm ordering some fronts today.. I still have a little bit of life left in the KDWS rears, and then I'll be ordering the matching rears.

Finally, a decent tire choice that's NOT backordered.
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Just to let you know, Cooper Tire has a $75 rebate going on until November but, you have to buy 4 tires at the same time to quality. It might be a good idea to order 4 and put 2 away for later to get the rebate. Just a thought. :)
 
Rkammer said:
Just to let you know, Cooper Tire has a $75 rebate going on until November but, you have to buy 4 tires at the same time to quality. It might be a good idea to order 4 and put 2 away for later to get the rebate. Just a thought. :)
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I'm hoping I can do it! I have a pair of new OEM rears that I'm putting on Craigslist right now, so hopefully I can get someone to buy those, and then I'll have the cash to get all four.

Thanks for the heads up about it expiring in November.
 
ReefBlueCoupe said:
I'm hoping I can do it! I have a pair of new OEM rears that I'm putting on Craigslist right now, so hopefully I can get someone to buy those, and then I'll have the cash to get all four.

Thanks for the heads up about it expiring in November.
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I might be able to save you the trouble of CL. Unless you dont want to ship.
 
I have the coopers on the front for a while now. they run perfect, my 275/40-18 came in yesterday. pep boys has a great price on these tires. according to my buddy who is a cooper distributor the 275/40's just hit the street. Pep Boys has these tires in stock in Indiana. they are the proper height to match the factory rears. I rolled the 275's out to my car last night in front of pep boys and they are perfect height to the inflated BFG's. I will take pics before and after. I sure wish it was easier to post pics on here. I had to have fronts to complete a trip out of town. I was not happy when I got back and started shopping for 275 rears to find cooper did not have them. 2 months later they have them. happy now.
 
willpelton said:
I have the coopers on the front for a while now. they run perfect, my 275/40-18 came in yesterday. pep boys has a great price on these tires. according to my buddy who is a cooper distributor the 275/40's just hit the street. Pep Boys has these tires in stock in Indiana. they are the proper height to match the factory rears. I rolled the 275's out to my car last night in front of pep boys and they are perfect height to the inflated BFG's. I will take pics before and after. I sure wish it was easier to post pics on here. I had to have fronts to complete a trip out of town. I was not happy when I got back and started shopping for 275 rears to find cooper did not have them. 2 months later they have them. happy now.
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275/40s? Are they Cooper RS3-As? Must be very new as this size isn't even listed on the Cooper web site. Do you know the OD of them? And are they OK for our 8 inch rims?
 
ReefBlueCoupe said:
I'm ordering some fronts today.. I still have a little bit of life left in the KDWS rears, and then I'll be ordering the matching rears.

Finally, a decent tire choice that's NOT backordered.
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Well, I never bought them because I found a deal on some KDWS fronts.

Cya in two years!
 
Rkammer, I think they will fit well on our factory rims. I am not the first here to put 275's on the back with factory wheels. I think I am the first to use this brand of tires. I am looking forward to having all 4 the same series on the car. I know the guys at pep boys so I will take some good before and after pics, side by side height pics. My buddy the manager swears these tires are going to be too short by over an inch. side by side unmounted to mounted they are almost even with the new tire being less than 1/4 inch shorter. As for the tires being new they just hit the street like last week I think. Pep Boys can go as low as $175 per tire for the 275/40zr18 and yes they have the stiff sidewall all the guys on this forum seem to complain about with other tires. I paid for them this evening (thursday) and plan to mount them tomorrow or saturday. I need to go video some nasty burnouts before I toss the old KDWS tires . My fronts were only $135 I think. FYI everyone pep boys has bought all the Big 10 tire and repair store in the country so no need to comparison shop between those two. I will post the exact part number for all 4 of my tires soon.
 
I bought the RS3-A first and was in a bit of a hurry because I had to run to a trade show in Orlando so I got the RS3's on the front. If I had it to do over I would have tried to get the 2XS on the front so they would truly match. As it stands I am content that front and back are both cooper zeon. I don't profess to be as particular as some of the owners on the forum about tires. I know a bit about tires from a lifetime of owning lots of cars but at the end of the day to me this is still a big 4 door car, LOL. I love it so don't get me wrong but it is not a mercedes CLS55 AMG or the like. So I am happy to experiment with different tires here and there. I will, like I said keep everyone updated as to the fit and finish of these tires. I think I should have gone wider on the front also but that may be for next time. I hope my post will help some other MM owner make a good choice for their car.
 
Sounds good! Like others, I'm just happy they MAKE 'em again so we CAN have decent "all-four matching tires" on our cars without backorder hassles etc. :beer: :burnout:(ESPECIALLY since my Silver Birch is STILL Riding on the ORIGINAL BFG's!! :eek: Less than 30K Miles on 'em but still...well OVER 7 years old now and on borrowed time!)
 
I did receive all 4 RS3-As this week and they look really nice. I'll install them next week after having some "ding" work done on my Silver Birch. Looking forward to taking them on vacation to the NC mountains at the end of this month.
 
dohc324ci said:
Cooper Tires Web sales slick on the Zeon RS3-A series tires. UHP All weather BFG Replacement.

Check it out its pretty comprehensive.
http://www.cooperzeon.com/
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Everyone keep in mind that the Cooper website for the RS3-A has a wrong size listed for our rears. It says 255/45 x 18 but the tire is actually our OEM rear, 245/55 x 18. Someone was dislectic(sp) that day.
 
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