In the vein of gearing (this thread's title) I was planning to replace my aging tires with new 175/70/14s. Stumbled across a great deal IMO on Cooper CS3s and couldn't pass it up. $50 rebate available on these tires from Cooper. BUT they're not available in 175/70. They ARE available in 185/65 (OE size) and in the 5% taller 185/70. The best deal I could find on the taller size is $19.71 more than the OE size, an extended difference of $78.84. Yikes! So, long story short, I ordered OE size Cooper CS3 tires for $63 each, minus a $40 discount, with free shipping, and will get a $50 rebate. $162 for 4 new tires delivered to my door? Yes please! That's $40.50 each. I'll weigh them before installation and probably do the mounting myself and probably even balance with beads (maybe airsoft pellets). I'll post details to
my thread when they arrive.