TireShoppe.com is Gone? - LotusTalk

Scott Bowman · 03-27-2009, 07:16 PM

I want to order some Toyo R888 tires and tried logging into the TireShoppe site this evening, only to discover they have taken their "final curtain call." Is anyone familiar with TreadZone.com which links to their old site?

jmiesse · 03-27-2009, 07:23 PM

Wow I hope this is what was meant by upgrading the site.

cd4age · 03-27-2009, 08:32 PM

For real? That's nuts I just ordered tires from them 2 days ago I hope @ least it's all gone though. Can anyone confirm?

jordantii · 03-27-2009, 08:43 PM

Tread Zone IS the tire shoppe just a new name. Joe is still there. I just saw him last week at Sebring. Just an name change thats all.

chotto · 03-27-2009, 08:52 PM

I just got my tires a week ago from thetireshoppe. There was a delay, but Joe explained to me that he was at an event. BTW-you might want to go with RA-1's. My 888's lastest me 8 two hour days at H2R. ChiliRed was about double that with his RA-1's and still going strong.

BRTHTAKR · 03-27-2009, 09:23 PM

Just bought a set of R888s this morning. New site was a bit more difficult, could not buy per tire brand or car model (no Lotus listed), only through tire size. Got it done with a nice fellow over the 'phone.

Scott Bowman · 03-28-2009, 04:45 AM

I had some trouble with the new site--pages were not loading for some reason. I am glad to hear Joe is still there, though. I ended up going with a different vendor that had more competitive shipping prices.

Chili Red · 03-28-2009, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by chotto

I just got my tires a week ago from thetireshoppe. There was a delay, but Joe explained to me that he was at an event. BTW-you might want to go with RA-1's. My 888's lastest me 8 two hour days at H2R. ChiliRed was about double that with his RA-1's and still going strong.

Just to be straight here, I feel the R888 is a faster tire than the RA1, but not by much, maybe half a second or so per 1.5 miles of track. On my last set of R888's I got a total of 6 track days (about 2 hours per day). My last set of RA1's went 16 days (Un-shaved).

03-27-2009, 07:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Scott Bowman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Leander, TX Posts: 425 Images: 21	TireShoppe.com is Gone? I want to order some Toyo R888 tires and tried logging into the TireShoppe site this evening, only to discover they have taken their "final curtain call." Is anyone familiar with TreadZone.com which links to their old site? __________________ 2006 Elise British Racing Green; LSS, LSD-TC, 2bular exhaust, Blackwatch Racing front bar, BWR Supercharger, Tillett Seats

03-27-2009, 07:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
jmiesse Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 565	Wow I hope this is what was meant by upgrading the site. __________________ 05 AS Elise. Tour and Sport Pack. Hard Top.Stage II Exhaust, Sport ecu, Pagid RS 4-2s,Toyo R888's, Shifter Matrix brace, Micro Mirror

03-27-2009, 08:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
jordantii KMG365 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 737	Tread Zone IS the tire shoppe just a new name. Joe is still there. I just saw him last week at Sebring. Just an name change thats all. __________________ Never Lift....

03-27-2009, 08:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
chotto vv My Awesome Wife vv Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 917	I just got my tires a week ago from thetireshoppe. There was a delay, but Joe explained to me that he was at an event. BTW-you might want to go with RA-1's. My 888's lastest me 8 two hour days at H2R. ChiliRed was about double that with his RA-1's and still going strong. __________________ 2005 SY-BWR Supercharger, Challenger Grill, AreaP single tip exhaust, Ohlin Double Adjustables, RTDbrace, Custom Kirkey 58 Series seats, Schroth 6 pt. harnesses, Multivex mirrors, Odyssey PC625 battery, Micromirror, HID's, V2arms, Sparco removeable steering wheel, 15"/16" Rota's with RA-1's, Pagid RS 4-2 pads, Cup airbox, Saikou Michi catch cans

03-27-2009, 09:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
BRTHTAKR AKA XHILR8N! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,151 Images: 6	Just bought a set of R888s this morning. New site was a bit more difficult, could not buy per tire brand or car model (no Lotus listed), only through tire size. Got it done with a nice fellow over the 'phone. __________________ Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo Da Vinci 2005 Elise LRG, Trim Shop interior, full cage, Cup wheels, other stuff. 2007 Toyota Tundra (about 10 cup holders) 2004 BMW X3 (4 small cup holders) 1980 Rover SD1

03-27-2009, 08:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
cd4age eH? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 299	For real? That's nuts I just ordered tires from them 2 days ago I hope @ least it's all gone though. Can anyone confirm?

03-28-2009, 04:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Scott Bowman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Leander, TX Posts: 425 Images: 21	I had some trouble with the new site--pages were not loading for some reason. I am glad to hear Joe is still there, though. I ended up going with a different vendor that had more competitive shipping prices. __________________ 2006 Elise British Racing Green; LSS, LSD-TC, 2bular exhaust, Blackwatch Racing front bar, BWR Supercharger, Tillett Seats

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