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Old 01-05-2002, 11:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Post The Goodyear Tires.

Well I'm not naieve enough to not know that the GTII hasnt been discussed one thousand times over and over lol.


so could somebody drop me a little link where I could go read about some posts they were discussed in? I just got four new ones today.

thanks guys

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Old 01-06-2002, 08:50 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I don't know about the links,.....but I can tell ya, I've got them on mine and there great!

People on this board either love em' or hate em' !!

They're a good handling & wet weather tire,....and they last a hell of a lot longer than the OEM Firestone's!

And,.........for the price,..........they can't be beat. I gave $72 each from the Tire Rack!

What kinda price did you give for yours?

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Old 01-06-2002, 03:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I've got them, too. They are a decent tire but not the best for sure. The handling isn't much better if at all better than the bald firestones/bfgs I took off. They are pretty loose on the handling side. Now if you heat up the rears and launch they work pretty good. I got to try them out last weekend and was suprised at the nice holeshot I got out of them. 'Course that my be just because they only have about 1500 miles on them, too. They do pretty good in the ran. My main gripe is dry handling. They don't grip very well for me. I like to drive pretty fast thru the twisties and the Goodyears don't want to keep up. 'Course they aren't exactly higher dollar Z rated tires either.

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Old 01-06-2002, 04:29 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Well here we go again...lol.I have had the Goodyear II's for a year and a half.They are one of the best wearing tires I have ever had.They have been on the road every day since I have had them and they still hook hard.I run 34lbs of pressure all around and have had the best results from that pressure.And I hammer Into the turns too.Yes,they are not as stiff as a Z rated tire,but they do hold the road well.There Is a slight squeel from the tires and they feel a little bit soft,but they are a great all around tire and a very good wet weather tire and they launch well on the road and very hard on the track.And because they are a softer compound than the z rated type,they last longer and ride better.
 
Old 01-07-2002, 03:10 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Keith, I paid 115 a peice at East KY tire to get them mounted and balanced so on.

It came to 495.60 by the time all four got on, I dont't think I got a good deal, but it's a done deal.

Angler.1 sorry my friend, lol, I asked for links so no one would get mad at me for asking a beat to death question, but I am glad you guys took the time to talk to me!
 
Old 01-07-2002, 10:06 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I you want the best handling tire out there then let me suggest either toyo proxes or my personal choice Yokohama avs . I have them on my truck now and they handle like a champ. I have had yoko's on just about every car I have had and I have yet to be disappointed. You couldn't pay me enough to put Goodyears or Firestones on my truck. Well Just my 2 cents.
 
Old 01-07-2002, 10:50 AM   #7 (permalink)
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You try driving those through the 7 inches of snow me and Keith got up here though Blitz...

Which I suppose isn't a whole lot better than Charolotte, but

Tire Rack listed the Yoko's at a 4.5 out of ten snow traction, I don't even wanna think about the proxies, (prolly the same)

 
Old 01-07-2002, 02:25 PM   #8 (permalink)
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another choice you may want to think about is the falkens. I just put them on and they look great. I got sears to price match tire direct. So I was able to get them locally and got the road hazard etc. etc. tire direct has them for 106.00. I was able to race them the other night and was able to put a low rpm launch on them which is a far difference then the mustang

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