kendal

Hello everyone I was sent Toyo brand tire 225r15 70 in error and retailer will take them back and provide me with original order bf Goodrich same size with my custom 5/16 whitewall or I can keep Toyo. Any thoughts? According to retailer Toyo has a better rating 600 vs 400 on bf Goodrich. I'm not sure ?

rcread

BFG. Not a great tire but better than Toyos. For performance, you want a lower treadwear rating. Unfortunately they don't translate from one manufacturer to another but I know the BFGs will be adequate for your car.

Wee

Toyo's should have cost half what the BFG's cost.....I would stick with the BFG's if it were me.

Brian

jts90vette

I vote for the BFG's in the 225/70/15 size.

kendal

The Toyos are called extensa 100t a/s and apparently have a600 rating which I guess translates to longer tread life vs 400 rating BF Goodrich. Thanks for the input so far probably leaning towards the BF Goodrich

Procrastination Racing

How times have changed! I remember when the only requirements were traction or looks.

Long life was irrelevant when you consider laying down two smokey black stripes from every intersection.

kendal

1000 dollars for tires with a whitewall, will not be laying done tons of tread on the road . Times have changed $$$$$$

CorvetteRon

There don't seem to any good 15" tires any more.
I currently have 255/60-15 "Summer Only" on my '76 that are getting hard with age.
In that size there are only BFG All Season.
Oh well, mine are not losing any air, so I'll keep running them.
Eventually I'll have to buy 'regular' tires, or bigger wheels and tires!!

jts90vette

I'm gonna make a guess here and say that for "most" of us, tires will need to be replaced because of age waaaay before mileage? Unless were talking about your daily driver?

427SIXPACK

ya CAN'T put "J .... A.....P" tires on an "AMERICAN" VETTE .............

M A Fry

Hi kendal,
If you were in Oz I would recommend you ditch both and buy some Sumitomo HPR 2000 tires which is what I have on my '69 vert, they are a modern compound tire and stick to the road well in both the wet and the dry and not 30yr old tire technology like the BFG. Unfortunately I don't think the Sumitomo HPR 2000's are available in the US. Mine are 245/60/15.

69Vett

no way in hell will I put J...A....P. tires on an American made Icon.
I would rather run bald old tires, before I put a tire on you can't pronounce in English.

427SIXPACK

ddawson

BF Goodrich TA, Country of Origin, Mexico.

Most of them anyway.

427SIXPACK

your prob right, but no writing on there you cant read or understand or decode

nothing is made here anymore, that's why it doesn't fit, it doesn't last & falls apart !

Wee

Toyo has a plant about 10 miles from my home....From what I hear it's a real good place to work.....They pay well and treat their employees very good....That said I wouldn't put a set on my Vette even if they were free, not because of what country the company is from but I like white letter tires and only the BFG have the look I want on my Vette.

Brian

pigfarmer

That sounds much better than the nonsense I just read in this thread

Torqued Off

BF Goodrich is an American owned company based in Charlotte NC. What is the nonsense you speak of?

AboveTheLogic

$1000!??!

I paid under $1400 for my set of wheels and tires. 18" with Y-rated 45 series Continentals that perform way better than any 225/70/15 or 255/60/15 tire will.