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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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when i couldnt get the goodyear eagle st's anymore i put the bfg's on. work fine at 135 mph or 55mph. always a couple bad tires in all brands.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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I have Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's on my 82, which is a everyday driver, and these are the best tires I have found so far. They are much better on wet roads than the Eagle II's or the T/A's. Greatly reduced the tire squeal while hard cornering also.

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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 01:25 PM
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Funny to hear all these stories , I ran Goodyears and had bad luck with them! and was pretty lucky with the BF Goodrich, I wanted Goodyears but can't get them here in Ottawa,Ron
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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More than happy with my BFG's.
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