goodyear tires
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From: Duncanville Tx.
Re: goodyear tires (stillthere)
i have goodyear tires on my vette. i have had no problem with them. i replaced the origional tires on the 86 2 years ago. i have them on my trans am, like them too. i have them on my avalanche too, no problem with them either. i guess it depends on how you drive your car. i dont spend much time on a race track so i dont know how good they are there but they work great on public roads.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Columbia Maryland
Re: goodyear tires (92TripleBlack)
I switched the goodyears on my 86 daily driver for kumhos last year. Much better on dry pavement and exponentially better on wet (where the goodyears were all but undriveable after a few thousand miles), not to mention half the price. Go to tirerack.com, have the tires drop shipped to a shop near you (tirerack will help hook you up with a place near you that has worked with them before) and pay the install. I think my final cost was less than $500 including tires and install. Never been happier.
Oh, and btw, it's a coupe, not a hatchback! :D
[Modified by Charlutz, 3:45 PM 12/5/2002]
Oh, and btw, it's a coupe, not a hatchback! :D
[Modified by Charlutz, 3:45 PM 12/5/2002]
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 1999
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From: McAlester Oklahoma
Re: goodyear tires (Charlutz)
I've had 4 different brands of tires on my '89 and the Goodyears were the noisest tire of all 4 brands, by far. They were OK in the traction department but the BFG's were the best I've had. A good overall tire in both dry and wet conditions is Dunlap.
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Lusby MD
Re: goodyear tires (bogus)
I have Kuhmo's.
And I would recommend them to ANYONE.
I have had mine for about a year now with over 10,000 miles. They look great.
And I would recommend them to ANYONE.
I have had mine for about a year now with over 10,000 miles. They look great.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2002
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From: Severna Park MD
Re: goodyear tires (Astro7)
I have Goodyears on all my vehicles and have never had a problem with them. I might just be lucky but I'm staying with what works for me.
Now that Kuhmo makes tires in my size I think I need to take smoky burnout lessons from Mojo to fry these Goodyears. Don't need much of an excuse to try something different and Kuhmo seems to be the consensus for hard driving.
[Modified by 94lt1torchred, 11:43 PM 12/5/2002]
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Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Windermere FL
Re: goodyear tires (94lt1torchred)
Sounds like the people with the Goodyears only like them because they say they haven't tried anything else. You don't know what you're missing till you try. As for saying how I really feel about all the different sets of Goodyears I've owned on all types of vehicles (SUV, FWD, sports car, family cars, etc.) I can't put that down without jeopardizing my 100% rating. ;)
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From: Detroit
Re: goodyear tires (Tx96LT1)
i have goodyear tires on my vette. i have had no problem with them. i replaced the origional tires on the 86 2 years ago. i have them on my trans am, like them too. i have them on my avalanche too, no problem with them either. i guess it depends on how you drive your car. i dont spend much time on a race track so i dont know how good they are there but they work great on public roads. :iagree:
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From: Green and Wet Western Oregon
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Re: goodyear tires (RIC96)
I agree, the Goodyears are noisy, but when it came time to replace the tires on our `96 I again went with the GSC-EMT's. Since we don't drag or autocross, and because we have a "spare tire delete" I chose the piece of mind of run-flats over the grip of softer performance tires.
I know it's bizarre, but I can't stand the idea of putting a "foreign" sounding tire name (like Yokohama) on a Corvette!
I know it's bizarre, but I can't stand the idea of putting a "foreign" sounding tire name (like Yokohama) on a Corvette!
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Joined: Oct 2002
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Re: goodyear tires (dm1948)
I have Goodyears GSC (came on the car when I bought it recently), and they seem to work good. :yesnod: I would say they have 3/4 tread left. But I do plan on buying Michelin Pilots or Kumhos when it is time to replace...... based on the comments here on the forum.
