Firestone Wide ovals
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Toronto Ontario
Firestone Wide ovals
Does anyone have any experience with these tires? My traction control/active handling is on 24-7 with these damn things. When I switch it all off, the car just won't hook up...one of these days I'm gonna get smoked by a corolla...
Burning Brakes
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From: fort worth texas
Originally Posted by Kappa
They are pretty good tires and are especially good in the wet. They have great bang for the buck.
mine are great!!EDIT: play with your air pressure. it made a diff on mine. 32front, 28-30 rear.
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From: Delray Beach FL
I am running the Wide Ovals both on the street and on the track. On the track, I was getting a lot of hopping until we started playing with tire pressure. Last weekend, I dropped the pressure to 28 lbs on both sides and hit a 1.737 60' time (needless to say, I was 
since my 60' times are normally around 2.2). That was with Comp mode turned on. I drive around the water box and back in to wet the rears and then nail it in 1st to spin the tires (basically, cleaning them). On the street, I always have TC/AH on and I don't nail the throttle off the light, but the Wide Ovals stick much better than the Supercar F-1's on dry pavement or on wet. I am very happy with them!
since my 60' times are normally around 2.2). That was with Comp mode turned on. I drive around the water box and back in to wet the rears and then nail it in 1st to spin the tires (basically, cleaning them). On the street, I always have TC/AH on and I don't nail the throttle off the light, but the Wide Ovals stick much better than the Supercar F-1's on dry pavement or on wet. I am very happy with them!
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We've got a set on one of our 93 Trans Am's and love them. Car hooks great in the dry and pretty dang well in the wet, and this car is making 345/360 to the ground.
