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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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Hi guys, curious if anyone has ran these tires, Tire Rack rates them 14 out of 40 on their ratings chart, I like the look of them but they are only $109.00 each for 275-40-18, seems like low price for quality tires. thanks for anyone who has honest opinion after running them.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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I run them and they hook much better than the BFG's that I previously had. No serious wear issues either. Get em!
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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I have these right now. I think they are pretty good for straight line performance but not the best for going around curves fast. For the price I would probably buy them again.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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have them as well, about 3000 miles. Just hit a hard weekend in Arkansas hauling tail through the hills and was very pleased with the dry performance. Couple of hundred miles over 2 days, as fast as my wife would let me go and I thought they gripped well
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I've run through some on my Mustang. They are good for about 5000 to 8000 miles then they tend to get noisy and the traction drops way off. You'll want to throw them over the fence before they wear out.
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