tire question

[mk1mark at gmail.com (Mark F.)]

On 4/28/05, Dan Smith <sad_rocc@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Here's the 2 I'm inbetween:
> BF Goodrich G-Force Sport- Ultra High Performance Summer 205/40ZR16 340 treadwear
> These are new and so haven't had any ratings on tirerack but they tested extremely well and all the reviews have been very favorable. Nice tread pattern as well. $67 each
> 
> Yokohama AvidH4S- High Performance All Season 205/40HR16 500 treadwear
> I don't need an all-season tire and because of this and their super high treadlife I'm not sure what kind of grip they will have. The main reason I'm considering them is because they scored mid 8s or better in all the categories (8.8 for dry traction!) and have pretty favorable reviews. Plus, these will probably dry rot before they go bald. $70 each


I don't have any experience with the BF's, but my brother ran a set of
Yoko AVID H4's (came with the wheel package) on his (cough) Honduh
(cough).  We both thought they sucked.  They were rather noisy on the
highway (sounded like a bad wheel bearing), and really followed the
ruts in the road.  To me they drove like all season tires, compared to
a true high performance tire.  He just mounted a set of Kumhos a
couple weeks ago, and it made the car feel much more "sporty"...  It
also confirmed my suspicion than the tires were the reason the car was
tracking all stupid-like on the highway - the Kumhos don't exibit this
problem at all...  When he first bought the wheels/tires we brought it
back to the shop twice about the "wandering" issue, and even after
fitting new tires and a fresh alignment it didn't go away...  Go with
a true high performance tire, rather than accepting the compromise of
an all season tire - you'll be much happier...

HTH,

Mark.
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