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tire question

On 7:07:44 pm 04/28/05 "Mark F." <mk1mark@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
> 75
> 80 S
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