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Old 02-04-2008, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jorj7
Andy,

I ran BF Goodrich g-Force KDW2 tires on my 17" wheels for 4 year. Decent
wear numbers, handle very well, but are a little noisey. Also, they're not too
expensive.
How are those in the rain?
Old 02-04-2008, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr
How are those in the rain?
The worked pretty well. I did one Bonneville 100 where it rained on the
return leg. I was still able to hit my 155 mph average.
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Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr
How are those in the rain?
Quite a few local club racers use them as rain tires. They are supposed to be one of the best ultra high performance summer tires in the rain.
Old 02-06-2008, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jorj7
The worked pretty well. I did one Bonneville 100 where it rained on the
return leg. I was still able to hit my 155 mph average.
Originally Posted by FlyingDog
Quite a few local club racers use them as rain tires. They are supposed to be one of the best ultra high performance summer tires in the rain.
Excellent!! They are going on the 81 in spring!
Old 02-06-2008, 11:58 AM
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The only thing with the ZRis is that if you get any snow or ice on the roads, park the car, you would be better off walking,
They have lots of grip in the wet and dry, but once the weather gets colder they are horrible.
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Originally Posted by Lizard931
The only thing with the ZRis is that if you get any snow or ice on the roads, park the car, you would be better off walking,
They have lots of grip in the wet and dry, but once the weather gets colder they are horrible.
You do not have to wait for snow or ice. The P-Zero's are worthless in anything much under 35 degrees (so are many other z-rated tires).
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well I can drive with less grip than they can fully offer.

But when you cant even get moving because there is practically zero grip, that is another story, think 5th gear 1200RPM and bumping the throttle breaks the tires free.



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