Ski

I got the new tires mounted and balanced today; all I can say at this point is WOW!

I left the shop with about 38psi in them. Road noise, comfort level around town in Little Rock - all excellent. Stopped after a few miles and put the pressure up to 44 all around. I took an old two lane road out of town to the interstate. I then hit I-40 to my exit, where the tires would get a good road run once I got off the interstate. I made a couple of runs up to 90 on the interstate and the car was flawless and quiet.

Hit my exit and had a blast driving home. Cornering stability was really good, the tires just seemed to really bite and road noise is..well what road noise?!!. There was very little traffic so a couple of curves where I would get some understeer previously, I pushed a little harder and the car just turned true and held the line right through. I made one high speed run on a section of road where there is lake on one side and woods on the other. You can see for a half a mile so I let the car move up to 140, not a car in sight, the car was so smooth again,,,well after off boost anyway - with SFR exhaust you hear some great sounds on boost. I was then back to the posted speed limit for the last 10 minutes home. I know they are new but so far I'm impressed. I previously had Sumitomo HTRZ II, not bad for the price but no where near the Goodyear F1.

David Floyd

Thanks for the info Bret, my Kuhmo 712's are about ready to be replaced.

ringo951

Nothing like a good confidence inspiring set of new tires. Makes the drive much more enjoyable.

BTW, when you headed down this way.

Ski

Ski

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Ski:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">
BTW, when you headed down this way.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">May 13th, Southwest Airlines, Holiday Inn Select @ Williams, 9pm arrival,,you get that crew of yours across the causeway and I'll buy! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" />

I think TireRack just had a price increase too. I paid $140/F-225/45/17 and $163/R-255/40/17,,I think that has crept up a bit now.

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toddk911

try Ebay for tires. I saw some 245/45 F1 on there, new, for 175 for a pair.

ELLSSUU

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Ski:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Ski:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">
BTW, when you headed down this way.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">May 13th, Southwest Airlines, Holiday Inn Select @ Williams, 9pm arrival,,you get that crew of yours across the causeway and I'll buy! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">[/QB]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">How long you going to be here? So your staying in Kenner. Sorry to hear that!

Ski

Just for the night before going to work the next day...but the offer still stands.

I went for a drive today on the other side of the lake with the new Goodyears...Curves, up & down, on boost, off boost, following the shoreline; these tires are some kind of nice!