69MyWay
Well-known member
Just some FYI here for those that care. I had blown the rear tires off the 90. Of interesting note. The tires I had on the rear were used when Nikki got the car back in 98. We replaced two of them late last year and put the new ones on the front.
Since the front tires were basically perfect, I went to replace the two rear. Come to fine out BF Goodrich no longer makes the ZR Comp T/A and there are non left in stock anywhere. So, I was faced with either having a set of mixed up rubber, or just getting a new set.
The local Firestone dealer had a set of Potenza S02 tires on old inventory (these are out of production as well). Original list on these tires was around $250 per tire. He sold me a whole set at around $160 per tire. Still a darn shame considering my fronts were perfect. I listed the old fronts on the market place if anybody is interested.
Anyway, the new tires are AA traction rated. The BFGs were A rated and I was having a devil of a time getting traction. Well, there is a difference. These new tires stick like a rock. I can punch the throttle and don't have the same wheel spin problems.
So, whatever was done to the rubber in these new tires is different and is better.
Here are some pics. They have a strange sidewall.
Since the front tires were basically perfect, I went to replace the two rear. Come to fine out BF Goodrich no longer makes the ZR Comp T/A and there are non left in stock anywhere. So, I was faced with either having a set of mixed up rubber, or just getting a new set.
The local Firestone dealer had a set of Potenza S02 tires on old inventory (these are out of production as well). Original list on these tires was around $250 per tire. He sold me a whole set at around $160 per tire. Still a darn shame considering my fronts were perfect. I listed the old fronts on the market place if anybody is interested.
Anyway, the new tires are AA traction rated. The BFGs were A rated and I was having a devil of a time getting traction. Well, there is a difference. These new tires stick like a rock. I can punch the throttle and don't have the same wheel spin problems.
So, whatever was done to the rubber in these new tires is different and is better.
Here are some pics. They have a strange sidewall.