Question: tires

[pete a]

hi all
any recommendations for tires,i have a 93 looking for a reasonable set of tires

thanks

 

[Scottsredvette]

hi all
any recommendations for tires,i have a 93 looking for a reasonable set of tires

thanks

I've had good luck with BF Goodrich G Force Sports on my 89 vert. This is my third set and I currently have about 145,000 miles on the car. Think I paid about $160.00 each last year for this set. Total bill was right around $700.00 for mounting/balancing/new valve stems and replacement warranty for all four tires.
And, they're made in the USA.

 

[pete a]

I've had good luck with BF Goodrich G Force Sports on my 89 vert. This is my third set and I currently have about 145,000 miles on the car. Think I paid about $160.00 each last year for this set. Total bill was right around $700.00 for mounting/balancing/new valve stems and replacement warranty for all four tires.
And, they're made in the USA.

Great thanks, I'll check them out

 

[Scottsredvette]

Great thanks, I'll check them out

And while I'm thinking of it, one of my friends really likes the Kumho tires on his Vette. Also a reasonably priced tire.

Have you been on the Tire Rack site to look at options/reviews of tires for your Vette?

Scott

 

[WhalePirot]

Mine is sporting its third set of Goodyear tires. I ran one set of BFGs for a while and they were okay; ten the car sat, those tired s got very hard an slippery. In my recollection, I don;t remember them sticking like any of the G/Ys but the tire life (35k) on the first two sets of Gatorbacks was incredibly good. They got noisy as the tread wore down.

A pal recommended Kumhos to me a few times, but given some critical comments I read, that also seemed more credible than many T/R posts, I waited for the new set of Goodyears from my local fav tire shop. I am happy with this set, so far. Last I checked, they were US made, too. Many times, higher cost is financially a better decison, when offset by utility, i.e., service life.

There once was an article, written by a guy in the tire business that claimed the G/Y manufacturing process was superb. That, too, had credibility.

I like Michelin tires, for roundness, ride and wear. I'v enot, however sprung for a 'Vette set', yet. :eyerole