I had this posted over in the tire section but no one ever looks or responds there so I'll post this here.
I am close to buying new tires for my wheels that are due here Wednesday. I am almost sold on the Goodyear GS-D3. I was also looking at the BF goodrich G-Force T/A KDW. Am I overlooking any other KA tire that I would prefer? I am only going to be driving in the dry/rain no snow or ice, it is a 67 afterall. Any suggestions or should I stick with the goodyears? All the reviews have been awesome, nothing bad or negative to say. Also, I'm not looking for a real long life tire, I mean that would be nice but that is at the bottom of the list. I want performance and looks before durability. Any suggestions would be great.
I was going to say, most muscle cars run BFG's. I'm not sure how they are in the rain,cause I don't drive my car in the rain. If you are going to drive in the rain, you may want to go with Toyos or Yokahamas. They are both good brands. But I still like the BFG's.
Radial T/A's, while good looking tires, unfortunately do not perform anything like a modern performance tire, wet or dry. They're not bad for an S-rated tire, but not great either.
The BFG G-Force KDW's are almost equivalent to the performance ofGS-D3's...but not quite. My roommate had a '97 WS6 Trans Am with GS-D3's on it and they had a ridiculous amount of traction. They did pretty well in the rain, too, especially for an ultra high performance tire. Definitely did better than my Radial T/A's
Just don't expect them to last very long, they're very soft.
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Tad H.
'67 Fastback
331 stroker
I am a fan of the BFG Radial TA's. They look great, handle pretty well. But they SUCK in the wet, bigtime.
You do realize that the TA isn't even in the same league as the tire's mentioned in the original post right?
To the point of the question I run BFG KDR which I believe are inheritly the same as the KDW. They certainly perform better than the Nitto 555s I had on it previously in every way shape and form. I still smoke them at will though...they aren't slicks/drag radials so if you have a high HP application they will still take a little getting used to in order to understand how to successfully apply power at the right gradient in order to achieve forward movement and not a smokey stand still. They are to date the best tire I have been able to start fast on in street applications.
falken azenis rt-615are crazy tires, they grip insanely well and last for ever. there only around 70 bucks a pop as well. we run them on my race car and the look awesome as well, they feature soft compound, with a very stiff sidewall
i was lookin at some riken raptors (made by michelin) for my 06, they are less than 100 bucks a tire and they have a pretty good looking tread pattern for rain.
I have the KDW new tread design and they get great reviews and look better than any tire on the market as far as I am concerned. I have not had the car on the road yet so I can't give you first hand experience. I have heard they are a little noisy but I don't care since my car is a convertible. It will be noisy anyways.
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Darreld
68 Convertible with supercharged EFI, 402 rwhp/414 rwtq, AFR heads, 5 spd, Cobra Disc brakes, Steeroids Rack, Ron Morris Front Coil over up front, TCP G-Bar rear suspension, custom interior and HOK Kandy Brandywine paint. About ready to put a T56 6 speed in there.
I am a fan of the BFG Radial TA's. They look great, handle pretty well. But they SUCK in the wet, bigtime.
You do realize that the TA isn't even in the same league as the tire's mentioned in the original post right?
Yup, just giving another option. I have learned tons of stuff here from people not directly answering my question, but instead kinda answering in a different direction.
Which brand of tires?
