AnimalSS

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Okay, unfortunately it's time to buy new tires. I've been driving on GoodYear Eagle F1's for the last two years and I have absolutely loved them. They are, hands down, the best tires I have ever used in both the pouring rain and blistering sun. The only down side, for me at least, is the mileage. I've only gotten about 18k out of these tires. That's probably about average for these kind of tires but, for over $800, it'd be nice to get maybe 25k out of them.

Anyway, I'm either going for another set of these or I'm going to try some Kumho Tires. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this brand. The only thing I know is that the tread pattern doesn't look very aggressive.

So, GoodYear Eagle F1s:


or Kumho ECSTA SPT


or Kumho ECSTA ASX (All-Season)

AnimalSS

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What?… No Opinions?

Travisimo

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Out of those choices, I would go with the Goodyears.

AnimalSS

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Okay… seriously, no one has an opinion about Kumhos? I thought there would be some flaming going on by now.

sills1

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Go with the Kumho Ecsta MX. Those are an aggressive style tread.

SSmoky01

I have the goodyear eagle f1's and I will tell you now, these tires don't hook for crap drag racing wise... of course they are awesome when it comes to wet traction.

estegeme

im sportin the ASX, they hook great. but im also stock so i dont know about high power apps. a guy i work with had them on his 12.2 trans am and he said he loved them, and he said he got about 22k outta them, ive put the SPT on a few car, but they havnt been back yet so i havnt had the chance to ask how they like them, for the price of the kuhmo it cant hurt too bad to try them

RPM WS6

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Damn, very limited choices there.

I'd pick none of the above. I'd go for BFG KDW. Looking at your sig, at that mod level these tires should hook excellent for you, and the price is better than the F1 D3.

I don't care for the look of either Kumho tire you posted.

INMY01TA

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I say KDW as well.

SSilverSSurfer

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f1's for the win,

AnimalSS

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I looked at the KDWs as well but, they rated much lower than the F1s (even lower than the Kumhos) on Tire Rack. I'm leaning toward sticking with the F1s. I'm not keen on gambling a grand on something that doesn't have good reviews.

RPM WS6

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Why anyone would rate the KDW as "bad" is beyond me. They grip 100% on my stock Camaro, and on my 365rwhp WS6 with a 3500 stall TC they actually gripped better on dry streets than my former Nitto DRs.

IMO, the people on Tire Rack are just silly.

AnimalSS

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They didn't really rate bad, just lower than the F1s. The KDWs were in the 7.5 range (which is "Excellent" on their scale) while the F1s were 9.1~9.2 (Superior range)

RPM WS6

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Dude, are you sure you were looking under the right tires?

I just looked up Eagle F1 GS D3 vs. BFG KDW. Here are the results:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...=0&sortValue=1

In the dry traction catigory it was 9.2 vs 9.0 with the F1s slightly in the lead.

Overall was 8.6 for the F1 and 7.9 for KDW. Not much of a gap at all, IMO. Especially considering the KDW is $35 cheaper per tire in the 275/40/17 size.

AnimalSS

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My tires are 285/40-17 and yes, Tire Rack has the KDWs about $35 cheaper but, I have personal experience with the F1s and the wet traction is what sold me on these tires (9.1 - 8.2 for KDW) and I can get them locally at cost (about $180 each) and no shipping = Best Deal

FireHawkMike

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I Have The Firestone Firehawks on mine, love them. had The Eagle F1's and BFG KDW 2 on other cars. think the Firehawks are superior

RPM WS6

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Understood.

Personally I don't really look at wet traction as a major consideration because my F-body is a non-rain car, unless I get caught by accident in a freak storm.

sills1

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Chaotic Firebird

Take a look at the Firestone Firehawk Wide Ovals. I have them and love them. I think they are a great tire for the money, better then the Kumho's, and are supposed to be really good in the rain too [haven't driven them in the rain, so I can't say anything].

AnimalSS

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RPM WS6 - Unfortunately for me, my SS is still a daily driver and we get a lot of rain (usually) here in the Tennessee Valley, not to mention all the Interstate construction… I mean perpetual Interstate construction. Since '93, when I bought my first Camaro, there has not been an absence of "orange barrels" on I-40 through E. Tenn. My '93 came with Eagle GAs (I think) and I wasn't a big fan of GoodYear then - lots of hydroplaning. I've tried BFGs, Dunlops, Pirelli, and Bridgestone. The Potenza RE 930 was my favorite tire before I tried the Eagle F1. Ironically, the only reason I tried the F1 was because I couldn't get the Potenza that I liked in a 285/40-17 and my buddy got me a deal on the F1s so, I gave 'em a shot. And, I'll tell ya, when you're commuting over rough pavement in the pouring rain only an arm's length from a concrete barrier, those F1s are the only tire (so far) that has kept my a$$ from grabbing leather while I drive.
But, by this time next year I'll be into an '07 Avalanche and the SS will be for "fun".

Chaotic Firebird - I looked at the Wide Ovals and I liked them but, I'm still a little skiddish about using Firestone tires. Even though, it would be hard to roll a Camaro.