Need Summer tires good in Rain 2002 WS6
03-10-2010, 10:40 AM
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Need Summer tires good in Rain 2002 WS6 So I have come to that time when all my tires need to be replaced. I currently run BF Goodrich 275/40R17 G force sport tires. I was wondering what you guys suggest I replace all of these with? I need a tire that is only for summer since the car really isn`t driven in cold weather and also will be able to be ok in the rain if it should arrise. Any Ideas?
03-10-2010, 11:41 AM
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Both these and the nexen's are a step down from BFG, but I liked my riken raptors. Good cheap tires, descent in rain, and they surprisingly hooked ok for a cheap street tire.
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03-10-2010, 07:51 PM
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GS-D3's are amazing in the rain! Had a set for about four years. Replacing mine soon, but they are a three year tire, so you'd best wear em down within that time frame. They didn't do so good on a non-DD car, they dried out at about the 3 year mark. Hooked up fine for streets on a bolt on car.
03-16-2010, 06:20 PM
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Read, research and learn, use the pulldown menu for comparison test- list goes from highest performance category to lowest:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testSearch.jsp
Or just go to these links:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=118
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=118
Proof they arent full of it:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...l#post13042513
If you're gonna ante up for new tires and want serious traction for the street, you cant go wrong with any of these: they will blow the doors off ANY other tire out there, especially including the above referenced tires, and yes, even in the rain they still excell. Nuff said.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testSearch.jsp
Or just go to these links:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=118
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=118
Proof they arent full of it:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...l#post13042513
If you're gonna ante up for new tires and want serious traction for the street, you cant go wrong with any of these: they will blow the doors off ANY other tire out there, especially including the above referenced tires, and yes, even in the rain they still excell. Nuff said.
03-16-2010, 10:32 PM
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yeah.....too bad none of those tires are available in common f-body sizes, other then the XS, which has bad wet traction.
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03-17-2010, 01:54 PM
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03-17-2010, 05:20 PM
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what are you kidding me? look at the sizes for all the tires you posted pal. nothing usable in 17. 18s yeah, IF you have them. otherwise nothing in 275/45/17. i have 5 full sets of 17s.......youre not impressing me.
03-24-2010, 07:22 PM
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I completely agree. I'm getting ready to replace my GS D3's...after 33k miles. They were great in all weather conditions (never really gets much below 45 here in So-Cal), and especially in the rain. I'm only torn because of the price, so I'm considering the BFG KDW2 as an alternative.
03-24-2010, 07:28 PM
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What's interesting is the tread pattern. They are asymmetric but not directional, so you could rotate them all over the car if you wish.
03-24-2010, 09:06 PM
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I just ordered a set of the BFG KDW 2's (275/40-17), should be here tomorrow hopefully. Right now the car has yokohama es 100's (275/40-17) on the back and they are garbage.
