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Old May 26, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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Goodyear Eagle GSD3s are awesome for the street if you've got a big wallet. Very similar to the Toyo T1S tires before they were discontinued. I loved those tires when I had them. Sumitomos suck, but they're cheap. Michelins are WAY overpriced. Heard a lot of good things about the Nittos, but I've never tried them.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 09:48 AM
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For those that keep saying to run 275's up front and not 315's, I run 315's up front and love it. Car turns great and is very easy to drive.

Running 315's up front also got rid of the horrible understear that all f-bodies seem to have when "pushing" through the turns.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by bluebird71
I was told by a pro auto-x guy that having the same tire compound in the front and rear was the most important thing of all for good handling tires.
i always run the same type of tire all around. i went with 275 kdws all around, even if i went with 315s all around or 315s in the rear and 275s in front id still run all kdws.
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Old May 28, 2008 | 09:32 AM
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315s on all 4 ownz ju on de road courze And it destroys Porsches, Ferraris, Vipers, and pretty much everything. Removes all of the understeer and makes for a 100% neutral car.



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Old May 28, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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I think I'm gonna borrow my buddy's TTII's with 315s off the back of his T/A and ride around on them for an afternoon just to see what they feel like on the street.
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Old May 29, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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^ Eh... not sure I'd roll with them on the street... holy rolling resistance! How are the wheel offsets? Can you stuff an 11" wheel in the front of an F-body w/o it sticking out? One the track I don't care that my GS 11"ers stick out some.
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Old May 30, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Cobra4B
^ Eh... not sure I'd roll with them on the street... holy rolling resistance!
As well as the 'tramlining' on certain roads and the highway will have the cops/staties pulling you over for DUIs/DWIs!!
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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