What do you guys think of BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW tires for the quality and price if I can get a set of them balanced and mounted for about $500?
Also, how wide of a tire can you safely put on the stock 16in wheel? I've heard 245s are a stretch, how about 235s?
Thanks guys
As long as you are looking at a summer only tire, I invite you to check out the Hankook R-S2. It's been a phenomenal tire so far for me and was cheap as hell. I got into my 245/45/17's and 225/40/17's for less than $500 shipped from Tire Rack.
My last set of rubber was the KDW and though they were really great for the first 5k miles, the quickly degraded after that and lacked anywhere close to their initial grip. They only lasted about 8k miles before I had to replace again because the noise was simply unbearable and they were just out of stick though they had 3/32nds still left on them.
As for the stock wheel, I wouldn't run more than a 235 on them and that's actually pushing it a bit. By going to a 245 on a 7.5" wide wheel you're actually going to bubble the tire a bit and not only will wear be weird, but you'll also have less grip than you would with a good 225.
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Thank you that was very helpful. I definitely want the tire to last longer than 8k miles since 90+% of the time the car is driven on the street. You're the first person I've seen dislike the g-Force for that reason.. the most common seems to be the ride noise though
I'll try to stick with 225s. Anyone have comparison pics of 225/235/245 on stock wheel?
I went through 3 sets on my SRT-4 and i loved them. They do lose some straightline hookup after about 13K miles. But they performed great in corners and the wet traction was awesome. A great 3 season tire for sure. They use a softer compound, so they willl wear quickly with frequent hard driving. I stretched one set out to 23K miles. That being said, my first set only lasted 11K. Of course, i was driving the car a lot harder when it was still stock.
I would buy them again, but after running through 3 sets i'm looking to try some new rubber. I just ordered to rims for the Z with Nitto 555r's. Partly because they were cheap, and partly because i've never used them before. I hear good things anyway. lol.
I've heard great reviews from Nexen N3000's as well. They say they have great wet and dry traction and have little to no road noise. They are also a lot cheaper, so you never know...
not all tires are sized equally, see tirerack.com or mfg's sites fr exact tire data, one companies 225 might be wider than another companies 235, especially in performance tires! in gereral a 235 is a fine fit for the stock 7.5 wheels
and the KDW's are a good tire just a bit pricey, $500 a set would be cheap for just about any decent perfromance tire in stock sizes
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