FJuan Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Has anyone experience these tires on the LGT or any other vehicle? My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/yokohama/yo_sdrive_ci2_l.jpg http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/yokohama/yo_sdrive_ci1_l.jpg http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/yokohama/yo_sdrive_ci3_l.jpg My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 crap! don't buy. Read EVO mag's tire review...these rated about dead last. Stopped some 30ft longer from 60mph than the best reviewed. They couldn't believe Yoko would put out such a horrid product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLGTaru Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Out of curiosity PGT, do you remember what the top 5 tires were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 A VW GTI was used for testing. Blind testing (tires were covered until driver was in car - same driver for all tests). All tires were with 225/45/17 - winner of each gets 100pts and the rest a percentage based on how close to the test leader.. Test were: Lap Times, Lateral G, Subjective, Straightline Acceleration, Wet Corning, Wet Braking, Dry Braking, Rolling Resistance Results: 1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2. Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta 3. Continental ContiSport Contact3 4. Bridgestone Potenza RE050A 5. Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 6. Pirelli PZero Nero 7. Kumho Ecsta SPT 8. Dunlop Sport MAXX 9. Yokohama S.Drive Comments about the S.Drive: "Lowest rolling resistance and a set of low to middling scores in the dry tests were the Yoko's high spots. It came dead last in all the wet tests, generating so little grip that in the straight-line braking it took a massive 12.1m (38ft!) further than the best tyre" Interesting sidenote - they tried a few sets with 225/40/18 to see how things would change - the car was 2.5sec slower around the course, despite having more treadwidth and shorter sidewalls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLGTaru Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thanks for the info, interesting about the larger size tires. Didn't know it would make that much diff. Too bad most of those tires that performed best are expensive. You get what you pay for, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Interesting, thanks for the review. My first choice was the GS-D3s since I had a pair on my previous car, but I'm looking to save a few bucks and settle for second best tires. After that review I'm now thinking about spending the extra dough for the GS-D3s again. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Goodyear is no longer providing German made Eagle F GS-D3. All production is Chinese made now. Remember when they closed out the lower load rating models awhile back? Those were the Chinese made tires. as for the tires being expensive....there's a mix of affordable and expensive. the affordable ones finished down the list. Kumho SPT are dirt cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLGTaru Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 What is your knowledge of the General Exclaim UHP? They aren't on your list, but I have heard they aren't too shabby for their price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 ^^ Read alot of good reviews from Tire Rack and Discount Tires on those too. I almost went out and bought a set of BFG G-Force Sports for $109 a tire, untill I read some mixed reviews about wet weather driving. I'm needing a good tire for wet weather since it rains alot during our winter to spring months. No need for all season tires since I don't visit the snow with the LGT. Any thoughts about the BFG Sports? http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/bfg/bfg_g_force_sport_ci2_l.jpg My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLGTaru Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I had them on my civic si, and they weren't to bad, but i never tracked the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 I've been reading the reviews again on the General Exclaim UHP, and now I'm thinking about a pair of them. Damn!! I hate buying new tires! My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLGTaru Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 As do I, there are so many choices. When you buy some then you see something you like better. It's kind of like computers, you never have the latest greatest because new and better ones are always in production. I haven't heard anything bad about the Generals and for the price I think it's worth a shot to try them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Your right, they're cheap enough to at least try, and it's the wet weather driving I'm mostly interested in for high performance tires. So far, I haven't read any bad reviews of the Generals being bad in the wet. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 I broke down and order the Generals. I'll do a full review after I have a few weeks on them. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsessotron Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I have them right now, I got a good deal on them and to be honest I quite like them. I have had Blizzaks in the past and on the snow they were unbeatable but these do a good job of striking a balance. Pros: - Decent dry road performance in the winter - They feel "firm" in the sense that I don't feel I sacrificed a lot in the handling department by moving to a winter tire. - Doesn't turn into a soft eraser on warmer days Cons: - Snow performance is not as good as Blizzak - They take a while to get warmed up and in the morning they are very very hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLGTaru Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I broke down and order the Generals. I'll do a full review after I have a few weeks on them. Cool, can't wait to hear how you like them....cuz I may be picking a set up for my summer wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPLGT Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Bump for this review. How do they feel? I have seen reviewwith people saying the side wall feels soft...any thoughts? Rehab is for quitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLGTaru Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Bump, I want to know as well. I've seriously been considering buying the Bridgestone RE-01r's, but don't really want to spend $170 per tire. Also, the RE-01r's only have a 140 tread rating. I just want a good overall summer performance tire that is good for spirited daily driving use. I probably won't AUTO-X for a while so the RE-01r's probably are overkill for spirited daily driving. Anyone that has any other experience with good summer tires that don't cost an arm and a leg, feel free to chime in. Bump for GENERALS review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 If they're anything like ES100's they'll be ridiculously loud as they start wearing down. Come to think of it, I hope my AVS Sports don't go the same route. They've been quite quiet so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 I've got a set of almost new RE01R's for sale in teh stock LGT size. Can't go wrong there. Parada Spec-2 are also a good, cheap tire, as are the Sumitomo's and Hankook RS2's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Really? I had Spec 2's and wasn't terribly impressed. But I think perhaps the alignment I had on my old car wasn't the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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