F-1 Goodyear tires...........

jrc_03_gt

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Does anyone have any opinions on F-1 goodyear tires? I work with a guy who has a set of them and they are 245/45/17 what do they go for new? Do they hold up well? Are they much better than the eagles? :shrug: :shrug: :shrug:
 
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We almost bought them (the F1 GS-D3) for my wife's 01 with 9" Cobra R rims, but since nobody in town had 4, we opted for Bridgestone Potenza RE-750 and saved a couple bucks in the process. The more I looked at the tread design of the F1, the more I was turned off by it. It's really cool and all, but for me, the design is a bit too radical. I saw a picture of them on a Mustang and they just didn't look right. They look like they belong on a F1 race car, hense the name, but kinda funny looking on a GT. Just my 2 cents....
www.tirerack.com has them for only $187 each for the 275/45-17 size, which, I am almost certain, is cheaper than I found them a few months ago when we were shopping (but, again, we were shopping for a 9" rim). There are several variations of the F1, from $187 - $288 (believe it or not, the GS-D3 is the cheapest of the F1s). Check em out at www.tirerack.com :nice: :D :nice: :D
 
I also have the Bridgestone RE-750 on Cobra R rims on my 98 GT and they are great. They even have sidewalls that are designed to protect the rims. Unfortunately, I let my wife drive it and she screwed them up in the first 5 seconds... :chair:
 
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you're all crazy....these tires RULE

EDIT: They wont do crap to your back fender if you're on the stock 245s. They dont stick out far enough. I have 315s and i dont see and scratches
 
Nice pic, nice tires. As I said, a radical tread design...just a bit too radical for my taste. But they do look like they came right off an F1 car, which is not a bad thing at all. Awesome, just not for me, but opinion is always subject to change.
 
twogts4us said:
Nice pic, nice tires. As I said, a radical tread design...just a bit too radical for my taste. But they do look like they came right off an F1 car, which is not a bad thing at all. Awesome, just not for me, but opinion is always subject to change.

would it console you if i told you my car was strictly a road race car? :D :flag:
 
streetstang03 said:
I heard that the F1 tires pick up a lot of little rocks and gravel and can sling them and damage the panels behind the tires. i guess the tread works too well :shrug:
Thats a good thing....that just means they are reeeely sticky. I had them on my 96gt and i loved them, but i burned them up too fast and i cant afford to replace them every 4 months so i bought a set of Pirelli zero Nero's...they are almost as good in dry and better in wet weather...plus they last longger and are a lot cheaper. But id recommend tham, just dont go crazy with the burnouts :nice:
 
I have those tires. I was recently at a performance racing school where we were aloud to take our car around the track and the tires performed amazingly well. I highly recommend them.