Tire Warranty on the BF Goodrich g-Force Tires...
11-05-2009, 10:25 PM
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Ok I'll bite...Give me a list of 235/50-18 tires that are made in the USA, High/Ultra/Max Performance and do not cost a fortune and I will look into them. No I will not buy the g-force tires again unless they are discounted heavy cause no way are the worth the asking $200 each!
B.F.Goodrich g-Force T/A KDWS - $129 each.
Dunlop SP Sport Signature - $144 each.
Goodyear Eagle GT - $153 each. Have a $20 mail in rebate on a set of four.
Firestone Firehawk GT - $158 each.
Dunlp SP Sport 5000 M - $183 each.
Goodyear Eagle F1 All Season - $184 each. Have a $50 mail in rebate on a set of four.
I hope that helps you out.
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11-05-2009, 10:29 PM
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11-06-2009, 08:30 AM
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I had a slow leak on one of my tires for quite a while, I took it to Discount Tire and got it replaced fro around $150 or so. Also added the insurance to all my other wheels for $20 a piece, so about $250 later I was happy, then I realized I purchased that Premium Extended Warranty or whatever it was called (the only Ford warranty that covers tire replacement, Called them up and they gave me a check for the $150 I spent on the tire.
11-06-2009, 09:38 AM
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What is wrong with the g-force tires? I have them on my Shelby GT which handles a lot better then your GT and they handle great in turns [almost a full G]. They also are great in rain which I regularly drive over 80mph on the highways in. I have 14,000 miles on my car and probably 6/32's of tread left. You either are a very aggresive driver or your alignment is way out of spec. The g-force is a great tire all around, millions sold on our cars and this is the first complaint i have seen about them on a forum.
11-06-2009, 10:51 AM
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This probably comes down to precisely which "g-Force" tire you're talking about.
For example, my own directly comparable experience with g-Force Sport tires are that:
(1) they have good forward bite
(2) they have decent cornering capability
(3) they really do not like to be asked to do some of each simultaneously and are noticeably off the pace that I had with the Firestone SZ50's (which IIRC predated the entire g-Force line of tires).
Item 4 is severe enough that rolling into the throttle in 3rd gear at 40 mph or so on a highway on-ramp would bring the tail around a lot without a whole lot of warning. At autocross in 2nd gear at the same sort of speed, the inside rear would just spin. The SZ50's did neither of these things. FWIW, here's the subject car, 350-ish/350-ish net at the crank, 3.73's, 25.4" tall tires, 5-speed Tremec.
g-Force T/A KD's may behave somewhat better.
The g-Force Sports may well be acceptable to other drivers and other cars where the cornering/handling demands are lower.
Norm
For example, my own directly comparable experience with g-Force Sport tires are that:
(1) they have good forward bite
(2) they have decent cornering capability
(3) they really do not like to be asked to do some of each simultaneously and are noticeably off the pace that I had with the Firestone SZ50's (which IIRC predated the entire g-Force line of tires).
Item 4 is severe enough that rolling into the throttle in 3rd gear at 40 mph or so on a highway on-ramp would bring the tail around a lot without a whole lot of warning. At autocross in 2nd gear at the same sort of speed, the inside rear would just spin. The SZ50's did neither of these things. FWIW, here's the subject car, 350-ish/350-ish net at the crank, 3.73's, 25.4" tall tires, 5-speed Tremec.
g-Force T/A KD's may behave somewhat better.
The g-Force Sports may well be acceptable to other drivers and other cars where the cornering/handling demands are lower.
Norm
Last edited by Norm Peterson; 11-06-2009 at 11:03 AM.
11-06-2009, 12:44 PM
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(1) they have good forward bite - Mine did not
(2) they have decent cornering capability - they were ok here
(3) they really do not like to be asked to do some of each simultaneously they would send me sideways
Ok to elaborate... I have had My stang is 4 situations where the g-force T/A either let me down or nearly wrecked me...
Stock 2008 Mustang GT (down to the paper filter) on the g-force TAs 235/50-18
2 times out of a stop light with mild-aggressive acceleration they just spun
1 time coming from an off ramp on to a 2 lane road (yeild) I went from 1 -2 shift and car went sideways
1 time coming from a 1 -2 shift straight line the *** end kicked out bad.
All these occured on warm dry days. And before you say it is my driving, I have been driving and racing for 23 years. Holy crap I am getting old!
Are they bad tires? maybe not. But IMHO they do not have good treadwear and I would not ask much of them in the performance catagory. The seem like good 4-door sedan tires.
(2) they have decent cornering capability - they were ok here
(3) they really do not like to be asked to do some of each simultaneously they would send me sideways
Ok to elaborate... I have had My stang is 4 situations where the g-force T/A either let me down or nearly wrecked me...
Stock 2008 Mustang GT (down to the paper filter) on the g-force TAs 235/50-18
2 times out of a stop light with mild-aggressive acceleration they just spun
1 time coming from an off ramp on to a 2 lane road (yeild) I went from 1 -2 shift and car went sideways
1 time coming from a 1 -2 shift straight line the *** end kicked out bad.
All these occured on warm dry days. And before you say it is my driving, I have been driving and racing for 23 years. Holy crap I am getting old!
Are they bad tires? maybe not. But IMHO they do not have good treadwear and I would not ask much of them in the performance catagory. The seem like good 4-door sedan tires.