Thread: tires compromise bewteen grip and life

im thinking bfg g forces in 205 50 15 . hopefully they wont wear out that fast.

stratton.

When It comes to BFG's and wear I give them two thumbs up though. I dont know bout them lasting two years though lol.

I had some of those summer tires, 205/50-15 BFGoodrich g-Force Sports for over two years on my car. Suckers were great in the dry and meh in the rain. Complete shit when it was really cold out. Hard summer tires, they did their job above average for the task.

I, also, learned never to buy summer tires and try to run them through a PA winter. It was a joke how poor they were in cold/snowy/wintery conditions. I was dumb to think I could try it but great tires. My favorites were BFGoodrich Traction T/A's (All-season tires) but they no longer make them in a stock rim sized tire. or the other size 205/50-15.

I want to buy these BFGoodrich g-Force Super Sport A/S, when I get new tires again. The Goodyear Eagle GT that I have now were not as bad as I expected from Goodyear but I will never buy a Goodyear again. 1. 195/55-15 is a lame stock size. 2. Twice I tried Goodyear and twice they have disappointed me. 3. They are noisy in the corners no matter what I did to the PSI or my suspension they were noisy. Even the freakin' rears would squeal and I don't even understand that.

I just saw you posted you are looking at the tires I had. They are great for what you need them for, Stratton.

this is what i was thinking, the rs3 comes in a 225 45 as well if you want something a bit wider

Ive heard stories about them being loud, but they havent been bad for me. The grip is good and treadwear is good as well. IMO, the best bang for the buck.

Viprdude, you're lucky you didn't kill yourself using the BFG g-Force Sports in the winter. They come with a Warning, they are for Summer Use Only.

It does say a lot for the tire that you were able to use them in winter at all. I'm impressed, another plus for the g-Force Sports.

I just hope BFG keeps making them. Seems every time you find something good at a decent price they discontinue it.

Your right, BFG's wear life is great for summer only tires, but it seems you have to rotate them on a regular basis. I rotate them every oil change, 2500-3000 miles.

[QUOTE=NI SER-1;587039]Viprdude, you're lucky you didn't kill yourself using the BFG g-Force Sports in the winter. They come with a Warning, they are for Summer Use Only.

It does say a lot for the tire that you were able to use them in winter at all. I'm impressed, another plus for the g-Force Sports.

I just hope BFG keeps making them. Seems every time you find something good at a decent price they discontinue it.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. I drove extremely cautiously or just not at all. It was very dumb of me to do what I did, I adjusted my driving style for those months and got by, but I will never, ever do that stupid mistake again.

ive always loved the azenis tires as far as price and performance was concerned

I have the BFG g-force sports on my 16's right now. They were good for the first year, grip and wear, but they wear down pretty fast after that. I also drove this car alot on those tires so that could be. Wayyy better then falken ziexs though haha They are summer tires only, and this is the 3rd summer and I need new tires.