Looking to replace the old BFG KDWs on my car, they have seen their last corner..

I was looking and have narrowed it down to these two tires, now the question is simple...

IS the Goodyear F1 GS-D3 70.00 bucks per tire better than the Firestone Firehawk wide oval?? 234.00 per tire vs. 165.00..

My tire size is 275/40/17..

Thanks!

 

The GS-D3 is well worth the money. Much better tire than the Firehawk. I had the old Firestone SZ50EP's that were a great tire (Much better than the Firehawk) and I still liked the GS-D3's better. The SZ's were the closest second place tire I have ever owned to the GS-D3.

Dean

ps- the BFG KDW is a piece of garbage compared to the GS-D3. Here is shots of both on my Camaro.

 

Thanks, that is the sort of input I needed.. It is hard to tell on tirerack since their are so many reviews with so many different cars.

 

I really wanna get some GS-D3s to replace my g-Force Sports either this summer or the next. But, $1000 for a car that is 90% all weather DD is hard to justify.

 

Yep, my car is now fair weather only.. the winter here is pretty tough..though it is quite a step down to a crappy hyudai elantra station wagon!

 

i would like to get a set of the gs-d3's when my current bfg's are shot, but they dont make the right size for my rears, at least i can find them...

 

I have a set of summer tires and a set of winter tires. The summers are the ones I'd be replacing with the GS-D3s. Still, that's alot of dough for a car that sees almost no track time and the mileage mine does per year (17,500 average).

What size are the ones you can't find?

 

335/30/18

 

Oh. lol. I'd say they're aren't many tires in that size. Geeze, I'd hate to think what one would cost.

 

I have no complaints about my Firestone Firtehawk Wide-Ovals.

 

Have no experience with the Firehawk's but do have the F1-GS-D3's on my car. They work great on both dry and wet pavement. Great on fast turns. Only complaint:They are noisy at highway speeds. They tend to "whine" due to the directional tread pattern.If you have a potent motor with loud exhaust you won't notice. But if you have a stock engine and quiet Dynomax ehaust like mine,you will hear them. Could get annoying on a long trip.

 

yea, they are $$$$ even for the crappy brands.

 

My exhaust setup right now is so loud I feel like a convict let loose on the public.. it sounds like nascar. Course the winter driving hyundai, not so much