Goodyear tires ?

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Anyone riding on Goodyear EAGLE F1 GS-D3 tires ?
The reviews on Tirerack are phenomenal !

They have a 235/50ZR18 size, but for the rears, I'd have to look at the actual circumferences.

[Breadfan]

The problem is I don't recall those being in rear sizes unless you widen rims, like 295/45/18 was the available size, unless they've released more.

There is a 255/45/18 size but that IMO is too short for the rear.

A good option for widened rims perhaps.

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The Eagle F1 255/55ZR18 is the closest size for the rear.
The height and width almost match the KDWS.
It is off about +.5" on diameter and +.5" wider.
They can fit on a 7" - 9" wide wheel. Our wheels are 8.5" wide.
KDWS max out on an 8.5" wheel. They fit 7" - 8.5".
Besides, we could use the extra rubber in the rear...

Eagle F1 255/55ZR18
10.4" wide x 29.0" diameter.

T/A KDWS 245/55ZR18
9.9" Wide and 28.5" Diameter

[Breadfan]

Cool I didn't see that size last I looked, that should work.

My rear KDW2s are that size.

[Raudermaster]

Those were available on the Lightning's I believe in all years of production. They don't last too long though unfortunately. *Edit, I believe they are the F1 GS EMT's instead.

[superford3]

i work for Goodyear and i personally would not do them ,i went with kumho exsta spt and i love them i went with 255/50/18s but i will be putting on a nitto drag radial come spring time

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i work for Goodyear and i personally would not do them ,i went with kumho exsta spt and i love them i went with 255/50/18s but i will be putting on a nitto drag radial come spring time

Any specific reasons why ?
The reviews for them over at Tirerack are pretty convincing.

[MMM2003]

Anyone riding on Goodyear EAGLE F1 GS-D3 tires ?
The reviews on Tirerack are phenomenal !

They have a 235/50ZR18 size, but for the rears, I'd have to look at the actual circumferences.

I put them on last summer. Love 'em so far but didn't get too many miles on them last year. Winter came early:) .

First observation is that they are not as "sticky" as the Bridgestone Pole Position I had before; they are a little harder, which explains the longer life expectancy than the Bridgestone Pole Position.

I have a tuner a corrected the tire size. There should be some pictures in my gallery if you are interested, otherwise, I'll post some soon. Spring is almost here.

Good luck,

Peter

[LakeShoreDriver]

An alternative to tire rack is 1010tires.com. They have a very neat tire size calculator that will compare different sizes and let you know if they are a safe switch. All the tire parameters are shown and according to your info there is only a 1.3% difference which is acceptable. It 's found in the tech section.

[crouse]

i work for Goodyear and i personally would not do them ,i went with kumho exsta spt and i love them i went with 255/50/18s but i will be putting on a nitto drag radial come spring time

I went to the Kuhmo web site and did a search and they don't list a 255/50-18 for any of their tires. They do list a 255/55-18 in an Exsta STX which has kind of a goofy tread pattern. Can you double check the size? Where did you buy them? What about a matching front 235/50-18?

[Zack]

I went to the Kuhmo web site and did a search and they don't list a 255/50-18 for any of their tires. They do list a 255/55-18 in an Exsta STX which has kind of a goofy tread pattern. Can you double check the size? Where did you buy them? What about a matching front 235/50-18?

I just ordered those ^^^^
Ill let you know how they are!

[superford3]

on the front i went 245/50/18

[FordNut]

The Goodyear F1 that came on the Lightning is 295/45-18 and it works good on the widened rear rims. I was satisfied with them, but they are a different tread pattern from the rest of the F1's so I went with Nitto since I could match front & rear tread patterns. Glad I did it, I like the Nittos better.

[Raudermaster]

IMO 1010tires.com is outrageous. They have some of the most bizzerk pricing around.

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IMO 1010tires.com is outrageous. They have some of the most bizzerk pricing around.

You can use them for the information.
Buy your tires where you can get them the cheapest !