I'm looking for a good set of tires....so far i'm thinking about the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3. who has had any experience with this tire? any help is appreciated


Modified by red_crx at 10:17 PM 1/6/2006

 

what size rim? Also what kind of tire are you looking for when you say "good?" Performance, tread wear, etc? Im sure nsxtasy will be chiming in with one of his very informative tire posts and hopefully isn't too off track from the strippers from the last post i saw in here

 

for 15x6.5 rims.....they will be used for daily driving and a bit of road course action. i need something that will last a good while

 

I'm personally not a fan of goodyear tires due to some of the experiences i had with their truck line, i have no experience with the passenger stuff so i'm not going to steer you away from them. I would recommend for your CRX a 195/50/15. I am a big fan of the yokohoma es100. I run them on my ITR(195/55/15) and i think they are great for the price. They are still holding up to my spirited driving for over a year now and aren't bad in the rain either. You can get them from tire rack for a decent price.

 

Yes, 195/50-15 is the right size for your CRX.

The Goodyear F1 GS-D3 is perhaps the best street tire on the market today. It offers outstanding dry performance and outstanding wet performance, and decent treadlife too. This is the tire that won the comparison test of eleven top-of-the-line street tires in last month's (December) Car and Driver. It also has the highest user survey results of all the tires in the Tire Rack's highest performance category for street tires. The best part is that it's not as expensive as some other top-of-the-line tires. It comes in 195/50-15, currently $88/tire at the Tire Rack, less a $40 rebate on a set of four (through January 21) brings the price down to $78. Highly recommended.

The Yokohama ES100 has entirely different performance objectives. It's designed to have decent performance for a bargain price, and it fills that role very well. But the F1 GS-D3 offers performance that is much, MUCH higher than the ES100. (Which is why it costs more.)

 

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Yes, 195/50-15 is the right size for your CRX.

The Goodyear F1 GS-D3 is perhaps the best street tire on the market today. It offers outstanding dry performance and outstanding wet performance, and decent treadlife too. This is the tire that won the comparison test of eleven top-of-the-line street tires in last month's (December) Car and Driver. It also has the highest user survey results of all the tires in the Tire Rack's highest performance category for street tires. The best part is that it's not as expensive as some other top-of-the-line tires. It comes in 195/50-15, currently $88/tire at the Tire Rack, less a $40 rebate on a set of four (through January 21) brings the price down to $78. Highly recommended.

The Yokohama ES100 has entirely different performance objectives. It's designed to have decent performance for a bargain price, and it fills that role very well. But the F1 GS-D3 offers performance that is much, MUCH higher than the ES100. (Which is why it costs more.)
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didn't want to bash the goodyear cuz i had no idea, good info.

 

what about a tire that comes in a 205/50/15 version....I am really looking towards the goodyears, but they don't make them in that size.

 

195/50-15 is a better match for your car. It will minimize your speedometer and odometer error, it won't hurt your acceleration like the larger diameter 205 will, and it won't rub on your fender liners.

 

falken azenis rt-615

 

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Not available in 195/50-15 until this fall.

 

thanks for the help guys.....how would you compare the falken azenis to the goodyears?....the old azenis were great for the price, but i haven't really heard too much on the new version

 

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The Falken is stickier on dry pavement. The Goodyear is stickier on wet pavement. The Goodyear will last you about twice as many miles as the Falken. The Goodyear comes in the proper size for your car (195/50-15), and the Falken doesn't, until towards the end of this year.

There have been tons of comments about the new Azenis on this forum; do a search...

 

thanks i'll search...so far it looks like i will be using the goodyears

 

what it really make a differnce if i use 15x7 or 15x6.5...which one would be better?

 

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Either one will work with the sizes mentioned, and there isn't a whole lot of difference. You're only talking about half an inch.

If you're asking which one I would get, it would be the 15x6.5 because it's in the middle of the approved rim width range; 15x7 is at the upper end for a 195 tire.

 

ya get the 195/50/15 with the 15x6.5 you will be happy and the goodyear are amazing tires. If I had the money I would get them but since I don't I am picking up the es100.

Dave

 

Here is a link to a Tire Rack test between the F1 GS D3, the Bridgestone S03 Pole Position and the Michelin Pilot Sport.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...3.jsp

The Goodyear did very well in all categories and especially stood out in wet traction performance.

 

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Those are three of the best street tires on the market, and their performance is quite similar, as you can see in the test. However, the Goodyear is significantly less expensive than the S-03 (even without taking into account the $40/set rebate through January 21), and the Michelin is priced similar to the S-03 and doesn't come in smaller sizes.

 

I'm pretty sure that i will be getting the goodyears , but i am still undecided on the rims; I can get the 15x7 or the 15x6.5 for the same price, I always thought that wider was better.

 

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Wider is not always better. For a given tire size, there is a range of approved rim widths. You shouldn't use rims wider than that range, and even at the top end of the approved range, the tires may look "stretched" onto the rim. (You also shouldn't use rims narrower than that range, and at the low end of the approved range, the tires may look like they "bulge" out from the rim.)

15x6.5

 

thanks for the info....i think i have made up my mind