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vtluu
10-21-2004, 01:07 AM
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/goodyear/gy_eagle_f1_gsd3_ci2_l.jpg (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Eagle+F1+GS-D3)

I got the tires today shipped from TireRack. The deep tread and grooves look like they're perfect for channeling water and running in heavy rain/standing water. But the deal-breaker for me is the sidewalls, which feel really thin (compared to what I'm used to) and I can easily bend and distort them just by poking lightly with a finger. This makes them unsuitable for autocross. I think I'm going to call up TireRack tomorrow and return them. I'll lose about $60 in shipping costs but I don't see using them as a viable option. :( I think I'll just get the Kumho Ecsta MXs instead.

If someone needs good rain tires and doesn't need to use those same tires for tracking/auto-x, let me know, you can have these for the $636 I paid for them on TireRack.

009
10-21-2004, 10:52 AM
i think i have kumho ectas tire tam, i dun knwo hwo good they r but they r so big, it make my car lloook liek it lowwed. How good is it for rain tam?

vtluu
10-21-2004, 03:38 PM
There are different Kumho Ecsta tires, from the crappy H-rated Ecsta 711s to the competition (R-compound) Ecsta V710s. The Ecsta MX is their tire for auto-x street-tire class (wear rating of 140 or higher). Its performance in heavy rain is not great, but a lot better than the Falken Azenis Sports.

WOT
10-21-2004, 04:13 PM
what size tires are the f1 gs-d3's?

I am plannnig on getting a set of these tires soon, but I am waiting to hear if I can get them at a discounted price. I will keep you posted.

In the meantime, i am looking for a used advan. do you still have your oem tires? if so, how shot are they?

the f1 gs-g3's arent that great for auto x due to the soft sidewall, which you have experienced first hand............ah, or maybe first finger!!!

Ps 2's are good too, from I have researched. for what that is worth!!

vtluu
10-21-2004, 04:57 PM
what size tires are the f1 gs-d3's?
I got them in the OEM size, 235/45-17. MSRP on these tires is $216 :shock: so $159 was a pretty decent price.

I haven't had my OEM tires for a long time--the car is 1 year/17k miles old and this is going to be its 4th set of tires. :lol:

They're going out to FedEx back to TireRack tomorrow morning, so if you want 'em, let me know before then...

WOT
10-21-2004, 05:45 PM
Send them to tire rack.

What tires will you be getting now?

vtluu
10-21-2004, 06:09 PM
Send them to tire rack.

What tires will you be getting now?
Kumho Ecsta MX, 255/40-17; 255s should fit on the stock rims I figure...

GokuSSJ4
10-21-2004, 06:31 PM
Send them to tire rack.

What tires will you be getting now?
Kumho Ecsta MX, 255/40-17; 255s should fit on the stock rims I figure...

you can fit 255's on the stock rim with no problem .

vtluu
10-21-2004, 06:40 PM
On a related note, is there a local tire place that people would recommend, that will pricematch against TireRack?

brwnrice
10-21-2004, 09:06 PM
tam try these store.
wheel works
1291 w. el camino real
sunnyvale, ca 94086
650-969-1700

ask for thomas as he is the the manager/owner of the place. tell him i sent you.

ace33joe
10-22-2004, 12:20 AM
On a related note, is there a local tire place that people would recommend, that will pricematch against TireRack?

Try Kumho tire dealership in San Jose.

I forgot the location, but the phone number (408) 998 4267.

I haven't bought there yet, but my friend got a pretty good deal on his new set of Kumho ECSTA KH4 (cheap H rating daily driver).

Hopefully, they can give you good deals on new MX's.

vtluu
10-22-2004, 01:39 AM
Try Kumho tire dealership in San Jose.

I forgot the location, but the phone number (408) 998 4267.

I haven't bought there yet, but my friend got a pretty good deal on his new set of Kumho ECSTA KH4 (cheap H rating daily driver).

Hopefully, they can give you good deals on new MX's.
Cool, I Googled for it and the place is called Kumho Tire Distribution, their address is 521 W. San Carlos St.--about 4 miles south of my place. Anyway I'll call around tomorrow; TireRack has the 255/40-17 MXs backordered so I'm hoping someone here can do better, because I've heard the weather this weekend is gonna suck...

ace33joe
10-22-2004, 12:24 PM
Try Kumho tire dealership in San Jose.

I forgot the location, but the phone number (408) 998 4267.

I haven't bought there yet, but my friend got a pretty good deal on his new set of Kumho ECSTA KH4 (cheap H rating daily driver).

Hopefully, they can give you good deals on new MX's.
Cool, I Googled for it and the place is called Kumho Tire Distribution, their address is 521 W. San Carlos St.--about 4 miles south of my place. Anyway I'll call around tomorrow; TireRack has the 255/40-17 MXs backordered so I'm hoping someone here can do better, because I've heard the weather this weekend is gonna suck...

:google:

vtluu
10-22-2004, 02:35 PM
Aaargh, Kumho Tire Distribution SUCKS!

I called them up this morning, asked if they had 255/40-17 Ecsta MXs, and they said they did, and quoted me $127 a tire mounted and balanced :shock: (TireRack is $137 a tire, plus shipping, plus mounting).

So I drive there a 9am, the place looks incredibly ghetto, and there are about 3 cars being worked on ahead of me, but whatever, fine. I stood around for almost an hour watching the cars being worked on and grew increasingly alarmed at what I saw:
- They used air impact wrenches to tighten the lugs--in some cases they didn't even bother threading the nuts by hand;
- I watched as they stripped the threads on the lug bolts on some poor schmucks minivan, and then "pointed out" the problem to him (who didn't know any better);
- They balanced the wheels with crappy-looking weights that they stuck (hammered) onto the outside of the rims;
- They were about to start on my car and couldn't figure out where to jack up the car (they didn't have a lift, just floor jacks)--I had to point it out to them.

Finally I decided I'd seen enough, and I told them I "didn't need the tires mounted right away" so I'd just buy the tires. After waiting on them for another 15 minutes, they came back and said they didn't have any 255/40-17s. Or even any MXs for that matter. WTF?!? :bandhead:

Anyway that's an hour (and a half) of my life I'll never get back, but maybe some of you can benefit from my experience: do not go to Kumho Tire Distribution!!! :pissed:

blueskies
10-22-2004, 03:55 PM
holy crap, what a scary experience vtluu! :shock:

i don't know if you want to drive up to san rafael, but i've had good experiences with cain's tire in there. they never scratched my rims and they price matched tire rack too.

if you want a tire dealer to match tire rack find out what they will charge you for mounting, balancing and disposal. then add in what it would cost you to purchase the tires from tire rack plus shipping. if they won't do it, go some where else.

ace33joe
10-22-2004, 05:33 PM
Aaargh, Kumho Tire Distribution SUCKS!

I called them up this morning, asked if they had 255/40-17 Ecsta MXs, and they said they did, and quoted me $127 a tire mounted and balanced :shock: (TireRack is $137 a tire, plus shipping, plus mounting).

So I drive there a 9am, the place looks incredibly ghetto, and there are about 3 cars being worked on ahead of me, but whatever, fine. I stood around for almost an hour watching the cars being worked on and grew increasingly alarmed at what I saw:
- They used air impact wrenches to tighten the lugs--in some cases they didn't even bother threading the nuts by hand;
- I watched as they stripped the threads on the lug bolts on some poor schmucks minivan, and then "pointed out" the problem to him (who didn't know any better);
- They balanced the wheels with crappy-looking weights that they stuck (hammered) onto the outside of the rims;
- They were about to start on my car and couldn't figure out where to jack up the car (they didn't have a lift, just floor jacks)--I had to point it out to them.

Finally I decided I'd seen enough, and I told them I "didn't need the tires mounted right away" so I'd just buy the tires. After waiting on them for another 15 minutes, they came back and said they didn't have any 255/40-17s. Or even any MXs for that matter. WTF?!? :bandhead:

Anyway that's an hour (and a half) of my life I'll never get back, but maybe some of you can benefit from my experience: do not go to Kumho Tire Distribution!!! :pissed:

Oh, man. I am terribly sorry for mentioning that place.
I haven't been there myself, and I just heard that they are cheap from my friend. Sorry, man. I won't recommend that place to anyone even my friend got tires cheap. :(