02-18-2015 | #11 |
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Re: GS D3 GY
I have had two sets of the GY's- one of which used to be on my 'outside car' a 95 LT1 coupe. I drove that thing in the rain and wherever. I don't take the ZR-1 out in the rain, but it has been caught in a deluge or two on the interstate. This is where it is good to have them.
Not the first choice for autocross, but the Goodyear 'D3's value is in the more intangible properties. -I never heard of anybody having had a hard time balancing them. and they stay balanced. -cosmetics-they're wide! -I find that the last 3rd of the tread is still pretty grippy. Far more than other tires that you want to toss out even before you get to the wear bars. -decent tread life all around Despite that and the value you get buying a premium priced tire, I can't/won't pay way up into the high three hundreds to get a 315. I have another old stock set of discontinued BFG's for the next time around. |
02-18-2015 | #12 |
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I want a Y rated tire to run at Mojave Mile, needed to exceed 180, GY is only Y rated tire in these sizes that I know of, W rated will get me tossed at 180+ or limited to under 180, I have run 181.3, really do not want to go to a event like this & get off gas early or get tossed, I did run 2.1 60ft time in 1/4 mile on these tires to go 12.5 & 118 so must not be too bad, a drag radial would be better
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I disagree 100% with both of these statements. Best Tires I have ever had on my car which is a DD
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Re: GS D3 GY
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Not sure where your pricing from, but I can get three sets of Nitto's for one set of GS D3's If the car is not used for judging then why not change sizes a bit, and get a set of Pilot Sports or Vredestein? The very absolute first thing I do when purchasing a driver corvette is take the goodyear's off......too harsh of a ride for me. But then again I daily drive cadillac's with Michelin's so what would I know? |
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02-19-2015 | #15 |
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Re: GS D3 GY
From a ride/handling perspective, the best tire I ever had on my '95 was a set of Goodyear F1 Supercars. They stuck like crazy in the dry and had pretty good tread life. Unfortunately, Goodyear only offered the F1 Supercar in the 275/40 and 315 35 sizes for a few years.
I gave also tested the F1 GS D3 on my 95. A great tire for all-round street high-performance driving. They didn't have quite the grip at the limit as did the Supercars, but they worked much better in cold weather and were killer in the rain, whereas the Supercars could be pretty scary in anything more than a light rain with no standing water on the road. The tread life from F1 GS-D3s was outstanding. Also, they were pretty quiet and presented no problems in balancing as can some cheaper tires like Sumitomos and Nittos. Back several years I acquired two sets of F1 Supercars. I put one set on then bagged and stored the second set indoors. After the first set wore out, I now have the second set on the car. When they're gone, If Goodyear still makes the F1 GS-D3 in 2G ZR-1 sizes, I'll buy a set of them. If GY stop making them by then, I won't even consider Sumitomos. They are total POSes. Nittos? Well, perhaps as a last resort. I think I'd lean towards those Vredestein things before I'd go Nitto. Hopefully, GY will continue to make the D3 for a long time. I've also run the D3 in a different size (245/50ZR16) for many years on my 01 Camaro. Again, the tires stick pretty well in the dry, are an excellent cold/wet weather tire and have great tread life. I had them on my Camaro all winter for the last six or eight years. In the Summer, on the Camaro, I run the F1 Supercar in the C5 front size which Goodyear still sells.
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02-19-2015 | #16 |
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Re: GS D3 GY
Is there a fairly recent wet/dry skid pad test where both the D3s and Nittos and ??? and ??? are tested? Not a "be-all", end-all test, for sure. But, that could go a long way to quantifying some aspects the performance, e.g., grip and tread wear, if conducted under controlled conditions methinks.
Oh, BTW, I'm sure like many of y'all that I'm not alone being skeptical of test results published by any particular manufacturer. (I guess my skepticism of manufacturer's claims are a carry-over from my days of doing QC lab evaluations, albeit a different industry.)
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02-19-2015 | #17 |
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Re: GS D3 GY
I just had a set of Nitto NT555's installed on my car. They are good tires and for $668 installed, they are a great value.
The Goodyears may be better tires, but I can't justify the expense. |
02-27-2015 | #18 |
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Re: GS D3 GY
Got 2 fronts today, FRESH date code, 06/15
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02-28-2015 | #19 |
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02-28-2015 | #20 |
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Re: GS D3 GY
My feelings exactly. Over the past 12 years on my ZR-1, I have only experienced Pirellis, Michelins, Sumitomos, and Nittos. By far, the best have been the Nitto NT555s and NT05Rs that I have now and I won't even consider anything else for the money. In all situations and conditions, I love both of the Nittos I have on two different sets of wheels for two different purposes.
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