O.K., i just got home from work and saw these postings about the BFG gforce
tires and was confused as to exactly which one i just purchased. I went to the
garage and my tires say " gforce KDW. Are thes tires going to be o.k. in the
rain? It sure does rain a lot here in the Gulf Coast.
John
Jim & Marilyn Rohn wrote:
> At 9:07 AM 1/30/99, Alan Pozner wrote:
> >Brian M Kennedy wrote:
> >>
> >> In a sidebar in the Feb issue of R&T, they assert that the new
> >> g-Force T/A R1 was designed to be "street-usable". As someone
> >> trying to pick an "R" tire to try as my street tires during
> >> this next autox season, I'd like to hear the opinions of those
> >> who've actually driven the new tires....
>
> snip
>
> >
> >I too read the sidebar. I think its BS.
> >
> >I have now driven my BFG GForce R1s in one Auto-x. I liked 'em but my
> >limited experience with R tires makes my opinion kind of meaningless
> >compared to more veteran drivers. I did drive the tires about 5 miles on
> >the street (up to about 80mph). I'd say they were borderline streetable.
> >They are pretty much non compliant (they don't act like springs as
> >normal street tires do) They were noticeably noisy. But they were fun.
> >
> >The big thing is I would be absolutely petrified in any RAIN. After just
> >one event the tread around the edge of the tire is basically gone. The
> >inside tread is intact but noticeably lower than the new 3/32" There is
> >no way that these treads could channel any amount of water out of the
> >way of the tire. I can't see how you could avooid aquaplaning in even
> >the lightest drizzle. Now if you live in the desert....
> >
>
> and we do. I still don't use them for everyday use. HOWEVER, the wife's '96
> LT4 Corvette is going to be wearing a new set of the KD street tire. Full
> tread, GREAT rain grip, NAD good enough to run autox's with, especially
> with the 200 tread rating will be wiping up in the Street Tire class.
>
> YMMV
>
> Jim Rohn
> Beater Racing
> Scottsdale, AZ
>
> where all the idiots that dress like dolts are glogging up my roads in
> their rental cars trying to get to the Phoenix open (just 2 miles away from
> our house) ... that golf thing
>
> and no, I don't golf
--
John Galligan
galligan@gulftel.com
SCCA-Gulf Coast Region
Cavalier Z24
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