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Re: Tires & Headlights
Posted by R2XIII (more from R2XIII) on Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:23:46
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00

>I like BF Goodrich Touring TA's, around $65 ea. at BJ's warehouse. I'm
>currently running 205/55 VR15's with excellent results.

My experience with BFG Touring T/A's is entirely different. I was never
completely satisfied with the Michelin MXV4's that came with my '95 900S --
though ride quality and dry handling were pretty good, wet handling ranged
from atrocious to downright scary -- so after about 25k miles I bought a
set of 205/55 VR15 BFG Touring T/A's. Handling, steering response, and
braking were drastically improved, and they gave the car a considerably
more aggressive stance, as well. The downside was ride quality (or lack
thereof) and it outweighed all the positives. I bought the tires just
before going on a 600+ mile summer trip, and found the ride extremely
harsh. It felt like a serious alignment/balance problem, but several trips
back to the tire shop convinced me that it was just a poor match between
those tires and my suspension. I wound up replacing them with 205/55/15
Michelin XGT V4's, and have no complaints at all. There's a fairly
substantial price difference from the BFG's, but I wanted better tires than
I had originally, and the BFG's weren't it.

Rich
95 900S
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