Opinions on Replacement Tires

giddie · Post by **giddie** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:14 pm

My Good Year Eagle LSs have about 28000 miles on them and they seem to have lost any desire to drive reasonably well on wet/damp roads. I still have plenty of tread but they're becoming a hazard.

- What's everyone's opinions on a good set of replacement tires (275/55-20s)?

- Has anyone plussed sized their tires to a 305/50-20?

2SLO4U · Post by **2SLO4U** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:38 pm

i am curious also - my 275-55-20's have just over 16,000 miles on them and they all have over an 1/8 inch of static runout. the vibrations at certain speeds can get very annoying and the rims are nearly perfect - no bent sections at all!

SoCalHemi04 · Post by **SoCalHemi04** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:08 pm

2SLO..do you still have the stock shocks? Griddie i'm sure the 305's are too wide for the wheel.

2SLO4U · Post by **2SLO4U** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:35 am

i do have the stock shocks - will that make a difference when all four have same amount of out-of-roundness?

SoCalHemi04 · Post by **SoCalHemi04** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:07 pm

Stock shocks cost DC about $4....many after market shocks react 3 times faster so be sure to get new shocks when you get the new tires.

2SLO4U · Post by **2SLO4U** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:41 pm

SoCalHemi04 wrote:Stock shocks cost DC about $4....many after market shocks react 3 times faster so be sure to get new shocks when you get the new tires.

that's the dig - the truck only has 16,000 miles and the tires look really nice as far as tread wear goes. would new shocks make a difference on the "old" tires. IMHO it would be a shame to replace the tires...

giddie · Post by **giddie** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:09 pm

So has anyone replaced their tires with a particular brand? Discount tire had a few brands, that I wasn't familiar with, but had very sporty "aquatread" designs and were recomended by the person behind the counter. However, I'm not sure if these foreign tires should be trusted just because they look good.

I've been wanting to replace my shocks since first buying the truck but have never taken the plunge. Its encouraging to hear that they actually make a difference. Maybe someday soon

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2SLO4U · Post by **2SLO4U** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:26 am

Willie wrote:Replaced my shocks and it made a noticeable difference in the response of my truck.
I used edlebrocks

cost?

ray · Post by **ray** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:58 am

run the Goodyears that came on my 03 replaced them at 64000 miles.
put the same back on have 92000 on truck now
still have org. shocks
getting ready to put on first set of brakes

HappyKillMore · Post by **HappyKillMore** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:52 am

Discount tire had a few brands, that I wasn't familiar with, but had very sporty "aquatread" designs and were recomended by the person behind the counter. However, I'm not sure if these foreign tires should be trusted just because they look good.

I've been buying from Discount for a while. I haven't replaced my truck tires yet, but I did try a set of the Kumho Ecsta Supra tires on my '97 Z28. They were simply the best tires I ever had on that car-- better than the Goodyear Eagles it came with, even. I put a set of them on the wife's Protege too. Based on that, I'd say you can trust at least some of the odd brands you might find at Discount.

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Opinions on Replacement Tires

Opinions on Replacement Tires

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