BlackICE
GT Owner
I stay in front of Ed Sims in the freeways, but well behind him on the twisty roads.
Goodbye Bridgestone Scuderia Rear Tires??
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I stay in front of Ed Sims in the freeways, but well behind him on the twisty roads.
At least they're not in your windshield (I hope)...
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No offense, Barry!
Xcentric
GT Owner
Tomcat
GT Owner
BlackICE
GT Owner
Tomcat
GT Owner
They look huge. Anybody have a detail picture of how much the sidewall will bow on stock BBS (upgrade/option) wheels compared to Goodyear F1s?
Xcentric
GT Owner
Post 477 http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php/12372-THE-Tire-Thread/page48 Other pics are in that thread.
partssmann
GT Owner
Tomcat, look at my post #88 in this thread. Not much sidewall bow at all. Tire tech was concerned but after mounting thought they looked ok. Only advice I got from others was to run the tire pressure at 30 psi to avoid excessive tire wear in the middle.
Gentlemen,
I have mounted a set of these Bridgestone tires on standard FGT wheels and they look and fit great. While they don't offer the grip of the Hoosier R-6 tires I use most of the time they are a big improvement over the Goodyears and because they are wider they look better. I didn't have any desire for a set of these until I read this damn thread. As soon as I'm told I can't get or have something I automatically go out and get some. Now I have 4 sets of wheels and tires. Good grief.
On the plus side, the Bridgestones can sit for months without going flat and that's handy. R-6's loose air pressure a lot faster than normal tires. Cheers.
Chip
I have mounted a set of these Bridgestone tires on standard FGT wheels and they look and fit great. While they don't offer the grip of the Hoosier R-6 tires I use most of the time they are a big improvement over the Goodyears and because they are wider they look better. I didn't have any desire for a set of these until I read this damn thread. As soon as I'm told I can't get or have something I automatically go out and get some. Now I have 4 sets of wheels and tires. Good grief.
On the plus side, the Bridgestones can sit for months without going flat and that's handy. R-6's loose air pressure a lot faster than normal tires. Cheers.
Chip
THamonGT
GT
BlackICE
GT Owner
I have read all of the stories about how Hoosiers don't hold air as well as street tires. So before I had mine mounted I carefully inspected them and noticed a lot of molding spruces left on the beading surface. I pulled all of them off of all 4 tires, what a PITA! I don't know if I was just lucky or if pulling off the molding spruces did something, but all 4 of my Hoosiers hold air as well as any street tire I have owned. YMMV.
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I do, I have a bottle in the shop. It is also air while trailering, or at track. easier to add air to tires than starting a compressor. Of course also will have less moisture, unless you have a high end compressor.
Ice,
That is great info. I'm going to dismount a set and do the same thing to see if that helps. I have put the mounted tires under water and I can never see where the air is seeping out. Thanks.
Chip
Xcentric
GT Owner
10 lb CO2 bottle. Used mainly for airing up after off-roading the 4WD, but always carry in the trailer while traveling.
Tomcat
GT Owner
HIRISC
GT Owner
Sinovac
GT Owner
HIRISC
GT Owner
Thanks brother.
Pic from a photoshoot with a photog. friend of mine, Alex Bellus:
http://s93.photobucket.com/user/HIRISC/slideshow/FordGT/PhotoShoot