I just put four 245/45/YR BFGoodrich g-force T/A KDW 2 on my Solstice. I only have a hundred miles on them so I am not pushing too hard. I drove through some tight esses and it remined me of a go-kart. I am thinking of buying a five point seat belt. I will let you know when I have 500 miles on the tires.
I just put four 245/45/YR BFGoodrich g-force T/A KDW 2 on my Solstice. I only have a hundred miles on them so I am not pushing too hard. I drove through some tight esses and it remined me of a go-kart. I am thinking of buying a five point seat belt. I will let you know when I have 500 miles on the tires.
jccalvin.
You need to make sure you have 29 psi on the tires, it makes a big big difference. If you have more than 29 it will drive like a go kart.
I have always had BFG's on my cars. I had the G-force on my last car and the Comp T/A's before the G-force came out.
I don't think that I ever had more than 32psi in those tires.
The BFG's rock when it's dry but were never good enough for me in the wet.
Can't wait until these useless Goodyears wear out!
Riding like a go-kart is a good thing!
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You need to make sure you have 29 psi on the tires, it makes a big big difference. If you have more than 29 it will drive like a go kart.
You know, I don't know if that 29psi rating is specific to the tires we have on the car base, or any tire you put on that is the same size. Anyone know that answer?
You know, I don't know if that 29psi rating is specific to the tires we have on the car base, or any tire you put on that is the same size. Anyone know that answer?
Ask the S-man he is the expert and he is the one who told me and he was right..
Location: Wilds of Canada, or the Pac NW, or the Upper Penninsula of MI...
Tire pressure, for the most part, is related to the tire size, shape of the carcass, volume of air in the tire, and the load on the tire.
You'd prolly have to experiment, but people who tune cars for a living tend to be anal-retentive about tire pressure. I'm sure they didn't pull 29 out of their butt.
So, I would bet that 29 is a REALLY GOOD place to start if you haven't changed the tire size. The optimum is prolly not far away from it, maybe a PSI or two above or below...
I have always had BFG's on my cars. I had the G-force on my last car and the Comp T/A's before the G-force came out.
I don't think that I ever had more than 32psi in those tires.
The BFG's rock when it's dry but were never good enough for me in the wet.
Can't wait until these useless Goodyears wear out!
Riding like a go-kart is a good thing!
Did you have the KD or KDW? I just put some KDW2's on my Cadillac and they are great, both wet and dry. Also, the original KDW was a completely different tread pattern.
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Location: Rosamond, CA - Home of Willow Springs Raceway
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Did you have the KD or KDW? I just put some KDW2's on my Cadillac and they are great, both wet and dry. Also, the original KDW was a completely different tread pattern.
AFAIK, you can't get the KD's in the Solstice's stock tire size.
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Location: Wilds of Canada, or the Pac NW, or the Upper Penninsula of MI...
I was trying to recall which tires I had that were great dry but about equal to the RS-A in the wet...
...it turns out that it was the g-force KD. Maybe just a slight-itty-bitty-bit better than the GS-D3 and the Michelin PS-2 in the dry, but DEFINITELY BEHIND OR LESS CAPABLE THAN EITHER OF THE GS-D3 OR PS-2 IN MILD WET.
Different car, not a production Solstice. I don't know if the PS-2 is available in the 45 series size - may have to drop to a P245/40R18.
I don't recall if I ever did a Pilot sport VS PS-2 evaluation, but I think the straight Pilot Sport (if you are a michelin fan - they always tend to be more expensive...) is slightly less capable than the PS-2.
If the PS-2 is not available as a P245/45R18 and you want to stay with stock size, then that basically leaves (in my opinion) only the GS-D3 and the G-force. The G-force prolly has a teeny edge in dry, but is definitely noticeably worse in the wet. I preferred the steering feel and turn-in on the GS-D3, but that is personal opinion.
Location: Rosamond, CA - Home of Willow Springs Raceway
Which g-force are you refering to?
EDIT. Ummm...nevermind.
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Mods - Solo Street/Race Exhaust, K&N Drop-in Air Filter, EDAL
the tire rack shoot out used the KD, which is meant for dry weather only, so of course it performed sub par in the wet weather testing. the KDW on the other hand is an excellent wet weather tire.
Location: Wilds of Canada, or the Pac NW, or the Upper Penninsula of MI...
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Originally Posted by Rik
the tire rack shoot out used the KD, which is meant for dry weather only, so of course it performed sub par in the wet weather testing. the KDW on the other hand is an excellent wet weather tire.
KD = killer dry
KDW = killer dry + wet
Thx for the clarification. Have to see if KDW is a possibility in the future.
Location: Rosamond, CA - Home of Willow Springs Raceway
The KDW is not equal to the KD's dry performance. There is quite a bit of difference between the two.
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2007 Cool GXP with Darkside Top, 5 spd, Ebony Cloth, Monsoon with Single CD, Sport Pedals, XM, A/C
Mods - Solo Street/Race Exhaust, K&N Drop-in Air Filter, EDAL
I will let you know when I have 500 miles on the tires.
