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Camaro Research Group Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: BillOhio on May 07, 2017, 10:05:17 PM
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I noticed these are 40 bucks cheaper at one place compared to the Goodyear. Anyone going to try them?
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Your saying the "coker" firestone sports car 200, os $40 a piece cheaper than the goodyear wide tread GT , from coker?
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At a parts dealer the Coker Firestone was 40 cheaper than the Goodyear made by kelsey
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If the repop sports 200 is anything like my original "farm wagon tire", it might take someone giving me a set to run them, and I can't say wth 100% confidence that would even do it. So the $40 wouldn't make a difference to me.
Also I love the look of the squared off look of Goodyear wide tread GT. I was fortunate that the previous owner of my red Z purchased them already, but I am sure he rolled it into the purchase price of the car. So I paid for it, just not directly. Luckily I also got the BFG's that he took off the car, and those will be used on the white Z. Even regular radials are expensive these days though. I do not look forward to replacing tires on any of my daily drivers.
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Ha ha you remembered wagon tire!
This was my spare a guy before sold separately on ebay. I talked to him and he said it was with the car. This is off his eBay ad.
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Bill let me tell you a little secret, you don't have some special Spots Car 200 tire that looks like it came off some farm equipment. :o
I have seen a decent amount of them. They all look like that! ;D (my original spare included)
Chevrolet (GM) must have gotten a hell of a deal from Firestone, or Goodyear must have raised the price on the wide tread GT. If given the choice I can't see anyone wanting the Spots car 200 tire over the goodyear, now or then.
Luckily we have the choice right now.
Speaking of which if anyone has a nice set of widetread GT Goodyears send me a PM. 8)
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Not sure why it didn't attach or I couldn't see it
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I didn't realize those tires were looked down on. Those tires are one of the things that really stuck in my head when my brother drove up in his brand new Z in the summer of 1969! I had never seen a tread pattern like those had and I thought they must be some kind of special race tire that came on Z/28's. :) I was 13 at the time. I have no idea how they drove or how the traction was. His car had a side post battery too, and I think that was the first time I had seen one of those. We were kind of a car oriented family so I knew about car stuff even then. :)
Are the Sport Car 200 tires lousy on the road?
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I will be the first to say I haven't driven on them, but my fellow CRG'er Jack has and his review of them was not favorable. So besides a little different looking ride quality was poor. I would invite anyone else with Sport car 200 tires experience to chime in, good or bad.
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I've driven quite a few of both Firestone and Goodyear reproduction, but never the Firestone Sport Car version. I will say I don't have any problem with the Firestone Wide Ovals or the Goodyear Polyglas. They both drive pretty nice for me on the street. Takes a couple of minor changes in the front end alignment to enjoy these bias tires.
Even with that said, the only difference I see with the Sport Car tires are the tread design. Could have an impact on how it drives but without swapping them on a known good driving car I couldn't say for sure. The tread gives me the impression that it might be squirmy. I certainly wouldn't be afraid to try them myself though. I don't look down on them. I kind of find them refreshing in an odd way when I occasionally see them on a Z. Something a little different.
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I have them on my car, and there ARE squirmy as hell. Can't recommend them. I still have a set of original good years, but was concerned at how old they are!
Buddy
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I have the reproduction good years now and sometimes you can feel it drift sideways but I kind of like how it corners. Radials probably better but I don't mind these
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I would agree with your assessment Bill. I have a smaller bias ply on my Mustang, and every so often it may follow a crack in the road, but nothing major. Love the look of the vintage tires.
The goodyear wide tread GT is a great tire, I wouldn't say a huge difference between it and a BFG