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anyone have these bf goodrich g force t/a kdw tires?

Old Jun 22, 2005 | 10:47 AM
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anyone have these bf goodrich g force t/a kdw tires?

Do any of you guys have these tires on your car? If you do then how is handling, road noise and wet traction?
Old Jun 22, 2005 | 10:50 AM
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Not familiar with them, but based on the researach I have done I intend to buy the BF Goodrich Traction TA in the H-series in another 5 or 6K.
Old Jun 22, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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my friend had them in his IS300. They are very, very good tires, but only in dry weather. The tires were smooth all the way up to 130, where he shut down, but they're z rated, so you can safely go faster than that if you wish. The handling was great, gripped the road very well. On wet roads, the car had alot of problems with traction, and also the fact that the car was rwd made it very prone to spin out (on the highway).
Old Jun 27, 2005 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by AKOGAN
Do any of you guys have these tires on your car? If you do then how is handling, road noise and wet traction?
I have always been a fan of BF Goodrich tires and installed a new set of 245/45/ZR18 BF Goodrich KDW-2 (KDW means the Key factor is Dry and Wet Traction, the -2 means second generation) Overall the tires are awesome, priced just right, stick to the ground like velcro and I will put them up against any high end performance tire for wet traction and they will finish in one of the top spots. Look up the tires on Tirerack.com and read the readers feedback from other drivers in different cars driving in different environments, then make a choice. I am extremely pleased and Tirerack.com delivered them to my doorstep the next day via UPS.
Old Jun 29, 2005 | 11:22 AM
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I've had the kdw 2's for about two months. They have incredible dry traction, and make taking corners even more fun. In wet weather they're a little "iffy". They still have ok traction but going through puddles is a little scarey. It's probably because I have 235/40/18's on a 8.5" wide rim and as everyone should know skinny wheels slice through puddles and snow a lot better than wide wheels. Wide wheels plow through puddles and snow and gives it more of a chance to probably hydro-plane. I might be wrong, I'm no expert so don't quote me on that. The other problem with the kdw 2's is that they are freakin' noisey. Sounds like your using off-road nobby tires on smooth pavement or a plane is following you. But like I said the dry traction is awesome!!
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