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Old Mar 18, 2002
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Stock Tires

I asked a question earlier about a governor cutting in at 180km/h, with some of the replys i got ,now my tires scare the sh_t outta me. R stock tires that unreliable.

Plz don't diss me i'm new.[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG]
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Use the search luke


theres a couple good threads on this topic... lose the firestones
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Hey want first hand experiance?, check this out http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/smccann.
If I had good tires this would never have happened.

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they are about as good as the bottom of the line tires i had on my 88 dodge omni that had 25000 miles on them that caused me to go off the road in the snow on a very slight curve these firestones not only suck, but they are actually dangerous to drive on
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Yea, I think the word dangerous describes them very well also. The traction is terrible when the pavement is dry and when it's wet, you might as well stay home. I remember driving in the rain for the first time after I got my car. I was passing a slow poke and immediatly my car felt like it hydroplaning and I could hardly control the thing on brand new frickken tires! Needless to say, I take it real easy when it is wet now as I like breathing.
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hey Crashoveride, how is ur car coming along now?
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I've never had any problems rain/dry with my tires and i don't drive like a granny either [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG]
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I haven't had a problem with my tires yet, but they seriously lack the ability of any kind of performance tire. Now I'm just sitting back saving $$ for wheels and tires.
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i've never had any trouble with my tires, wet or dry, driving normal, or like a maniac.....if you expect performance from these tires at ultra-fast highway speeds, it's the driver thats got the problem, they were not designed for that kind of use.....however, i throw my 2k1 hard a$$ into turn's all the time and the tire's stick, also, i've done a lot of driving near cut-off 195mph and the car feels pretty solid, but if anything was to happen at those speeds, i couldn't exactly blame it on a tire that was designed to handle those speed's, but not really "perform" at them.....i think a drop makes a huge difference in the control charachteristics of a 2k1, i got my car dropped 2.0 straight outta the dealership, but i know from the one i took on a test drive, (and kicked the crap outta) it was damn near scary taking turns at faster speed's....just my experience though.....
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hey 1973, I think you must have said 195 km/h not mph, I wish my civic could go 195 mph[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
195 km/h is about 120 mph which is more true for a Civic[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG]
 
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