Goodyear Eagle F1 tires

[Accurate Race Shop]

My local tire guy told me he was invited to a track event to test tires and these really stood out to him. They are a little pricy so I wanted some opinions before I went for it. Also what do you think about having them on as a daily tire. With the price of these tires I might not have money for new rims so they might have to sit on the stock rims for a little bit.

[mashal]

I had some f1-gs2 I believe on my trans am .. They were very good tires .

That is until I floored her and there was no such thing as good tires then.

I would run them on my frs if I was FI.

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by jasper

My local tire guy told me he was invited to a track event to test tires and these really stood out to him. They are a little pricy so I wanted some opinions before I went for it. Also what do you think about having them on as a daily tire. With the price of these tires I might not have money for new rims so they might have to sit on the stock rims for a little bit.

Depends on what you want out of them? How much do you care about treadwear? How much do you car about road noise? Are you upgrading from the stock tires because you want more grip? Even the stickiest version (Eagle F1 Supercar G: 2, not available in anything close to a good size for these cars) is a 220 treadwear rating so it's probably not going to be the grippiest option out there. The Hankook RS3's are 140.

There's also about a dozen different Eagle F1 tires... a couple are even all seasons.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/goody...year-tires.jsp

[Accurate Race Shop]

Originally Posted by wparsons

Depends on what you want out of them? How much do you care about treadwear? How much do you car about road noise? Are you upgrading from the stock tires because you want more grip? Even the stickiest version (Eagle F1 Supercar G: 2, not available in anything close to a good size for these cars) is a 220 treadwear rating so it's probably not going to be the grippiest option out there. The Hankook RS3's are 140.

There's also about a dozen different Eagle F1 tires... a couple are even all seasons.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/goody...year-tires.jsp

I was looking at the eagle f1 asymmetric I do want a larger than 200 tread wear to qualify for stock tires in Auto cross and so they last a little longer I'm looking for more grip than stock but not so much I can't kick the back end out. I thought these sounded like all that from what the guy was saying.

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[ZDan]

Eagle F1 Asymmetric or Asymmetric 2?

Go to Tire Rack, read test results:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=140
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=162

Best (only?) direct objective comparisons you're likely to find.

I went with Michelin Pilot Super Sports for the FD, no regrets

[Accurate Race Shop]

Originally Posted by ZDan

Eagle F1 Asymmetric or Asymmetric 2?

Go to Tire Rack, read test results:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=140
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=162

Best (only?) direct objective comparisons you're likely to find.

I went with Michelin Pilot Super Sports for the FD, no regrets

Thanks for finding this!

[Blue86]

I was going to get the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 until I found out about the Continental Extreme Contact DW. Similar performance, very light, better tread wear rating than the Eagles

VERY HAPPY overall!

[ravenblackfrs]

Dunlop Direzza's? I've heard about those on the Road and Track magazine or whatever... said it shaves a second off 0-60... not sure if thats true.

[Accurate Race Shop]

The more I read online the more confused I get lol. I really just want a good AutoX tire I can leave on the car and use daily I have coil overs on the car and I can adjust camber if needed for any future comments. Thanks everyone you are all giving me a lot to look into before I make my final choice.

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[wparsons]

The Star Spec Z1's (TW rating of 200) are about the best you can get that are rated >= 200.

[GTB/ZR-1]

Originally Posted by jasper

I have coil overs on the car

You're automatically ineligible w/ coilovers for stock--you have an STX car @ the very least.

So, treadware won't be of concern for a streetie--so, your best tire choice is the Hankook R-S3 (previously mentioned by wparsons). It's the best dry-grip tire out there, IMO. It's not the best in the wet, but seeing you live in PHX, I don't think rain will be much of an issue for you.

The GY tire can't come close to the dry performance of the R-S3s--and they should be much cheaper...

[Accurate Race Shop]

I meant street tires not stock and that is something new in the works I hear anyone with less than 200 tread wear isn't considered on a street tire even if dot approved. Do you know if the rs-3 are good in extreme heat like the over 120 degree pavement in Phoenix.

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[Red5]

Originally Posted by jasper

I meant street tires not stock and that is something new in the works I hear anyone with less than 200 tread wear isn't considered on a street tire even if dot approved. Do you know if the rs-3 are good in extreme heat like the over 120 degree pavement in Phoenix.

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The RS3s have been pretty much dominating SCCA solo for awhile now, at least as far as non-slick tires are concerned. They don't last very long though, and wet performance could be an issue here (southern AZ) in monsoon season, so you'll have to keep that in mind. the RS3s are pretty amazing tires, though a lot of FRS AutoX-ers seem to be using star specs.

The 2013 SCCA rulebook hasn't been released yet AFAIK, but there HAS been word of a minimum treadwear increase for this year, but if you know how the treadwear number is decided, I don't doubt Hankook will just make a "new" RS3 (RS4 maybe?) and raise the treadwear to make them legal.

[Accurate Race Shop]

Originally Posted by Red5

The RS3s have been pretty much dominating SCCA solo for awhile now, at least as far as non-slick tires are concerned. They don't last very long though, and wet performance could be an issue here (southern AZ) in monsoon season, so you'll have to keep that in mind. the RS3s are pretty amazing tires, though a lot of FRS AutoX-ers seem to be using star specs.

The 2013 SCCA rulebook hasn't been released yet AFAIK, but there HAS been word of a minimum treadwear increase for this year, but if you know how the treadwear number is decided, I don't doubt Hankook will just make a "new" RS3 (RS4 maybe?) and raise the treadwear to make them legal.

Yeah it is always good knowing guys like you with knowledge in areas I don't have. I wanted the good year because they last a little longer as a daily tire and are great in water. I know they are not as good as others but running them daily I can't really expect them to be the best. But from the sounds of things I need to suck it up and buy a second set of rims because good on the skid pad and good on the street just don't seem to come in the same package.

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