Re: Goodyear Tires

From: Tim Berry (coolva1@home.com)
Date: Mon Nov 22 1999 - 14:43:52 EST


I've got BFG 235/70/15's RADIAL T/A's on my dak, and they have lasted quite
some time... (20k now??) and with the way I drive? I'm damn sure I'm gettin
BFG's again... (maybe 255's tho) cant beat the price/value...

Just my $0.02 =-)

Tim Berry

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan LeBlanc <ryan@ryanandjoellen.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, November 22, 1999 2:31 PM
Subject: RE: DML: Goodyear Tires

>13,000 on my original Goodyears on my 97 Dak is all I got. Come to find
>out, no one would honor a warranty on them because there was none. They
>told me since they were truck tires, there was no warranty on them. So, I
>bought a pair of Dunlop with 50,000 mile wearout warranty. I am coming up
>on over 30,000 on those tires, and they prolly have another 5-10K of life
in
>them. The Good"luck"s definitely suck. And yes, I rotated them every
5-6K.
>Oh well, I will never buy Goodyear again. My Durango has them, and I am
>sure I will be replacing them with a pair of BFGs sometime real soon ;o)
>
>Ryan LeBlanc
>97, CC, 5.2L, 4x2, 5spd, SLT+
>99, Durango, 5.9L, 4x4, SLT
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Jon Winkelhake
>Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 5:25 AM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: RE: DML: Goodyear Tires
>
>
>Hear, Hear! I now refer to Goodyears as Goodlucks! The original set that
>were on my Dak barely made it to 35,000 miles, and any set that I had
before
>that on previous cars lasted about the same. Not to mention I've had at
>least one flat per set (had a blowout on the interstate in the Dak; that
was
>kind of scary). I don't recommend ANY kind of 'Goodlucks' to ANYONE, they
>are the most overpriced pieces of crap you could put on a vehicle. (I have
>Michelins on the truck now, and I love 'em!)
>
>Jon W.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Ken Keilman
>Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 5:49 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Goodyear Tires
>
>
>I will never buy Goodyear tires again. I had those crappy
>Invictica(slicktickas?) on my 2wd, then when I bought my 4x4, it had
>Goodyear Workhorses(I think that's the name)on it. They have no grip(wet
or
>dry), squeal around every corner that you take above crawling speed, wear
>like racing slicks, and cost more than most other tires!
>
>Ken Keilman
>kman940@uswest.net
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Dester223@aol.com>
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 11:30 PM
>Subject: Re: DML: Goodyear Tires
>
>
>> Well, I didn't have the 4x4 tires, but I got the 235/70/15 good year
Eagle
>LS
>> tires and they sucked.. I think Tread wear is 360 and I barely got 22k
>miles
>> out of it.. Get something else!
>> -Dester
>>
>>
>> << I have a 2000 Dakota on order and I am trading in my Ram. The Dak
will
>> have
>> the Goodyear 31 x 10.5 x 75 tires. I have been on the Ram mailing and
>while
>> I was on it hardly anyone had anything decent to say about any of the
>> Goodyear tires. I am curious as to the list's experiences with the
>Goodyear
>> 31 x10.5 x 75. Please let me know about handling and expected mileage.
>>
>> Ron
>> Springfield, VA
>> >>
>>
>
>



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