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Old 05-09-2008, 02:48 PM
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I did a little checking and neither of these tires, according to owner surveys at Tire Rack, are great choices.

Both tires have soft componds and wear out very quickly. The RS-A ($133 ea.) is wear-rated at 260 and the F1 ($263 ea.) at 220. With the F1, you get larger rear tires but they are not very stable under 80 degrees and tend to easily pick-up road debris.

I wish we had another choice, like the Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R or the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2.

I guess that since I intend to drive my car in cold weather, I'll stick with the stock Goodyear Eagle RS-A tires until they wear out, and then upgrade them.



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Yeah, tire options are very limited. The F1 Supercar (the Summer tire) is fine above 50 degrees, and driveable as long as it's not freezing or snowing. The RS-A is a bit lacking in rain traction (though the F1 isn't all that much better). The Michelin HXMXM4 that they're aiming to put on the R/T isn't that super either, and there aren't a lot of other options in the stock sizes (at least not yet). The 28.7" overall diameter of the SRT8 tires is taller than most performance cars are running. 245/40R20 gives a lot of choices for tires, but is short by about an inch of diameter. Overall, I give the tire situation three [:'(]'s out of a possible 4.

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I replaced my original Goodyear Eagle RS-As on my Grand Am at 45,000 miles, but they could have lasted longer. The second set of Goodyear Eagle RS-As lasted over 55,000 miles. The third set of RS-As were used and those lasted 30,000 miles. As of last summer I have brand new Goodyear Eagle F1 All-Seasons. The All-Season version of the F1 just came out last summer and were actually cheaper than the RS-As, but I really like this tire, more than the RS-A. Not sure if it is available in the Challenger size.
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