Hi everyone,
I just put some F1 DS-G3 tires on my CF coupe. I thought they would be quite sticky, but to my surprise, I can easily break them loose with my automatic. Do they get stickier over time?
I notice they are quieter and ride softer than the worn Contis were.

 

It takes approximately 500 miles to wear off the "release agent" that is put on the rubber so that it separates from the mold easier. At that time, it is going to be about as sticky as it is going to get. Let us know your impressions after the 500 miles.

 

who sells them and how much for two rear wheels?

 

I ordered mine from a Goodyear service center. As it turned out, there is a strike going on at the factory in Germany, and the F1s are in short supply. So the manager at the service center ordered mine from TireRack. I found this out because the invoice from TireRack was still on the tires and I brought it up.

I recommend that anyone interested in F1s order theirs from TireRack as Goodyear normally sells the rear tires for $328.95, and TireRack sells them for $239.00. The front tires are $209.77 from Goodyear, $169.00 from TireRack.

Shipping from TireRack was $43.38 for 4 tires, the tax I paid at Goodyear was $72.14.

I have to share my excitement in that the manager at this particular Goodyear service center did me a HUGE favor because he charged me $0.95 more than TireRack. I don't know why he did that, but it is surely unusual as the two guys loading the tires in my truck kept muttering to each other "I can't believe he did this!".

Mounting and balancing at Goodyear was a whopping $39.00 a tire! I took mine to Les Schwab for mounting and balancing, they charged $114.00 for 4 tires. But they added valve stems, and I had to inform them that they needed to take that charge off (they muttered that it's a standard charge). It cost me total $99.00 to remove the wheels/tires from my CF, change the tires, and balance all 4 tires, including tax.

Both companies want extra for hazard insurance. Flat repair is always free from all the tire companies (on the tires they install).

So, now it's snowing like crazy, and the rating for F1s on snow is a measly 2. Sheesh, wouldn't ya know...

 

Does anyone else have experience with this tire and with the Michelin PS2s? I've seen the tire review that TireRack did and was wondering if the F1s are really better than the PS2s.

The most important to me is dry road performance. TIA.

 

I'd like some info on this too. It's no secret that I hate the Contis on my SRT and I've been eyeing the F1s also.

 

I just put a set of Eagle F1s on the back, replacing a set of PS2s. I still have the PS2s on the front until I can squirrel away enough money to get the F1s. I have about 1,000 miles on them so far and my impression is that the Eagle F1s stick much better than the Michelins. I can easily overwhelm the PS2s in a corner now by just mashing the throttle a bit harder. I can hear them start to howl, feel front of the car start to push to the outside, and then feel the traction control kick in and put everything back in line. I was never able to do that before with PS2s all around because the back would always break loose first. I can't wait to get a set of Eagle F1s on the front!

One word of warning about these tires: They are uni-directional, so you can't rotate them by just swapping wheels from side to side. You will have to un-mount the tires and switch them around. It could get expensive if you put a lot of miles on your car.

 

You're not going to get much additional mileage out of the tires by swapping them side to side. The charge for the mount and dismount will add up to more than the one set of tires you might save over the life of the vehicle.
Put 'em on and drive.

 

F1s are a lot better than the Michelins mine used to push on going into a bend at 60 or so but the F1s cured this both in the wet and dry, also they are a little cheaper which makes a good sound to me.

 

Car and Driver report for those that haven't seen it yet... F1's win... of course they weren't using a Crossfire to test, but generally good info on how they did the testing/ranking:

http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires...y_f1_gs_ds.pdf

 

Old news, I've posted that report several times in the past year. The report is dated Dec 2005... it's about time for
them to do an updated test, but you are right, the F-1's win in this test as well with tire rack's comparison. I plan
on replacing my PS2's with F-1's when they wear out.

Here is the link to the article, it's a little easier to read than the PDF file (the overall test results are on the last page).

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....ticle_id=10252

 

Racked up close to 1,000 miles on my new F1's. I'll say there's really not any noticeable difference (in dry roads anyway) between the F1 and PS2s in terms of road handling.

I'll see how it holds up on the track when I go next month.