I bought a set of RPF1's not too long ago. They came with some really nice Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's but the rears are completely bald while the fronts are still in great shape. I looked up the pricing for a pair GS-D3's and it is waayyyyyyy out of my price range as a college student (it'd cost more than what I paid for the set). So my question is... What are some good alternatives? BTW I'd like to stick with a tire that still has the bumped out sidewall that protects the rim from curbage.

Here's one I kind of like but the tread design is completely different from the GS-D3's
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...partnum=44WR7GT


Info on old ones:
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
245/40ZR17
Serv Desc: 91Y
2JJR
DOT K58N

Please help! I don't know crap about tires!

 

You want to as best as you can match performance of the rear tires to the front. The Eagle GT is in a completely different performance category (Ultra High Performance All-Season) than the GS-D3 (Max Performance Summer).

If you need all-season tires, you'll want to get a set of four.

If you don't need all-seasons, either Dunlop Sport Maxx TT and Coninental ExtremeContact DW for rears are probably going to be the best match for the wet/dry performance of your Goodyear GS-D3s fronts.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...romCompare1=yes
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...romCompare1=yes

If you want your new tires to be Goodyears, Eagle F1 Asymmetric (for a bit more $$):
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...1=yes&tab=Tests

When looking at a particular tire in Tire Rack, if there's a tab for "Survey" or "Tests", click them to help make your decision. Avoid tires that get bad reviews in "hydroplaning resistance" and "wet traction", or do poorly in the wet in testing.

 

You might also want to have your alignment checked. In my experience, running minimal rear toe (~0.2-0.3 degrees total, or .1 - .15 degrees per side) not only improves tire life, it makes the car less twitchy and gives more linear handling characteristics.

 

Thanks for all the information, I really appreciate it. Seems to be a tricky decision to match my GS-D3's but I might go for the Continentals; they had the survey results and even a video. It also had plenty of great reviews. Thanks again

 

I have gs-d3s and I think there are better tires out there for a better price.

 

goodyear tires, in general, suck, IMO

 

I'm straining to find a replacement for the GS-D3 also. Goodyear no longer makes them in our sizes & I loved these tires.

 

Yeah the GS-D3's are way too expensive. I've never had an decent performance tires anyways so I wouldn't know. What do you like? Do you think the Continentals or Dunlaps will serve me well. (Just trying to get more opinions lol)