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T-rated vs. H-rated tires of 97 accord (Goodyear Assurance Comfortred - bad ride)
About 10,000 miles ago I replaced my tires with a set of Goodyear
Assurance Comfortred tires, which received rave reviews from Accord owners and others on Tirerack.com and USENET. The salesman also promoted the tire. The ride wasn't that great after I had them installed, although they were quiet. Over time, the ride has gotten more floaty and harsher and the ride seems oversensitive to different levels of pressure, and the ride certainly gets worse as the tires heat up. I often feel like I am driving a go-cart and buick at the same time. I took the vehicle to my mechanic to have my suspension checked out. Everything was fine. He did however notice that the tires put on my car were T-rated, where Honda recommends an H-rating. He pointed out that t-rated tires have software sidewalls and may not work well with an Accord suspension geometry. It is not clear from the tire rack website, if the Comfortreds come available in a H-rated compatable size. Can a T-rated tire cause a floaty and harsh ride in an Gen-4 Accord? Thanks |
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let me lite a cig
tire rating the speed your going to go "t" might be up to 105mph "z"is 150+ your driving a honda do you want to drive 100mph be smart think about it |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > About 10,000 miles ago I replaced my tires with a set of Goodyear > Assurance Comfortred tires, which received rave reviews from Accord > owners and others on Tirerack.com and USENET. The salesman also > promoted the tire. The ride wasn't that great after I had them > installed, although they were quiet. Over time, the ride has gotten > more floaty and harsher and the ride seems oversensitive to different > levels of pressure, and the ride certainly gets worse as the tires heat > up. I often feel like I am driving a go-cart and buick at the same > time. I took the vehicle to my mechanic to have my suspension checked > out. Everything was fine. He did however notice that the tires put on > my car were T-rated, where Honda recommends an H-rating. He pointed out > that t-rated tires have software sidewalls and may not work well with > an Accord suspension geometry. It is not clear from the tire rack > website, if the Comfortreds come available in a H-rated compatable > size. Can a T-rated tire cause a floaty and harsh ride in an Gen-4 > Accord? > Thanks > The H rated tire is stiffer and will improve handling. However, my son's 98 Accord has S rated Kelly Navigators and handles just fine. I drive a 01 Prelude with Bridgestone RE 750s which is a W rated tire -- but find the Accord on the S rateds is OK from that perspective. |
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