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Old 11-30-2001 | 04:09 PM
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BFG Radial T/A's or Comp T/A's?

Which one would you say is better? Keep in mind its a all-year driver from Michigan.
Old 11-30-2001 | 07:08 PM
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I have the radial TAs and their not that bad in the snow. Good all around tire.

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Old 11-30-2001 | 07:10 PM
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how are they on the highway? and hows the cornering?
Old 11-30-2001 | 07:14 PM
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I don't drive the car that hard but on the few occasions that I have felt like testing her out I was hard pressed to get any real squeels of of the tires. On the highway they feel OK. I'm no tire expert but I'd buy them again.
Old 11-30-2001 | 07:17 PM
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thank you. i have heard only good things about them (except fer the S speed rating). I will prolly get them. I really need to know how Comp T/A's bad-weather traction compares to Radial T/A's though
Old 11-30-2001 | 07:23 PM
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Here is where I bought mine from a while back, at the time they had the best prices on those tires. http://www.tires2you.com/
Old 11-30-2001 | 07:26 PM
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*grumble* their inventory is offline...now, is that really necessary? =]
Old 11-30-2001 | 09:16 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Buck268:
thank you. i have heard only good things about them (except fer the S speed rating). I will prolly get them. I really need to know how Comp T/A's bad-weather traction compares to Radial T/A's though</font>
depends on which comp t/a's. the sr4, tr4, hr4, and zr4 are "four" season tires. just the comp zr are great dry traction. they are better than the goodyear gs-c in the wet.

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Old 11-30-2001 | 10:09 PM
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Old 11-30-2001 | 10:10 PM
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how does the wet/snow traction os BFG Radial T/A's compare to that os Comp HR4 T/A's?
Old 12-01-2001 | 03:44 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Buck268:
how does the wet/snow traction os BFG Radial T/A's compare to that os Comp HR4 T/A's?</font>
the radial t/a's have a traction rating of B. the hr4's are A. a is better. i have used the radial t/a's here in florida and they were great in the rain. i never used the hr4's, but, from what i have heard from the people that bought them from me, they liked them to. don't know about snow for obvious reason.

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Old 12-01-2001 | 03:48 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Buck268:
how does the wet/snow traction os BFG Radial T/A's compare to that os Comp HR4 T/A's?</font>
the radial t/a's have a traction rating of B. the hr4's are A. a is better. i have used the radial t/a's here in florida and they were great in the rain. i never used the hr4's, but, from what i have heard from the people that bought them from me, they liked them to. don't know about snow for obvious reason.

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Old 12-02-2001 | 08:11 AM
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Well, I got the Radial T/A's because the guy at discount tire company sold me a set of 235/60's for the price of 225/60's. btw, radial T/A's have a 'A' traction rating, and a 'B' temprature rating. thanx for all the input!
Old 12-02-2001 | 09:02 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Buck268:
Well, I got the Radial T/A's because the guy at discount tire company sold me a set of 235/60's for the price of 225/60's. btw, radial T/A's have a 'A' traction rating, and a 'B' temprature rating. thanx for all the input!</font>
oops. got my traction/ temp ratings backward

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Old 12-03-2001 | 12:01 PM
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Well, i got the Radial T/A's. Like em so far....
Old 12-04-2001 | 07:17 AM
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the regular radial ta tires are really sticky when they get hot.
Old 12-06-2001 | 09:24 PM
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i have comp t/a's on mine. there 10 years old and they still grip good... but its time to get new ones
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