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Title: Gatorbacks are back!!
Post by: kendoo130 on August 06, 2012, 10:08:25 PM
Dig deep into your pocketbook

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GOODYEAR-GATORBACK-225-60VR15-FITS-1985-1990-MUSTANG-BRAND-NEW-/330772662027?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D1147671291997492916%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D1%26
Title: Gatorbacks are back!!
Post by: thunderjet302 on August 06, 2012, 10:28:53 PM
$320 a tire! . If it was $320 for a set of 4 I would pick up a 16" set for the Turbo Coupe wheels.
Title: Gatorbacks are back!!
Post by: vinnietbird on August 06, 2012, 10:56:36 PM
Wow...that's a lot of cash. Oh well, I'll stick with the 17 inch Nexxen tires. They have done the Sport well so far.
Title: Gatorbacks are back!!
Post by: dragon574444 on August 07, 2012, 08:07:27 PM
So factory OEM aside, what makes these tires appealing? They don't look like anything special to me.
Title: Gatorbacks are back!!
Post by: EricCoolCats on August 07, 2012, 11:20:42 PM
For that much, you might as well run TRX tires and rims again. Sheesh.
Title: Gatorbacks are back!!
Post by: Chrome on August 07, 2012, 11:37:08 PM
If they sell many of those, they will have a "goodyear"!
Title: Gatorbacks are back!!
Post by: Crazy88 on August 08, 2012, 01:34:12 AM
I think I'll stick to my Nitto 555's
Title: Gatorbacks are back!!
Post by: MY83T on August 08, 2012, 01:42:11 AM
Quote from: EricCoolCats;395531
For that much, you might as well run TRX tires and rims again. Sheesh.

 
already doin' that.... :-)  didn't shell out big $$ though......

(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg169/my70gt/davids%20thunderbird%20pics/DSC_4128.jpg)
Title: Gatorbacks are back!!
Post by: poppop on August 08, 2012, 06:51:31 AM
Bought a new Xr7 back in 86.The tires were 250 each then.Those tire were great when the road was dry,but look out when it rained.
Title: Gatorbacks are back!!
Post by: BCA on August 08, 2012, 11:24:42 AM
!
I was hoping Goodyear wouldn't do that.

I guess my hopes of selling my stash of original Gatorbacks for a good price are fading fast.
Oh well, at least mine still have the correct date codes going for them.
Title: Gatorbacks are back!!
Post by: Quietleaf on August 10, 2012, 12:31:16 AM
No thanks! I had a set of those once, and they were absolutely HORRIBLE in the rain. I was hydroplaning during even just mild showers. Just awful!

I used to buy Bridgestone RE960AS Pole Position tires, but they stopped making them for T/C rims so now I have Bridgestone Turanza Serentity's on. I've learned the hard way to go for top wet-weather performance if I don't want things getting too interesting in the Spring and Autumn.

What sold me on the Bridgestone grand touring line was a thread on a Seattle BMW forum. I was looking for the best wet-weather tires and they were swearing by them. I figure if they're tops in Seattle then that's good enough for me, and I've been happy with them ever since.