Goodride 12" Tires

[Prafeston]

Anyone ever used these? A local shop can get some in that are 155r12s and they are only $48 a piece.

I've been paying attention to Tire/Wheel threads for awhile and I've never heard this brand mentioned for 12 inch tires.

I can get the Yokohoma tires for $57 a piece.

I know a lot of you are gonna just say to upgrade to 13s or 14s, but for now I don't wanna do that...I'd rather wait til I do a full aspire swap...if I ever do.

[kellen302]

I just saw those too, I think that company usually does trailer tires. Have you heard anything on Sunny tires? they're on sale at tires-easy for 30 bucks apiece for 165/70-13. Tires-easy now does paypal so it's not as risky.

[Bert]

Yokohamas at least are a common brand and known manufacturer. Once you start getting into 'no-name' tires there is an extremely good chance they are inferior, run square and quickly wear out. I wouldn't be taking a chance for the sake of $10.

[william]

I use to run them good cheap tire. They ride ok for a 12 and wear good.
That is the only 12 i could get threw my local tire shop and i only gave 36 each

[Prafeston]

The other shop that is selling the Yokohomas would actually be cheaper I think because they don't charge as much for the mount and balance.

[Creepin71]

I have been riding on goodride tires for a few months now that I bought used and have had no issues . size 155r12

[Tommychu]

Goodride was predominantly a trailer tire brand 2-3 years ago but they're branching into passenger stuff. The tire shop I worked at sold them. They're a brand from Rakla, same as WestLake. They're middle of the road as far as Chinese tires go, which means... well they're round and black and probably won't blow up at highway speed and kill you.

[Prafeston]

... well they're round and black and probably won't blow up at highway speed and kill you.

Well, that's a plus!! haha

[Bert]

I starting buying premium tires (typically Michelins) 35 years ago only because the domestic road tires were always going out of round, balance and air. I had really bad luck with Firestone 500s (belts were suddenly letting go) and not much later discovered that so did everybody else, once the lawsuits started. Not that long ago I finally threw out my very first Michelin rim/tire (8-ply truck radial that was purchased in 1979) and it still had the original air in it!
When I got my first Festy 10 years ago it really bothered me that 12s are only available as 2nd and 3rd rate rubber and Lord knows I tried out lots of different ones, seeing as 15-20,000 miles is all you get out of them .
Now that I've Aspire-swapped the world of 'top drawer' tires has suddenly come back to my door again. Even in 13 inch you can buy Toyos, Michelins, Bridgestone, Pirellis. I ultimately settled on clearance bin (1/2 price because they were oddball size Nokian 155/70-14s).
Granted you're going to be paying 3-4 times the price (when they're list prices) but there is no substitute for a smooth roll, longer life and superior grips. My first extended highway run at 75mph with nice tires (the 14s) was like driving an entirely different car! I couldn't believe it.
If you're just a city driver and short commuter then tires don't really make that much of a difference but if you like highway driving, curves and long trips you will never regret 'shoeing' with good tires. Problem is they don't exist in 12s.

[MasterTec]

I got the 165/70R12 Yokohama Y372 and they've been great. Granted the car didn't get driven much at all until the last 15 months or so but I installed these tires in the summer of 2009 and they're still in great shape.

They have about 20,000 miles on them and have over 6/32" of tread remaining. There is no dry rot whatsoever and they ride smooth and handle great - even in bad weather!

The only vibration issue I ever had was when about 1/2 gallon of water somehow made its way in to my RF tire. I suspect that was the tire that was allowed to go flat while sitting in the driveway for several months when my dad still owned it.

I also had a tire go flat while driving it home after I traded my dad my Escort for his Festiva. A valve stem went bad and the tire went flat doing about 55-60mph on a country road. I drove on it flat for probably 1500 feet or so before I was able to pull over. The tire suffered no damage whatsoever.

These things are tough - well worth the few extra bucks they cost. I bought a set of four of these for my dad from tirerack back in 2009 for $240 with shipping. And I mounted/balanced them myself at my shop.

This car was my dad's baby. He was flat out giddy when I gifted him these tires for Father's day as he didn't even know anything wider was available! I'm just glad that I can keep this thing rolling in his honor (he passed away last summer from colon cancer).

[TheresGabe]

Sunny are GREAT tires and VERY popular with the drift crowd... In other countries they are a VERY popular tire brand.

[Prafeston]

Finding them in 12 inches is hard.

[Bert]

Sunny are GREAT tires and VERY popular with the drift crowd... In other countries they are a VERY popular tire brand.

OK. Here's the question; who actually makes them? Idealistic 3rd world shots or mom and pop operations tending an open fire over a cauldron of boiling rubber and son pouring goods into circular molds just doesn't cut it anymore.