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Old 12-01-2009, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by iwhitne
I'm not a fan of Goodyear either.. I'm more a BFG kinda guy..
+1 I had Goodyear Fortera's on my Ram and they lasted 14k miles. I figured it was a bad set and Discount warrantied them out. The second set lasted 9k.
The traction sucked and they looked weird IMO. Never again will I buy a Goodyear tire.
 
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Old 12-01-2009, 08:48 PM
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Go figure - we had Forteras on a GX470 with 50,000 miles on them, they still had 5/32 tread when we traded it in and traction was great (but might have been due to the fulltime 4wd.)

That said, I've seen a lot of poor Goodyear tires. The StuffMart GY Tracker 2's on my Ram are better than I thought they'd be.
 
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Old 12-01-2009, 10:05 PM
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I think I will take it off, although I thought it would be pretty cool looking if it was a real chrome one, like what some of the 3rd gens have. I looked for one like it for mine, but all I found were cheap plastic chrome-looking ones.

By the way, does anyone know how to take one of these off? It was on there when I bought it, but I don't want to take the whole grille off if I don't need to. In the meantime, I'll search to find out.
 
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Old 12-01-2009, 11:00 PM
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Use a heat gun to heat up the glue then use a plastic putty knife and gently scrape it off. Then use some polishing compound to get rid of the residue.
 
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Old 12-02-2009, 12:07 AM
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In addition to the glue, the middle piece attached to the hood at the very edges. I guess I'll remove the grille and see where to go after that.
 
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Old 12-02-2009, 06:43 AM
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Ok, so it is sandwiched between the hood and grille? Mine was just glued on.
 
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Back to tires...I have 265/75 r16 now and i held a 245/85 r16 next to it and the 245 looks taller is this right and i didnt look but is the 245/85 wider aswell?
 
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Old 12-02-2009, 02:53 PM
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Moparama- Look at this page: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=46 (There's a lot of tuff there, you don't need to read every single word.

I can't quite see if it's attached to the grill, but there is a bolt holding it onto the hood. I'll find a way to get it off.
 
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Originally Posted by Ram_Me
I've always had good experiences with Goodyear. This tire also has a 50,000 mile warranty, and free balancing and rotation, which does make me feel good.

I was definitely happy when the Goodyear guys told me what needs to be replaced on my truck (you know they always check so they can get more money out of you). The worst they could come up with was that the Power Steering fluid is a little dirty. If that's the best they've got, I have little to worry about!
the guys at goodyear are on commision...the prices my employer pays them to maintain my van are astronomical....I wont even go into how they misdiagnosed my tranny problem and it ended up costing us $4500 because of a worn torque converter...
everytime I go there I cringe and it isnt even my money getting away!


my father put those tires on his f150 last year....they are nice tires
 

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Originally Posted by bigtman07
I personally enjoy my Goodyear Duratracs. So far they have proven their mud worthy. But we'll see when the snow comes. Sure to be some good times passing mustangs in the snow. Tehe mine's put away for the winter.
just dont forget you cant really stop any better than those mustangs I'd hate you to be one of the many suv's and trucks I see in a snowbank or in the rear of some other vehicle all winter long....
 


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