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Re: T-rated vs. H-rated tires of 97 accord (Goodyear Assurance Comfortred - bad ride)
<techman41973@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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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