T-rated vs. H-rated tires of 97 accord (Goodyear Assurance Comfortred - bad ride)

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

<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.

[christdude71787]

to be honest speed rating will never effect your ride unless your in a really nice car, like a lexus or corvette. the lowest speed rating for tires is a q and its 100mph s - h is 112mph - 130mph, now how many tires do you drive 100mph

www.tires.com info center really great website

[kenchan]

how many times did you replace the shocks on the 97 accord?
and how many miles have it been since? dont tell me 100K miles. LOL :D

tire size will also affect how the tires will expand with the
increased air pressure inside from heat buildup while driving.
plus low-end tires are all very inconsistent with the ratings imho.

perhaps something to try is nitrogen as it is extremely stable
under temp changes.

[robertdjr]

i like H-rated tires for better handling speed is not that too important to me..