I also have WideOvals [275/40/17] and love them. I have them with WS6 wheels. I haven't driven it in the rain, but they handle great on dry roads. And very low noise, but then again, my exhaust is all I hear anyway, lol.

 

I just ordered them local from firestone since it came out cheaper than tire track plus had the road hazzard in town.

I barely picked these over the Kumho MX (there still on my lt1 car) I just wanted to try these on my ls1. I hope these are good and worth the extra money over the MX. They should last a tad longer and justify the cost.

I'll post when I get some miles on them!

 

I just (2 hours ago) bought my z/28 (97 Lt-1 stick) and saw that it needs tires, my boss has a ws-6 '00 formula with 275/40r17 Wide Ovals and loves 'em too. As a new member and a Firestone employee let me say thanks for the great reviews and great advice!

 

Well I got some 4K miles on them, there great. I don't feel the GS-D3 could be much/if any better and was like 200-300 bucks more. These tires hook really well for even my HP level and GREAT in the rain. I'm going to get these again! I hope they last. My Kumho MX lasted 26k before I sold them. And these should be more. GREAT TIRE

 

resurrecting old threads ftl

 

Based on magazine reviews, GS-D3s are a little bit better in the dry, and a whole lot better in the wet. I forget which magazine it was (probably C&D, that's what I read most often), but I remember seeing that the GS-D3's braking performance didn't suffer at all in the wet compared to the dry. The stopping distances were exactly the same.

That's something I'm willing to pay for.

 

I would like to see that. I looked for proof like that for about 2 months but couldn't find anything. Still it was the price for me. I feel 100$ safe with 400HP in the wet with these tires. I really did like my Kumho MX's to for the price there hard to beat.

 

I've put about 20k miles on mine so far and tread still looks pretty good. I swap them out late fall for my Continental Conti-Extreme contact tires that are way better in slushy and snowy weather. The Wide Ovals are a great warm weather tire though, low noise, great handling, good in the rain and they have excellent grip requiring little warm up time. When mine wear down I will surely buy another set.