PETITION: BFG Rivals in 305/35/18
Many of you know about the BFGoodrich Rival 200 treadwear tires. About 60,000 of you read my first hand Rival review from when I went and drove these back-to-back with several other tires in January 2013 (its on 3 forums including here).
Since then we have used these on about a hundred different customer cars, as well as our own. From endurance road racing, autocrossing, and even time trials the Rivals have exceptionally good wear, driver feel, and grip levels.
The most popular wheel and tire packages we sell for track/autocross/street use on the S197 Mustang includes the following:
There are two problems with this set-up:
So it looks like the Rival is being joined by the Rival S this week, a faster tire geared more towards autocrossers with a slightly worse wear but better grip levels. It looks identical to the Rival, which is going to still be made for the dedicated street cars, more track use and especially for endurance racers.
The launch of the Rival S just happened and the initial sizes are limited to the 10 listed above. What is missing here? The most popular Mustang size: the 295/35/18. Sure, they have the 275/35/18 (too short) and the 315/30/18 (too wide), but not the one tire most of YOU want. Frustrating...
Of course BFG needs to make this size soon, and MAKE THEM IN LARGER NUMBERS, but I think a 305/35/18 would be an even better fit. That size would fit the S197 under stock fenders perfectly as well as work on the C5 & C6 Corvette and other cars as well.
The 295/35/18 Rival on an 18x11" is pretty good, but a 305mm version would be better!
If you want to see the 295 back ASAP and/or would like to see a 305/35/18 size, please reply below! I will send this link to Peter Calhoun of BFG North America and try to get them on board.
Thanks!
Many of you know about the BFGoodrich Rival 200 treadwear tires. About 60,000 of you read my first hand Rival review from when I went and drove these back-to-back with several other tires in January 2013 (its on 3 forums including here).
Since then we have used these on about a hundred different customer cars, as well as our own. From endurance road racing, autocrossing, and even time trials the Rivals have exceptionally good wear, driver feel, and grip levels.
The most popular wheel and tire packages we sell for track/autocross/street use on the S197 Mustang includes the following:
- 18x10" wheel with 295/35/18 Rival ...or...
- 18x11" wheel with 295/35/18 Rival
There are two problems with this set-up:
- The 295/35/18 Rival is a tick narrow for the 18x11" wheel but the 315/30/18 is WAY too wide
- The 295/35/18 Rival has run out of stock 4 times in the past 2 years, sometimes for months at a time. This is our most popular Rival size
So it looks like the Rival is being joined by the Rival S this week, a faster tire geared more towards autocrossers with a slightly worse wear but better grip levels. It looks identical to the Rival, which is going to still be made for the dedicated street cars, more track use and especially for endurance racers.
The launch of the Rival S just happened and the initial sizes are limited to the 10 listed above. What is missing here? The most popular Mustang size: the 295/35/18. Sure, they have the 275/35/18 (too short) and the 315/30/18 (too wide), but not the one tire most of YOU want. Frustrating...
Of course BFG needs to make this size soon, and MAKE THEM IN LARGER NUMBERS, but I think a 305/35/18 would be an even better fit. That size would fit the S197 under stock fenders perfectly as well as work on the C5 & C6 Corvette and other cars as well.
The 295/35/18 Rival on an 18x11" is pretty good, but a 305mm version would be better!
If you want to see the 295 back ASAP and/or would like to see a 305/35/18 size, please reply below! I will send this link to Peter Calhoun of BFG North America and try to get them on board.
Thanks!
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