Hib Halverson

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Hib and thanks for a well written review.I have been thinking about the Goodyear TripleTred or Michelin HydroEdge for RebelGrey.The stock Firestones are about used up.Sam's Club will order either for me at a good price so my HHR will soon have a new set of good tires either way.The main thing I want is good rain control as we don't get much in the way of snow or ice down here.I am leaning towards the Michelins because they come with a 30 day trial period.I have read that noise can be an issue with both of my possible choices depending on the vehicle they are mounted on.I will certainly post my findings here for all to read.Again,welcome to the forum,HB

 

Thanks courthousedeb.

Ah...BTW...looking at your sig line....I just gotta ask....how do you feel about Smoke drivin' a Toyota next year?

 

I have experience with the TripleTred but not on an HHR. That tire is more of a broad-market replacement tire (and a good one at that) rather than a high-performance, all-season tire. A few years ago, I did test a set of Assurance TripleTreds on a Toyota Camary against a set of Dunlops. In that comparison the TripleTreds worked quite well. At this point in time I can also say those tires had excellent tread life.

 

Hib...I'm ok with it. It's not about the brand car he drives...it's about the man himself. He could drive a PT Loser and I'd still love him.

 

It is possible, but not with just an intake and exhaust.. Look around in the 2.4 Performance thread for some useful info.

BTW... Sorry if I came off as being rude in my last post... Wasn't trying to be

 

Well....I just hope JGR isn't making a mistake. So far, other teams haven't had a lot of sucess with the Camry, but then....those other teams aren't Gibbs.

In any event, my intel is that it's a done deal.

I have to say, though, that you cut my finger, I bleed bow-tie red. No doubt Stewart is one of the greats of the modern era of NASCAR, but I'm firmly in the corner of Impala SS drivers...the 24, and Jr.

 

I like him already

Welcome aboard Hib this is a great site over all. Some on here you take with a grain of salt.


Alan

 

My test of the Goodyear Eagle F1 All Season is almost complete.

I installed the tires in the summer of 07. I rotated them about every 10,000 miles which is important on a front drive truck. We ran them between 28psi front/26psi rear and 34 ft/32 rr most of the time. During the test period, so far my Wife and I (mostly her) have driven the truck 22287 miles. Last weekend, I noted the fronts were close to showing the tread wear indicator bars and this weekend I measured their tread depth at 3/32". On the rears I measured 5/32. I figure, if I rotate once more in the near future, we can drive maybe another 5000 miles on the tires.

I've also noticed, now that the treads have worn quite a bit, that tires on the front wear their outside edges more than the inside. That tends to reduce overall tread life and is indicative that the stock alignment specs for an HHR might not be the best choice for optimum tire wear. I think, when I put the next set of tires on, I'll have the front end aligned and make the camber setting a little more negative.

In another couple of months it's going to be time to get new tires. Based on previous experience using them on a Toyota Camry we once owned, along with positive comments I've read here on chevyHHR.net, next we're going to put on a set of Goodyear Assurance TripleTreds. In theory, there should be a performance difference, as the F1 AS is a true performance radial tire, whereas Assurance is a premium, broad-market replacement tire, though it certainly draws on some of the technology in Goodyears ultra-performance tires. In practice there might be very little difference in performance of a street-driven truck and, with the TripleTreds, there might be an increase in treadlife, but I want to find out for sure, hence a test of the Assurance.

As for the Eagle F1 All Season? Well...first, let me say that they were a huge improvement over the stock Firestone Firehawks. When I bought the truck, I was disappointed that GM put such a crappy OE tire on HHRs with the performance handling package with which our truck is equipped.

I rate the F1 AS tire "very good" as far as dry handing and braking. I rate it "excellent" in wet handing and braking. I was not able to test its snow traction but, as it's rated "all season," I suspect it's snow/ice performance is better than most other performance tires, as few of them are all season products, but it's probably not as good as a true snow tire which carries the "winter" rating and the "mountain snowflake" symbol on the sidewall. The F1 AS was very good in appearance and noise.

Would I use them again? I'm not sure yet.

After I try Assurance TripleTreds, if I were to feel that the F1 AS offered a noticeable improvement in handling, I might regret not putting a second set of them on the truck. On the other hand, if the TripleTred comes close in handing, I might not care that much about the small edge I got with the F1 AS.

In any event, once the Goodyear Eagle F1 ASes get to the end of their tread life I'll post to this thread.

 

First time I have read your welcome to the site post little on the cold-frozen side.I picked up some triple treads in January for a super price with rims they have 12,000 miles on them if he told the truth.

They show no wear at all nice square edges nice to see that you think they maybe a good choice.I will not get them on till I put my HHR back on the road in May.Look forward to your report let me know what you think about traction that was one reason I went with them.I can not get traction off the line with my stock flintstones.