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i007spectre · 07-01-2011, 08:50 PM

So my dealership told me that the noise ive been having is reverberations from my pirelli's or something like that, and that the only way to be sure was to get new tires. I really like the Continental DWS's, but $1200 is a little out of my price range. plus the rears always seem to be on backorder. My next choice would probably be the Yokohama Parada's, but i hear they are no where near as good as the DWS's. Now I see General G-MAX AS-03, but I have never heard of that brand. And there are no reviews for them on tirerack.

So I guess my question is, does anyone know anything about General tires.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....r=RS%20Package

Thanks.

i007spectre · 07-01-2011, 09:04 PM

Ok found some reviews, and these tires sound pretty awesome. Plus the parent company is Continental. Now if only I could find a site with free shipping.

i007spectre · 07-02-2011, 10:40 PM

nobody

The Stig · 07-02-2011, 10:52 PM

Have you gotten a second opinion? Same thing as a medical diagnosis. Get a second opinion before you agree to anything.

i007spectre · 07-02-2011, 11:17 PM

Thats why im here. Apparently nobody on here uses them. They only came out in April.
Some other reviews I found by googling, were from some autocross testing. An they were all really positive.

Now another question I have is, since these are going on the same rims as the perelli's. That means the TPMS will be reused right. I dont need anything but the tires. Thanks.

The Stig · 07-02-2011, 11:24 PM

Not my question. Have you gone to another dealer, ie a second dealership, to have them look at your car? Because you could buy new tires and still have the same problem, then your out like $1200.

But yes you can/could reuse the TPMS sensors, so you would only need tires.

Ucantctchme · 07-03-2011, 11:16 AM

To answer your ?. I am a tech and we don't have any problems with general tires. They haven't always been great tires though. Nowadays they are good though. I have them on my wifes truck, had them on my TB SS.

i007spectre · 07-03-2011, 11:20 AM

I have been planning to get new tires before the Fall season. So if it's not the tires it will be no big deal, I'll just have the pirelli's for spares. I believe them that it's the tires though. The sound is resonance coming of them and it changes pitch, etc on different road surfaces.

i007spectre · 07-03-2011, 11:22 AM

well about General tires not always being good. Wasn't it recently that they came under Continentals ownership.

bi11ymc · 07-04-2011, 06:45 AM

I am running the General tires on my car. I have had them a few weeks now. They look good and drive fine. The wet and dry traction is good. They only thing I notice different from the Pirelli tires is a slight response delay when turning, like the sidewall is softer.

i007spectre · 07-05-2011, 08:51 PM

Any Idea what the dealership charges to swap tires and reset the tmps.

oldfriend · 07-05-2011, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by i007spectre

Any Idea what the dealership charges to swap tires and reset the tmps.

You don't have to reset anything , just tell the guys to put the sensors back on the same corner that's all there is to it .

jshaf · 07-05-2011, 09:44 PM

second page in this section you will find the thread I started about this very tire

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...=142667&page=2

I have them on the back and I love them, they are agressive looking and grip better than any All Season has a right to. I am very pleased with them!

i007spectre · 07-05-2011, 10:40 PM

Thanks for the info jshaf, I did not see that thread.

07-01-2011, 08:50 PM	#1
i007spectre Drives: 2016 2SS, 2008 HHR ECTO-2H Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,927 View My Garage	New Tires. G-Max AS-03 (pics on pg. 2) So my dealership told me that the noise ive been having is reverberations from my pirelli's or something like that, and that the only way to be sure was to get new tires. I really like the Continental DWS's, but $1200 is a little out of my price range. plus the rears always seem to be on backorder. My next choice would probably be the Yokohama Parada's, but i hear they are no where near as good as the DWS's. Now I see General G-MAX AS-03, but I have never heard of that brand. And there are no reviews for them on tirerack. So I guess my question is, does anyone know anything about General tires. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....r=RS%20Package Thanks. __________________ 2016 Camaro 2SS. Hyper Blue, Ceramic White, Auto, MRC, and NPP. 1100 - 9/25 2000 - 9/28 3000 - 9/30 3100 - 10/27 3300 - 10/28 3400 - 10/29 TPW 11/09 3800 - 11/10 4300 - 11/24 4B00 - 11/25 4200 - 12/5 5000 - 12/7 6000 - 12/11 Last edited by i007spectre; 07-09-2011 at 04:38 PM. Reason: Added info to pictures.

07-01-2011, 09:04 PM	#2
i007spectre Drives: 2016 2SS, 2008 HHR ECTO-2H Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,927 View My Garage	Ok found some reviews, and these tires sound pretty awesome. Plus the parent company is Continental. Now if only I could find a site with free shipping. __________________ 2016 Camaro 2SS. Hyper Blue, Ceramic White, Auto, MRC, and NPP. 1100 - 9/25 2000 - 9/28 3000 - 9/30 3100 - 10/27 3300 - 10/28 3400 - 10/29 TPW 11/09 3800 - 11/10 4300 - 11/24 4B00 - 11/25 4200 - 12/5 5000 - 12/7 6000 - 12/11

07-02-2011, 10:40 PM	#3
i007spectre Drives: 2016 2SS, 2008 HHR ECTO-2H Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,927 View My Garage	nobody __________________ 2016 Camaro 2SS. Hyper Blue, Ceramic White, Auto, MRC, and NPP. 1100 - 9/25 2000 - 9/28 3000 - 9/30 3100 - 10/27 3300 - 10/28 3400 - 10/29 TPW 11/09 3800 - 11/10 4300 - 11/24 4B00 - 11/25 4200 - 12/5 5000 - 12/7 6000 - 12/11

07-02-2011, 10:52 PM	#4
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	Have you gotten a second opinion? Same thing as a medical diagnosis. Get a second opinion before you agree to anything. __________________

07-02-2011, 11:17 PM	#5
i007spectre Drives: 2016 2SS, 2008 HHR ECTO-2H Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,927 View My Garage	Thats why im here. Apparently nobody on here uses them. They only came out in April. Some other reviews I found by googling, were from some autocross testing. An they were all really positive. Now another question I have is, since these are going on the same rims as the perelli's. That means the TPMS will be reused right. I dont need anything but the tires. Thanks. __________________ 2016 Camaro 2SS. Hyper Blue, Ceramic White, Auto, MRC, and NPP. 1100 - 9/25 2000 - 9/28 3000 - 9/30 3100 - 10/27 3300 - 10/28 3400 - 10/29 TPW 11/09 3800 - 11/10 4300 - 11/24 4B00 - 11/25 4200 - 12/5 5000 - 12/7 6000 - 12/11

07-02-2011, 11:24 PM	#6
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	Not my question. Have you gone to another dealer, ie a second dealership, to have them look at your car? Because you could buy new tires and still have the same problem, then your out like $1200. But yes you can/could reuse the TPMS sensors, so you would only need tires. __________________

07-03-2011, 11:16 AM	#7
Ucantctchme Drives: 2010 ss. 1990 RS the faster one. Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 549	To answer your ?. I am a tech and we don't have any problems with general tires. They haven't always been great tires though. Nowadays they are good though. I have them on my wifes truck, had them on my TB SS.

07-03-2011, 11:20 AM	#8
i007spectre Drives: 2016 2SS, 2008 HHR ECTO-2H Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,927 View My Garage	I have been planning to get new tires before the Fall season. So if it's not the tires it will be no big deal, I'll just have the pirelli's for spares. I believe them that it's the tires though. The sound is resonance coming of them and it changes pitch, etc on different road surfaces. __________________ 2016 Camaro 2SS. Hyper Blue, Ceramic White, Auto, MRC, and NPP. 1100 - 9/25 2000 - 9/28 3000 - 9/30 3100 - 10/27 3300 - 10/28 3400 - 10/29 TPW 11/09 3800 - 11/10 4300 - 11/24 4B00 - 11/25 4200 - 12/5 5000 - 12/7 6000 - 12/11

07-03-2011, 11:22 AM	#9
i007spectre Drives: 2016 2SS, 2008 HHR ECTO-2H Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,927 View My Garage	well about General tires not always being good. Wasn't it recently that they came under Continentals ownership. __________________ 2016 Camaro 2SS. Hyper Blue, Ceramic White, Auto, MRC, and NPP. 1100 - 9/25 2000 - 9/28 3000 - 9/30 3100 - 10/27 3300 - 10/28 3400 - 10/29 TPW 11/09 3800 - 11/10 4300 - 11/24 4B00 - 11/25 4200 - 12/5 5000 - 12/7 6000 - 12/11

07-04-2011, 06:45 AM	#10
bi11ymc "Silver Street" Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 707	I am running the General tires on my car. I have had them a few weeks now. They look good and drive fine. The wet and dry traction is good. They only thing I notice different from the Pirelli tires is a slight response delay when turning, like the sidewall is softer. __________________ Silver Street - 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS, SIM, Gray, Cyber Gray Rally Stripes, Polished Wheels, Automatic (L99) - 553 RWHP/510 RWTQ CAI Inc., ARH LT Headers with Cats, Borla Touring Cat-Back; Pfadt Coil Overs, Sway Bars, End Links, and Trailing Arms; Comp Cams Blower Cam, Dual Springs, Push-Rods, and Lifters; GM LS2 Lifter Trays, 6.2 MLS Head Gaskets, Crank Bolt, and LS2 Front Cover; 3-Bolt Conversion Timing Gear, Katech C5R Timing Chain, ARP LS2/LS3 Head Bolt Kit, Melling Hi Volume Oil Pump, TVS 2300 Supercharger (Black); Build by Vengeance Racing; Custom Tune by Vengeance Racing Last edited by bi11ymc; 07-04-2011 at 09:40 AM.

07-05-2011, 08:51 PM	#11
i007spectre Drives: 2016 2SS, 2008 HHR ECTO-2H Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,927 View My Garage	Any Idea what the dealership charges to swap tires and reset the tmps. __________________ 2016 Camaro 2SS. Hyper Blue, Ceramic White, Auto, MRC, and NPP. 1100 - 9/25 2000 - 9/28 3000 - 9/30 3100 - 10/27 3300 - 10/28 3400 - 10/29 TPW 11/09 3800 - 11/10 4300 - 11/24 4B00 - 11/25 4200 - 12/5 5000 - 12/7 6000 - 12/11

07-05-2011, 09:44 PM	#13
jshaf Montani Semper Liberi Drives: 2011 Black 2SS/RS w/ IOM stripes Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Masontown, WV Posts: 4,841	second page in this section you will find the thread I started about this very tire http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...=142667&page=2 I have them on the back and I love them, they are agressive looking and grip better than any All Season has a right to. I am very pleased with them! __________________ Stainless Works 1 7/8 Long Tude Headers, Stainless Works High Flow Cats, Stainless Works Retro Chambered Catback, Z/28 Air Intake, RDP Tuned, FR41 Chrome Rims, 1100W stereo, 35% Tint

07-05-2011, 10:40 PM	#14
i007spectre Drives: 2016 2SS, 2008 HHR ECTO-2H Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,927 View My Garage	Thanks for the info jshaf, I did not see that thread. __________________ 2016 Camaro 2SS. Hyper Blue, Ceramic White, Auto, MRC, and NPP. 1100 - 9/25 2000 - 9/28 3000 - 9/30 3100 - 10/27 3300 - 10/28 3400 - 10/29 TPW 11/09 3800 - 11/10 4300 - 11/24 4B00 - 11/25 4200 - 12/5 5000 - 12/7 6000 - 12/11

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