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Originally Posted by rexs73gto
The eagle ST's were the worst tires ever made , they looked great but they were so slippery that you couldn't get any traction with them . They were so hard if you did get caught in the rain heaven help you. I got a set because they looked great & looked so close to the Ployglass that came on my 73 GTO new I had to have a set. The did ride good but they were slippery. They would go up in smoke in a heart beat. They wore great as they were a 50K tire but I wouldn't have another set to dive on only show. Thats also why they stopped making them.
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Eagle ST's were introduced in 1980. They were the entry level new Goodyear Eagle tire & for the first 6 or so years of production were of the small letter design similar letter size to early Polyglas Goodyears. Late in the 80's a larger font Eagle ST was produced. While the early Eagle ST's looked good, they were not sticky. I agree with Rex, they sucked, but they are from worst tire ever made.
The top performance Goodyear street tire of the time was the Wingfoot (into'ed in late '78) & the blackwall Eagle NCT, that replaced it. These had a 160 DT rating & would last about 6000-8000 miles on my T/A. The NCTs were avail as large as 265/60/15's & the 265's I had on the back of my T/A lasted a lot longer than previous 3 pair of 255's. Had to run Adam's shackles to get them to fit with 15x8 wheels. The Wingfoot/ NCT was built with aramid fibers and softer compound tread. Next, harder compound Eagle GT's were introduced in '81 & were oem on several GM's, One gave up some cornering ability with the GT's.