Steve, Not a direct answer to your question (sorry) but a counter-question. Which Goodyear T/A's did the tire store recommend? As I read BFGoodrich site, and as you stated, they don't carry the same tire in both sizes in the Comp T/A line. Their Comp T/A HR4 comes in the 195/60HR14 needed for the front, but you would have to go to a 235/60VR15 in their VR4 series for the rear. From the pictures, they don't appear to have the same tread pattern. And from the chart, they have different tread wear indexes. If you go to the Radial T/A line, you can find the correct sizes in the same tread and rubber compound, but you drop to an "S" speed rating (up to 112 mph), whereas the original NCTs had an "H" speed rating (up to 130 mph). 112 mph doesn't give much of a safety margin. The Yokohama have a "V" speed rating (up to 149 mph) The attraction of the Yokohama's is that you will have the same tread and rubber compound on all 4 corners. True, they are V rated where you only need H rated tires for a D, but most view that as an extra margin of safety. The 'conventional wisdom' is that if you ever have to take your car to the edge in a panic maneuver, it would be safer to have the same rubber on all 4 corners. The original Goodyear NCT's had this. My personal (cynical) opinion is that the profit margin is greater on the BFG's than the Yoko's. Hank Breer VIN 1141