ods32

Greetings,

I am looking for tires for my 01 WS6.

I've gotten all of the mods done on my car through advice from LS1tech, so I am here for advice on tires.

Can you guys give me your experience and opinions on which tires to use? I would also appreciate what size of tire you recommend.

My TA is a daily driver, so I need something that works in the rain. I usually don't drive it in the rain because I also have a truck, but I figure I should get a tire with a little rain traction.

She doesn't see snow, so no worries there.

I have the 17x11 in back an 17x9.5 in front. American Racing Torq Thrust II's.

I have heard to put 315 in back, 275's in front, 35-40 in height.

I also heard about GY F-1 Eagles are pretty good tires.

All Maserati's come off the production line with Pirelli's, so I guess I can't go wrong.

But anyways, what do you guys suggest?

skewba98z28

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GY GS-D3's are a very nice tire especially in the rain. Pirelli's are nice to. Yes I would run 315/35's in the back 275/35's in the front. Also GS-D3's run a little wider than other tire's. This could be good or bad depending on what your looking for. But either way I don't think you can go wrong with the GY's or Pirelli's

Devilss02

yup definately 315's outback and 275's up front it will look bad *** to.

Torquem

I agree. Those are the only tire sizes to run in my book. 315-35-17, 275-40-17.
As far as tire selection, I havn't found the fronts to be that crucial. That being said I dont drive very aggressively. I have owned many many many sets of rears. They all seem to wear abnormally fast. Like I said i do not drive aggressively. I have had everything from michelin sports, to pirelli's, to goodyears and Sumitomos. Sumitomo was by far the cheapest. at 119 a pop from tirerack.com that is DIRT cheap for a 315. The pirelli's, michelins, and sumitomos all seemed to wear about the same. The goodyear seemed to last the longest, but lacked the most in the traction department. Hope this helps

Torquem

oh and if you want an absolutely massive looking tire, get the BFG KDW. The way they make it, it looks absolutely huge on the wheel. My buddies seemed to wear pretty decent, and he drove aggresively.

bwest03svt

I think the goodyear gs-d3 has the best tread wear rating too. I think its a 280 or something close to that

ods32

I can't find 275x35's at any popular tire websites. Is this because most people buy 275x40's on the front?

Thanks.

Xsta Z 28

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You want:

275/40ZR17 Front.
315/35ZR17 Rear.

69TA

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Ods32,

Like Xsta Z28 said go with 274/40ZR17's in the front. IMO the 35 series tire will be too low. Not to mention that is a uncommon tire.

Last Yellow Bird

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Okay, I have the same set-up. 02 WS6, with 17x11 & 9.5 TTII's. I'm running BFG KD's, because I never drive it in the rain. I'd go with the BFG KDW if I were you. They look very aggressive and handle very well. Also, go with the 315/35 and 275/40. I could send you an e-mail this evening with a picture of what it looks like if you want.

Paul

ods32

Thanks for the input.

Paul, toss an email over to josh[at]9mp.com when you get a chance with pictures.

Thanks.

Clipper

For years I've been running the Yokohama AVS Sport for the street. 315/35 and 275/40. These tires have outlasted anything else I've tried, yet are still very sticky, and work great in bad weather. I live in Colorado, and have even had good experiences with them being caught in suprize snow storms.

SS 4 ME

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Absolutely go with the BFG KDW's. They handle great, especially in the rain. I was totally confused with all the tire options out there, but these came highly recommended by my tire consultant at Tire Rack, and he hit the nail on the head!

ods32

You guys recommended these:
275/40ZR17 Front
315/35ZR17 Rear

But I do not see the ZR17's @ TireRack.com, only the:
275/40YR17 (F1 GS-D3)
315/35YR17 (F1 GS-D3)

Are these equally as good? I believe the rating is still 186mph (YR). Let me know.

DiscountTireDirect.com has the ZR rated tires, they are a tad more expensive.

What do you suggest?

Thanks.