best performance tires for summer?
best performance tires for summer? im looking to get some seperate tires for the summer months .. ive been looking at pirelli but i checked out the stats at tirerack
at first i loved the pirelli p7000 just because they sounded so hot, but here they basically call them garbage, http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...jsp?type=UHPAS
how is that possible. well, thoes are all season so i guess i will have to forget about them.
heres the max performance chart, http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...ay.jsp?type=MP how will these go on my car? im looking for high traction/handling and long tread life
at first i loved the pirelli p7000 just because they sounded so hot, but here they basically call them garbage, http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...jsp?type=UHPAS
how is that possible. well, thoes are all season so i guess i will have to forget about them.
heres the max performance chart, http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...ay.jsp?type=MP how will these go on my car? im looking for high traction/handling and long tread life
yeah, i liked them, but the price seems really high, how many miles will the s03's last? im gonna need about 275/40s for the z06 rims.. and the s03's are 250 each? id have to get 18'' wheels since they dont make 275/40 for the 17''s..
same Q for the GS-D3, about how many miles?
same Q for the GS-D3, about how many miles?
im looking for high traction/handling and long tread life[/QUOTE]
Don't expect both high traction and long tread life. I have GS-D3's and they are by far the best tires I have ever owned. Great traction, smooth ride, excellent handling.
Mileage out of them?? I will have to let you know. I put 12k on them last season. They still have most of the tread left. I hope to get 30-40k out of them. I do not expect more.
Also, they are almost better wet than dry, and they are awesome dry.
Good luck!
Don't expect both high traction and long tread life. I have GS-D3's and they are by far the best tires I have ever owned. Great traction, smooth ride, excellent handling.
Mileage out of them?? I will have to let you know. I put 12k on them last season. They still have most of the tread left. I hope to get 30-40k out of them. I do not expect more.
Also, they are almost better wet than dry, and they are awesome dry.
Good luck!
Originally Posted by fasteddyss
im looking for high traction/handling and long tread life
Mileage out of them?? I will have to let you know. I put 12k on them last season. They still have most of the tread left. I hope to get 30-40k out of them. I do not expect more.
Also, they are almost better wet than dry, and they are awesome dry.
Good luck![/QUOTE]
how easy can you break them loose? i want to get them but i do not want to be able to spin them at all unless i send the car into a huge doughnut at a hard angle! lol
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GS-D3's are by far the best summer tire if you get any rain. I have a set of 275/315's and I can still haul *** down the highway in the pouring rain. And they don't break loose unless I try to break them loose. S-03 Pole Positions are good tires, but they wear out way too quickly and the GS-D3's are just as good dry, and way better wet. Plus, they're a little cheaper.
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Originally Posted by 02WS6Bird
from a dead stop at idle and the SMASH it to the floor...would Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's break loose...
if so after how much use?
if so after how much use?
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Originally Posted by 02WS6Bird
from a dead stop at idle and the SMASH it to the floor...would Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's break loose...
if so after how much use?
if so after how much use?
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Originally Posted by 02WS6Bird
from a dead stop at idle and the SMASH it to the floor...would Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's break loose...
if so after how much use?
if so after how much use?
I wish my D3's would hurry up and get here. With my kumho's I have now they will hook until I hit 3krpm's then after that 
I even have to watch out shifting into second gear. If I power shift it and hold it to the floor it will bounce off the rev limiter. You would think I was sparying or something.
I even have to watch out shifting into second gear. If I power shift it and hold it to the floor it will bounce off the rev limiter. You would think I was sparying or something. 
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's are your best bet. I don't own them yet but ive been in your situation before. They are the best traction for dry times and GREAT wet traction. Also ive found the Michelin Pilot sports to be similair in quality. The Goodyears have great tread life. Just my research findings. 