Down to THREE tire options -- advice greatly appreciated!

Jordo! · 02-18-2015, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Read T

If you want dry traction Kumho XS is a pretty grippy tire for the price. I use them for track days.

I'm actually looking to "upgrade" to all seasons on my Z next time around.

I absolutely LOVED the XS's, and ran them on my old SC'd Celica -- but I don't think they have sizes for me for the front.

I could run mismatched tires, I guess... but they don't seem to really excel relative to the other three options I arrived at

What do you guys think about going back to OEM widths vs. wider rear? I definitely felt running 285's to be superior to 275's in straight line, and (at least given my limited abilities) more stable on turn in too.

But those ZII Dunlops are pretty beloved right now... arghhhhh.....

P.S. I should mention I live in Floriduh, so notwithstanding torrential rain, I can run ultimate summer madman tires all year long -- no need for all seasons.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjwsrt6

Id suggest running a wider front, I'm using 285 rival squared at the moment and like the set up a lot. The more front tire you have the better you'll turn in, but if you up to a 285 you might need to loose the spacer

Hmm. I'm pretty biased towards over as is, the little extra push of the wider rears made the car feel more neutral on turn-in (assume I am very modestly skilled diving into a corner). Of course, I could go back to OEM 275 rears... I'm really torn on the loss of wider rears.

Which is "better" -- grippier but narrower or not quite as grippy, but wider? I realize that's a potentially tough call...

View Poll Results: Sticky Tire SHootout
BFG G-force Rival: 255/40 F, 285/35 R	4	11.43%
Dunlop Direzza ZII Star Spec: 245/40 F, 275/35 R	7	20.00%
Potenza RE11s: 245/35 F, 285/35 R	22	62.86%
Other (please indicate what, why, and if possible, link to tests in thread)	2	5.71%
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