What do you guys think of these tires?

DjSquall

Hey guys, so normally I run pilot super sports on my Z, but right now due to lack of stock, the only set available before end of May is the Toyo Proxes T1 Sports. I just wanted to get your opinion on these, are they a good tire?

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kenchan

No they are a dated design. not much better than falkins/nitto.

go with RE11's and call it a day.

FPenvy

RE11s on my Z feel better than PSS's

I've ran both and now that I have felt the grip of the RE-11s I cant go back. ordering another set for zdayz.

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kenchan

yah, RE11's feel so good and look fantastic too. im never going to run anything else on my Z.

my other choice would be the S04's i currently run on my G35C. those are great tires too, but not at the level of comfort nor grip of the RE11's.

FPenvy

the only thing that I cant get is when I look at specs of the PSS 305s and the RE11 305s.

pretty much identical but the RE has a tread width of 11.1 and the PSS 12.1......but the pss has skinnier shoulders and the RE-11 seems so beefy on the shoulder. hmmm conundrum lol

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kenchan

my car is bone stock with only photoshop so i run stock size 285/35/19's on the rear.
plenty of grip for me.

FPenvy

well I like lots of meat sooooooooooo lol

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VSS370z

Are Dunlop max performance tires like the SP Sport Maxx any good?

AntiVenom

If I remember correctly in another thread you mentioned that it was hard to get certain tires in Puerto Rico.

Sport Maxx tires are not great tires as far as I know. The Dunlop Direzza is more or less on the same playing field as the RE-11s. It might be worth checking out Tireracks surveys to see what wheels might come close.

TireRack Extreme Performance Summer Tire Comparison

TireRack Max Performance Summer Tire Comparison

You will note that the Sport Maxx tires are under the max performance summer tire category, and that they are rather low on the list.

Hope this helps!

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VSS370z

Thanks man it helps a lot. I bought 20" wheels about 2 years ago and now that i need new tires it been a problem to find good brand tires like a lot of people are using here specially on 255 front/285 rear specs. My only hope is Tire Rack like you mention but the only specs i can get are Pirelli P Zero, Hankook V12 evo2 as max performance tires and Michelin but they are back order

AntiVenom

I was checking it out. It looks like TireRack ships to PR. The problem is it adds about $200+ to the tire order. Which obviously hurts the wallet.

Also, since you are running 20s your options are pretty limited regardless. (I've been considering 20s for my Z, that's why I know). For me it pretty much boils down to the Michelin PSS being the only really good performance tire for 20s. Unfoirtunately, like you said, they are on backorder, some sizes don't even have an estimate on when they will get more.

If you are in need of tires *now* you might consider the Hankook V12, if you aren't planning on tracking them. I had a set on my Sport Rays and for street fun, they will fit the bill. I thought they had pretty good traction. I never tracked them, but I guess the consensus is they get slippery REALLY fast.

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DjSquall

Thanks for the input guys. I guess I won't be expecting much out of these tires -_-'

Still better than driving on steel belts though

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chrischhorn

The way I always describe the tires (I work at Costco), I always tell em the Michelins PSS' are great for daily but can be tracked. The RE-11's are a great track tire you can use for daily.

I run PSS' for my daily tires at the moment on my Juke and run Nitto NT01's for Autocross. I had RE-11A's prior to the NT01's.

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VSS370z

Thanks for the input man! Actually you read my mind. I am considering the V12 for now until hopefully the Michelin PSS becomes available again.

geddy lee

You really need to eventually get the PSSs. There is nothing else like them. I went 245/285 a few weeks ago and the experience was mind boggling. I am in Northern Delaware so it hasn't quite warmed up enough to test the dry traction, but even with 50 degree weather they are awesome . I was making moves in the rain and it was like I was driving on dry road.