Picking New Tires, Trying To Get More Front Grip

ScottOmatic · 06-29-2015, 08:14 PM

Thanks for your input guys,

I heed all of the info you have given, I understand the science of it may not be so cut and dry to understand but I will certainly listen to anyone that has gotten good results on their rides.

I did see the RE-71R's mentioned in another thread ( think it was the tail end of the RE-11 thread) but with the tire being one of the newest with less info on them, would like more info on road handling in the wet and tread life.

I drive the Z maybe 5,000 miles a year so tread life isn't the biggest concern, and if does fairly well in damp conditions, I might as well pick something in the Extreme Performance Summer category over Max Performance Summer Category.

My main thought with putting a wider tire on the front, such as the square setup was that even if you have a certain side ratio and wider tire width, with the rim only being 9 inches wide compared to 10 in the back, the tire might crown considerably more and the contact patch may be considerably different.

If people say 275/35r 19's all around are good, I certainly won't argue with that.

Or I can take Kenchan's advice and put bicycle tires on.... the back!

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ScottOmatic Base Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 63 Drives: '88 Porsche 928 S4 Rep Power: 12	Thanks for your input guys, I heed all of the info you have given, I understand the science of it may not be so cut and dry to understand but I will certainly listen to anyone that has gotten good results on their rides. I did see the RE-71R's mentioned in another thread ( think it was the tail end of the RE-11 thread) but with the tire being one of the newest with less info on them, would like more info on road handling in the wet and tread life. I drive the Z maybe 5,000 miles a year so tread life isn't the biggest concern, and if does fairly well in damp conditions, I might as well pick something in the Extreme Performance Summer category over Max Performance Summer Category. My main thought with putting a wider tire on the front, such as the square setup was that even if you have a certain side ratio and wider tire width, with the rim only being 9 inches wide compared to 10 in the back, the tire might crown considerably more and the contact patch may be considerably different. If people say 275/35r 19's all around are good, I certainly won't argue with that. Or I can take Kenchan's advice and put bicycle tires on.... the back!