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Okay the thread got a little off topic but here are the highlights. Let's not turn this into another flamefest.

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Originally Posted by RCZ (Post 549671)

I have never had them on my car, nor have I driven a car with them so I can only repeat what I've been told. Great street tires with good cold grip and good wet weather performance. I also hear they are pretty sticky for street tires that last as long as they do. In other words, perfect street or drift tires. From what I heard, its a different story on the track, these tend to overheat and turn into smoke a few laps in. That's nothing to be ashamed of...its impossible to make an inexpensive tire that is great on the street, lasts a long time and then somehow also performs at the track.

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Originally Posted by tbonesteak (Post 549837)

great tires. you'll love them!

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 549953)

I drove mine pretty hard at ZDayZ and they are pretty damn nice for a high performance street tire. Have not been on the track with them yet to see how the fare in a real performance test, but street grip, even under very high performance driving is excellent. Like others have said, these things are fantastic in the wet!

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Originally Posted by cossie1600 (Post 563027)

I think they are good street tires due to the low noise and relatively good ride, but I wouldn't go nuts over them.

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Originally Posted by Pushing_Tin (Post 567601)

I am really loving these tires. They are so much quieter and pleasant on daily basis. The lack of tramlining is great too. I was skeptical because of their price, but I will be a repeat buyer of these tires.

I actually find that they ride smoother than the OEM tires. Def feel a little more grip when cornering. Noise is down noticeably as well.

Tread is looking good after about 2800 miles, holding up better than the stockers.

I just wish some people in here had tracked them :\

With summer here (already over 100ºF some days) and a few HPDEs planned I don't want to be disappointed. At 15,750 my stock tires (Yoko Advan Sport) are worthless in the rain and I need to replace them.

I'm thinking I might just replace the rears and wait a little while longer for the fronts since I'm probably still at 50% there.

What pressures are you guys running? I am at stock 35 all around but feel that maybe I could bump it up a little more with these.

Just ordered mine, they should arrive tomorrow or Friday. Hopefully I'll be able to get them on this weekend.

F: 275/30ZR19
R: 305/30ZR19

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I gotta say that these are hands down my favorite street tires and they will go on any car I get in my future... best bang for your buck Michelin PS2 performance for less than half the cost.

I've had a pretty good experience with my V12's so far. They have real good initial bite but do start making noise earlier than my old Advans, so they might break earlier. The road noise isn't as bad as you'd think based off of their rating; it's definitely better than my bald stockers lol.

I'll follow up once I have some real rain time and track time.

They are definitely a lot quieter than the OEM Bridgestones.

They are grippier too, especially in straight line acceleration. It's much harder to spin the tires with these.

Anyone with the sport pkg upsize from the stock rubber size?

They are a great tire for the money.

On my is350 I hooked a 1.7 60ft with these tires

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Originally Posted by vipor (Post 573007)

I just wish some people in here had tracked them :\

i've tracked them... i'm not a pro driver or anything so take my opinion with a grain of salt :). after a few sessions at willow springs (big track) the v12's seem to get greasy. also the tires started to melt/chunk a little. my friend with a e92 m3 with v12's had the same issue after a few sessions. i switched to nt05's on the stock rims and had no issues, but this was at buttonwillow 13.

i think someone else recommended a different wheel/tire setup for hpde/track events, i would have to agree. the v12's are great on the street though, i've had no issues with them at all.

I second teejnut, they were terrible at the track as they have really soft sidewalls and they get greasy quite easily