Michelin Pilot Super Sports

wifedrivenZ

My problem is that the stock tires do not provide enough grip at the drag strip. would upgrading my tires and going with a 305 give me enough traction to launch and not spin the whole time. I only drive the car on the weekend and only if the weather is nice so I don't care about traction during wet or ice. With the SC anything over 5k RPM's the car is getting lose in the first 3 gears

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m4a1mustang

It would help, but a low profile street tire really isn't ideal for the drag strip. If you want grip at the strip I would suggest looking for the smallest wheel diameter you can fit over the rear brakes and a set of drag radials or ET Street slicks.

Unfortunately in the quest for ultimate straight line traction you give up a lot in terms of lateral grip, so its best to have a separate drag and street setup.

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Juruki

I need new tires asap
So for Sport Pack wheels 255/35 front n 275/35 rear would be the best setup?

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DIGItonium

Any of you guys switched between the PSS and Hankook V12 tires? I barely got 8k with the rear tires after getting turbos (lots of spinning and wheel hopping on cold days haha). The insides are close to getting bald, but it doesn't seem like these tires had much tread to begin with. The front tires have at least 75% tread left.

I'm just wondering if it's worth it to spend a bit more on the PSS over the Hankook if these tires will last a bit longer, or stick to Hankooks because they're easily disposable for the money.

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Philipp

I went from the V12 to the PSS. The V12 were getting too greasy after a couple of track laps... The SS are very constant throughout the heat cycles. Since you have a stage II and 75% left on the fronts, i would buy another V12 rear set and burned them till they drop.. The SS should improve your acceleration times (less tire spin). Threadware could be an issue on the SS...

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XwChriswX

I actually had quite the similar problem!

Got a set of PSS' the rears only gave me 8k but the fronts are still at 8 and 7/32nds So I had a set of V12's put on the rear for treadlife. But it's annoyingly loose even on spirited road driving. Not even from a standing start. I knew the V12's weren't the best for cornering, but I was trying to cut costs. I won't get another set of V12's again. It will either be DW's until the fronts wear out, then a full set of PSS' again. Or a full set of DW's if they do better than the V12's.

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kenchan

Digi- not very scientific but the conti DW's have a 340AA vs 300AA PSS.... so might be worth a look.

i would not sacrifice grip just for wear. it's kinda normal for me to replace the rear tires 2x as fast as the fronts.

m4a1mustang

If you are on a budget I'd get Conti DW over V12s any day of the week.

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m4a1mustang

PSS front and V12 rear are just a terrible match. You shouldn't run mis-matched sets anyways, and those tires are just so different it's going to lead to terrible handling.

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XwChriswX

Trust me, I'm not doing it because I want to. If I had the budget, I would have had another set of PSS' on the rear. But I agree with mismatched being a bad idea. But when you don't have a choice at the moment...

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cossie1600

How come everyone wears the rear first. My fronts are wearing about 20% faster

m4a1mustang

Perhaps they don't corner much and spin the tires a lot? Or they driiiiiiffffffffttttttttttt.

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kenchan

Yah my area is straight roads pretty much.

DIGItonium

Thanks for the suggestions! Yes, I'll definitely get another set of V12 tires so it can catch up with the fronts. Next month I might take it to the strip, so I'm going to need some fresh rubber! In the meantime, I'll burn these tires while setting up the MBC.

Unfortunately, the Conti DWs are not available in 305/30 size unless I want to change the setup to 265/35 and 285/35. From the ratings, it looks like these tires give the V12 a run for the money.

Despite the turbos, my car is a daily driver. Anything better than the stock tires and fits the budget is good in my books.

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Ni55anPat

Anybody selling a 265-35-19? pilot sport