replacement tires
 

My 2010 370Z sports package is 1 month old to me. she came in via truck transit with 7k miles, in perfect shape. The original build sheet was included from seller.The only issue has been a slow leak in the RR tire. It looses about a pound a day and I have been nursing it along. There was no sign of anything in the tire so I brought it in for a look. winds up the tire was probably driven flat by the prior owner as the inside bead was badly cracked and compromised.
Question: I would prefer not to run 2 different tread designs and now with 8k miles on the existing Bridge/potenza REO50 i definetly don't want to put just 1 tire on. As a daily driver in South Florida whats the best tire recommendation.
Yes I have put the Stillen G3 and the exhaust is sitting in the box awaiting this weekend for installation.

This question comes up a lot. What tire to use. First use the search bar. A lot of people like RE-11's I loved them but after 8k miles I am already switching to another brand. You need to list your driving habits and think about the purpose of your tires i.e. how often you plan to track the car. Obviously you should never run different tires on the vehicle, and as you pointed out it would be wise to replace them both but if your gonna do that do the front too.

Track- rare/ Street-99%/ avoiding Wackadoos& cops on I95- always/ I'll put about 200 miles a week on the tires/ priorities:performance,tread life/road noise

Michelin Pilot Super Sport :yum:

Michelin Pilot Super Sport :yum: Times TWO

toyo proxess or advan sports

Michelin Pilot Super Sport :yum: Times THREE

PSS x 4

:iagree:

What kind of milage are you guys seeing with the Michelin PSS's and/or the RE-11's ??

Not sure if serious?

Tread wear or fuel mileage?

tread life

Gotcha. Depends entirely on your driving style.

I got a bit over 18k out of my RE050As. I am a very spirited driver but I'm very smooth, so I am not roasting the tires like crazy.

I'd expect with the same driving style I could get the same mileage out of the RE11s. With the PSS I would expect to get at least 20k out of the rears.

On the Mustang it's easier since I run a square setup. I can rotate every 5k miles and probably get 25k out of them. But again, it depends on how I drive.

I never smoke the tires, spirited driving for sure but no burn outs or the like. Mostly street driving but i do go to the track, 1/4 mile and road course about twice a year or so.

RE11 is the better track tire. I have heard the PSS doesn't like extended periods of high heat. From what I gather, if you are a fast driver you can get the PSS to chunk towards the end of an HPDE session depending on how hot it is. The RE11 should handle that abuse better.

PSS is really a street tire that can reach up to near track-level grip whereas the RE11 is more track-oriented while still retaining good street driving characteristics.

Cool man thanks reps to you. :tiphat: I would guess wet street grip is about the same on them both?

PSS is going to be tremendously better than the RE11 in the wet.

RE11 is said to be pretty decent in wet conditions, but as it wears down I'd be weary of hydroplaning.

Good info to know man thanks again. My wheels should be coming in soon-ish and i'm close to a tire decision.

I do spirited driving and maintin my tires pretty well and have 23k on both front and rear, However due to nissan sending my car out with + camber all the way around my outside tire is shot on both rears and have a cupping issue in the front. The toyo's i mentioned are good for 50k if you aren't abusing them on a daily basis (as any tire) and handle really well during rainy season. I have averaged 25 with my re050's. Michelin's I have always believed in but they are so damn expensive, one tire dealership quoted them as "damn near bullitproof" lol. To each their own...

Really? Didnt tireracks data show the car to be 1 sec faster than the pss in the wet? on a 30 sec course!

Did it really? I might be thinking about something else, then.

Looks like 9 tenths quicker on the test track in the wet (different days and not the same test, however).

I'd still be concerned about hydroplaning with the RE-11s at speed, especially if they are half way worn. I know the Star Specs are not the nicest tires once they wear down some in the wet.

The damn PSS's don't have road hazard insurance in the 305/30/19... WTF

they probably arent the best, but I would still pick them over a lot of other tires. I did a track day in pouring rain. It held its own, I am sure 285 doesnt help

Michelin Super Sport gets my vote! Or even the KUMHO Ecsta XS are great street/track tire.

-Frank

Im branching out and trying the RE760's. They got a high utq code on them but lookin for a little bit more mileage than the 140 or 180 that comes on the RE050. Anyone with experience with the RE760?

the rest of the story: I was pricing tires and I called my long time local "regular guy" tire place in Ft. Lauderdale.....BOOM...just so happened he had a used Bridge/Pot same size from a Z that was in last week with 1 blown tire....$106. and 30 minutes later I'm on the road again

BTW.......major plug for Jerry @ Tire Hut Sunrise Hwy in Lauderdale

Potenzas re11, 50 miles and loving them already, so smooth an quiet, totally different from them damn Yokohama advan that came with tha car.

i just hit 10k miles on my Z over the weekend and my OEM RE050A's are pretty much bald in the rear and i don't spin tire much (7AT) but i will admit i get quite scared now when i get caught in the rain lol. *** end floats even in light rain.

oh well i got 4 brand new Pilot Super Sports :tup: in the garage waiting to go on once i smoke what's left of my RE050A rears off one day soon. once i feel the need to swap out tires of course.