Dude chill, there is good reason if you are going drag the car, burn outs are needed for real sticky tires!!! I think you might want to read a little more on all of this as it relate to the Z. It's a different beast than many sports cars.....

If your tires dont spin, you will break something:icon18:

Just wait until you are in the middle of a turn. With the rear just staring to come out as you are rotating the car. Everything feels fine. Then the Nanny God of Auto Correct (VDC) decides to apply a brake on you. To straighten the car out. :eek:

Supersports are the only tire that I haven't had to throw away at the end of the summer. Great tires

My rears had to get replaced before I put the z away. I guess I'm just driving harder lol

New pss's will be on this week :tup:

I have a random question about the tread pattern on pss's. What's the theory behind having wider tread grooves? the ones that run all the way around the tire. Looking at other tire tread patterns the grooves look narrower than pss's. Does the wider groove help improve a specific characteristic of the tire? Wet handling maybe? Also, I'm gonna be ordering a set of these soon and CAN'T WAIT!!

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By the way,does Michelin Pilot Super Sports make 285/35-19.?I ask the S'pore agent,they keep on saying no..

Check the Tire Rack website.

I've had Super Sports on my car for about a month now and the tires are simply amazing. They make slightly more road noise than I anticipated/hoped but it's still way quieter than my OEM RE050's. They also grip for days and haven't had any issues in rain thus far either. I'm sold on these tires, I'll stick with them until they make something better!

here are all the 19" sizes available.

225/40ZR19 (93Y) Load Index 93 = 1433lbs (650kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

225/45ZR19 (96Y) Load Index 96 = 1565lbs (710kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

235/30ZR19 (86Y) Load Index 86 = 1168lbs (530kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

235/35ZR19 (91Y) Load Index 91 = 1356lbs (615kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

235/40ZR19 (96Y) Load Index 96 = 1565lbs (710kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

245/35ZR19 (93Y) Load Index 93 = 1433lbs (650kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

245/40ZR19 (98Y) Load Index 98 = 1653lbs (750kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)
SizeServ. Desc.
255/30ZR19 (91Y) Load Index 91 = 1356lbs (615kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

255/35ZR19 (96Y) Load Index 96 = 1565lbs (710kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

255/40ZR19 (100Y) Load Index 100 = 1764lbs (800kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

255/45ZR19 (104Y) Load Index 104 = 1984lbs (900kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

255/45ZR19 (100Y) Load Index 100 = 1764lbs (800kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

265/30ZR19 (93Y) Load Index 93 = 1433lbs (650kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

265/35ZR19 (98Y) Load Index 98 = 1653lbs (750kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

265/35ZR19 (98Y) Load Index 98 = 1653lbs (750kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

265/40ZR19 (102Y) Load Index 102 = 1874lbs (850kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

275/30ZR19 (96Y) Load Index 96 = 1565lbs (710kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

275/35ZR19 (100Y) Load Index 100 = 1764lbs (800kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

275/40ZR19 (105Y) Load Index 105 = 2039lbs (925kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

285/35ZR19 (103Y) Load Index 103 = 1929lbs (875kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

285/40ZR19 (103Y) Load Index 103 = 1929lbs (875kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

285/40ZR19 (107Y) Load Index 107 = 2149lbs (975kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

295/30ZR19 (100Y) Load Index 100 = 1764lbs (800kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

295/35ZR19 (104Y) Load Index 104 = 1984lbs (900kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

305/30ZR19 (102Y) Load Index 102 = 1874lbs (850kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

325/30ZR19 (105Y) Load Index 105 = 2039lbs (925kg) per tire
Speed Rating “(Y)” = 186+mph (300kph)

345/30ZR19 (109Y)

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I assume you were responding to this post? The :ugh2: represents sarcasm :tiphat:

Turning VDC OFF keeps the car from cutting throttle when slip is detected. Removing the STOP LAMP fuse keeps the car from braking when slip is detected. Some people are using this car in a manner where those safety features are detrimental to their driving experience (I just hope they are doing it in a controlled environment).

So a local guy is selling his brand new never mount Bridgestone S-04s for cheap in 265/35/19 and 305/30/19.

Someone talk me out of saving money and sticking with pss's. I never drove on s-04's so I have no basis for comparison.

They're good tires. If the PSS and RE11 are #1A and #1B, the SO4 is #2.

I mean is it close enough where $700 for these S-04s or $1600 for my pss's also these bridgestones are shorter than the pss's I am ordering. Going oem height but much wider lol

Also I found out 305s fit on sport rears from what I was told lol

For $700 go for it. You'll have a chance to revisit your decision in another 15k miles anyway.

I guess so but does it matter being 5mm shorter? Tire sizes and wheels have never been my specialty.

The sidewall being a 30 vs 35? Isn't that number a ratio that factors in tire width? So, if the tire is wider it may not be any shorter despite the aspect ratio being lower?

Again I have no idea lol

I just thought little sidewall would help for what I want....60' times ;)

This jives with what I know too. The profie is a percentage of tire width.

I'm running S-04's now. I have no complaints but I've not really been able to test them since the majority of their life I'm been breaking in new transmission and clutch. I was running RE760 prior.

Use this calculator to determine size versus your stock tires

Custom rims, wheel tire packages for your ride - RIMSnTIRES.com

Probably the most important thing to watch is that there cannot be any significant difference between the front and rear tires or you will throw of the VDC. By that I mean you can be a couple of percentage off the stock size but the front and rears must be off by the same amount or the VDC will recognize it as the wheels are turning at different speeds and try and intervene.

35/f and 30/r are the same overall diameter of 26.3

40/35 is 27.4/f and 27.1/r

Yes, the aspect ratio is just that the ratio of sidewall to the section width of the tire. 35 series tires are 35% sidewall in comparison to the overall width. Not an actual measurement of height in mm's

Got my PSS installed today. I shouldn't be as surprised as I was because I've had PSS tires on another car, but damn the whole car rides and feels different. I Love these tires.

I need help, I need to change my tires and these Michelin PSS have great reviews. My questions is what is the recommended size?

What wheels do you have?

Nissan 370Z 2010 2011 18" x 8" Front Factory Stock Wheel Rim 62544 | eBay

Those but 19", or did you mean what tires I have now? If so Yokohama front 245 45r18 96w and back are 225

You mean 225 front 245 rear, right?

Yea, sorry.

Anyone running these on nismo wheels with 255x40 / 295x35 ??

Do you guys think PSS is overkill for DD? Whats the highest miles you got on them b4 replace? Thanks!

Not at all if you drive the car hard and are in a climate that doesn't see much rain or snow.

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i ran them on mine and it's a DD. got about 12k miles on the rears. fronts still had good life on them at the point the rears were shot.

i'm now running RE-11s as my DD tires.

Agree^

does Tire Rack have good prices?
any recommended sites?

I switch between winter and summer tires, so these will be my selection for my summer tires for the foreseeable future since they were the best I have used so far. They seemed to last longer than the stock Yokohamas (NISMO) and not nearly as fragile.

stock tires on the Z rarely last long. the stock tires on mine were only 140 treadwear rated when you can go on tire rack and get the exact tires but with a 280 rating.

its to get you to come back to Nissan for service and tires.

I have heard it's also just a "cheaper" tire for them to put on the car at the factory to save cost. I don't know if that's true or not but that's what I've heard.