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Akari · 11-22-2014, 02:35 AM

Continental Extreme DW may not be quite as aggressive as you'd like in the wet and dry and they tend to have soft sidewalls which gives up quite a bit of the FRS steeling feel that we all love.

I'd suggest Michelin Pilot Super Sports. They're one of the best road tires in both dry and wet, affordable, and even though you don't care, are a ~40,000 mile tire. I've put about 30k on mine so far including a couple track days and some skidpad time. These truly have the best handling of any street tire I've used and the wet traction is incredible.

Here's a bit of testing compared to both the V105 and Conti DW.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=174

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=148

Additionally I'd suggest the 255/35 over the 245/40. The 245/40 is nearly 5% taller than OEM tires which effectively gears your car higher(Slower off the line) and pushes the rotational weight of your tire further out.

11-22-2014, 02:35 AM	#3
Akari Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 417 Thanks: 181 Thanked 149 Times in 97 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Continental Extreme DW may not be quite as aggressive as you'd like in the wet and dry and they tend to have soft sidewalls which gives up quite a bit of the FRS steeling feel that we all love. I'd suggest Michelin Pilot Super Sports. They're one of the best road tires in both dry and wet, affordable, and even though you don't care, are a ~40,000 mile tire. I've put about 30k on mine so far including a couple track days and some skidpad time. These truly have the best handling of any street tire I've used and the wet traction is incredible. Here's a bit of testing compared to both the V105 and Conti DW. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=174 http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=148 Additionally I'd suggest the 255/35 over the 245/40. The 245/40 is nearly 5% taller than OEM tires which effectively gears your car higher(Slower off the line) and pushes the rotational weight of your tire further out. Last edited by Akari; 11-22-2014 at 02:58 AM.