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ZDan · 03-25-2018, 04:59 PM

I ran MPSS on the FD for a while. Initially they were OK, after less than 2 years on the car they lost all grip. Weird experience that I haven't had with other higher-performance tires.

IMO, even at their best they're somewhat overrated. Personally I went back to the Extreme Performance category for street usage. Actually on the FD I went to Nitto NT01 DOT race tires for street/track...

On sizing, IMO 225/45 is a bit pinched on a 7" wheel, I'd go 215/45-17.

For street grip width is not as huge a deal anyway. And for street grip in the wet, narrower could be better.

Anyway, me, for street only usage on 7", I'd be looking at Hankook RS4 in 215/45-17. In Max Perf category I'd look at Conti ExtremeContact Sport and B'stone S04 before PSS. Actually I wouldn't even be considering PSS...

03-25-2018, 04:59 PM	#14
ZDan Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: '23 BRZ Location: Providence, RI Posts: 4,672 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,012 Times in 2,098 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I ran MPSS on the FD for a while. Initially they were OK, after less than 2 years on the car they lost all grip. Weird experience that I haven't had with other higher-performance tires. IMO, even at their best they're somewhat overrated. Personally I went back to the Extreme Performance category for street usage. Actually on the FD I went to Nitto NT01 DOT race tires for street/track... On sizing, IMO 225/45 is a bit pinched on a 7" wheel, I'd go 215/45-17. For street grip width is not as huge a deal anyway. And for street grip in the wet, narrower could be better. Anyway, me, for street only usage on 7", I'd be looking at Hankook RS4 in 215/45-17. In Max Perf category I'd look at Conti ExtremeContact Sport and B'stone S04 before PSS. Actually I wouldn't even be considering PSS...