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Originally Posted by Desertnate
Absolutely agree. I've got a bit over four seasons under my belt now, but in three different cars. I'm still really trying to overcome bad habits and mistakes. Driving a new platform which is very different from previous ones takes a season or two to get the feel and learn the car.
You will be really surprised at what your car can do when you get good at the art of driving. When I attended a novice school in my previous car, my instructor knocked out a time in my car (bone stock) that was profoundly faster than I ever drove it and faster than any other car at the school, modified or other wise. He had never driven my car or one like it before that run. That run with the instructor alone proved to me the value of driving skills over anything I could ever do to the car.
It just takes time and lots of runs to get the basics down. Once you get to the point where the stock platform is holding you back, that is when you should start modifying.
I've run a full season on my PS4's and have been pretty satisfied for a street tire. They have reasonable grip in the dry until they get hot. In the wet, I've found they have surprising levels of grip I wasn't expecting. Wear was surprisingly good too.
Outside influences will drive me to different tires next season, but if that wasn't the case, I'd probably do another season on them until they wore out.
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Thanks. I was trying to figure out from experienced people what setup is best for learning. Seems like that's stock.
When my tires need a change I might look at 17" wheels as I hate low profile tires due to risk of damage (I replaced tires twice and wheels once on Kia Stinger) and higher cost.