Thoughts on tires? A great all-season or a great summer tire? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

OUGrad05 · 04-28-2016, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantobe

Should make it a little bit easier then, from my research (because I didn't want MAXIMUM grip like you), V12s are a good option as well as Yokohama S Drives & they don't cost you an arm and a leg.

Can also speak from experience with the S Drives on my Integra & you could lose grip fairly easy.

None of these tires are expensive compared with what they cost for my Z06 or my BMW

xFury · 04-28-2016, 08:29 PM

So for someone that lives in Vegas, its better to get a Summer Tire than All Season?

Clipdat · 04-28-2016, 08:33 PM

Obligatory Toyo T1 Sport recommendation.

soulreapersteve · 04-28-2016, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xFury

So for someone that lives in Vegas, its better to get a Summer Tire than All Summer?

Do you mean "all season"?

xFury · 04-28-2016, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

Do you mean "all season"?

You are correct lol.

soulreapersteve · 04-28-2016, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xFury

You are correct lol.

haha

Well, I'm no tire expert but I would say go full summer tires down there in Vegas.

OUGrad05 · 04-28-2016, 08:58 PM

Summer tires in vegas for sure

WRBrzRX · 04-28-2016, 09:28 PM

all-seasons = no seasons

get excellent summer tires and a set of steelies with blizzaks if you need them

getbent · 05-04-2016, 10:17 AM

I went from the OEM Primacy HP to 245/40ZR17 AS/3 and while the tires were much stickier it did lose that fun to slide nature that we all love.

Then I put on the Edelbrock S/C and the AS/3 slide easier than I remember the OEM Primacy HP with stock power.

OUGrad05 · 05-04-2016, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by getbent

I went from the OEM Primacy HP to 245/40ZR17 AS/3 and while the tires were much stickier it did lose that fun to slide nature that we all love.

Then I put on the Edelbrock S/C and the AS/3 slide easier than I remember the OEM Primacy HP with stock power.

That's precisely why I'm wrestling with this decision...

JazzleSAURUS · 05-04-2016, 10:59 AM

Get V12's if you want cheap summers to play with, slide about, and roast. If you want nice driving characteristics, get PSS/S-04, if you want sticky for autox/track, Get ZII, Rival, RS3, or my new favorite, the RE71R.

Don't fool around with all seasons, they are a silly compromise.

justatroll · 05-04-2016, 11:30 AM

For OK weather (rarely has snow actually collect on roads) I would go with an All-Season tire and be comfortable.

My favorite AS tire is the Goodyear Assurance Triple-tread.
I just put a set on my daughters car a couple months ago and yesterday mounted 4 to my Wife's Passat.

PandaSPUR · 05-04-2016, 12:00 PM

I was going through this same thought myself... getting new wheels in the next month or so.

Right now I'm pretty set on all-seasons since I only drive my car on the weekends. 5500 miles after 1.5 years so far.

Planning to get Continental Extreme Contact DWS, but now I'm worried that no ones mentioned them in this thread D: Any opinions?

I'm in NYC so I've driven the car in some snow before, but always plowed roads (except once... 3" unplowed... that was scary). But again, I never need to drive the car so if its snowing badly I just dont go out. I want all-seasons mainly so I don't need to keep swapping, and theyre better for the lower temps I experience even without snow (right?).

JazzleSAURUS · 05-04-2016, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PandaSPUR

I was going through this same thought myself... getting new wheels in the next month or so.

Right now I'm pretty set on all-seasons since I only drive my car on the weekends. 5500 miles after 1.5 years so far.

Planning to get Continental Extreme Contact DWS, but now I'm worried that no ones mentioned them in this thread D: Any opinions?

I'm in NYC so I've driven the car in some snow before, but always plowed roads (except once... 3" unplowed... that was scary). But again, I never need to drive the car so if its snowing badly I just dont go out. I want all-seasons mainly so I don't need to keep swapping, and theyre better for the lower temps I experience even without snow (right?).

The DWS is one of the better all season tires out there.

Don't run summer tires in the winter, they aren't meant for that. Also, in the area that you are, you will benefit hugely from proper winters.

If you're getting new wheels and tires anyway, buy some cheap, summers with your wheels like V12's, and buy some winter tires for your stock wheels this fall. General Altimax Arctics are amazing tires, and very cost effective.

05-04-2016, 10:17 AM	#23
getbent Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Blue MT Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 162 Thanks: 4 Thanked 37 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I went from the OEM Primacy HP to 245/40ZR17 AS/3 and while the tires were much stickier it did lose that fun to slide nature that we all love. Then I put on the Edelbrock S/C and the AS/3 slide easier than I remember the OEM Primacy HP with stock power. __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S \| 6MT \| UltraMarine

05-04-2016, 10:59 AM	#25
JazzleSAURUS Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 15 BRZ LTD, 05 FXT Location: Western MA Posts: 1,032 Thanks: 561 Thanked 560 Times in 353 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Get V12's if you want cheap summers to play with, slide about, and roast. If you want nice driving characteristics, get PSS/S-04, if you want sticky for autox/track, Get ZII, Rival, RS3, or my new favorite, the RE71R. Don't fool around with all seasons, they are a silly compromise. __________________ SOLD: 2015 WRB BRZ Limited ('02 WRX BBS, S-04's, Stoptech Sport pads, MXP SP, AVO drop in filter, Mishimoto Intake tube, decatted header, OFT 93 Stage 2 EL Tune, Kartboy rear shifter bushing, Whiteline transmission and subframe lockout bushings, ST Coilovers, SPC Camber bolts w/smaller crash bolt, SPC LCA's & SPC Toe Arm bushings, Red TOMs, TRD Wing.)

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