BRZ Stock Tires and region question

[retoocs]

Many car companies have summer tires on the high performance cars. Even Audi spec summer tires on the RS/S cars.

Part of the reason is you can thank California for this. The largest population buys the most amount of cars each year, so for many cars we dictate what gets produced. So you get stuck dealing with summer tires in the winter because our winters may occasionally be below freezing for the low. You can also thank us for the shitty tunes all cars have in order to meet California smog regulations.

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by churchx

Summerwolf: define when "before they NEED" then. After all, for many tires grip might be noticeably reduced even if wear is just of 1/3rd vs that of new. For some low threadwear track tires maybe also heat-cycle count may play a role. To each his own, but there might be some that wish no-compromise best performance and be more anal on tire state not waiting for them to wear to "legal thread depth" levels (which often are rather lax)

Before tires are worn out. I was specifically talking about the people who swap tires immediately once they get the car, its very common with this vehicle. Does everything on this board have to turn in to an idiotic debate?

Simply put it is common to see secondhand cars with different tires on the original wheels that is all I was saying.

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by why?

I'm going off of the tire pamphlets the original owner of my car had with all the other paperwork he received when he bought the car. He literally kept everything and gave it to me.

Can you scan and post those pamphlets? That would be interesting documentation and this is the first I have even heard of that!

[churchx]

My dealership here due sale happening in winter thrown in as freebie new winter tires set .. though of some cheap china brand and of rather bad grip even when new. In spring quickly worn them down to thread in two trackdays and bought normal brand/model tires instead for next winter . It's easy to get by on subpar tires in summer, but prefer to have best avail. for winter. Extra grip really pays off in safety & handling when there is not much grip to begin with due season.

[why?]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

Can you scan and post those pamphlets? That would be interesting documentation and this is the first I have even heard of that!

I'll have to find them but sure.

[~el~jefe~]

dealer said all WRX's and BRZ's he has sold or come for stock have summer tires on them.

[~el~jefe~]

oo! dealer said he saw one set with Bridgestone turanza's on it. One can dream! of not dying!