Tires

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Same here, I’m on 2014 primacy HPs and they’re great still. But I never drive below 60F/16C.

I would never say they're a great tyre.. they do a job of keeping my car on the road but fail to inspire... 4 more days before getting my new boots..

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by JD001

I would never say they're a great tyre.. they do a job of keeping my car on the road but fail to inspire... 4 more days before getting my new boots..

i considered them to be a great learning tire. they were extremely consistent and predictable throughout the entire tread thickness, and the stiffness of them communicated the road very well. it was a great first tire for the car.

but i hated the low entry speed, and how easily they could be broken loose at the slightest whim.

also i'm never pay more than $100/tire. i don't care how great they are. they all turn to smoke with me anyways.

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by soundman98

i considered them to be a great learning tire. they were extremely consistent and predictable throughout the entire tread thickness, and the stiffness of them communicated the road very well. it was a great first tire for the car.

This was my experience with them. They allowed me the opportunity to understand the car's limits with good feedback (read: noise). It's not until you've driven on crazy ultra high performance tires that you'll start to understand terms like " greasy" where the tire literally gives you no feedback until it has lost its connection with the ground. It really feels like when you drag a crayon on paper; there's hardly a way to see how you to go where you are or how to fix it, since the grip is lost and the suspension can't give you feedback either.

These tires are like a sincere, but weak spirited partner- they may not be tolerant of your needs and the relationship probably won't last long, but at least they tell you what they're getting fed up with. Better than a super loyal partner who will just divorce you suddenly and you don't understand what you did wrong.

[bmxr]

People love to crap on these tires... The Primacy's are not race winning rubber but they are not meant to be. They are durable, predictable and fun. Switching to track tires upped corner speeds and braking limits a lot, but if you are not competing, you can learn on a lot from the stock tires.

[ThaDonJsuan]

Originally Posted by alphasaur

I thought the OEM tires were decently fun on the street, I never autocrossed with them though. Definitely not a girl to marry, but you can still have a good time.

I've gone to the track 3 times with my stock BRZ with the Primacys. Needless to say its fun but the tires are getting absolutely shredded on the outside edge. Will get RS4's for next season.