Tire for Tropical Weather - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

leevanf · 06-07-2017, 01:45 AM

Hi Guys,

I had another thread on rim/tire combos and that made me curious about my tire choices esp since I know a lot of people in this forum are dealing with 4-season weather, while I live in a tropical country.

Temperature here is ave. 30-32 C, never snows, rainy season with flash heavy rains. The only "grip" issue I have which may sound funny is that our driveway is VERY Steep and slippery. This means that light rain makes all the cars slip (unless 4wd) or if you approach with momentum. Given the stock height of the car, I cannot afford the momentum and have to tackle this rather slowly.

Which is a good tropical performance/dd tire that can provide better wet/slippery grip than stock?

1. PILOT SPORT A/S 3+ 215/45 R17
2. DIREZZA DZ102 215/45 R17
3. VENTUS V12 EVO2 215/45 R17
4. Retain Stock Primacy HP 215/45R17
5. PSS?

Clipdat · 06-07-2017, 01:49 AM

Toyo T1 Sport

churchx · 06-07-2017, 06:32 AM

I'd get PSS, or even PS4. Later one gives up very slightly dry grip, but wet grip aswell should be better over PSS.

Yoshoobaroo · 06-07-2017, 06:45 AM

Stick to a dedicated summer tire, not an all season. All seasons won't grip as well and wear faster in the heat. Max performance is a nice compromise between grip and wear IMO (Extreme performance>Max performance>Ultra high performance>High performance)

Conti DW's are just about my favorite (they have the brand new continental extremecontact sport out now too), right now I'm on Hankook V12 Evo2s
Can't go wrong with any of these really:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireS...earDiameter=17

venturaII · 06-07-2017, 11:01 AM

Second vote here for Conti DW - they were great in the wet, have 98% of the dry grip of a PSS, are lightweight, and relatively inexpensive. That said, I haven't tried their replacement, then new ExtremeContact Sport, but it seems to be performing about as expected, given what I've read.

JazzleSAURUS · 06-07-2017, 11:49 AM

Michelin PSS, Continental ExtremeContact Sport, Bridgestone S-04.

I'm an S-04 fan, they do better in standing water than the PSS, at the cost of a bit of dry grip.

jvincent · 06-07-2017, 12:13 PM

I'd add the Yokohama V105 sport to the list. Very similar tread pattern to the Toyo T1 Sport recommended earlier and has good grip in the wet.

B T · 06-07-2017, 04:11 PM

Continental DW are great for summer driving and in rain. May as well upgrade to a 225 tire while your at it though.

surfwaxsmitty · 06-07-2017, 04:39 PM

Might not be the best logic but here is what I went with for similar weather conditions in New Orleans.

BFG comp-2 all season - reason being that if rain traction depends on adequate tread depth along with tread design, the longer I can maintain that deep tread the longer I will have a solid wet traction.

For dry drip, I have enjoyed thus far the lower grip levels of the all season tire compared to what I assume a full summer performance tire would give me. Although, I have limited experience in this for the 86 chassis.

The comp-2 is 400 rated so it's not like a 500 or anything, and should still maintain some fair dry grip.

Another consideration was with as many potholes, sharp bumps and edges in these streets here.. a softer tire may not be as durable. I'd be pretty upset getting chunks taken out of my tire from daily driving.

06-07-2017, 01:45 AM	#1
leevanf Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited A/T Location: Philippines Posts: 313 Thanks: 15 Thanked 97 Times in 47 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Tire for Tropical Weather Hi Guys, I had another thread on rim/tire combos and that made me curious about my tire choices esp since I know a lot of people in this forum are dealing with 4-season weather, while I live in a tropical country. Temperature here is ave. 30-32 C, never snows, rainy season with flash heavy rains. The only "grip" issue I have which may sound funny is that our driveway is VERY Steep and slippery. This means that light rain makes all the cars slip (unless 4wd) or if you approach with momentum. Given the stock height of the car, I cannot afford the momentum and have to tackle this rather slowly. Which is a good tropical performance/dd tire that can provide better wet/slippery grip than stock? 1. PILOT SPORT A/S 3+ 215/45 R17 2. DIREZZA DZ102 215/45 R17 3. VENTUS V12 EVO2 215/45 R17 4. Retain Stock Primacy HP 215/45R17 5. PSS?

06-07-2017, 11:49 AM	#6
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)	Michelin PSS, Continental ExtremeContact Sport, Bridgestone S-04. I'm an S-04 fan, they do better in standing water than the PSS, at the cost of a bit of dry grip. __________________ 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.)

06-07-2017, 04:11 PM	#8
B T Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 15 BRZ, 2003 MR2, '70 Elky, 06 TBSS Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 537 Thanks: 210 Thanked 230 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Continental DW are great for summer driving and in rain. May as well upgrade to a 225 tire while your at it though. __________________ IG YouTube

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churchx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2014 GT86 Location: Latvia, Riga Posts: 4,336 Thanks: 698 Thanked 2,091 Times in 1,437 Posts Mentioned: 53 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I'd get PSS, or even PS4. Later one gives up very slightly dry grip, but wet grip aswell should be better over PSS.

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surfwaxsmitty Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Drives: '14 BRZ 6MT Location: NO, LA Posts: 90 Thanks: 125 Thanked 63 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Might not be the best logic but here is what I went with for similar weather conditions in New Orleans. BFG comp-2 all season - reason being that if rain traction depends on adequate tread depth along with tread design, the longer I can maintain that deep tread the longer I will have a solid wet traction. For dry drip, I have enjoyed thus far the lower grip levels of the all season tire compared to what I assume a full summer performance tire would give me. Although, I have limited experience in this for the 86 chassis. The comp-2 is 400 rated so it's not like a 500 or anything, and should still maintain some fair dry grip. Another consideration was with as many potholes, sharp bumps and edges in these streets here.. a softer tire may not be as durable. I'd be pretty upset getting chunks taken out of my tire from daily driving.

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