Tires, PSS or S-04, is there a real difference?

[charged86]

My pss's. Are awesome

[mistressmotorsports]

I think the different answers are really based on what people are looking for. The stickier stuff the auto-x guys are running are because those are basically the stickiest stuff they can run in class. There are also street legal R-comps that are even faster. So, if you want ultimate grip, that's the way to go. For non-competition tires, just plain having fun on the street with a still high-grip summer tire, the PSS is certainly at or near the top. I was going to get them when they were on special at Tire Rack in June. I waited just a little to long, they went back up in price, and the S-04's went on special. So, I saved something like $250 or so for the set going with the Bridgetsones. I'm still very happy with them, as they are such a giant leap over stock. The PSS may be just a tiny bit better, but I haven't driven them on the same type of car, so I don't have my own data. I think you can't go wrong either way if you want a great summer tire that you aren't going to compete with.

Mike

[switchlanez]

In shopping for 235/40-18 tires I found Hankook Ventus S1 noble2 to be the lightest at 22lbs and PSS next lightest at 23lbs but the Hankooks are quite less expensive. Granted, they won't grip as well as PSS and it should be easier to break traction in them. They have that similar characteristic as stock of comfortably "dancing" on the limit of grip for some driving fun but I feel more confident/aware of what's going on with the wider track (moreso than stock and when I had Advan S.4 225/45-17).