Switching from stock tires, still slide?

[l0aded]

I love the stock frs tires drive in terms of being able to make a turn, jerk the wheel and slide out the back. Unfortunately this also means my tires screech going 5 mph in a parking lot while turning.

Will getting stickier tires essentailly take the sliding element out of the frs and make it feek like a "normal" sports car?

[PERRIN_Chris]

Not necessarily. It depends on the tire size, road conditions, how much power you have, how you're driving, etc. I have 245 Michelin Pilot Super Sports and I can still get the rear end out, especially in the rain!

[DarkSunrise]

Try watching the second half of this video:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqhHPssCXMA"]Tracking & Drifting - Long Term Scion FR-S - Everyday Driver - YouTube[/ame]

[l0aded]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Try watching the second half of this video:

Good to know. I'll probably go with the Pilot Super Sports 225/45 since they reviewed it already hah. 135 per tire isn't too bad either.

[strat61caster]

On 200TW Dunlop Direzza Z2 Star Specs, OEM size, a step up in grip from the MPSS, stock everything except camber plates and brakes, no problems getting a slide going if desired. I've done some autocrossing on the MPSS (not an 86), good tire.

[CatDaddysBBQ]

I had the exact same anxiety when I purchased my PSS tires last spring. I was worried the car would be too underpowered to overwhelm the newfound grip.

NOt so. If you drive smoothly, the car grips like crazy (on the street - for track/autoX it's GOOD grip, not amazing). But if you drive like a hooligan, it'll be JUST as tail happy as before, just with more control. It's actually better.

Fear not - you will not lose your fun.

[DAEMANO]

@l0aded

Was looking for the same traits when I upgraded tires (Still fun, but slightly higher limits, and more initial traction than the Primacys). Ended up with Dunlop Direzza DZ102's in 235/40/18 width (the rolling circumference is larger than stock with this size). Got a slightly taller sidewall (for comfort) while still being with 3 mph on my speedo. The tread width is 8" on these tires. They don't chirp going around 90 degree corners at low speed like the stock Primacys and I can easily break them loose with the ESC's torque (almost too easily).

Just about ready to upgrade them as the wear bars are starting to touch pavement, so I've narrowed my search down to something stickier. Also, I wanted to get back to stock rolling diameter. I narrowed the search down to both MPSS and BFG GForce Sport Comp2's @ 225/40/18. The tread width of both tires is close or greater than the tread width of the Direzza DZ102s (even though the Dunlops are 235 width). The MPSS are 7.9" and the BFGs are 9"! Point here is to pay close attention to the actual tread width as well as sized width (the 225 part) while making your decision. All 3 tires noted above are superior in just about every way to the Primacy's.

[SkAsphalt]

I had 255's spinning on stock power with ECU reflash on corners if I wanted it to