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[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

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Originally Posted by Sniz

well damn, the DWS was sounding amazing until the you mentioned the corners, that would be a deal breaker for me.

I want a tire that is super sticky, great in corners, quiet and wont kill me in the rain

Que perfect world tire!

[Sniz]

Originally Posted by JPSlick

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Que perfect world tire!

i'll settle for not loud

gotta have priorities!

[Beemw335]

Re11s are good, but from what I heard after a few laps they slip a lot, and they wear out like crazy!
The best tire for street/occasional track use are ps2s because not only do they grip in cold and wet, but they last long! I cant wait for these damn rft to wear out so that I can get some

[Beemw335]

Originally Posted by Longboarder

I went from stock 18" RFTs to 19" 235/275 Nitto Invos. Cost some $$$ and didn't help much for off-the-line traction in first gear at all. Although the car rides less harsh.

But you know what did? the Proceed launch control feature. I get traction in first gear flooring it at 16psi boost target. I swear I re-injured my neck from how insane traction is from this feature. I used to spin tires in second and third gears too. No more with launch control enabled.

Maybe the e36 guys can get a custom chip from Shiv.

Take it easy on ur tranny there buddy

[Proper Motion LLC]

I'm running 265/35/18 rears and 235/40/18 fronts with Continental DW, but honestly I hate how the front tires look beefier than the rear tires!

The 235/40/18 is 2.5mm taller than the 265/35/18 tire, but it looks soo much meatier..

So I think I'm going to switch to 275/35/18 rear which would make the rear 5mm taller than the front 235/40/18.

I know I know, bah bah understeer! Don't really care, don't track my car, don't go carving canyons either.

[themyst]

Originally Posted by Sniz

well damn, the DWS was sounding amazing until the you mentioned the corners, that would be a deal breaker for me.

I want a tire that is super sticky, great in corners, quiet and wont kill me in the rain

Coming from star specs, every tire has shit lateral traction compared to them.

[Proper Motion LLC]

Star Spec Z1's were nice, but they lasted me 3-4 months

[themyst]

Originally Posted by Rysandro

Star Spec Z1's were nice, but they lasted me 3-4 months

I put 13k miles on mine and they're still sitting in my friends garage with half of the tread remaining. I must drive like a grandma

[mycoupe]

Anyone have anything to say about the general exclaim uhp's?

[Mike@N54Tuning.com]

Originally Posted by mycoupe

Anyone have anything to say about the general exclaim uhp's?

I had these, and they are great value but don't hold up to high HP traction.

Mike

[themyst]

Originally Posted by mycoupe

Anyone have anything to say about the general exclaim uhp's?

They're a value summer tire. Nice ride quality and low road noise but suck for traction.

[MJR63]

I have a staggered set of 19" DW on order....heard good things about them! Putting them on a new set of ALUFELGEN SF-71's next week....

[OpenFlash]

Just a suggestion when selecting front and rear tire sizes: Try to keep the stagger minimal. The wider your rear tires are than the front, the more your car will understeer. I ended up running 255 front, and 265 rear and it works very well

shiv

[BMWeber]

Michelin just came out with a pilot sport super sport that is shooting to be the next standard in ultimate performance tires. If it delivers half of what there promising it should be pretty awesome

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ot+Super+Sport

[Clap135]

I have 245/40/18 f and 265/35/18 r Nitto nt05s sitting in my garage, I can't wait to get read of these SHIT hancraps v12 which tire rack rated as number 2 in their shoot out. I think they might have been driving a prius....

[DaFish]

I have the Bridgstone Pole Positions non-rfts. I went 1 size up on the stock 230 rims. Went to these when I ran my RFTs into the threads (1 blew at 140km/h). I got these on BEFORE I did the Dinan Stage 3 suspension and the M3 control arms.

Before Stage 3, the grip the tires had was tremendous. Launch off the line was way better and still is. BUT, without the needed camber of the M3 wishbones and camber plates, I found the front tires to roll over and I lost a lot of cornering power as it scrubbed away at the side wall.

NOW after stage 3 and all the camber, I have the tire performing perfectly and the front end has sooo much bite. I have a little bit of understeer at the absolute limit, but that is ok. When I get my rear Dinan sway on, with the Wavetrac LSD and subframe bushings at the same time. I hope to have a near perfect balance.

As it is now, with these tires, I have terrific wet traction and handling, really good dry - to the point I don't want to go any faster around corners - and risk wrecking the car. I can't wait to get the rear end done and feel the difference. Anyway, long story short, I recommend the Pole Positions.

Now, with the Procede, FMIC, DPs and Ultra 94 octane on map 2... I can let first and second go with little traction control intervention... and that is in the cold. The tires are fairly new (1/2 season on them).

[Proper Motion LLC]

What do u guys fill ur tires to for everyday driving?

[themyst]

Originally Posted by Clap135

I have 245/40/18 f and 265/35/18 r Nitto nt05s sitting in my garage, I can't wait to get read of these SHIT hancraps v12 which tire rack rated as number 2 in their shoot out. I think they might have been driving a prius....

Hancraps are the worst tire known to man. I almost feel bad for you.

[DaFish]

I went to Tire Rack to compare the Pole Position against:

NOTE: I couldn't select a PS2 for 265/30/19 comparison or super sport...

Advan Neova
Conti DW
Asymetric
Pzero
Pole Position

IF we can use the tire rack results as a guide (and as Clap pointed out - this may be flawed to start with)

Advan has best dry handling, steering response, grip - not so good in the wet, and comfort and won't last as long

My Pole Position did pretty well all round - and this is what I experience

the DW bested the pole position - except for steering response, and cornering stability (which is why I selected the Pole Position instead)

the Asymetric, trailed all except for wet performance

Pzero performed a bit less than the Advan, better than the Pole and DW, but was a ton more money.

Straight performance - dry - Avan, bit more cash, wears out
handling - pole, over DW - but this maybe marginal.

PS2 and super sports are going to be lots more cash.

The best deal is probably the DWs. I would like to compare the Super sports against the Advan and pole

[chris328i]

Originally Posted by themyst

Coming from star specs, every tire has shit lateral traction compared to them.

The AD08 and RE-11 are as good or better than the star specs, but they are all very close extreme performance tires, not to be confused with PS2 and DW max performance tires.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=118

[Proper Motion LLC]

Originally Posted by chris328i

The AD08 and RE-11 are as good or better than the star specs, but they are all very close extreme performance tires, not to be confused with PS2 and DW max performance tires.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=118

Ya but the Star Specs are like $300 less a set?

[kanecvl]

My nitto nt05's are at the wear bars with less than 8k miles. I don't drive hard and don't have any track time. Traction is still a problem with 275/30/19 on the rear. Never had anything else to compare.