New Tires?

[FoxRod]

Just a general thought, should a tire selection coincide with suspension/brake mods. Spend top dollar on quality parts, shouldn't a "Tier 1" tire be the consideration to take advantage of it?

[fast Ed]

That's a good thought, but IMO even the "tier 2" performance tires are so good these days, they are more than enough for most people and their driving habits. When I had my SVO at an early spring track day last year, a friend who came out to spectate and get some ride-alongs was astonished at the grip the Firestones had, even through some wet areas on the track ... this was in comparison to the R-compound tires that she used to race on, but it had been 20+ years since her last track outing.

[Mustang4]

If Brian is only looking at occasionally doing track days, and not worried about setting records while there something like the Firestones will do fine. I was impressed with how well my SVO hung on with them on track, dry and wet ... especially for the price. They are actually made off of a Bridgestone carcass (a model that isn't sold in North America) and branded as Firestones for the NA market. I guess that was easier and cheaper than developing a new gen top tier model for Firestone for our market.

Interesting comment about them made off a Bridgestone carcass. I've had a couple of sets of high end Bridgestone tires and always thought they felt great. The Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport I currently have were great in dry and pretty good in wet as well.

[reggies]

I have had the RE760 Sports on my '04 Cobra for about six years and approximately seven thousand kilometeres. Soon I will be replacing them because tires have a lifespan of five to seven years from the date of manufacture. The rubber ages,the oils and binding chemicals dry out and the tire loses flexibility. I like them a lot and will be purchasing the same again.

[fast Ed]

RE760 has been phased out as they are ~10 yr old design. If you find any sellers that have them, they will be old stock. That's why the thread starter was asking for alternate suggestions.

[reggies]

I have read a lot of good reports on the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. Probably my next tire.

[fast Ed]

They are definitely cream of the crop but can be very expensive vs. the competitors in some sizes. I went with the Continental ExtremeContact Sport on my 2017 instead because the price was about $80 less per corner than the Michelins in the desired size, and they are probably 95% as good.

[FoxRod]

Excellent Tire for my Fox, my son just installed a set on his GTi. He's waiting for warmer temps to get a better feel for them...

They are definitely cream of the crop but can be very expensive vs. the competitors in some sizes. I went with the Continental ExtremeContact Sport on my 2017 instead because the price was about $80 less per corner than the Michelins in the desired size, and they are probably 95% as good.

[reggies]

I have the Continentals on my G37s and although I like them I am not too fussy about the sidewall appearance.

[N89]

How about the Copper zeon rs3? They are very affordable and according to my tire guy they are basically MT's since Copper owns Mickey Thompson.

I had a set on my 17 GT and they were great on the street, even did a track day with them and didn't have any issues.

Just last week i purchased a set of coppers for my Shelby's street wheels.
My first choice was actually the Continental Extreme Contact sports, but they were out of stock in the 325/30/19 sizes so i went with the Coppers instead.
In my opinion they are a really good deal and preform great for the street, but i do have a set of Michelin super sports on my OEM wheels for the track.