I want to go as big as possible, the car is lowered in the front 1". I would also like to know what brand as well. Thanks

 

Moved from 3rd Gen section, so the car is an FD.

 

Bridgestone Potenza s-02 or s03 pole positions

225 50 16s

or

245 45 16s or 40 series

 

Or Bridgestone Potenza Re730

225 45 16r

 

I've used both the S02 and the RE730's in stock sizes on the OEM wheels, they're both good tires.

The S02's handle better and give noticeably quicker turn-in, but the don't last long; < 20K miles! They are simply fantasic in water or snow.

I think the RE730's have a little softer ride and seem to move sideways a little more before developing their mazimum cornering power; which is still considerable. I have only had these a couple of thousand miles so can tell yet how long they will last, but I'm expecting about 30K miles.

 

S-03's are a killer tire for the price and very good all around with good life span. Tirerack.com has the best pricing I've found.

-GNX7

 

Azenis

 

<broken record>
Pirelli PZero Asimmetrico
</broken record>

$20/tire less than the S-02. Very good dry tire - comperable to the S-02 (no good in the wet, but you're in San Diego, so who cares about rain?).

If Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, et al trust them, so do I. I had 'em on my FD & loved them. 225/50 up front and 245/45 out back.

 

Yeah P-Zero Asimmetrico. My next replacement tire in 255/40-17 N2 (OE Porsche)

 

Run 245/45 16's. You'll be much happier with the added grip. Since I'm not a big advocate of paying for the high dollar "max" performance tires (I'd rather waste that money on race rubber), my suggestions are a little different:

Sumitomo HTRZII
Yokohama ES100

These are non-directional tires too. So, for us idiots who run way too much camber and way too much toe out , you can flop 'em once you start wearing down one edge.

 

Really, they look directional?

 

So are these race rubber tires? I have Potenza RE730's right now, but I don't feel like they have enough grip for the High Speed Driving Schools I participate in. I am looking to find a race rubber tire to fit stock FD wheels on my 3rd Gen. Any suggestions?

- Cody

 

run the S-02 or S-03. You will not be sorry. go to tire rack and read reviews as well

 

Oops. Wrong ones. I was looking at other tires and mistakenly associated the wrong tread patterns. Good call, Sleep. You can still flop 'em. I don't normally concern myself with wet traction. At speed in the wet, it really doesn't matter between tire to tire ... unless you have AWD or traction control.

VTAOE, we've been talking about street tires in this thread. Do a search for "race rubber" and you should find everything you ever wanted to know about race tires. Bargain buy - Kumho V700. Best bang-for-the-buck, IMO.

 

Since we are talking about street tires only. I mentioned before that I have the Potenza RE730's (on Stock FD rims). I have a friend who has Potenza SO2's (on 17 inch Fikse rims). I have driven both cars at high speeds at VIR. Both cars had similar suspension setups at the time. The tire size may have some effect on the handling difference, but I'm not sure that it would be that noticeable by a novice driver.

So....what I'm getting at is that the SO2's are MUCH better than the RE730's. I feel like I am losing traction in sharp and high speed turns with the RE730's more than I did with the SO2's. The SO2's are more expensive, but well worth the extra cost in my opinion.

- Cody