Rant: Stock P-Zero Nero on non-PP GTs

[tjwoo]

It's not the worst. I tracked it and took it to tail of the dragon in wet weather. It gripped pretty firmly, not the best but it held up.

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[L8APEX]

Even the Lincoln MKZ comes with Michelin Pilot Super Sports!!!!

 

[justinakajuice]

They seem like acceptable street tires to me. At least for legal-type driving.

 

[Strokerswild]

The P-Zeros on our cars are a far better tire than the POS GoodYear Eagle F1s that were on my GT500, by a long shot....

 

[101charley]

The Mustang GT is an exceptional car (especially for $36,800!). And the Pirelli P-Zero tires at 235/50/18 seem fine when you first drive it home. But changing over to lightweight forged wheels (19x10 Front and 19x11 Rear) with Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires 275/40/19 and 305/35/19 makes an exceptional car much better! The limits of the car are beyond my ability. I have pushed it as far as I dare and I come away exhilarated every time. The car has made me a better driver. But I am going further with Steeda suspension mods and CAI and headers.

 

[BmacIL]

The P-Zeros on our cars are a far better tire than the POS GoodYear Eagle F1s that were on my GT500, by a long shot....

The summers, yeah. But the stock 235/50R18 A/S are terrible.

 

[Skacs]

The stock 235/50R18's are ok when it's warm and dry, but not so great when its cold and wet, they break loose easily - but then again they're on the narrow side, have to deal with a lot of power, and are built to a certain price point. It is what it is.

 

[BmacIL]

The stock 235/50R18's are ok when it's warm and dry, but not so great when its cold and wet, they break loose easily - but then again they're on the narrow side, have to deal with a lot of power, and are built to a certain price point. It is what it is.

Yeah, that's what it is. You can really, really expose how low grip they are at an autocross.

 

[ScottyD]

Would the 235/50-18 Michelin Pilot Super Sport be much of an upgrade over the stock 18inch P-zeros?

Would the 245/50-18 fit?

I'm just wondering if I should add a couple of these tires to my rear wheels or just purchase a wider wheels first that would fit a 255 or 265 wide tire.

Any opinion would be appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[markmurfie]

Would the 235/50-18 Michelin Pilot Super Sport be much of an upgrade over the stock 18inch P-zeros?

Would the 245/50-18 fit?

I'm just wondering if I should add a couple of these tires to my rear wheels or just purchase a wider wheels first that would fit a 255 or 265 wide tire.

Any opinion would be appreciated.

Thank you!

My 235 Nero zero tires wore out sooner than I thought they should have. I replaced them with 235/50/18 Goodyear g force comp 2 summer tires and they made the car feel much much better. They just make a lot of road noise. Mostly when slowing down and my exhaust is quiet. I don't mind the noise at all. I've never had PSS but I can only imagine they would be even better. I really think a wider rim and tire would be the best bang for your buck thing to do to a base GT. PP owners complain about wider summer pirrelis so you know the skinny a/s tires have to be replaced.

 

[ScottyD]

My 235 Nero zero tires wore out sooner than I thought they should have. I replaced them with 235/50/18 Goodyear g force comp 2 summer tires and they made the car feel much much better. They just make a lot of road noise. Mostly when slowing down and my exhaust is quiet. I don't mind the noise at all. I've never had PSS but I can only imagine they would be even better. I really think a wider rim and tire would be the best bang for your buck thing to do to a base GT. PP owners complain about wider summer pirrelis so you know the skinny a/s tires have to be replaced.

I appreciate the response.

I think you're right and I just need to save up for some 19 inch and 9.5's for this summer.

Thanks again!

Scott

 

[markmurfie]

I appreciate the response.

I think you're right and I just need to save up for some 19 inch and 9.5's for this summer.

Thanks again!

Scott

I also tried some continental extreme contact DW in 255/45/18 on the base rim. They had great straight line traction but made me nervous when going around corners so I returned them. I could feel the sidewall flex and that was not good. The 18x8 rims are just very limiting. The only thing happy with a 235/50/18 tire will be your wallet.

 

[whitexeno]

And actually according to TireRack, Ford believes the P - Zeros are best tire for this car...Even after losing in the H2H. :doh:

Randy was most likely paid to say the P-Zeros are good.

There are two kinds of pzeros that are on the 2015 mustang. If you have the performance pack, you get summer only p-zeros. If you don't then you have p-zero nero all seasons, which is what the OP is shit talking. The PP p-zero's aren't horrible, though they are not the very best tire.

 

[nolezack]

They chose PZeros from a costing perspective these are obviously not the best Performance tires period. If they were then why did Ford choose Michelin Super Sports on the GT350R........?

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