New tire questions

[AttiS550]

I have just over 6,000 miles on my car and the rear tires are done. No burnouts, definitely some spirited driving and daily driven and the tread is all but gone. I am looking into replacing the rear tires on my car.

My first question is would it be a good idea to just replace all four at the same time and spend a little extra? The tread on the front tires is still in good shape but I figure since the rear tread wore out so quickly the front tires probably wont last too much longer. I would rather buy all four together if the front tires are going to go bald in another couple thousand miles... does anybody have an experience with their front tires lasting a certain amount of time??

My other question is has anybody put Hankook Ventus V12 Evo2's on their car? This is the tire I am considering given the good reviews and economical price. They seem to have a pretty good treadware rating and performance similar to that of a Michelin Pilot SS.

I am open to any suggestions for other brands and any suggestions on replacing just the rears or all four!!!

Thank you in advance to anybody with useful suggestions!! :cheers:

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[jasonstang]

The best way is to get matching tires until you are changing all four.
For a RWD car the rear will wear twice as fast if you drive aggressively.
I had V12 EVO2s and there were terrible. They flat spot very easily. The sidewall is very soft. The compound is greasy when it gets hot.
I would not recommend.

 

[AttiS550]

The best way is to get matching tires until you are changing all four.
For a RWD car the rear will wear twice as fast if you drive aggressively.
I had V12 EVO2s and there were terrible. They flat spot very easily. The sidewall is very soft. The compound is greasy when it gets hot.
I would not recommend.

Oh, interesting to hear your experience. Do you have any suggestions of tires you have had that you like? I would obviously love to get some Michelin Pilot Super Sports but those are definitely a little expensive for a whole new set...

 

[jasonstang]

Oh, interesting to hear your experience. Do you have any suggestions of tires you have had that you like? I would obviously love to get some Michelin Pilot Super Sports but those are definitely a little expensive for a whole new set...

I had good luck with Bridgestone potenza re050a. Tight sidewalls, gripy. The only thing is they don't last very long.

 

[AttiS550]

I had good luck with Bridgestone potenza re050a. Tight sidewalls, gripy. The only thing is they don't last very long.

Cool man, I appreciate the advice!

 

[RegDir]

Agree on the Potenza, better than michelin. Sounds like your fronts will last through another set of rears.

Seems like you may want go to a square setup so you can rotate. That's what i'm doing but it just means I buy four new tires every year instead of two.

 

[AttiS550]

Agree on the Potenza, better than michelin. Sounds like your fronts will last through another set of rears.

Seems like you may want go to a square setup so you can rotate. That's what i'm doing but it just means I buy four new tires every year instead of two.

Yeah it would be nice to be able to do that but I dont really want to buy new wheels yet. I have the PP wheels which as you probably know is a staggered setup from the factory. any other websites other than tire rack you suggest I look at? They seem to have a somewhat limited selection in the sizes I am looking for (255 front, 275 rear)

 

[AutoX_GT]

I'm on my second set of rear P Zero's at 5K miles. Fronts still have plenty of life left so I couldn't justify changing all 4 just yet. Found new take off's for really cheap on eBay.

 

[RegDir]

Yeah it would be nice to be able to do that but I dont really want to buy new wheels yet. I have the PP wheels which as you probably know is a staggered setup from the factory. any other websites other than tire rack you suggest I look at? They seem to have a somewhat limited selection in the sizes I am looking for (255 front, 275 rear)

Just replace the rears. I think Discount Tire was running a special on ebay

 

[BCeagle08]

I picked up a set of Potenza S-04 Pole Positions and absolutely love them so far. Great tires and much cheaper than MPSS.

 

[AttiS550]

I picked up a set of Potenza S-04 Pole Positions and absolutely love them so far. Great tires and much cheaper than MPSS.

I am now considering these. The only thing I am worried about is tread life. Like I said I dont do big burnouts but I love to launch hard when there is nobody around. I am hoping to get somewhere around 20,000 miles out of them. Definitely need to get more than the pathetic 6,000 miles I got out of my stock pzeros...

 

[ForTehNguyen]

take a look at sumitomo HTR III for a daily tire. Under $650 a set for GT PP sizes. I had them on my IS350 and they lasted 25k miles

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...stang Fastback&autoModClar=GT Performance Pkg

 

[VTECSAUCE]

Ive been running MPSS on the rears and factory front tires for awhile with no issue. I think most ppl have OCD when it comes to matching tires. Unless you are really tracking the car hard, you wont have a problem.

 

[TaraFirma]

Had Nitto Invos on the back of my GT500. They were pretty decent and were resonably priced.

 

[Obsessed]

Id do all 4 tires but if they are staggered i guess it doesnt matter much. Based on the research ive done i would rcommend these: mpss, continential extreme contact dw, nitto nt555 g2, nitto invo, mickey street comp., and nitto nt05. Trade offs with all of them. I will be trying out the conti's if they ever get shipped.

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