Best street tire for launching

[Cardude99]

Speaking of staggard setup, is that diameter like 18” to 19” or if both rims are 19” yet one is 9.5 as apossed to 9.0?

The second one but technically both options would mean a staggered set up though most people won't mix diameters on a mustang

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[PTM5.0]

I've got MPS4S on my car and they're very good. Unfortunately they have trouble with 750rwhp at anything under 90mph so I'm getting a set of R888R's on an extra set of rear wheels. The Viper crowd has been swearing by them for years.

 

[Timeless]

No one seems to be mentioning the Firehwawk Indy tires. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireModel=Firehawk+Indy+500&tireMake=Firestone

I thought these were well liked?

 

[NightmareMoon]

No one seems to be mentioning the Firehwawk Indy tires. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireModel=Firehawk+Indy+500&tireMake=Firestone

I thought these were well liked?

Well liked for a budget tire and a newer design (so more recent technology). They're good street tires but not superior.

 

[armykyle1 [HACKED ACCOUNT]

What about no burn out with both tires? I’m looking for that spontaneous launch or down shift at speed that’s going to give me the least wheel spin on a street tire.

No burn out, Michelin.

 

[toplesstripcruiser]

The MPS4S are standard on the new supercharged 700+ hp GT500. If it’s factory issue on a blown car designed for the track, I would think it means something. I know they cost relatively more. But I would spend the money now on a good tire that will probably be on the car a long time.

 

[Cardude99]

No one seems to be mentioning the Firehwawk Indy tires. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireModel=Firehawk+Indy+500&tireMake=Firestone

I thought these were well liked?

They are but as the cheap alternative. They are a good tire but from what I read not great in the rain and the dry grip is not at the level of a ps4s or Extremecontact Sport. Again good tire to the budget conscious folks and better than a stock pzero but not quite in the same league as tires that are just a few dollars more.

 

[BmacIL]

dry grip is not at the level of a ps4s or Extremecontact Sport.

It's close enough that unless you're tracking the car, you won't notice the difference. In many sizes they are 30-40% cheaper, although in the popular S550 sizes that gap has closed recently. Still a great tire.

 

[16mach1]

The extreme contacts are awesome. I have them on my 99 600+ at the wheel and they hook. Pzeros suck.

 

[Cardude99]

It's close enough that unless you're tracking the car, you won't notice the difference. In many sizes they are 30-40% cheaper, although in the popular S550 sizes that gap has closed recently. Still a great tire.

Lol ya I track mine, that is what I was going off of, should have clarified. Also I was looking at stock size for my car granted the ps4s is much more expensive the Conti only $19 more per tire, a bargain to me

 

[Cdshivers]

Wow! You guys have really come through with some great feedback!

I think it’s clear I won’t be getting the Nitto’s at this point and now feel confident the MPS4S will do what I want. I will of course look further into the brands/options y’all have mentioned.

I had found an article once that actually showed the geforce one owner was able to get with the new tires compared to his oem ones. I just can’t find that article anymore.

That being said, once I purchase my new tires, I hope to put together a video with my experience/results. It won’t happen immediately but I’ll do my best to post it here so all of you who’ve helped me out here can see the results!

 

[Cdshivers]

Hello to everyone who helped me choose my tires. I just wanted to do a follow up on my results.

I gotta say the MPS4S was a great choice! The amount of grip over the P-Zero’s is night and day. I hardly have any wheel slip at all now and the only time the tires have spun was when they were cold and I launched the car, but that was intentional.

Otherwise, all I get now is a tiny chirp and I’m gone. For the technical side of things, I’ve been using my accelorometer as a measuring tool. Please realize I’ve added the Steeda stop the hop package.
That being said, my G’s increased from .74 to .78 on acceleration and my lateral G’s increased from .76 to .82! Now I know that doesn’t sound like much and I know the car is capable of more. But this is just in street driving having a little fun :-)

 

[Kep4]

Thanks for following up. I've been very happy with both launch and cornering performance from the Michelin PS4S tires on my GT.

 

[Smokey613]

When we purchased our 2015 GT Premium vert in March of this year, the dealer had installed a new set of Conti ExtremeContact DWS 06 on it. Unless I launch hard in Race mode I get almost no tire spin. Is my GT weak or are these tires just hooking better than a lot of other peoples tires? It pulls real strong all the way through shifts. Even with Advance Trac off I have no problems with excessive wheel spin. I am not complaining too much mind you considering the cost of replacements. My 2011 300C with a custom DS tune would smoke the tires anytime I wanted below 40mph and I was running the same tire on it. Granted the Hemi ran out of steam by 5700 rpm but it was fun to drive and I did get it to 146 mph one time and decided that was enough.

 

[Hattrick]

NT05R hands down, first SRT that walks you, you will wish you had them. 28psi and your set . They wont last as long but at $550 for two, not that bad . Michelins will spin easy, no comparison and cost more.

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