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By this point, I've driven performance pack GTs on Pilot Sport 4s, Sport Cup 2, Pilot Sport A/S 3+, and now Pilot Sport 4 A/S tires (drove Pilot Super Sport ZPs on a C7 for a while, too.) They're all excellent tires at what they do. I bought this PP2 earlier in the year, drove on the SC2s, and hit the point last month where I needed a different tire here in Kansas City.
Debated for a while and decided to get a square wheel set, chose the SVE R350s in Satin Bronze. The wheel design is great, the color is interesting. I chose this finish because I didn't want gloss black or that gloss grey that looks almost like Magnetic Metallic. Whatever I've given up in grip from the factory 11" width and 305 track rubber I feel like I've gained a good bit back shaving weight, as I think I shaved off 38-40lbs of rotating mass with this new setup between wheels and rubber. This bronze isn't my first choice to match with MM paint, but I'm thinking about wraping the car anyway:
They look good. The tires are Michelin Pilot Sport 4 All Seasons in 285/35/19. I really enjoyed the 305 SC2s - they were a wild ride to drive, and the factory wheel sizes plus 305 tires look nice and mean. I thought about buying a set of Coopers because those were available at my tire shop in 305/30/19, but I didn't like the reviews of their handling, and I trust Michelin a lot. I love "spirited driving", and Michelin has that game dialed. I will probably put some spacers on with these wheels because I miss the aggressive stance and poke from the factory setup:
At 285, tramlining is all gone. Some of the grip is too, but when these break traction, it feels very predictable, composed and very short-lived. I'm not claiming that these inspire the same kind of "this car can handle anything I give it" confidence, but for a tire that can manage the cold and the wet, these things grip as much as I think I could hope for. They communicate noticeably less of the road than the SC2s do, but the car's turning and handling is at least 95% of what it was from the factory, just a little smoother around the edges. Also, the set I got are run-flats. For ZP tires they aren't loud at all. Comparable cabin noise to the SC2s with a whole lot less rocks flinging around in the wheel wells. They don't ride soft at all, but they aren't harsh. Going from the OEM setup/SC2s, it feels like the car took a shower and put on clean clothes for dinner after a day doing manual labor. Less race-car-y, just fast-car-y.
Time will have to tell how they do 1) in the snow, and 2) at different mileage intervals. I do like that I can rotate the tires - the SC2s I took off weren't totally dead, but the rears were getting close and the fronts still had probably twice the tread that the rears did, and I did this swap at ~5800 miles.
I still have the OEM wheels. Not sure what I will do with them, thought about making them the summer set, and while I understand their appeal I'm not crazy about them. Also thought that I'd like a square set for the summer, too, so might just sell them and look for a set for the summer that I like even more than this Satin Bronze R350. (Honestly I wish these wheels were available in Satin Silver, or Titanium Grey or whatever SVE/LMR call their lighter finish, and would totally buy another set in that color for the Summer, but I'll not derail my own thread...)
Anyway, hope this helps someone out there with their decision about an all-season from Michelin.
Debated for a while and decided to get a square wheel set, chose the SVE R350s in Satin Bronze. The wheel design is great, the color is interesting. I chose this finish because I didn't want gloss black or that gloss grey that looks almost like Magnetic Metallic. Whatever I've given up in grip from the factory 11" width and 305 track rubber I feel like I've gained a good bit back shaving weight, as I think I shaved off 38-40lbs of rotating mass with this new setup between wheels and rubber. This bronze isn't my first choice to match with MM paint, but I'm thinking about wraping the car anyway:
They look good. The tires are Michelin Pilot Sport 4 All Seasons in 285/35/19. I really enjoyed the 305 SC2s - they were a wild ride to drive, and the factory wheel sizes plus 305 tires look nice and mean. I thought about buying a set of Coopers because those were available at my tire shop in 305/30/19, but I didn't like the reviews of their handling, and I trust Michelin a lot. I love "spirited driving", and Michelin has that game dialed. I will probably put some spacers on with these wheels because I miss the aggressive stance and poke from the factory setup:
At 285, tramlining is all gone. Some of the grip is too, but when these break traction, it feels very predictable, composed and very short-lived. I'm not claiming that these inspire the same kind of "this car can handle anything I give it" confidence, but for a tire that can manage the cold and the wet, these things grip as much as I think I could hope for. They communicate noticeably less of the road than the SC2s do, but the car's turning and handling is at least 95% of what it was from the factory, just a little smoother around the edges. Also, the set I got are run-flats. For ZP tires they aren't loud at all. Comparable cabin noise to the SC2s with a whole lot less rocks flinging around in the wheel wells. They don't ride soft at all, but they aren't harsh. Going from the OEM setup/SC2s, it feels like the car took a shower and put on clean clothes for dinner after a day doing manual labor. Less race-car-y, just fast-car-y.
Time will have to tell how they do 1) in the snow, and 2) at different mileage intervals. I do like that I can rotate the tires - the SC2s I took off weren't totally dead, but the rears were getting close and the fronts still had probably twice the tread that the rears did, and I did this swap at ~5800 miles.
I still have the OEM wheels. Not sure what I will do with them, thought about making them the summer set, and while I understand their appeal I'm not crazy about them. Also thought that I'd like a square set for the summer, too, so might just sell them and look for a set for the summer that I like even more than this Satin Bronze R350. (Honestly I wish these wheels were available in Satin Silver, or Titanium Grey or whatever SVE/LMR call their lighter finish, and would totally buy another set in that color for the Summer, but I'll not derail my own thread...)
Anyway, hope this helps someone out there with their decision about an all-season from Michelin.
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