Tire suggestion to replace performance pack Pirellis?

[ing3nious]

Michelin PS4S if you want to drive down to 45. If you need to go below that then I would recommend the Michelin PS A/S 4. They are the best A/S tire I’ve ever driven on for my SUV. I replaced the Conti DWS06. Unfortunately Michelin doesn’t make them in 305 for my PP2. The cooper zeon A/S are fine but I wouldn’t buy them if Michelin made a 305 R19 .

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[BaileytheDog]

I'm oven in WI. I found a set of take off wheels and put Continental Extreme Contact DWS06 on them. I really liked them in October when the mornings were around 40. I had to put the car into storage so I did not get to drive it in November or December before we got the snow. Next year I plan on keeping the car out of storage longer into the winter with these tires. I will put the Pirellis back on in the spring once the morning temps are consistently about 50.

 

[geep81]

Summer tires in March in Detroit is gonna be a bad time. I can't put my summers on til May usually in Cleveland.

 

[hlfbkd420]

I'm glad I can run my drag radials all year long.

When they are new, I can drive in the rain up to about 65 until I don't feel safe, even if I'm not sliding. I did drive home on bald DR's in the rain..... That was downright dangerous, I couldn't go over 30 on the freeway without feeling like I was about to die. Car was like a wet noodle. Pretty sure the Corolla's blowing past me at 85 were laughing their asses off.

 

[MAGS1]

Some good suggestions in here. If you’re going to store the car outside in the winter, I would not put summer only tires on it. Especially if there’s a lot of temperature swings like we’ve experienced here in Chicago. They will start cracking prematurely. If it’s in a garage and you just need to jockey cars around in the garage/driveway, summer tires will be fine. However, if you plan to drive when temps are below 40F, I’d do at least all seasons. The summer only tires get firm and slick in the cold, not fun I can tell you from personal experience. Michelin and Continental are two of the best out there. PS4S and Extreme Contact Sport02 for summer only, AS4 (or AS3) and DWS06+ for all seasons. Goodyear SC3 are supposed to be really good summer tires too, I just don’t have any experience with them. Cooper still makes a good all season tire too.

 

[PhillyMike]

I’m going with the Continental DWS. Looking for a set of take off rims to mount them on now.

Good choice for AS, don't break the bank either.

 

[shogun32]

Looking for a set of take off rims

What size are you targeting? Any particular color?

 

[sms2022]

What size are you targeting? Any particular color?

Have the performance pack so I think I need 19s. Color doesn’t matter unless they’re pink or something

 

[shogun32]

Have the performance pack so I think I need 19s. Color doesn’t matter unless they’re pink or something

 

[shogun32]

But I kid. They are actually gunmetal. I plasti-dipped one wheel as an experiment. I have a set as either 9.5/10.5 new in box, or 4x9.5 but I'll need to peel the pink off the one. Never mounted. $100 each + ship.

If you look at my thread "Matt's pursuit of suspension and wheels" you'll see I have several other 19x9.5 sets.

 

[Beaujangles]

I, like a couple of other posters use the Pilot AS4s in factory sizes on my Bullitt with little if any loss of performance in "spirited" driving ...however here in central Florida where low temperatures aren't an issue there is a noticeable, and comforting, increase in wet performance over the OEM Pilot 4Ss not to mention a better and quieter ride...

full disclosure there is a
Bunch of Steeda stuff under this car and the numbers are with the AS4s on my favorite back road, 2.5 miles with 7 turns in the middle of nowhere, a perfect test track with no traffic, all in my back yard.

 

[CrazyHippie]

I’m going with the Continental DWS. Looking for a set of take off rims to mount them on now.

Great choice!

 

[sms2022]

I, like a couple of other posters use the Pilot AS4s in factory sizes on my Bullitt with little if any loss of performance in "spirited" driving ...however here in central Florida where low temperatures aren't an issue there is a noticeable, and comforting, increase in wet performance over the OEM Pilot 4Ss not to mention a better and quieter ride...

full disclosure there is a
Bunch of Steeda stuff under this car and the numbers are with the AS4s on my favorite back road, 2.5 miles with 7 turns in the middle of nowhere, a perfect test track with no traffic, all in my back yard.

Sounds awesome. I have a similar road that backs up to my house. It was part of the reason I bought the house. 10 miles, 1 stoplight, goes through farms and ranches. All hills and twists and turns.

 

[shogun32]

my favorite back road, 2.5 miles with 7 turns in the middle of nowhere

damn it, I used to live in Tampa and scrounged far and wide looking for ANY road that had an actual bend to it.

 

[GTowner-ma]

My GT 2020 with the Performance Package came with Michelin PS 4S. No complaints. In my opinion these tires are great and prevent you from rashing your wheels, some complain that they go out too fast depending on your driving habits, but you don’t want to keep them too long otherwise they become stale anyway. I bought a Pirelli Zottozero winter set for New England; I can barely tell the difference performance wise. Whatever you do, don’t install all-season tires, that’s ridiculous.

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