GregP27
Well-Known Member
The Pilot Cup 2 tires SUCK on the street but are fine on a track. They last about as long as a single potato chip at a snack party. I have a PP1 with magneride but, if I were doing it again, I'd get the PP2 and go with my current tire and wheel setup, which is a square fit with Nitto 285's all around. Mine doesn't tram on the street, handles very well, and has NO issues that I have seen with the Pilot Cups.
Mine will spend its life on the street, not on the track. I'll likely only see a track 1 - 2 times per year. Might as well set ip up for it's intended environment. Most of the PP2 owners I know haven't been to a track yet. Most haven't even bought a helmet and 4-point belts yet! That kind of tells us their actual intended use of their PP2s, which is on the street.
In my experience, not inconsiderable since I was in the original supercar era in the late 1960s, a staggered tire setup is great on a track and next to useless on the street other than looking good. You can't rotate the tires and, once they wear some, the car starts shaking and exhibiting other signs of tire distress, and there is almost nothing you can do about it short of a new tires all around. That gets EXPENSIVE. With a square setup, I rotate them every 4,000 miles with oil changes and have no issues.
Mine will spend its life on the street, not on the track. I'll likely only see a track 1 - 2 times per year. Might as well set ip up for it's intended environment. Most of the PP2 owners I know haven't been to a track yet. Most haven't even bought a helmet and 4-point belts yet! That kind of tells us their actual intended use of their PP2s, which is on the street.
In my experience, not inconsiderable since I was in the original supercar era in the late 1960s, a staggered tire setup is great on a track and next to useless on the street other than looking good. You can't rotate the tires and, once they wear some, the car starts shaking and exhibiting other signs of tire distress, and there is almost nothing you can do about it short of a new tires all around. That gets EXPENSIVE. With a square setup, I rotate them every 4,000 miles with oil changes and have no issues.
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