Tires

[Koooop]

My Michelin PS2's are at 15,000 miles and just about done on my 05 CTS-V.

Anyone try the Nittos or the Kumhos?

The Kumho is great on a Vette, I dunno about the Caddy size.

I doubt I'm going to switch brands, the PS2's are a tough act to follow, but some input would be great!

[T.G.]

I've got 5k miles on a set of Nitto Nt-05's and I LOVE them.

[Koooop]

Originally Posted by T.G.

I've got 5k miles on a set of Nitto Nt-05's and I LOVE them.

What other tires have you had on your V to compare them to?

[daVe06]

I have Toyo Versado on mine right now. Good tire for daily driving but track days chewed them up in a hurry.
I'm going with Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Spec's in the spring.

[crankedupforit]

Bridgestone Potenza RE11s are all the rage right now.

[T.G.]

I had the stock f1's. I'm at 451whp on a conservative mustang dyno, and it still takes a good bit to spin these tires. I'm running 275's on the rear though.

[SkullV]

Originally Posted by crankedupforit

Bridgestone Potenza RE11s are all the rage right now.

Love my RE01Rs, although they are 99% track use, but they stick like glue!

[Koooop]

TG,

Your car has mods, you switched from the F1's and you like the Nittos. Are they anywhere near as good in the corners as the F1's? The F1 is a great tire, but EXPeNSIVE!

I had a set of Direzza's, so bad I took them off and got a credit from Goodyear. Went to GSD3 (using he credit), they were very good but the PS2's are superior.

I don't track, but I do push the car in the corners so I don't want anything second rate.

This is good stuff.

Thanks

[liqidvenom]

I have RE960as and i love them

[AG'S-V]

960s FTW...for a daily...

[Koooop]

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests

There's a good read.

The Direzza's I had on my car were not the Z1 sport star spec.

[nikon]

15K on the ps2's damn, those don't last long....I've got 30k + a track day on my BFG KDW2's and love em....now that their almost gone they tend to follow the track in the road a little....people complain about road noise with them but I don't hear any.....and they stick very nicely...I'll be getting another set...I've had the GY F1's and the GSD3's, loved the grip the F1's had, but rode to harsh, the gsd3's wore out quick and didn't even stick that good....but I also got the credit....give the BFG's a shot.

[Koooop]

Results from that article.

Benchmark: Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
Ninth: Ling Long L688
Eighth: Nitto Invo
Seventh: Falken Azenis RT-615
Sixth: Yokohama S.Drive
Fifth: BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW
Fourth: Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport
Third: Kumho Ecsta XS
Second: Hankook Ventus V12 Evo
First: Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec

After reading the review, I'm looking at first and second place, the Hankook is a about $100 less for a set and weigh 2lbs less per tire so that's a plus.

Anyone have any real world input on which has a longer tread life?

My F1's were stone bald on all 4 corners at 7,400 miles, I don't want that again!

[Koooop]

Originally Posted by nikon

15K on the ps2's damn, those don't last long....I've got 30k + a track day on my BFG KDW2's and love em....now that their almost gone they tend to follow the track in the road a little....people complain about road noise with them but I don't hear any.....and they stick very nicely...I'll be getting another set...I've had the GY F1's and the GSD3's, loved the grip the F1's had, but rode to harsh, the gsd3's wore out quick and didn't even stick that good....but I also got the credit....give the BFG's a shot.

I've never had a set of tires last 30,000 miles! (On the wife's minvan, but that's not mine).

Do the BFG's lose air pressure? I've had plenty of sets of those on other cars, but they always lost pressure (and had a super short life span).

[jballer88]

I have the nitto nt555s and think theyre great for the price, I got them stock size for like $165 or something each. I'm thinking about making the jump to the NT05 in 275 width though, but that will probably wait till spring.