When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I very much liked the continental extreme contacts, but technically they are supposed to be a rain tire. They were good on track and on the street for 3 or 4 years - until they weren't! I kind of feel that the tires failed me at Lime Rock last fall and contributed to my slide into the wall. It was cold (about 40 degrees), and the tires were maybe on their final legs in that the shoulder of the front left was a bit chorded, still ... only going about 80 mph coming out of the Downhill.
Nevertheless, I think they were good tires,
In other news, another uneventful weekend. "Got the car up on jack stands" for some new rubber, worked on the MGA engine (report to follow soon); replaced the heater fan resistor on the Escape, attempted to start the Volvo (fail) and ran up to LP today to feed the birds. Snowing here when we left, but cold and sunny up there.
Speaking of jack stands ...
one of my favorite photos from 2015
I see the continental extreme contact sports on tire rack. They want 185 for the front pair and 201 for the rears. Tire rack calls them a "max performance summer" tire. I also see the Bridgestone potenza sports which are similarly priced. There are some other options under the "ultra high performance summer" tires which are much cheaper, in the 140-150$ range but idk if I should go down to them or not.
Tire rack also has the "extreme performance summer" which are 200twr and much cheaper than the max performance summer tires in that similar 150-160$ area. The Michelin pilot sport 4s are 300tw so I imagine the 200tw are far more grippy due to that rating.
Either way, my S never sees rain, only gets driven on nice days and I don't intend on tracking or doing autocross. Just want something comparable to what I had before. Obviously something as grippy, certainly not less and like I said I don't wanna do something overkill as attractive Michelin ps4's are.
I have time. My car isn't due for inspection till summer and I'm gonna bring it out in April
Last edited by Mike1Juliet; 02-21-2022 at 05:49 AM.
One thing to note, at least with the stock 17" wheels, you can go up to 225 width tires on the front and 255 width on the rear. Often I see prices for those sizes are lower than the stock 215/245 tire prices.
Personally, I'm never buying Bridgestone ever again, and I know @NH_s2k_Guy probably won't either. But that's a tale for another day.
One thing to note, at least with the stock 17" wheels, you can go up to 225 width tires on the front and 255 width on the rear. Often I see prices for those sizes are lower than the stock 215/245 tire prices.
Personally, I'm never buying Bridgestone ever again, and I know @NH_s2k_Guy probably won't either. But that's a tale for another day.
Even though my wheels are 215 and 245 I can put on 225 and 255? Are the CR wheels not wider for their 225/255 respectively? This won't cause the side wall to exceed the wheel rim?
Tire rack doesn't let me select 225 by default however it doesn't seem to be that theyre cheaper either way. I know it's just tire rack and I can look elsewhere.
Last edited by Mike1Juliet; 02-21-2022 at 06:46 AM.
I've been running 225/255 on stock AP2V1 wheels with zero issues for 8 years now. Not that I think the extra 10mm makes any sort of noticeable performance difference, but the set of 4 tires I bought at the time came out to about $100 less than the stock 215/245 tires.
To my knowledge, the CR used AP2V3 wheels. Any of the OEM 17" wheels should handle the slightly larger tire sizes without a problem.
I've been running 225/255 on stock AP2V1 wheels with zero issues for 8 years now. Not that I think the extra 10mm makes any sort of noticeable performance difference, but the set of 4 tires I bought at the time came out to about $100 less than the stock 215/245 tires.
To my knowledge, the CR used AP2V3 wheels. Any of the OEM 17" wheels should handle the slightly larger tire sizes without a problem.
Where do you shop for tires? I've always looked at tire rack and Mavis discount tire but neither website has any solid pairings.
Depending on your location, Dunn Tire might have some decent deals. I went through them when I replaced my tires on my old truck, and they were cheaper to buy from directly once you factored in the costs of install/balancing/alignment.
I'm bringing my S in for some work, it has right around 100k miles.
A couple of things I have seen in passing on s2ki were something about retorquing the wheel bearing nuts and
a valve adjustment? Can someone provide more detail on those so I can let the mechanic know I want these
things done? TIA
Also, any other recommendations for 100k services? They are going to do all fluids, cabin filter, etc.
I'm bringing my S in for some work, it has right around 100k miles.
A couple of things I have seen in passing on s2ki were something about retorquing the wheel bearing nuts and
a valve adjustment? Can someone provide more detail on those so I can let the mechanic know I want these
things done? TIA
Also, any other recommendations for 100k services? They are going to do all fluids, cabin filter, etc.
There are also many posting on how to do a valve job - engine must be absolutely cool - but I'm getting kicked off the computer. Look at the Under the Hood forum. Also a wealth of information here. S2000.club [Anything and Everything Honda S2000]
02-21-2022, 05:45 AM
