Another Hankook fan here. I'm about to replace my rears after 10K miles with an agressive autocross alignment. Fronts are at half life or more. Very impressive tire for the price.

225 front for more total grip and more oversteer. 205 front for more stock like handling.

The 245 rear is also a little shorter than stock, so you get a slight gearing advantage.

 

thanks you all. i just ordered the hankooks today. they should be mounted by friday afternoon. i used the site that wills2k106 recomended and had discount tire price match them.
things turned out a bit cheaper since discount tire didnt charge me the shipping that edgeracing would have.
thanks agian for all the advice.

 

I have never driven on the OEM S-02s so I can't give you a comparison. I was buying new tires (I bought the car used with Kuhmo 712s) and was deciding between S-02s and the RE-01Rs and even though the S-02s were designed for our car, I thought a ~8 year newer tire would be a better tire all around (technology is always moving forward).

Sorry I can't give you a direct comparison but I do recommend them. I would think they are as good or better than the S-02s. Tire Rack got over 1.0 g's on the skid pad with them, the highest of any street tire.