Hi

The time has come for new tires !

the car has almost 12,000 and 8 months of use.

Confused between s-03 , s-02.

 

s02s are a bit stickier but not as good in the wet...
and not a bad choice for stock wheels.
so3s are better if you are going to diff wheels, or want a bit better weather tires and slightly longer wear.
you might want to post this in the tire forum.

 

if you rarely drive your car in the rain, get the s02's. you can definatley tell the performance difference b/w the s02/s03. s03 is a better "all-season" tire IMO.

 

When I called Tire Rack to order new tires (good reason for the call) they were totally against the S03's for the S2K

 

hmm, why?

 

Can't recommend S03s. Got 11k on OEM S02s on the rear. Only got 9k on the replacement S03s. No change in driving habits or conditions. Decided to swith to Yoko ES100. Very happy, although too new to judge wear rate.

 

S-02's are a much better performance tire. Not to mention the tread design looks better, hahah.

 

For this change defiantely stick with S-02. Your fronts are still good and are S-02's. Mixing the front S-02 with rear S-03 can be bad especially in emergency situations. If you want to change to S-03's change all 4 or wait till your front S-02's wear out. IMO stick with S-02, can't go wrong. The S-03 are a downgrade in grip on dry surfaces but an improvement in the wet. Good luck. Rob

 

i've had both rear s02's and s03's (with front s02's). the treadlife on my s03's was shorter. and i agree with the consensus that s02's are better dry weather tires and they're lighter too. as for the all weather aspect, i can't really say s03's made a difference (maybe it would if i went with s03's all around). stick with the s02's.

my 2 pesos.

 

switch to Yokos....