Couple questions about the s03... how does it compare to the s02 in tire noise? How does the s03 compare to a dunlop sp9000? Has anyone tried the dunlop sp9000s?

 

I can verify that the PP's are not near as good as the OEM Potenzas. I can also verify that the Potenzas they'll try to sell you at your local tire store may be the Porsche OEM and not the S2000 OEM, which are different. I drove on 3-4 sets of Prosche OEM or PP's before switching back, and it's a HUGE difference. I will only run OEM Potenza's on my car now (excpept for right now when I'm broke and running on my backup PP's). Now, it is true that the PP's handle better in the rain, but that's about it.

 

[QUOTE] Bridgestone Potenza S-02s - These V-shaped tread patterns were developed

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by steve c
[B]

This is as wrong as the statement that the S2000 is hand built. The S02 Potenza WAS NOT DEISGNED FOR THE S2000

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by steve c
[B]

This is as wrong as the statement that the S2000 is hand built. The S02 Potenza WAS NOT DEISGNED FOR THE S2000

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by steve c
[B]Sure you do

 

Well Steve's being wrong on EVERYTHING in this thread! I think conventional wisdom shades it over years of dubious experience!

 

At 9500 miles my rears are about gone. I think I'd opt for the S 03s. I don't drive like a maniac and some traction in the rain would be nice. At this point the rear end feels ready to shoot out on me driving straight on a rainy road

 

You all have points.

Yes dlq04 there are some parts that are hand assembled, but that is true for every car.

Yes the ratings are specific for the S2000 -- W is a higher speed rating than Z -- but the Porsches still come with just the Z's...

Yes you should not for instance run a shaved Kumho on one end of the rear end and a goodyear Pilot on the other -- but that is extreme. In this case we are talking about a car with just under 4000 miles on the tires, the difference is perceptible but not abnormal.

I mix and match Yoko AO32R, Kumho V700's and Toyo R1's on the track --- all with no ill effects. In fact I was driving a club neon at a class this fall in the rain -- nearly new V700's on front and almost gone R1's on back -- made for some interesting oversteer in the rain but was quite good in the dry.

 

Steve:

Point taken, but it's wrong I think to leave anyone with the impression it's O.K. to mix tyres on the same 'axle' which is pretty universally aknowledged to be undesirable if not downright dangerous.