drove to buffalo yesterday to get my new tires installed..........

fronts: 225/40/18 S0-2 (N1 - Porsche OE)
rears: 265/35/18 S0-2 (MBZ - Mercedes-Benz OE)

first impressions are that the fronts are WAY stickier than the rears....i have a lot of oversteer.....it may be a result of the rears not having been "scrubbed" enough yet.....i hope this is the case.....

the 265 S0-2 in the rear is as wide as the 255 S0-3 that it replaced.....so size shouldn't be the issue......

the ride is softer and quieter than my S0-3's.....and the oversteer is only present during fast sweepers.....hammering the throttle to take a turn from a standstill provides no wheelspin....the rears DO grip....i guess i need to wait for a few more miles before casting "final" judgement....

with the 265's in the rear, i get a little bit of rubbing on the drivers side over small, quick dips in the road.....

notwithstanding the oversteer.....these tires remind me of the Honda OE S0-2's

 

What kind of wheels are you running?

 

SSR GT1'S.......

 

ok, i've got 600 km on the new tires already, and there is no sign of improved grip coming from the rears......

i take this long sweeper every morning and today, i couldn't even keep pace with the 4-door, bone-stock, civic being driven by a little 'ole lady......

the back end just wanted to step out.........

i don't know how much longer i have to wait for the release compound to wear away, but i'm not a happy camper right now