Does the car feel easier to control in the bad weather?

Or does it still have the same experience with the stock tires just with more grip?

 

I nominate this for "most incoherant question of 2006".

What do you mean, "feels the same but with more grip?" I suppose the answer is yes -- the car is the same but with more grip.

 

Well with some tires you just don't get much feedback. This question is to the owners who went something other than the S02 or S03.

I just am asking if the S2k changes minor or drastically to new tires, handling and ride wise.

 

What is "bad weather"? Snow? Rain? Ice? Sticky and humid?

The S02 and S03 are very different tires in the rain, for instance. The S2000 is a rwd sports car -- it's going to take a bit more finesse than a Scoobie wagon in slick conditions. Your question still has not made itself understood to me. Unless you really mean the question as obviously as it sounds, in which case the answer is "of course", because ALL cars change their ride and handling depending on what tires are on them.

 

when I changed my tires, I got Fuzion Zri's made by bridgestone. GREAT in wet conditions. Not as great in dry cornering, but since winter was coming up, it was an easy choice. After 10K miles, they still look pretty deep tread-wise. Handle as good as any 80 dollar tire I've ever bought!

 

I run snow tires, and find that although they're far better than the RE050's in cold weather, the car feels as if the sidewalls are softer -- the feedback and grip is not as good as the RE050's are when it's warm.

 

Yes, the S2000 is "sensitive" to tire changes. You can feel the differences among tires easily compared to other cars with softer suspensions, more sound deadening, etc. The handling can easily be adversely affected, hence the Stickies about paying attention to tread widths. I bought mine used and it came with some crappy all-season tires with OEM sizes. There was more grip in freezing temperatures (duh) but the car was very loose because the rear tires' tread width is barely larger than the front.

 

I think he's asking..

Since the S2000 is so tail-happy, will wider rubber front and rear help by making the x-over from grip to slip be more forgiving? And will slightly lower dry-grip tires (than the S02s) make it less of a white knuckle experience at 9/10th?

..at least those are my questions...