all weather grip, pirelli p nero zero, expensive and worth it.

 

Max Performance Summer - Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
Great wet or dry, just don't go anywhere near cold weather.

I'm running 225/45 255/40 on Volk 17x7.5+50 17x9+63

 

Street: Yokohama Neova Advan AD07
Track: Kumho Ecsta V710

 

for bad ass handling: RE-050 215/45/17 and 245/40/17
street: kumo mx 215/45/17
wet and dry( mostly for the wet) 255/40/17
now just put them on 215/45/17 and 235/40/17 btw, i didn't get to choose the tire size.

 

yokomaha s.drive

215/45-R17 on front
255/40-R17 on back


there pretty good all seasons for me (texas)
i do drags strip and some auto-x. rear ones have like 15k miles and still have 60-50% tread....gonna buy the same ones again..

 

It seems like most folks are running 17" wheels (I'm guessing that's the wheel-size that came with your cars). I still run the orig 16" rims from the 2001 model.

From what I understand, if I go non-oem, I need a 245 width tire because the honda S02 is really about 245mm even though it says 225.

Are folks getting tight responsive cornering with 16" non-oem tires, and if so are you running 245 rears or 225?

 

For a balance of handling and tire life I would look at the Sumitomo HTRZ III.

 

You do NOT "need" 245/45-16 rear tires for the AP1.

In fact, if you insist on that size you are eliminating the BEST tires from consideration.

Long/short: Ignore the stickie...

FWIW, I've tracked on 225F/245R, 205F/225R, and 205F/245R. The differences in balance and overall grip are not as great as you might think. I fared about the same (~1.5 seconds faster) vs. a consistent reference car/driver (former club championship winning 350Z) on each of those tire combinations.

Getting the RIGHT tire for your usage is more important than whether it's a 225 or 245.


BTW, shouldn't this be in the wheel/tire forum?

 

yokohama s-drives: affordable, very good summer grip, wearing just fine, excellent for my daily driver.

 

i run falken ziex 912 225/50-16 all around on my CR. treadlife should be in the neighborhood of 25~30k, they work well in the dry, wet and cold conditions (ie light snow) and they are stupid cheap. good enough for a street tire.