clitsy

I've been reading alot lately about tires for the ap1. I just bought the car and it came with some avs es 100s. i have no idea why because the car only has 17k miles but it did. And theses are prolly the worst tires I've ever had. So my question is what size and brand of tire should I go with. I'm thinking a 225 up front...not sure on the sidewall though. and a 245/45 in the rear. and i've been lookin at the potenza s03 mainly and possibly pilot sports. i looked into the kumho mx as well because they have always been a favorite tire of mine but they only make a 205 and 225 in the 16. Does anybody have any experience with any other tire on the stock rim they could give me some insight on? Thanks in advance.

03silver2000

get what the car was supposed to come with bridgestone potenza s02's ....my personal oppinion would never use anything else...cept street slicks on the back ha there real good tires i love them

BB_S2K

Less than 17k is not out of the ordinary for the rears, especially from S02's. The RE50's that come on AP2's have fared better in tread life, but 15-20K is expected for S02's.

clitsy

Thanks that's good to know. Do you have any advice on some tires other than the S02?

G2k

when i bought my car they came with crap es100s as well..I have had some kumhos and some hankooks rs2 and they have done great. it all depends on what type of driving you want to do with the car.

wills2k106

I have the Hankook RS2 225/50 front and 245/45 rear. Not as grippy as stock, probably won't last much longer than stock, but are much better in the wet. At the time they were less than half the price of the OE Bridgestones, not sure if they are still. I believe the Tire Rack has a sale on the S-02.

clitsy

I plan on doing autocross and dailying the car.

Seattle2k

Then definitely don't take this guy's advice and put different tires on the front and back.

pepperinyoureye

im just finishing up on 225 kumho mx in the rear and they did alright,a little over 10k and a couple track days...they sure do seem wide for a 225

clitsy

Alright as in u would or wouldn't use them again?