recently i had a hole in my passanger side front tire. i didn't want to patch because i just feel better with a new tire. a friend of my father owns a body shop so he ordered me a new tire he got it the same day. the problem is i didn't realise that the driver side is a w rated tire my new passanger side is a z rated tire. other than that its the same s-02's the stock has a flat side wall as the new tire has little groves all around the side wall. how bad is this. should i just get a new tire again? or will it not affect me that much? thanks for the help

 

what kind of tire did they put on? S02 pole position? S02 Honda OEM? S02 Porche OEM?

 

they put on i'm guessing what would be the porsche oem because it is a regular s-02 but it is z rated and has a different sidewall

 

Bridgestone Potenza S-02
205/55WR16 89W SL Honda S2000 140 A A
1279lbs.
44psi
10/32nds
5.5-7.5"
6.5"
8.1"
7.1"
25"
833

205/55ZR16 SL N3 (Porsche OE) 140 A A
1279lbs.
44psi
10/32nds
5.5-7.5"
6"
7.8"
7.2"
25"
833

Looking strictly at tire specs, you shouldn't worry about it.

 

It also has a different internal construction. I would not recommend mixing the tires. You can end up with some unpredictable handling. The OE S2K tires also have different rubber compounds on the tire.

Jim

 

thanks for the help guys, i am going to have them get me the oem honda tire.