Tires

[Tony Hoffman]

Funny that you mention the weight of the Brigestones. I have Potenza
S03 Pole Positions as summer tires, and they (along with my wheels)
are pretty heavy. Definately more so than the Fusions that I replaced
them with. However, at teh track, they have at least 25% more grip as
well. I'd love to find a tire that wieghs what the old ones didi with
the grip of the new ones. We'll see this spring when it comes time to
replace them.

I think I weighed 3lbs difference, and that's quite noticable on the 4000.

Tony

On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good info on the Winterforce tires Tony, thanks!
>
> I have been really interested in having some General Exclaim UHP but have
> not yet had a set.  I did recommend them to someone on the V8 list and he
> has been very pleased.  They're not all season though.
>
> I have a set of previous gen Yokohamas on one car and am happy, but they're
> fairly heavy, my little pet peeve.
>
> I would be really interested in trying the Sumitomo HTR A/S P01, but haven't
> yet.  Have always had decent luck with other Sumitomos though.
>
> Might also suggest General Altimax HP if you're not worried about too much
> "high performance".  They are light and have resoundingly good reviews on
> Tire Rack.  Have been really interested in trying those too.  And they're
> even cheaper than the Firestones that Tony mentioned.
>
> The Bridgestone 960's are also pretty heavy, as all Bridge"stones" seem to
> be.  Doesn't mean they're not good tires though.
>
> One question though, maybe a little late in the game... are we talking about
> stock size for the 200q20v, 215/60-15?
>
> Ed