[s-cars] Tires for B5 S4

[Andrew Beckert]

I think I've gone through some similar tire decisions with our B5 S4
(stock springs/Bilstein shocks/lowered).  Last 3 225/45-17 sets:

1. Fuzion Zri  Decent dry grip, VERY sensitive to low tire pressure.
Dangerous in rain after half gone, wore out super quick
2. Yokohama ES-100  Good dry/wet grip.  Good turn-in response.  Got
noisy as heck once they were half worn.  Better wear than Zri, but I
picked up a nail and was happy to ditch the noise early
3. Pirelli P-zero Nero M+S  Grip seems similar to ES-100, turn-in a
bit softer.  Super quiet..so far.  Unsure about rain, treadwear and
A/S capability

I've only had the Nero's on a month or two.  Haven't really tested
them in heavy rain either.  So far I'm pleased.  I'll report back on
A/S worthiness and treadwear when I have some more data.  I probably
wouldn't buy them if I had to pay 140 a piece.  I've had good luck
with Falkens on the other cars.

ymmv,
Andrew

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Dave Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote:
> The Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec are cheap and have great reviews.  The
> problem is, there are none to be had...
>
>
> Lee Levitt wrote:
>> I'm running the new Dunlops Direzza Sports. They're wonderful, but expensive.
>>
>> Lee
>>
>>
>> At 07:01 PM 7/27/2008, calvinlc at earthlink.net wrote:
>>
>>> Presently I have BF G KDW-2's on (235/40/18)and the yare great except for 2
>>> things:
>>> 1) I have to take advil for trips longer than 30 minutes due to horrible
>>> road noise
>>> 2) They are still the weakest link given my H&R coilovers
>>>
>>> So my question is: How much difference would there be in dry grip between
>>> these and the Pzero Nero All Seasons?  When looking at some of the lap
>>> tyimes on tire rack it doesn't seem to be tons, but the problem is they are
>>> tested on different days, etc.  The second question is what Ultra High Perf.
>>> summer tire could anybody recommend that is quiet, handles as good as the
>>> KDW-2, and is not going to break the bank?  It really sucks, cuz I have tons
>>> of tread on the KDW-2s but they are so fricking noisy!
>>>
>>> --Calvin
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> Lee Levitt
>> Needham, Massachusetts, USA
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