I know! Cusco FTW:tup:

Awesome... how about replacing the bushings? Definitely tighten up the drivetrain motion, right? I haven't wheel hopped in a long time. In fact, I'm surprised my diff bushing is still intact. I'm at 49k miles.

I might make do with 285/35 DWs, and then consider getting Whiteline bushings for starters. I've not looked into replacing the vLSD yet. My car is still a daily driver, so it doesn't shred tires nearly as much as the Hyundai on snow.

Has anyone changed LSD n stayed with stock gearing? I'm at 534 n mainly jus do street racing so I'm wondering if switchin to taller gears is beneficial to me. For those that went with higher gears did u do it specifically for the drag strip so u don't hve to switch into 5th gear?

Definitely switch to the same FD gear as Mr. Squeeze. He seems to be quite happy with his setup with improved traction and less frequent shifting.

The 3.3 will help you out for sure, my car is mainly for the street as well.


I am not sure who else has made the switch besides my self.

I am running stock gearing with a os giken lsd.. still way to much wheel spin all the way till the end of 3rd and sometimes 4th if its cold out. That's on a 305/30/19 michelin PSS.. I would definitely not recommend these tires to anyone at this power level

Thanks. I'm runnin 20s.. Yokohama s drive 285 n I spin all 3rd.. 4th gear I can finally hook somewhat.. Hmmm kinda disappointed in hearing the os giken lsd didnt help u much... You think it's the brand? Is quaife better or is it at this power level we need more of an efficient wheel/tire suspension?

This is to be expected in the cold with any performance tire.

Of course and I understand that. When I say cold.. I am referring to socal temps as in 50-60degrees.

Even at 50-60 that is still not warm enough for a good summer tire in a correctly set up car.

PSS are good all around tires but when it comes to dry weather traction there are better tires for traction.

RE-11
AD08
RS3

All 3 of these tires perform better in dry warm temp's there are even a few others that do better.

Racelogic traction control system.

If you're not on Toyo R888s your not making enough power :-)

Lol this is so inaccurate

There is more to traction than just tires

I thought it was hilarious for his 4th post ever.

I guess r888 is the winner? Lol I'm thinking going 18' wheels to get better price and more size options on tires.

When changing to the auto final drive, can we correct the speedo using UpRev?

We can stuff a 335/30/19 on the rear right? I want to run a 335 with as little camber as possible if I can...

I just fit 305s on my rears and need maybe a 10-15mm spacer to flush them out again. 335s may be possible.

Anyways I recommend S-04s. They do an outstanding job especially for the price. I bought 265/305s shipped from tirerack for $900. Doesn't feel so bad to piss through tires...

Yeah I started digging through it and it looks like you'd need an 11.5" wheel to pull off 335's correctly.

The RE-11's come in a 305/30 and 325/30
305 - 12.2" wide and 26.3" tall measured on an 11" wheel
325 - 13" wide and 26.7" tall measured on an 11.5" wheel

These haven't been mentioned in here at all but I had bfgoodrich g-force kdw's on my 350z in 265/35/20. I had 430whp and 400tq with these. I thought they grabbed considerably well.

Has anybody else had any experience with these?

I have been looking at these recently. These are 1 of the 3 tires available in 295x35x19.

How was the road noise if you can recall. I have heard only negative reviews in regards to road noise. However the stock yoko advans are noisy and only have gotten noisier as they wear down.

Im approaching 18k and the fronts on the outsides are completely worn down.

I am now considering Continental Extreme Contact DW. Looks like a good compromise, much cheaper then the advans, should have longer life and should be plenty grip for a tt daily.

Any thoughts?

The wear on the KDW's are really good. I actually put 40K on my fronts and they have a good 10K left in them I bet. They are wearing faster on the insides though but thats to be expected. I replaced the rears once but they have held up incredibly well I would say.

Road noise...now that's another story. These are fairly loud. I would say there are much quieter tires available. However, again Im impressed with the wear rate and grip though. I should add warm weather grip. When cold they break loose fairly easy. But not any worse than any other tire designed for summer grip.

FYI. I am still running these on my 370. I swapped them from the 350. However, after I get my twins on ill be smoking these off in no time to go with something better. Which is why im in on this thread.

*Looking like the R888's*

sounds like:


All Out Performance Street Legal:

Toyo R888
Yokohoma ADO8R
Hankook RS3
Dunlop Z11



Performance Oriented rated below the listed above:

Bridgestone RE11
Bridgestone S04
Continental Extreme Contact DW
Goodyear Eagle F1

To not have the Michelin PSSs on that list is a bad call. They are in the top 4 imo. That's from driving them on a track and feeling them grip turns and stop on a dime.

Agreed, theres a whole bunch that can be listed under the 2nd category.

All purposes intended, we need reviews from the all out performance street legal tires listed for tt use.

Toyo R888
Yokohoma ADO8R
Hankook RS3
Dunlop Z11

So summer is here and many more cars joined the twin turbo club thanks to FI and BP.

whats your opinion on your tires?
Which tires you're using?

I'll start, Im still using Bridestone RE11, they are really good after warm up.

I have personally run:

305/30/19 PSS
305/30/19 RE-11
305/35/19 RE05R Drag Radials

In my honest opinion, the RE-11, absolutely destroys the PSS in every single way, outside of treadwear. The re-11 will become very sticky with some heat to it and will grab very very well for a summer performance tire. The PSS does not do this, but right out of the gate, the two are on very similar levels. At my power levels, both are going to be useless in first 2nd and most of third, but the re11 fared MUCH better.

The NITTO DR is amazing. The compound is the same found on an r888, but obviously on a slick-style drag radial. The taller sidewall really changes things and gives me much more to work with in third. Without getting into track times and **** measuring, these tires have shed plenty off time off my quarters and have me just about in the 10s...which is still sad for a 3300lb, 620/550 monster, but it is what it is, for comparison sakes, i can BARELY manage 11s on the re-11s...and I mean once in 10 tries. I DD the NT05Rs and they wear really well, plenty of tread left on them. Of course, with any DR, when it rains, I can go like 45 MAX before things get squirrely back there.

That being said, I do believe I need to go wider. I am going with some r888s in 325 width. I really want to hit some easy money 10s in this car, with my horrible as hell shifting, but don't want to cheese it(i want times with tires that I drive on..just me). I am doing r888s due to the similar compound, better all-around performance and the sizing is ideal. 325s will work with my camber specs, but I am also getting custom forged wheels to make it all happen. Not to mention they look simply amazing.

TL:DR RE11 for a summer tire, hands down. PSS is great, but you can find amazing deal on re11s, and have a much better time launching the car, if you are into that thing! I was truly shocked at how capable they are and never have bought a set of PSS for any of my cars after i got them on the Z.

Also, check out DJTODDs time attack vids, I believe he was running re11s? They seme to fair pretty well if you ask me!

In the end, they all work, this is just my experience. Your roads, conditions, car setup, driving styel...etc are the ultimate factors to consider. Since you are in dubai, from my experiece, sand will stick like a bitch on some re-11s and not so much on the PSS..for example.

Happy boosting my friend!

I class the R888 as an R-Spec whilst the others (Dunlop ZII, RS3 and AD08R) are super performance road tyres

If we are talking R-Specs, there are a heap more to consider:

Yokohama A050 ... these are superior to A048 and AD08R
Dunlop DZ03G
BridgeRock RE55S and RE11S (beware, there is also a premium summer Bridgestone RE-11 and it is not the same tyre as the RE-11S R-Spec
Then there are the Continental and BFG R-specs - we don't get them here in OZ, but they are available in the US

You can also look to the Michelin Pilot "Sport Cup" ....

I have run thru 2 sets of DZ II and one set of RS3 and found the DZ II more consistent in that last 6000 klics of their life (my tyres typically last around 22-24000klics).

The RS3's lost grip dramatically when cold and past 3/4's life ... needed to be warmed up before they had sufficient heat to generate grip, whereas the Dunlops held grip almost right to the end of their life.

I also ran thru a set of Kumho KU36 which were good, but not in the same league as the Dunlop or RS3 at their peak.

I have just ordered a set of Falken FK453 as these are the only tyre I can get in 275/40R18 for the rear which I need with my 4.08:1 final drive gears that are going onto the car this week.

The ZII tyres coming off the car will go onto my Z32 TT to finally wear them out.

I'm really happy with the DZII and also the RS3 up to the point where mileage gets to 18,000klics when they seem to have heat cycled out and get slippery UNLESS that get a big rev to warm them up (which our local police do not like).

Speaking of R888 class,

I might give the all new Michelin pilot super cup 2 a try.

http://www.baanvelgen.com/media/cata..._gt2-gt3_1.jpg

http://avitech.com.ua/extras/catalog...rt_Cup_2/2.png

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

Almost twice the price of R888!!! They better really stick!

i have 18x12 rears and thinking about putting a 335/30/18 in the back. however, the tire will be shorter than stock size by about half an inch, you guys think this will be an issue? looking at r888 or the g force rival.

im lowered about 1.25 inches, but gonna raise it about .5 inches and want to dial the rear camber to about -1, or possibly closer to 0 if possible...

not boosted yet, still waiting for F.I. to ship me the kit...

A 0.5" difference in Diameter "might" be enough to confuse the traction/stability control .... you could try it but if you get a slip light, you;ll need new fronts as well ... makes the change a bit pricey tho ...

I use nitto invos on my car for the front tires. It has very nice grip.

this is more of a question for the will it fit thread

My experience has been that the system relearns/adapts to changing tire diameters.

Several years ago I put a 25.5" front tire on (compared to stock 26.7"), with a rear 26.3 (compared to stock 26.5").

For only a moment, the VDC system was activating while trying to drive straight and the car would barely drive, then after a block or two everything was back to normal. Maybe I turned the car off and back on I dont remember. But either way, that was it.

I know it will fit. I just wanted to get people's experiences with getting traction with similar sizes and tires while being boosted.

Nitto NT05
 

I just picked up some Nitto NT05's for my G37 IPL with stock IPL 19's
245/40-19 front
275/35-19 back
Theses are the first set of replacement tires since the stock Potenza's.
I'm pushing just under 600whp and 500trq. The tires grip better for sure on dry pavement, but I still spin into 3rd gear for sure.

The tires fill out the wheel wells better and have a sick tread pattern!
Road noise is slightly higher. I notice the tires now, where before I jest heard my exhaust. And by the way I am at stock ride height.

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...C485524A7F.jpg

I know this thread is for tires but I made the swap to an auto 350z vlsd pumpkin (with a 3.3 fd) and it made a huge difference. I'm gtm sc 1.5 and hitting it from 40mph in 2nd it still spins a but is controllable, and 3rd is no problem. And I run 295 Mich PSS's on the rear btw

any updates on this thread? I'm boosted now and making 573 wheel and 426 TQ. looking to track, little drag and street. I come down to PS4s, R888 or most likely the CUP 2's

pending advise

Everything I've read...especially with respect to the track...gives a slight edge to the PS4s. If you don't plan on switching tires/wheels for track and street, definitely the PS4s.