Wider tires on base 18's

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

I personally would not go with the V12's, and I'd honestly go with all seasons over the V12's if I were you, simply because it simplifies things. The soft sidewall of the V12's combined with the sidewall profile you are dealing with on a set of 18's is really going to be a pretty uninspiring ride.

Both Pole Position options are pretty solid. They're a good tire with good grip, and they hold up well even on the 18's.

I would probably skip the RE11's for your use, you just won't see enough life out of them, and if you aren't driving hard, they are not worth the extra cost.

The Advan sports are a pretty decent tire, but you've already run them and you know how they are.

One other options you may want to look at (though I'm not sure they have them in your size) is the Star Specs. They are one of my favorite tires for tall sidewall use, and they are a pretty inexpensive tire that offers some great performance. They were my absolute favorite tire I ever ran on my s2k.

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Thanks man, I knew you could help me out

The Star Specs come in 275/35ZR18, but I was thinking that 35 profile might be too small. Here are the prices from tire rack

Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec
245/40ZR18 93W $209.00 (ea.)
275/35ZR18 95W $263.00 (ea.)
Total Cost = $944

Not bad at all. I think I'm gonna go with the all seasons. I know I'm gonna be driving in snow eventually, so it's better to spend a few hundred more on tires (vs the V12's) than to risk something worse happening. Only getting fronts this summer, rears will be put on when needed. For this tire cycle (and maybe the next one) I'll stick with all seasons. After that I'll probably switch over to RE11's or the Star Specs.

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Makes sense. I wouldn't mix all seasons up front with the current tires out back though, especially since the car understeers so badly as it is.

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

How would it affect my everyday driving? Just using it for DD, no track use. The cruise will be the most performance oriented use. I don't really ever push the car and I drive pretty calmly most of the time. Buying a whole set at once might be tough money-wise.

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

It will mess with the balance of the car quite a bit. I didn't participate in the last cruise, but I'm pretty sure it was intense enough driving that it would probably cause a problem if you're mixing and matching tires.

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Grrrr, this is not good. I'm gonna try it out and see how it goes. If there's a problem in daily driving, I'll buy the rears too. If daily driving is fine, then I will just not go to the cruise for the summer and buy rears when I can. For the cost of these freaking tires I could have gotten HFC's this summer

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

How much more time you have left on the fronts? I'm trying to pick up another set of rims for my summer setup in the near future, and I'll cut you a deal on my Advans if you want them.