I have to say that I originally had a set of Goodyear SuperCup's on the Z and they were horrible. The Nitto NT05's were a decent upgrade from it but after 2300 miles of normal driving those Nitto's became "about blank" for my IT homies LOL. Basically bald and I decided to go with some Michelin Pilot Super Sports. These Michelin's are incredible, please trust me on this. If you are looking for new tires for your Z don't buy anything else due to price. They come with a 30,000 mile warranty all around and I have even further confidence in driving the Z. It is just incredible what a set of tires can do. Bravo to Michelin, they will have my business for a long time.
I agree completely. I'm on my second set. Had the first set shaved to 4/32 which turned out not to be necessary (and a huge waste of money). We were afraid they might chunk from tracking - but they've held up GREAT!
These tires are fantastic on the track - even at full tread. Haven't chunked one bit. Can't say that for the 3 sets of Pirelli PZeroCorsas I went through last year (different car but they chunked).
The MPSS are great as DD tires, wet or dry, and also on track. We've finally found optimal pressures for track (based on the temps that our pyrometer gives us). This second set has held up beautifully and I know several running them on GT3, GT3RS, Audi TT. I plan to put them on my BMW 3 series wagon as "summer" tires (and have Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 run flats as winter tires).
One more vote for the Michelins. They are hands down the best I have used. The GY Gen II's grip good at first but lose it quickly and have half the life. You won't be disappointed with the Michelins.
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Can someone explain to me why the ps2 is treadwear 220. Pss is 300. But everyone says the pss is the best including michelins website showing better handling.
Longer treadwear warranty, higher tw number, means harder rubber to me...
If no one can explain it can someone who has tracked their car with both compare them for us?
Can someone explain to me why the ps2 is treadwear 220. Pss is 300. But everyone says the pss is the best including michelins website showing better handling. Longer treadwear warranty, higher tw number, means harder rubber to me...
If no one can explain it can someone who has tracked their car with both compare them for us?
You are usually correct, but not this time. Michelin's new rubber uses compounds that are stickier even though they provide more life. Michelin also states that the outer sides are softer, closer to Pilot Sport Cups for better cornering, while middle and inner sides harder compound, increasing stability in rain and extending the life of the tire.
Long story short, it has higher tread-wear rating due to use of higher technology compounds and use of different compounds for outer vs. inner sides. Michelin also claims 50% more track time from a set of PSS tires compared to PS2; big win
I just ordered a set for my 06 Z06. I looked around quite a bit before purchasing and found the best price @ $1646.00 for the set. I can't wait to see how they perform and wear. My stockers were only going to last around 10k mi.
Bob,
Michelin Pilot Super Sport...they come with a 30k mi warranty (not that you will ever get that out of them). Part #35549 Fronts, #34241 Rears. I don't believe that I can mention the company on this web site but if you Google you will find.
Mike
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