Originally Posted by
Thirteendog
I've used the Hankook V12's, the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, the Michelin Pilot Sport II, the Michelin Pilot Super Sport, and the Continental DWS'
Worst tire I've ever had was the Hankooks. After 5 minutes of fast driving in the bends they began to melt and were like driving on ice. Got worse the hotter it got, and the rears were showing chords at 8k miles. The fronts were also removed at 8k miles, but I might've gotten another 3k miles.
The Continental's were only slightly better, but only because they took longer to heat up. Again, I got about 10k miles on the rear and 15 on the front.
The Michelins were all the best.
Starting with the A/S: If I had skipped the Dragon events I could get 15-20k miles out of the rears and 25 out of the fronts. Biggest negative was the price, but it was worth the extra cost. With the Dragon event I could ruin these tires in a weekend, but it would be a hell of a weekend
PS II: These were my least favorite Michelin tires. Loads of grip, but only lasted a few miles. Sadly they are not worth the price.
Pilot Super Sport: Best tires ever! Did you hear me? LOL I can go to a Dragon event. Drive my ***** off all weekend and still have tread left. Only complaint is they have so much grip that they make the car understeer. Mine also seem to wear on the outside of the tire more than the inside. I probably need a alignment though.
Nick,
I couldn't agree more.
Hankooks:
When I got my SRT-6 coupe, it had relatively new Hankooks (stock size) on them. I was rather embarrassed at the Dragon as these tires would not hook up to save my life on the curves. Danimal was constantly on my tail. I think Hankooks are great for everyday and light-aggressive driving or on N/As.
Michelin A/S (run-flats):
The next Dragon I put on 285/35/19s Michelin A/S. They were run-flats. These tires performed great and I got a lot of miles out of them. I received a lot of "why are you running run-flats" questions, but they did save my bacon.
I'm not into smooth rides, so the extra harshness was not a concern for me.
PS2s - I was lucky to take advantage of the CostCo snafu back in 2008 when they had the 255/35/19s at $105/tire. Thinking back on this, I wish I would have purchased 4 pairs of these tires at that price. They gripped like magic, but have a very short life. I managed to get maybe 11,000 miles. I guess if I were to drive like a grandma, I would have been able to get more miles out of the tires, but that is not my style.
Michelin Super Sports - I have the 265/35/19s now on the rear. They do perform great when it is warmer out. Below 65-70 degrees, they do not hook up too well (and we will not even talk about snow
). I do wish I would have sprung for the 275/35/19s now.
For the fronts I currently have the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s (stock size). The grip is very satisfactory for the price (about $125 each) and they perform well on curvy roads.