MK6 Wheel / Rim / Tyre Thread

[Diesel_vert]

PSS are probably a great street only option but they did not get good feedback yesterday around the track so they're not on my radar

Though the PSS is very much a road tyre, a lot of owners have nothing but praise for them regarding track driving (admittedly, mostly from BMW M or Porsche owners). But like all road tyres, that's provided you don't murder them - I'm sure you know how easy it is to cook road tyres on the track.

It's possible that the PSS doesn't work as well on vehicles with a heavy front-weight bias - but that goes for any tyre, in the sense that some tyres work better on some vehicles than others. Well it's that, or his tyre pressures were incorrectly adjusted or maybe even his driving style.

If you were considering the PS2, then you should find the PSS to be an improvement, particularly in terms of dry handling / braking and wear on the track.

I've done some ringing around and got this feedback
Conti 5P
Bridgestone RE050A (But I'm sure I've read people saying they had these on their R's 18's and feedback wasn't great?)

Regarding the poor feedback (I take it they're mostly from non-track drivers) of the RE050A, perhaps the qualities that make it a poor road tyre is what makes it a better track tyre, at least in terms of durability...

Cheap Track Tire Experiment - NAGTROC - The Nissan GT-R Owners Club

Now despite getting on a bit, and recent tyre tests being less than complementary, it seems the RE050A can really take a beating on the track.

At the moment, the OP is currently waiting for the RE050A's to wear out before trying the PSS waiting in his garage, but you did mention you needed new tyres soon, so I guess you can't wait for the outcome of his experiment.

The successor of the Potenza RE050 / RE050A is the Potenza S001. Or for the North American market, it's the Potenza S-04. Perhaps they might offer more of the same qualities (or not)?

As per usual, selecting tyres is always difficult as feedback is so hard to quantify!

Exactly, which is why I'd just get the RE-11. At least you know they stand (i.e. along with the Hankook R-S3 / Yokohama AD08, above everything else mentioned so far) and given that it's designed for some track usage, I find it hard to imagine that it wouldn't exceed safety or performance requirements of any tyre fitted from the factory. Well, maybe except aquaplaning performance or noise, but even here the RE-11 is said to be better than most tyres in the same category.

Alternatively, you could also get the Nitto NT05 (on sale at Ozzy Tyres at AUD 269.00 per tyre), though the load and speed index is the same as the RE-11 (i.e. 91W). But at least you won't feel as guilty from wearing these out too fast on the track!

[Corey_R]

Corey, those reviews don't help with performance on the track

If you're looking for good tyres on a track, by a cheap set of 2nd wheels (18" even) and get some Federal 595RS-R's relatively cheap, even locally, and good tyres for the track. I used them once in the past after being recommended by local Skyline Australia guys. I've seen a few peeps here use and love them too.

I've done some ringing around and got this feedback
Conti 5P
Bridgestone RE050A (But I'm sure I've read people saying they had these on their R's 18's and feedback wasn't great?)

The Conti are great in those reviews I was talking about. But don't get the RE050A's. They suck balls... and they're below average in those reviews I was talking about

[dave_r]

Though the PSS is very much a road tyre, a lot of owners have nothing but praise for them regarding track driving (admittedly, mostly from BMW M or Porsche owners). But like all road tyres, that's provided you don't murder them - I'm sure you know how easy it is to cook road tyres on the track.

All my googling said the same thing, also some Ferrari forums had high praise also which had me convinced the PSS were ok.

Thinking about it, I did go pretty hard on my OEM dunlops the last track day so I'm sure they'd have lasted another few days if I backed it off a bit. Having a good look over my current set, 1 is toast, one has some ordinary wear and 2 could go a bit longer. I could just get another set of those and swap them in pairs to get some more mileage. They're the same price as a set of PSS and at least they're a known quantity for me...

Other than tirerack and performancealloys.com are there any other decent o/s stores to look at?

[HereGoes]

Hi All

I have just clocked over 44,000 with my Potenza RE050's (255/45 17) that came with the car and it is time to get new rubber.

The guys at the tyre shop tell me the Potenza S001 is the replacement for the 050 and at $275 a tire it is not a cheap change over.

So I have two questions:
1. What tyres are you guys looking at for your first change?
2. How many Km's did you get out of your first set?

Mods: My apologies if this is a re post, I did a search and did not find any obvious threads. Feel free to move as you see fit.

[MACCAA]

$275 is a pretty good price.050's were over $400 in my size-225-40/18.
You have to remember that these are a performance vehicle and as such run fairly high performance tyres.
It's [VERY] false economy to put brand "X" tyres on to save a few $$$$.
Those four small patches of rubber is all that's between you and the road.
People never appreciate the difference in tyres until you need to do a panic stop in the wet....
I went from 050's to S001's on my S3 and I'd rate them pretty highly.
Same lap times on the track in the dry,and better in the wet than the 050's.
Cheers
Len

[SilvrFoxX]

How quiet are they though

[HereGoes]

I completely agree, you get what you pay for at the end of the day. One shop offered a new set of four for a little over $400. When that is the only think keeping you on the right side of a cliff I think I will pay the extra thanks.

As for noise I have never has an issue with the RE050's so we will see how these new ones go.

[jacs]

My biggest criteria for my next tyres will be quietness............... which is why I'll probanbly look at a Michelin tyre
Next criteria is wheel alignment, finding good discounted tyres on special somewhere that cant perform a decent wheel alignment is also false economy.

[SilvrFoxX]

I completely agree, you get what you pay for at the end of the day. One shop offered a new set of four for a little over $400. When that is the only think keeping you on the right side of a cliff I think I will pay the extra thanks.

As for noise I have never has an issue with the RE050's so we will see how these new ones go.

I was referring to the s001, the Re050's are great

[fred27]

Get on to the Tire Rack site. Even if you don't buy from them, the info/product descriptions there would help inform your decision.