SS/RS Question

[camaro5]

Originally Posted by TheStig

With RS you will get the ones on the middle left instead of the ones in the middle or upper right. You can order to get the RS package with the ones in the middle or upper right if you prefer however.

Nice post.

Makes it very clear.

[ddennis]

I was reading on one site that people said they were only getting 20k out of these tires.
They are closer to $400 than $300.

[kanys]

Will getting an auto V6 with RS be a problem since it will have no LSD? Sorry I keep bringing the LSD up but just wondering if the bigger back tires will make a difference on anything?

[Mr. Wyndham]

Nope. Unless you're racing, burning out, or going off-road, you'll never notice if you have a limited slip, or not.

[gunslinger]

How come we won't be able to rotate them front to back?

They are the same size at all four corners, correct?

[The_Beast_]

Speaking of rim width. I want the 14 in wide rims like the IROC Z

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by gunslinger

How come we won't be able to rotate them front to back? They are the same size at all four corners, correct?

The 20" won't be. The 18s and 19s will be the same size, but you may or may not be able to rotate them. It depends if they're directional or not (ie; only designed to spin in one direction--for those who didn't know).

[Edrock]

Correct. The 20s are obviously the same size in diameter (20") but different widths. The rear tires are wider than the front tires. Man, I hope we get more than 20k out of these babies. That's gonna be expensive. May have to shop for alternatives but just about any tire with those dimensions are not gonna be cheap anyway. Oh well. Can't take it with ya...

[BigRigMike]

My FWD GP GXP has different size tires and I get about 20k mile from the fronts and 50k miles rear. I would think having RWD and better weight distribution would help even out the wear.
What I found to be the biggest pain is that if you don't like the tires that are installed on the car then it is very difficult to find another manufacture that makes both sizes of tires so that you can switch brands.
And it is also irritating having the dealer ask everytime you bring the car in "it appears we haven't rotated the tires in awhile. Should we do that for you?"

[themossman]

Originally Posted by Edrock

This brings up a good point about tire rotation. Since we won't be able to rotate them or even swap them since they'll be directional tires, how many miles can we expect out of them under normal driving conditions? Also, would it be safe to assume the front tires will wear faster, therefore, we'll be at the tire store buying 2 tires at a time vs. a whole set at once? (might have to do this anyway since the tire pricing will be outrageous I'm sure)

Anybodyhave a feeling on this?

I had 245/45/19 and 275/40/19 on my M3...obviously unidirectional. The tires can be rotated...but it requires un-mounting the tire from the rim...an extra cost...but not much if you're looking for maximum wear. The bigger risk is the damage that careless hands with heavy tools can do to your painted wheel.

Originally Posted by ddennis

I was reading on one site that people said they were only getting 20k out of these tires.
They are closer to $400 than $300.

You'd have to start in second gear every time and take corners at 10MPH to get that kind of mileage...

Also depends what portion of your driving is done on highway, in traffice, etc. I would generally get about 15K out a PS03's on the rear and about 20k from the fronts....and I'm 'easy' on tires...relatively easy....

[Edrock]

Originally Posted by themossman

Also depends what portion of your driving is done on highway, in traffice, etc. I would generally get about 15K out a PS03's on the rear and about 20k from the fronts....and I'm 'easy' on tires...relatively easy....

So what you're saying is that those that drive the average per year (is it up to 15k yet?) can plan on buying a set of tires annually, give or take a month or 2? OMG, this ain't good!!

[Edrock]

Originally Posted by themossman

I had 245/45/19 and 275/40/19 on my M3...obviously unidirectional. The tires can be rotated...but it requires un-mounting the tire from the rim...an extra cost...but not much if you're looking for maximum wear. The bigger risk is the damage that careless hands with heavy tools can do to your painted wheel.

I guess that depends on the tire though. For example, the Eagle GS-Cs have the main channel positioned on the inside portion of the tread. It is not located in the center of the tread. Since the main channel is offset, you would not be able to switch it from the left side of the car to the right side. Also, when ordering those tires, you actually ordered them depending on which side of the car they were going to be (left side front and back vs. right side front and back). If the front and rear widths were the same, you could swap front to back. Those with the 20s on the Camaro, of course, won't have that option. I've never had Perrelis (sp?) so depending on the tread pattern, we may not even be able to swap rear to rear by using the method you described above.

At any rate, I agree that it is not worth taking the risk of getting your rims all dinged and scratched up by doing the tire/rim swap routine.

I think I may have taken us off topic though. Sorry.