[Blown355]

Originally Posted by Ricco

I still haven't forgiven Michelin for the 2005 Indianapolis Grand Prix. I'll be running Toyo R888R when the time comes for me to switch.

Just swapped to R888R's, way better on the street than stock. But a lot of road noise.

[Biscuit.fr]

They are better, the best one for the car
Then the aftermarket are chipper
Even if same ref
Except no blue star, no OEM
Just ask if you want a set a very first OEM....

[Dethsupp0rt]

Originally Posted by Biscuit.fr

Any specialist about tires can confirm?

Yes, tire manufacturers make different versions of the same tire for vehicle manufacturers. BMW does the star on the sidewall for approval as an OEM tire, Porsche uses an 'N', etc.

No, they're not always "better", as the vehicle manufacturer may want to hit a specific price target, MPG target, etc.

[bigmike32172]

Replaced my stock Goodyears with the Michelins last week since the backs were trashed at 7k miles of just aggressive street driving w/o any burn outs or line lock.
Being that I live in the hottest State in America the consistent heat from the roads make the Michelins sticky and they come with a factory warranty of 30k miles on the fronts and 15k on the back.

[URBAN LEGEND]

Originally Posted by bigmike32172

Replaced my stock Goodyears with the Michelins last week since the backs were trashed at 7k miles of just aggressive street driving w/o any burn outs or line lock.
Being that I live in the hottest State in America the consistent heat from the roads make the Michelins sticky and they come with a factory warranty of 30k miles on the fronts and 15k on the back.

Where did you get the rear 15k from? I’ve never heard that one. Is this new policy? I know about the 30k miles.

[bobby35ny]

Originally Posted by URBAN LEGEND

Where did you get the rear 15k from? I’ve never heard that one. Is this new policy? I know about the 30k miles.

6 Years / 30,000 Miles Half mileage for rear if different size than front

[URBAN LEGEND]

Originally Posted by bobby35ny

6 Years / 30,000 Miles Half mileage for rear if different size than front

Cool. I don’t know that. Thanks.

[bigmike32172]

Originally Posted by URBAN LEGEND

Where did you get the rear 15k from? I’ve never heard that one. Is this new policy? I know about the 30k miles.

I got them at/installed by Costco.
The guy told me that because it's a high performance car then the rears are only covered for half of the 30k.

[zx9rmal]

Originally Posted by bigmike32172

I got them at/installed by Costco.
The guy told me that because it's a high performance car then the rears are only covered for half of the 30k.

Got my tires (1LE, non-ZL1) at Costco as well. Their price was awesome. How did you do on price?

[bigmike32172]

Originally Posted by zx9rmal

Got my tires (1LE, non-ZL1) at Costco as well. Their price was awesome. How did you do on price?

All 4 came out to $1,700 installed with tax.
Having owned 4 Camaro's from 1996 thru 2000 and 3 ZO6's from 2004 thru 2016 I've never had Goodyear's last beyond 18k miles therefore blowing money on short-lived tires wasn't a smart idea.

[Lowflight]

Originally Posted by Ricco

I still haven't forgiven Michelin for the 2005 Indianapolis Grand Prix. I'll be running Toyo R888R when the time comes for me to switch.

I was there. That was some stupid, political dub f***ry right there.

[zx9rmal]

Originally Posted by bigmike32172

All 4 came out to $1,700 installed with tax.
Having owned 4 Camaro's from 1996 thru 2000 and 3 ZO6's from 2004 thru 2016 I've never had Goodyear's last beyond 18k miles therefore blowing money on short-lived tires wasn't a smart idea.

I paid a little less here in S. Florida. My SC3's (non R) lasted 9,800 miles with zero track time. I do corner aggressively. I went to the PS4S's partly because of the mileage but mainly because the SC3's are absolutely treacherous in our sudden, heavy summer rains. The PS4S's are great in the rain and handle beautifully, at least for aggressive street cornering.

[collinms]

Originally Posted by zx9rmal

I paid a little less here in S. Florida. My SC3's (non R) lasted 9,800 miles with zero track time. I do corner aggressively. I went to the PS4S's partly because of the mileage but mainly because the SC3's are absolutely treacherous in our sudden, heavy summer rains. The PS4S's are great in the rain and handle beautifully, at least for aggressive street cornering.

Where would you say the oem tires perform better than ps4s? Still good steering response or do you lose some?

[zx9rmal]

Originally Posted by collinms

Where would you say the oem tires perform better than ps4s? Still good steering response or do you lose some?

Steering response is excellent, maybe slightly better because of the slightly narrower tread width. I chose not to go up a size because the section width is the same as the OEM’s. Again, I do not track the car, but I can’t say that the OEM’s perform any better on the street. Also, there is no tramlining like the SC3’s.