After some info on Wet Tires for s2000

[FenrirWC]

Hey guys new to the forums and thought id post this question as i couldn't find it (probably wasnt looking hard enough but also wanted personal experiences).

Thinking about getting a s2000 later on this year but from what I have read from other useful posts is the S tends to get a lil tail happy in the wet. Living down in Tas and we do tend to get a fair bit of rain I was just wondering if you guys could recommend any good dry/wet weather tires.

any info would be great thanks.

[vyets]

RE050 one of my favorite tyres in the wet :).

Any rwd car is tail happy in the wet you just have to drive sensibly if you don't want to do some skidzzz :P

[euromandeluxe]

Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 are really good for the wet, and pretty good in the dry, and they have a nice looking tread pattern to boot :)

but as above drive sensibly, keep the tread levels up, and you should be fine

[greek_rambos2k]

im running ad08s and they are awesome in the wet :D

[FenrirWC]

Thanks for the info so far guys its been pretty useful just wondering how long those tires seem to last for each of ya. Thought the first thing that might need replacing after i buy the car would be tires as Im more into the handling side of things than RAW POWER!!! =)

vytes: "Any rwd car is tail happy in the wet you just have to drive sensibly if you don't want to do some skidzzz :P "

ha ha yeh any car can become tail happy in the wet just from the posts i read it sounded like a major issue. O and dont worry i wont be driving hard and fast when i get the car i'll probably be driving like an old granny for about a month. Previous car was a 93' hyundai excel while it wasn't powerful i learnt lots from it just a shame someone crashed into it -_- now looking for a new car sooner than i was hoping but the accident leaves me money to buy A future S2k.

Anyway any more opinions/info is Appreciated Thanks guys

[greek_rambos2k]

umm well im actualy on my first set of ad08s...lol so i cant tell you from personal experience but i read that a guy got 20,000km off a set and 1 track day...dunno if its true tho. lol ill let you know when mine go :P
here is a pic of them :P

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/205628_147008318700009_100001725254299_277894_4255 05_n.jpg

[9large]

My last set of tyres were Yokohama Advan V103s. Great road tyre. They lasted over 30,000km, although I remember from about 25,000km - despite having some tread - they were rock hard and mountain runs became... more interesting.

[YLDS2K]

I am currently michillin pilot sport 3 and am extremely happy with the grip in the wet. We had heavy rain about a month ago here in Melbourne and was still able to feel grounded at speeds of excess of 140km/h. I find it doesnt take long to build heat in the tires which isn't really a concern because I don't usually leave the house like a bat out of hell because I like the whole car to warm up a bit first before pushing it. They r a bit pricey as a set I bought my 4 for $900

Hope this helps

[irvinchua]

umm well im actualy on my first set of ad08s...lol so i cant tell you from personal experience but i read that a guy got 20,000km off a set and 1 track day...dunno if its true tho. lol ill let you know when mine go :P
here is a pic of them :P

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/205628_147008318700009_100001725254299_277894_4255 05_n.jpg

AD08 FTW. Grippier in the wet than the RE050A that they replaced. I wanted the RE11 but they were hard to get on short notice.

[FenrirWC]

umm well im actualy on my first set of ad08s...lol so i cant tell you from personal experience but i read that a guy got 20,000km off a set and 1 track day...dunno if its true tho. lol ill let you know when mine go :P
here is a pic of them :P

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/205628_147008318700009_100001725254299_277894_4255 05_n.jpg

those tires do look awesome =)

[vyets]

The ad08 didn't replace the RE050, they replaced the ad07.

I prefer the RE050 to my RE11 in the wet only.

[greek_rambos2k]

i imported my set of AD08s for $1042 inc shipping. awesome tyre for its price

When they were new :D (they still are new only done....600km on them lol)
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/223214_149385908462250_100001725254299_291606_4718 658_n.jpg

[FenrirWC]

The ad08 didn't replace the RE050, they replaced the ad07.

I prefer the RE050 to my RE11 in the wet only.

ahh ok. thanks for that piece of info =)

[FenrirWC]

i imported my set of AD08s for $1042 inc shipping. awesome tyre for its price

When they were new :D (they still are new only done....600km on them lol)
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/223214_149385908462250_100001725254299_291606_4718 658_n.jpg

what type of rims you got those on? 255/40/r17 are huge =P fronts are 225 im guessing?
Also (gonna sound like a stupid question) what does the 94w stand for?

[FenrirWC]

Thankyou everyone for all the info its been quite informative and im sure others will be grateful for it as well ;)

[euromandeluxe]

Trying to decide between the Star Specs, RE11 or RE050A..

Think I'm leaning towards the star specs. Hmm, thoughts ?

[vyets]

starspec for bang for buck! they're sick tyres and cheap. Re050a is not in the same catagory as re11 and starspecs

however starspecs aint so great in the wet, however you shouldn't be driving to the limits in the wet anyway :P "technically"

[greek_rambos2k]

what type of rims you got those on? 255/40/r17 are huge =P fronts are 225 im guessing?
Also (gonna sound like a stupid question) what does the 94w stand for?

The rims are O.Z Racing Alleggeritas in graphite silver.
Sizes are:

Front: 17x7.5 48 offset on a 225/45r17 tyre
Rear: 17x8.5 59 offset on a 255/40r17 tyre

haha dw mate there are no stupid questions, we all have to learn it at some point. the 94 refers to the load index which is basically means how much weight can be put onto that tyre. The w is a speed rating. Basically the top speed the tyre can do. If you still don't understand have a read over this website http://www.carbonblack.com.au/car-tyres/tyre-information.aspx and it will explain it better then me lol

[FenrirWC]

The rims are O.Z Racing Alleggeritas in graphite silver.
Sizes are:

Front: 17x7.5 48 offset on a 225/45r17 tyre
Rear: 17x8.5 59 offset on a 255/40r17 tyre

haha dw mate there are no stupid questions, we all have to learn it at some point. the 94 refers to the load index which is basically means how much weight can be put onto that tyre. The w is a speed rating. Basically the top speed the tyre can do. If you still don't understand have a read over this website http://www.carbonblack.com.au/car-tyres/tyre-information.aspx and it will explain it better then me lol

thanks for clearing that up man ;)

[greek_rambos2k]

thanks for clearing that up man ;)

ur welcome :D