Better tires
#16
the 712 is not a good tire in my book. good value maybe. but not good overall. try the yokohama avs es-100 for a better tire for not that much more money, or if you have the means ($) the bridgestone s03 is still one of my favorite street tires...
edit: all season?!? it makes so much sense to get a second set of beater wheels with winter tires, something fun like the pilot alpen or as i prefer, the dunlop wintersports - think of it this way, all seasons are a compromise in ALL seasons, they suck compared to a snow tire and suck in the summer. couple that with the fact that you will get more than twice the life out of properly dedicated tires, well, it's a no-brainer imo.
edit: all season?!? it makes so much sense to get a second set of beater wheels with winter tires, something fun like the pilot alpen or as i prefer, the dunlop wintersports - think of it this way, all seasons are a compromise in ALL seasons, they suck compared to a snow tire and suck in the summer. couple that with the fact that you will get more than twice the life out of properly dedicated tires, well, it's a no-brainer imo.
#17
iv gone on a back road corner doin about 65-70 and havent got my pilots to squeel or give out... and on the trip home from nebraska we went through the black hill mountians at about 90-100 mph around big wide corners with no give or squeel from the tires... i think they are worth the money if your looking for a great tire
#18
My preference is for the Pilot SX because they grip so good. Have to pay to play but I look at it being the only thing connecting the car to the road. I have also had SO3s a 968 and they were great also. Whatever your budget is but if you spent lots of $$$ of everything else, why not.
#20
Pilot Sport 2's seem to take abuse very well. I've tracked my car quite a bit this summer and there's still like half of the tread left ... GY Eagle F1's wore down in less than half the time (had them last year).
#21
Formerly Dunlop, Yoko, Goodyear, and Bridgestone. The Pilots blows them away. Down side is cost, they seem to wear quickly (particularly the rears - go figure?) and get loud at the end of their service life.. Regarding cost – the first time that you slam on your brakes and make a clean miss of that SOB they paid for themselves