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Old 02-06-2018, 08:06 PM
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Yokohamas.....I don't use the car in snow nor track.....price is right and they are.very quiet right up to full wear....seems like every other tire I used would whine within a couple thousand miles of use
Old 02-06-2018, 08:40 PM
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I have blizzaks on my car this winter. They are great in the cold, and decent in snow, but the car can still scare me in slush and half plowed and salted crap. Mine also has no PSM and is a C2
Old 02-06-2018, 11:32 PM
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I run PIlot sport all season 3+ on the standard size 18s on a C2. I live in CT. I drive it as long as there isn’t snow on the road. I have also run them during a DE day. I don’t have much to compare them too but they are pretty solid.
Old 02-07-2018, 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Anestheticg
I run PIlot sport all season 3+ on the standard size 18s on a C2. I live in CT. I drive it as long as there isn’t snow on the road. I have also run them during a DE day. I don’t have much to compare them too but they are pretty solid.
Hold on a second right there, mister. I have the P/S A/S 3+ right now on my C2 & the rears are slightly out of spec (285/35 instead of 285/30 - slightly larger overall diameter). It's fine for me but if they make a 285/30 I'd like to know . So, are you sure the rears are in spec? OP has a lowered suspension so he doesn't want to rub with the larger diameter 285/35 rears. If the 30s exist, his problem might be solved (mine too).
Old 02-07-2018, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TonyTwoBags
Hold on a second right there, mister. I have the P/S A/S 3+ right now on my C2 & the rears are slightly out of spec (285/35 instead of 285/30 - slightly larger overall diameter). It's fine for me but if they make a 285/30 I'd like to know . So, are you sure the rears are in spec? OP has a lowered suspension so he doesn't want to rub with the larger diameter 285/35 rears. If the 30s exist, his problem might be solved (mine too).
So I can't physically look at the tire right now as its parked at a garage around the corner from my house but I ordered from tire rack a year or so ago and when I look at their website the options they give for the car on 18' is
225/40 front and 265/35 in the rear.. so I must have those specs I imagine. I just looked at photos and the vehicle capacity/weight sticker with the tire diameter lists 225/40 ZR18 front 265/35 ZR18 rear so I don't know where 285/30 is coming from.... I haven't had any issues running those sizes and I think those are OEM spec...
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Ah mk1 wheels?
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Originally Posted by TonyTwoBags
Ah mk1 wheels?
yeah mk 1 turbo twists
Old 02-07-2018, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by damon@tirerack.com
235/40 18 and 275/35 18 Continental DWS06 are the best you'll do for reasonable winter traction without buying snow tires. OD's are OK for the car.
Originally Posted by murphyslaw1978
I agree - I had DWS on my Boxster S.
DWS are fantastic year-round tires. All I've ever run on my 185k mile CTTS.
Old 02-07-2018, 06:04 PM
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I run dws06 on mine. I know on those, when racing on the back roads at 100mph I'm losing to you guys with the summer tires, but that's OK

Anyway. Weird thought. Just use summer tires all year and the truck for the snow.

you tube engineering explained winter vs summer tires
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Old 02-09-2018, 05:46 PM
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Default all season pirelli

Pirelli p zero plus- excellent
Old 02-10-2018, 11:35 AM
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I have DWS. Decent performer, haven't tested much in the snow, but cold and rain are good. Not a great summer tire though, loud and hard as a rock.



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