Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 vs PS 4S
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Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 vs PS 4S
Sounds like a lot of Rennlisters are running PS2's and I am sure they are great, but does anyone have experience yet with the PS 4S? My tire guy told me they are basically the next generation of PS 2, should be better, and i should go with them in the event i need one replaced in the future, the PS 2's may be hard to find because Michelin won't be producing them any more.
Just wondering if anyone is running them yet and what is their experience? Stiffness. Grip. Road noise. Wet traction. Hydro plane. Wear rate.
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Just wondering if anyone is running them yet and what is their experience? Stiffness. Grip. Road noise. Wet traction. Hydro plane. Wear rate.
Etc.
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I would say many RL are running PSS, not PS2s, since the Super Sports replaced the PS2s.
In general, I'd say Michellin are great tires, but as they have made them last longer (PSS and the new PS4S), less expensive, and gave them better wet traction performance, they have lost some of their dry traction performance (like the PS2).
Here's some recent info:
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...m-reviews.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/991/1033...chelin-4s.html
In general, I'd say Michellin are great tires, but as they have made them last longer (PSS and the new PS4S), less expensive, and gave them better wet traction performance, they have lost some of their dry traction performance (like the PS2).
Here's some recent info:
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...m-reviews.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/991/1033...chelin-4s.html
Last edited by LexVan; 11-21-2017 at 11:53 AM.
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Pilot Sport 4S is the new version of the Pilot Super Sport... not the PS2.
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Do the folks running the 4S use factory air pressures or do you have to tweak it to get good results?
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I haven't tried PS4, but MPSS... my experience has been that MPSS improved ride, wet, and wear over PS2, BUT it actually lost dry performance! PS2 essentially worked a little like track tires, it had little grip if cold and then immense grip when hot and on track. MPSS has a broader range of temps that it works great, and so much better in Wet, but doesn't have the ultimate grip of PS2 in dry.
Now, if PS4 goes in the same direction, I assume it'd be similarly behaving to MPSS. So, I'd go for those as overall street tires, but if price were the same and I mostly did dry/track, I may stick to PS2.
Now, if PS4 goes in the same direction, I assume it'd be similarly behaving to MPSS. So, I'd go for those as overall street tires, but if price were the same and I mostly did dry/track, I may stick to PS2.
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I would say many RL are running PSS, not PS2s, since the Super Sports replaced the PS2s.
In general, I'd say Michellin are great tires, but as they have made them last longer (PSS and the new PS4S), less expensive, and gave them better wet traction performance, they have lost some of their dry traction performance (like the PS2).
Here's some recent info:
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...m-reviews.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/991/1033...chelin-4s.html
In general, I'd say Michellin are great tires, but as they have made them last longer (PSS and the new PS4S), less expensive, and gave them better wet traction performance, they have lost some of their dry traction performance (like the PS2).
Here's some recent info:
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...m-reviews.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/991/1033...chelin-4s.html
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So if your running 19 in tires, setting the PSI lower is better than the factory settings? I don't want to open any worm can, but when I asked my indy he simply said, why would you not want to run stock PSI?
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Originally Posted by voiceprint1
So if your running 19 in tires, setting the PSI lower is better than the factory settings? I don't want to open any worm can, but when I asked my indy he simply said, why would you not want to run stock PSI?