Replace Front Tires or all?
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Replace Front Tires or all?
I've got PS2's front and rear. Car has 15,000 miles total, 2009 C2S.
Front date code is from 08...probably the originals.
Rear date code is from 11.
Both have plenty of tread depth. In normal warm temps the rears grip like crazy. The fronts will push a little if I'm really going hard INTO a corner. The few times I've really jammed on the brakes, just messing around, the front will break loose and ABS will kick in, maybe a little easier than I thought it should? But this is my first P car that I've driven hard so not sure what's normal under hard breaking?
Anyway, replace the fronts with PS2's?
Replace ALL with SS?
Front date code is from 08...probably the originals.
Rear date code is from 11.
Both have plenty of tread depth. In normal warm temps the rears grip like crazy. The fronts will push a little if I'm really going hard INTO a corner. The few times I've really jammed on the brakes, just messing around, the front will break loose and ABS will kick in, maybe a little easier than I thought it should? But this is my first P car that I've driven hard so not sure what's normal under hard breaking?
Anyway, replace the fronts with PS2's?
Replace ALL with SS?
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I would recommend all 4 because on a motorcycle where there is a lot more wear and tear on the rear tire it's always recommended to replace both as the rubber gets brittle over time and you want consistency.
But like Domer911 said, how much mulah you got.
But like Domer911 said, how much mulah you got.
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Well if you replace the front tires chances are you're going to go through at least another set of rears before you're ready to change the fronts again. Do you want the PS2's for that long or are you curious to try another tire?
IMO get as much practice as you can with them in autox/track day until the fronts start to get super greasy, then have a burnout session and change all 4 to super sport.
IMO get as much practice as you can with them in autox/track day until the fronts start to get super greasy, then have a burnout session and change all 4 to super sport.
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Money is not an issue, just didn't want to spend it just to spend. I guess from what I've read I do want to try the SS's and see if the ride is a little quieter. Sounds like ordering some NOW might be a good idea vs. when I really need them? Due to availability?
I'll commence with torching these tires that are on here.
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Replace all 4. You could have gotten away with just matching rears, but the fronts are now going on 6 years old. That's old for performance tires. Don't want to go much over 5 years for best performance. Buy the Super Sports.
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Drifting
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"Front date code is from 08...probably the originals."
Not surprised these are toast as they're approaching the 6 yr mark and likely hard and beyond their safe use date.
+1... order the MPSS now. I replaced all my PZero's with MPSS last summer. My front tires still had some life but I replaced all four and couldn't be happier. Much quieter along with great handling.
Not surprised these are toast as they're approaching the 6 yr mark and likely hard and beyond their safe use date.
+1... order the MPSS now. I replaced all my PZero's with MPSS last summer. My front tires still had some life but I replaced all four and couldn't be happier. Much quieter along with great handling.
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Coming from a person that replaced just the rears (ROSSO) then dumping them less than 1000 miles later to replace all four with the MUCH better driving PSS ($1000 mistake), I recommend replacing all four now. If your intention is to get PSS then 4 all four are not that much more expensive than 2 PS2. Just makes sense.
BTW - the PSS rears may take a month to come in.
BTW - the PSS rears may take a month to come in.
