jglaze

All the reviews I've read have said essentially the same thing. Ultimately the price difference outweighs any measurable performance loss.

I haven't compared directly, but ran S04s on my S6 track car and was very happy with their performance at the limit, on a much heavier car. I'm excited to try them out on the 997 in about a month at NHMS!

cvtbenhogan

I brought them in and no charge for the install. The sensors are from OE wheel.

Devil Boy

+1 for the Bridgestone S-04s. After a few thousand miles, I could tell no difference between the MPSS and the S-04s. I regularly auto-x. Maybe not a top tier street tire for really competitive auto-xers but it grips well enough and the limit is predictable and manageable if you want to induce a little oversteer and kick the back end out for some fun.

orange260z

Has anyone else noticed the initial flat spotting/vibration until some heat gets into the S04? Other than that (which I also experienced with RE050PP and RE760, but not with Continental SC3 or Michelin PS2) I was perfectly happy with the S04s.

cosanchez

Yep. I noticed this. But I will say after 500 miles from new it is almost completely gone. The flat spot does seem to disappear after some heat.

AltVelo

Overall sounds like very good feedback in terms of performance, wear, noise and price. About the pull the trigger!

motopix

Been very happy with the S-04s for the past 10k miles are so. I even neglected to change them out this winter and they seem to have held up fine.

I guess the bargain tire secret is out.

rodH

I kind of thought MPSS > MPS2 > S04. Is this not correct in the 997? So much buzz about the MPSS, I was planning on doing that after the MPS2, but maybe I need to re-think this?

rodH

just did some more research

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...e&autoModClar=

CptFun

I just installed my S04s a month ago. I've only had the car a year but I can attest to noise improvement over 2 sets of all season tires I had. Sotozero and Alpin. My question is, do I need to get the car aligned? I missed an appointment but the alignment seems good. Just wondering what everyone else does with 4 new tires. I think the alignment is about $260.

motopix

I do not align when tires are changed.

AltVelo

My P-Zero rear are certainly noisy now. The car still feels great with these old tire P-zero's so can't wait to see what the S04's feels like!

upier

I got mine aligned when I installed my S04s. Car had just hit 40k miles. I've had it since 29k and did not have a record of the PO doing an alignment.
How dies it feel? Does it drift in the lane, not center well, feel differently turning right vs left, etc. If so get it checked. Cost me $230 at dealer.

brad@tirerack.com

This is the feedback I get from many who have tried the Super Sport/PS2 first and have then switch to the S-04. For the money, you can't beat them. Wet traction on them is better, too.

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MkC2S

I was planning on ordering the MPSS till I saw the S-04 was on sale at TireRack a few months back. I took that route instead & so far I'm happy with it.