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Old 03-09-2012, 10:37 PM
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Rear alignment was off and right rear was wearing. Front PS2's were in great shape. But for $230 more I could go with all four new Super Sports. Drove around a little and I'm surprised how much quieter they seem over the PS2's. Plus I can't get over how much deeper the 10/32 tread looks. Will get out tomorrow and put some miles on them. I'm interested to see what difference I can feel.
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what size did you get? where did you buy them and how much were they? Did you fix the alighnment?

How do you like them?
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Great tires. I couldn't be happier with a street tire for my GT3.

...and they're not bad at the track.
Old 03-10-2012, 08:24 AM
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Just remember to get a few miles on them before you push it !
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Lewis.... where did you have them installed at?
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I love em. One of the best all round I have used. SUPER quite compared to lots of others. Tread wear seems to be great as well. After 2k miles they still look like original depth
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I removed new runflats and put SuperSports on my wifes BMW 535 and took it to the track.

Very nice tires in hard rain and surprising good dry grip at the track even! Quiet and comfy, what's not to like!
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I went with the stock sizes. 235/35 fronts and 305/30 rear. This is my daily driver (all though I do not drive to work), rally, concours, and DE car. Not to mention long trips up to the mountains. Hopefully this tire will give me a good balance. For the alignment, I went slightly out on rear toe and slightly in for front toe. We were able to set rear camber to 1.7 degrees and the front to 1.9 (with the toe set in). Tires came from Tire Rack and bought through our dealer here - P of Melbounre. With the PCA discount they give they were much cheaper than I could have ordered them for.

Today I put about 40 miles on them. Turn in is amazing - although I believe this is due to new alignment. I did hit the brakes once and the fronts just slide. So going to take a while to get the coating wore off. Can't wait for Chin DE at Sebring in two weeks. Will see what a difference they make then!
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Originally Posted by Space Coast GT3
For the alignment, I went slightly out on rear toe and slightly in for front toe.
I hope to god you actually typed this incorrectly - please tell me you do not have toe out in the rear.
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Originally Posted by kaamacat
Lewis.... where did you have them installed at?
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Our cars don't like tow out in the rear
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I mean TOE
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Originally Posted by jenk12m
Our cars don't like tow out in the rear
You mean Tow as in Towed in when the back let's go with Toe Out

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Any word on when N spec will be released?
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I told you guys these were great tires....


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