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Hey guys,
This is my first post on Boss Mustangs! I live in Houston and I recently purchased a 2012 Kona Blue Boss 302. I've enjoyed the last 3,000 miles I've put on this car more than all of my other cars combined. She's simply a blast. While I'm still enjoying the car in stock form, a friend of mine has been pushing me towards participating in HPDE and other road racing events. I've decided it's time I need to learn how to drive this thing the way it's meant to be driven. For my first step, I want to ditch the heavy 19s currently on the car. I see no reason to keep them as 1) they're heavy and 2) I can easily fit wider and lighter 18s on all the corners. But to do that, I need to select which tires I want! Here's what I'm looking for:
-Maintain or come close to the 26.9" tire height I currently have in stock form.
-FInd a tire that's right around 200 treadwear and/or will last me 10k miles with some events tossed in there. I don't want to buy tires more than once a year.
-Tires that work well in the rain as well as the dry. Unfortunately I have to drive on I-10 to work and I don't want to get caught in a bad thunderstorm with my shorts around my ankles.
-Having a set of 18s with pure R-compounds and keeping my stockers is simply not an option right now. Perhaps in the future it will be.
With that being said, I've narrowed my search to three potential candidates. I was hoping you guys could give me your .02 cents. Please keep in mind my car is roughly 3750 pounds with me riding in it!
-Dunlop Star Spec 275/35/18 ($1196 for 4)
-Bridgestone Re-11s 275/40/18 ($1256 for 4)
-Michelin Pilot Super Sports 285/35/18 ($1308 for 4).
All three tires have raving reviews, but I'm not sure exactly which set I should pick. The Dunlop Star specs are highly regarded, but I'm afraid they may be a little short for my purposes. The Re-11s are also very well regarded, and Vorshlag even ran this set on their 2011 mustang gt with great success. However, the Super Sports are wider and have 300 treadware versus 180. But the super sports are brand new, and it seems like outside porsche circles, very few HPDE guys run Michelin. Ah the choices.
Thanks in advance guys!
This is my first post on Boss Mustangs! I live in Houston and I recently purchased a 2012 Kona Blue Boss 302. I've enjoyed the last 3,000 miles I've put on this car more than all of my other cars combined. She's simply a blast. While I'm still enjoying the car in stock form, a friend of mine has been pushing me towards participating in HPDE and other road racing events. I've decided it's time I need to learn how to drive this thing the way it's meant to be driven. For my first step, I want to ditch the heavy 19s currently on the car. I see no reason to keep them as 1) they're heavy and 2) I can easily fit wider and lighter 18s on all the corners. But to do that, I need to select which tires I want! Here's what I'm looking for:
-Maintain or come close to the 26.9" tire height I currently have in stock form.
-FInd a tire that's right around 200 treadwear and/or will last me 10k miles with some events tossed in there. I don't want to buy tires more than once a year.
-Tires that work well in the rain as well as the dry. Unfortunately I have to drive on I-10 to work and I don't want to get caught in a bad thunderstorm with my shorts around my ankles.
-Having a set of 18s with pure R-compounds and keeping my stockers is simply not an option right now. Perhaps in the future it will be.
With that being said, I've narrowed my search to three potential candidates. I was hoping you guys could give me your .02 cents. Please keep in mind my car is roughly 3750 pounds with me riding in it!
-Dunlop Star Spec 275/35/18 ($1196 for 4)
-Bridgestone Re-11s 275/40/18 ($1256 for 4)
-Michelin Pilot Super Sports 285/35/18 ($1308 for 4).
All three tires have raving reviews, but I'm not sure exactly which set I should pick. The Dunlop Star specs are highly regarded, but I'm afraid they may be a little short for my purposes. The Re-11s are also very well regarded, and Vorshlag even ran this set on their 2011 mustang gt with great success. However, the Super Sports are wider and have 300 treadware versus 180. But the super sports are brand new, and it seems like outside porsche circles, very few HPDE guys run Michelin. Ah the choices.
Thanks in advance guys!