I am really happy with the OEM Michelin's that came with the car. I have 6500 miles on them since I got my CS4 last spring - including about 500 miles on the track thus far. Tires are still in good shape. Someone told me that a day on the track is equal to 3,000 miles of normal road use. Not on these.. If this were so, my tires would be toasted by now. The wear front and rear is pretty even with just a bit more wear on the front - not surprising giving the hard track use with an AWD car. I have at least ten more track days this summer and don't expect them to last through the summer - but I will replace them with the same. Next year, I'll probably use a different set for the track if I can figure out where to keep them in my one bedroom NYC apartment

 

kdw 2? What are those?

 

bf goodrich. very good performing tires for a lower price than some others.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ce+T%2FA+KDW+2

 

Toyo Proxies- Thoughts anyone? I saw a set on a 6speeder's car today and he likes them a lot. Tread pattern looks nice. Tirerack.com does not have much of a selection in Toyo.

 

i had a set of toyo proxy t1r's on my car. very pretty tire and decent grip, but to me treadwear was very disappointing.

 

ah, no matter- Toyo does not seem to make a 285/30/18.

 

have you considered the hankook ventus? available at the "other" tire site but not tr, they seem to be reasonably priced. just thought you might not have thought to look there.

 

Went with thhe Sumitomos from the TireRack. If they end up sucking, then at least they were cheap. If they give me 1-2 years, then it'll have been good money spent.

So far, the tire is nothing outstanding in any one department. since the previous tires were shot to hell, i can't really draw any fair comparison to them.

did 130mph today and they felt good. fuel economy might be suffering a bit, so i'm keeping an eye out for this. the last couple tankfulls have averaged about 10% less than before the tires.

 

Good info! Thanks! if something changes in a month, please let me know.

Thanks,

Chuck

 

Chuck,
Don't mix tires and stick with the N-Rated tires. When it comes to surgeons, lawyers, parachutes, and tires for my Porsche, I think of the saying "There's some money that's not worth saving."

Your signatures indicates that you have a sport suspension. Which one?

 

Some asked earlier about information on N spec tires:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=26

 

I used to use Falken 452s and surprisingly they had great grip. Now Im running Conti Sport 2s and I tend to slide out on hard cornering compared to the Falkens

 

I used Toyo Proxes RA1's on my 600HP Vette. They stuck very well but wore out in 6 months. They were also only rated for 103MPH. I guess they were an autocross tire. I'm interested in trying the T1R cause if they're anything like the RA1, I'll like them. I echo the Toyo question above, "Anyone tried the T1R?"