the perfect tire for a daily driver

"aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe" (emaxxbl) 07/30/2019 at 17:55 • Filed to: None

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WilliamsSW > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/30/2019 at 17:58

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When autoX is life 

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/30/2019 at 18:11

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I always liked the Direzza ZII/III *specs. I think they’re better in the wet than the RE-71s... Currently I am without a *real* sports car though, and the Kona is making surpr isingly good use of some General G-Max As-05s.

M.T. Blake > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/30/2019 at 18:14

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Especially if there is a racetrack in between the two. 

Nick Has an Exocet > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/30/2019 at 18:15

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I may put these on my Miata next time it needs tires. We don’t exactly get “weather”.

Cash Rewards > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/30/2019 at 18:19

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The Miata gets those next year, unless there's a better autocross tire I haven't heard of. Those pos nittos on there now do nothing but look good

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 07/30/2019 at 18:28

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yeah I was gonna go with a set of the ZIIIs but tire rack didn’t have any in my size and my car needed to be inspected by then end of this month.

vicali > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/30/2019 at 18:29

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Also the perfect tire for a Daily Driver;

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/30/2019 at 18:29

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fair enough.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > WilliamsSW 07/30/2019 at 18:29

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bad thing is I don’t even autocross lol

AestheticsInMotion > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 07/30/2019 at 18:30

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My ZII’s were phenomenal in the wet, much better than the re- 71r.

Have you tried the ZIII  yet? 

AestheticsInMotion > Cash Rewards 07/30/2019 at 18:31

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Look into star specs. 95% of the grip, muuuuch better wet performance and they last a good 30% longer. At least

chaozbandit > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/30/2019 at 18:39

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Cheater tire

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/30/2019 at 18:47

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I was going to put a set of these on the Mini this year before 2nd gear popped.

ST80MND > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/30/2019 at 18:53

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Um, I don’t know if you are being sarcastic, but I plead with you, DON’T DO IT! I put a brand new set of bf Goodrich scorcher TA’s on my daily a few years ago. Spent a metric shit tonne on them.

Threadbare in less than 3 months.

The grip was incredible, and I very much enjoyed them, but track tires are not at all worth it on the street. And terrible in the rain. But boy howdy could I stop! And no matter how hard I tried, I never once heard them squeal. Not a chirp, peep, or holler. Simply too much tire for daily duty, and they don’t last.

Unless you have f-u money. Then do it. And it could be argued it's a safety thing, what with the ability to go from 100 to zero in the span of a crosswalk.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > AestheticsInMotion 07/30/2019 at 18:53

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I have not tried the ZIIIs, but I had three sets of ZIIs, terrific tire. Way better in the wet and cold than any ultra-high-performance summer has a right to be.

WilliamsSW > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/30/2019 at 19:16

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You do now lol

AestheticsInMotion > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 07/30/2019 at 19:32

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They did great as an honest-to-God 4 season PNW tire. Handled the occasional sub- 3 0° temps and still gripped hard the following summer. I’m on the fence about buying ZIII’ s and going back to canyon carver mode, or buying some nokian winter tires to use as year-round offroad-ready tires...

daender > Cash Rewards 07/30/2019 at 20:00

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Star Specs if you want to not have to spend money on tires every season (or two sets in a single season if you autocross enough!) but RE-71Rs if you want to level the playing field as most of the top ES drivers will be running them.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 07/30/2019 at 20:12

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I liked the ZII as well, was a pretty good daily/track tire for me. I didnt get too many miles out of them which is to be expected out of any 200TW though. Never drove in rain because socal lol. I found they got a bit greasy when it got hot out on track but overall pretty decent. I enjoyed shaving 10 seconds off of my laptime switching to a real track tire though!

Cash Rewards > daender 07/30/2019 at 20:15

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I had to (had to, I promise) change both sway bars and new coilovers, so I'm getting killed in STR this year. So on one hand, who cares how far back I am. On the other, I do want a decent assessment of myself and not wonder how much I'm leaving out there. 

getFuckedHerb > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 08/01/2019 at 01:28

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I still have RE-11's on the vette, I thought I’d wear them out faster but I guess I need to drive it more.

ateamfan42 > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 08/05/2019 at 14:55

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I always liked the Direzza ZII/III *specs.

The ZIII aren’t Star Specs.  The ZII were.  As of yet, there doesn’t seem to be any indication that Dunlop will make a Star Spec version of the ZIII.