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Old 02-01-2012, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Entaille
Sandman - how are those tires fairing in the Summer time- do you find it hard to get traction when you get on it in the lower gears?
.. well, it's been like 40-60 degrees, and they seem to be doing well. I'm replying again because I had an experience today that made me realize the difference.

It was 55 while driving home.. a temp that was borderline for the summer-only's.. but they hooked pretty well.

I had the car in Sport Mode. I was merging into traffic while in 3rd gear. I miscalculated how fast a car in the right lane was coming up, so I stayed in 3rd and gave it gas till about 6000 RPMs. When I shifted into 4th, the TC came on.. in Sport Mode. I was being aggressive, but unless there was something on the road, Ive never had the TC come on after 3rd gear in Sport Mode. Not sure how much I would have spun....

I have to admit though, a Nissan 350 was the car in the right lane coming up on me.. so I probably just got caught up in the moment and was a "little" more aggressive than normal
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Old 02-02-2012, 01:29 PM
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i swapped the factory pirelli tires out after about 10k because they were dead. i went with factory 19-inch sizes in the bridgestone potenza s-04 pole position. these are awesome tires. way more grip than the factory tires for track work, good in the rain, and much quieter than the factory rubber.
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Old 02-02-2012, 01:55 PM
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Wheels/tires arrived today. Anybody know if I can reuse the stock lugs? I think I can but want to be certain. I'll probably swap them for black lugs eventually but I'm just itching......
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Old 02-03-2012, 08:53 PM
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I run the goodyear eagle f1 supercars. There not the best but they cost about 180 bucks (tire rack) a pop for 285's cant beat that.
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