Tires. What is every one running?

[maw1124]

Conti DWS 06... SoFL... Rain handling necessary and excellent. I also wear all seasons just so I'm not limited on where I can take the car and when. If I want to do Christmas in the Carolinas, I can't have my tires holding me back.

maw

[jbfrancis3]

One more for PS4S. Generally, wish I had gotten into the Michelin brand sooner; fantastic tires, both these, and others.

[e46mpwrd]

Currently running PSS, Have not heard of PS4S but after this thread might need to get those once Im finished.

[CrisSilberGrau]

Hankook RS4 summer only on EC7r

[T.J.]

Cheap crappy tires could be fun: https://youtu.be/HPh90yNX-mY
... but I run the 4s

[Petener]

PS4Ss

[kermmmit7]

My M3 came with Hankook Ventus , then I bought Firestone Indy much better tires, great in dry condition but not perfect in wet condition. Right now I have pilot sport 4s , so far the best even during rain . I recommended pilot sport 4s . For budget tires I will go with Firestone Indy or Falken Azenis.

[Halftim3]

On my second set of conti ECS, previous was conti extreme contact DW and hankook v12. I felt all the differences with those tires. I'll probably fork out the extra $200 for a set ps4s for the firmer sidewall, but with higher tire pressure around 38psi in the rear and 36psi in the front, the conti ecs is not bad for car mainly driven on the street.

[pawa_k2001]

PS4S since they are best all around tire but the side walls are soft and it gets greasy when run hard in the summer.

[usdmej]

RE71r

notable characteristics

- insane grip even for a 200TW tire (although the Advan A052 appears to be top of the heap now)
- great steering feel
- loud, oh god so loud
- makes not so subtle and very unpleasant tones and hisses over different pavement types/lane markings

[r4dr]

RE-71R is a "200 TW" DOT R-compound. Stiff sidewalls too, great for autox and the first couple sessions on the track but it'd be hard to DD it IMO.

[zivagolee]

PS4S - street
BFG R1S - track

[benzthis]

Re-71r daily driven errryday in NYC and love it.

[sc_tr0jan_m3]

my car's 90% track and 10% street. i only drive it on the street when i'm either taking it to a shop or driving to the track.

RE71R - barely lasted 8 track days for me. amazing grip for just a few laps, then you have to cool them off.
NS2R - claims to be a 200tw tire, but grip was rather disappointing.
A052 - Never had the chance to mount them, they were SUPER oversized than what's claimed.

Now I'm comparing AR1 to NT01.

[S14]

my car's 90% track and 10% street. i only drive it on the street when i'm either taking it to a shop or driving to the track.

RE71R - barely lasted 8 track days for me. amazing grip for just a few laps, then you have to cool them off.
NS2R - claims to be a 200tw tire, but grip was rather disappointing.
A052 - Never had the chance to mount them, they were SUPER oversized than what's claimed.

Now I'm comparing AR1 to NT01.

ALso consider Federal FZ-201M, they supposedly wear like NT01's and are cheaper. You can get them in E46 M3 friendly 265/35/18 or 285/30/18 from Philstireservice.com