Tires. What is every one running?

[jk715]

Thanks. I'm running the 18x9.5 et35 arc-8's as well. Do you know what suspension setup your friend has with the 275's in the front? Does he have any issues with rubbing on fender liner? I definitely rub with 265 PSS's in the front if I don't run 5mm+ spacers.

[mrgizmo04]

Thanks. I'm running the 18x9.5 et35 arc-8's as well. Do you know what suspension setup your friend has with the 275's in the front? I definitely rub with 265 PSS's in the front if I don't run 5mm+ spacers.

MCS, not sure of spacer.

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[Malloy]

PS4S. Love em.

[SeanE46]

Had hankook v12 evo on my first m3 hated it. Got continental extreme contacts, loved those. Had some all season continental tires on my 3rd E46 and hated those. Have currently Toyo proxes sport on my DD and like them. And on my new E92 M3 I have Ps4s, and absolutely love them!!

[m3nt0s]

AS3’s on both cars, fits my driving style and desire to drive on cold dry days whenever possible. M3 doesn’t see snow and plan on going for X-Ice on the 530 once the current set of gripless Toyo whatevers are done.

Once the current set of tires is done on the M3, I’m debating between another set of Michelin AS tires or PS4S...

[jk715]

Just put in an order for some Federal fz-201 100tw to run as summer/track day tires. Finally ready to get rid of these dual duty pss's.

[ProjectMoneypit]

PSS

[Onefastsicilian]

Nailed it.

hahaha 100% accurate on the RS4 tires.

I've had my set for 2 years, 5 HPDE events and 6k miles and i still have porbably 50% life maybe a little more? I really want to try another tire but don't want to waste tires.

[Zack]

Firestone Firehawk Indy 500, love em and pretty inexpensive. I don't track my car and it is my daily in the summer months.

[elbert]

M3 doesn’t see snow and plan on going for X-Ice on the 530 once the current set of gripless Toyo whatevers are done.

X-Ice are awesome snow tires. I ran them on my 325 Touring. Believe it or not, they actually do well in warmer weather, up to the 60 F -- they will be a little greasy and squirmy because of the deep tread, but otherwise perfectly serviceable.

[Jevi Javi]

anybody have any experience with Dunlop Direzza 03G ?

[SG/IRM3]

I now have both autox and track experience with the Yokohama A052 after running RE-71s for several years and can provide some feedback based on my experience.

Autox - every bit as grippy as the B-Stone but has noticeably softer sidewalls which requires higher pressures to avoid excessive rollover and improving responsiveness. For reference, with the RE-71 I typically ran 31f-28r pressure. With the Yoko I found 33f-31r to work pretty well. Still not quite as responsive as the B-Stone but not much is. I'm undecided about which I will run for autox next year.

Track - here I prefer the A052 which, despite being a 265 vs a 275 in the RE-71 the grip is at least equal but they do not get greasy like the B-Stone does after a few laps. Very consistent lap after lap. I really wish they made a 275 in the Yoko but the only one is too tall since it's a 40 aspect ratio. I really liked them. Longitudinal grip is better and putting power down on corner exit is better than the RE-71 which can be a challenge in our cars.

The street manners are better on the A052 as well. It's much quieter and not as harsh although you can tell it's a 200TW tire and you feel expansion joints and sharp bumps more so than a typical passenger car tire. Overall, I think the A052 is a really good dual purpose tire and will likely buy them again. I have not tried them in the wet where some reviews seem to indicate the RE-71 is better under wet conditions. I would add that they like and need a lot of negative camber due to the softer sidewall - I don't think they'd last long on the front of an E46 M3 with a stockish suspension and no camber plates if autoxing or tracking. The RE-71 is definitely better in that scenario.

[bmw]

Michelin PS4S
Only "problem" is the lack of variety in the marketplace, now running these on the M3, Macan, 911, and Vantage lol. There does not seem to be any competing product that is not a compromise in some area.

[maupineda]

I have Bridgestone S007A, they don't have too many reviews, but for normal driving they are great, they have plenty of grip, but they are on the stiff and make more noise, however, they also are cheaper in the OE sizes. I will say the actual performance difference is a bit less than the price gap, which makes the 007A a good buy (value)

[TwoD]

Running MPSS, buddy was also running MPSS but recently switched to RE-71R and found they have a ton more grip. Interesting to hear so many people running PS4S