[Z06] Bridgestone Potenza S-04 or Michelin PSS
03-05-2015, 04:06 AM
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Bridgestone Potenza S-04 or Michelin PSS
I'm looking at buying aftermarket wheels for my '02 Z06 ... going with 18x9.5 front and 19x10.5 rears (same widths as stock Z06 wheels, just +1" dia).
So I'm looking at either the Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position or Michelin Pilot Super Sport for tires (265/35-18 front, 295/30-19 rear). These sizes in these two brands gives the exact same revs/mile as the OEM Goodyear F1s.
The Bridgestones are about $300 less for the set. Are they pretty good tires for just spirited street driving? Which one would give the best ride, be quieter and wear better?
So I'm looking at either the Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position or Michelin Pilot Super Sport for tires (265/35-18 front, 295/30-19 rear). These sizes in these two brands gives the exact same revs/mile as the OEM Goodyear F1s.
The Bridgestones are about $300 less for the set. Are they pretty good tires for just spirited street driving? Which one would give the best ride, be quieter and wear better?
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03-05-2015, 04:57 AM
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I'm looking at buying aftermarket wheels for my '02 Z06 ... going with 18x9.5 front and 19x10.5 rears (same widths as stock Z06 wheels, just +1" dia).
So I'm looking at either the Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position or Michelin Pilot Super Sport for tires (265/35-18 front, 295/30-19 rear). These sizes in these two brands gives the exact same revs/mile as the OEM Goodyear F1s.
The Bridgestones are about $300 less for the set. Are they pretty good tires for just spirited street driving? Which one would give the best ride, be quieter and wear better?
So I'm looking at either the Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position or Michelin Pilot Super Sport for tires (265/35-18 front, 295/30-19 rear). These sizes in these two brands gives the exact same revs/mile as the OEM Goodyear F1s.
The Bridgestones are about $300 less for the set. Are they pretty good tires for just spirited street driving? Which one would give the best ride, be quieter and wear better?
Unfortunately, everybody's butt G-meter and NVH tolerance is different, so you won't get much objective data here, and people with either tire are usually happy with their results. As far as wear: most here age out their street tires before they wear them out.
I'll be buying the Super Sport for my next set of tires, personally, regardless of the $300 difference
I assume you've seen the Car & Driver results?
http://media.caranddriver.com/files/...res-tested.pdf
Good luck
03-05-2015, 10:58 PM
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rjwz28 - thanks for that info, and the link to the C/D tire testing. I Googled and found the whole article in case anyone else is comparing tires.
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
Based on the C/D test results, I don't think you could go wrong with the Bridgestone S-04s or the Michelin PSS.
From the research I've done, the Michelin PSS have a slightly better wear rating than the S-04s (300 vs 280) and also weigh slightly less by about 3 lbs in the sizes I'm looking at.
I Googled and found the whole article in case anyone else is comparing tires.http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
Based on the C/D test results, I don't think you could go wrong with the Bridgestone S-04s or the Michelin PSS.
From the research I've done, the Michelin PSS have a slightly better wear rating than the S-04s (300 vs 280) and also weigh slightly less by about 3 lbs in the sizes I'm looking at.
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03-06-2015, 06:35 AM
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rjwz28 - thanks for that info, and the link to the C/D tire testing. I Googled and found the whole article in case anyone else is comparing tires.
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
Based on the C/D test results, I don't think you could go wrong with the Bridgestone S-04s or the Michelin PSS.
From the research I've done, the Michelin PSS have a slightly better wear rating than the S-04s (300 vs 280) and also weigh slightly less by about 3 lbs in the sizes I'm looking at.
I Googled and found the whole article in case anyone else is comparing tires.http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
Based on the C/D test results, I don't think you could go wrong with the Bridgestone S-04s or the Michelin PSS.
From the research I've done, the Michelin PSS have a slightly better wear rating than the S-04s (300 vs 280) and also weigh slightly less by about 3 lbs in the sizes I'm looking at.
