High performance tire question......
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Le Mans Master
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From: The Arid Sunny Desert
High performance tire question......
I'm looking to upgrade my shoes since I seem to be overwhelming my Nitto radials. I'm going sideways when I give it decent throttle. I see that Nitto makes a drag radial and Pirelli has a PZero Corsa in the 285/35/18 size that I'm looking to run. The Nitto's list at $300 and the Pirellis list for $400 each. Also would I have to change the front tires or can I leave the Nitto extreme Zr's, they have less than 10K miles on them. The car is driven 99% of the time on the street on fair weather days. Are these my best options for achieving maximum dry grip on a street driven car? I'm more interested in straight line traction and I don't autocross at all. Any opinions would be appreciated. 
Le Mans Master
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From: Shiloh Ohio
check these
Check the Pirelli Pzero Corsa competition tire on tirerack.com. The 285/30/18s are on sale for 175 bucks for a pair. I run these on the front and 315/30/18s on the rear. I bought all four tires for 764 shipped. Very good traction, supposed to be good on a wet track but there is a warning about driving them in heavy rain because they come with only 6/32 tread, although I think the warning really applies more to the shaved version of the tire. 
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Le Mans Master
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From: The Arid Sunny Desert
Originally Posted by MiamiDave
They are very low profile!! Factory was 26.6 (R/F's), I'm now running 26.1, and those are 24.9 and 25.5 f/r!! Great price though!! 
Any pics on your car...?
Any pics on your car...?
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Le Mans Master
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From: The Arid Sunny Desert
Originally Posted by Dope
The 30s are cheaper because they're just trying to get rid of them, think of it as a clearance.
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Le Mans Master
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From: The Arid Sunny Desert
Originally Posted by shurite44
I am not sure a 285/30/18 on rear would be good with 245/45/17 on the front. Your front tire would be almost an inch taller than your rear.
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Le Mans Master
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From: The Arid Sunny Desert
Originally Posted by shurite44
Before I bought my new wheels I planned on these for my rears, Sumitomo HTR Z II 285/35/18 177 apeice. same place tirerack.