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Old Jul 6, 2015 | 06:10 AM
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For summer use, I like the performance of Michelin PSS and Nitto NT55.
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Old Jul 6, 2015 | 06:55 AM
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Bridgestone Potenza RE-11's Much better than the goodyears they replaced.
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Old Jul 6, 2015 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jbc1995fb
Thanks I like them too. Almost went with drag radials on the rear but for the price it was too steep to have a tire that won't last long.

Went with stock size front tires. If I understand the tires they are 20 millimeters wider which equates to 0.7874 inches wider than the stock 325 rear tires.




No issues with the wider tire on a stock rim?
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Old Jul 6, 2015 | 05:57 PM
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after using...

Bridgestone Potenza RE-11
Michelin Pilot Super Sports
Bridgestone Pole Position S04's
Stock run flats

I will rank them in that order of preference for performance. For daily driving swap the RE11 and Super Sports as they aren't as good in the rain (RE11 worse than SS in rain). Dry weather flat out performance the RE11 are the best.
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Originally Posted by DIPPOLD
On my 2011 GS I have Michelin Pilot Super Sports, great tires, I find them just a little slippery when cold.
When cold?

I found them slippery when wet...

They are coming off!!!

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Originally Posted by CENTVERT
No issues with the wider tire on a stock rim?
Not yet, but I've only had them a couple of weeks and the car isn't a daily driver.

A lot of wide body C6's go with the Nitto NT05R (345/30/19) on the rear so I wasn't worried about the fit vs. the 325's.

And they weren't that much more money than the 325's so I said what the heck. $411 vs. $433 at discount tire.
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