ATH

My previous tires, Falken Azenis St115's, made a nice squeal when I was cornerning, which became louder as I approached their limits. My current Kuhmo MX's, however, just kinda seem to lose traction without any noise - I can shift around all over the place in a turn without making a peep. Could this be because of the smaller sidewall (40 vs 45), or maybe the suspension?

Is this normal? I kind of liked the audible warning, just wanted to see what everyone else's tires do.

Thanks!

Steve Trac, Sec 303

my S-03s squealed at Lime Rock last year.

ATH

Maybe it's been the cold weather - I'll have to go on a drive this weekend and see if they squeal

NYImola::NYMisano

Each tire has their differences - just one of its characteristics

Imolavirus@BuehnEngineering

first tires are the FZ4's and they squeal quite a bit. they are 225/35/19's

the second set is T1-S's. They grip A LOT better than the others and i only hear really minor noises before loosing traction. they are 235/40/18's

O.W. Kenobi

Please tell me that you're noticing this on the track and not the street.

RKA

Lot's of squealing and sliding before they will actually break loose. They are also greasy when hot.

P. Bauer

Falken GRBs are pretty quiet. I prefer them over the S-02 and S-03 models. I've had all -3- .

No More B5 S4

You can't really compare FZ4s to T1-S, Sir. Different tires for different conditions. :-)

No More B5 S4

S02s outhandle the S03 and GRBs but only last about 5,000 miles. :-P