Comfortable, quiet, sticky-in-the-wet tire? Suggestions welcome.
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Comfortable, quiet, sticky-in-the-wet tire? Suggestions welcome.
After three two-day track events in one year and 10,000 miles of normal driving, my four Bridgestone S-03 tires need to be replaced because they can't be balanced and the tread is shallow. I'm seeking a summer tire that is more comfortable and quieter than the S-03, but has excellent traction on wet roads. The S-03 tires are superb, but though its stiff sidewall helps turn-in, something that the A6 needs, the S-03 is hard riding and noisy. I'm willing to trade some traction for comfort. (I have visited Tire Rack and Googled as well.) Brand and cost don't matter. Suggestions welcome. Thanks.
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Dunlop Sport 9000's are a nice compromise
They are not the best in the dry, especially compared to the S-03's but they are good enough, and are great in the rain, pretty quied, smooth riding and long lasting too.
They may be on the bland side for you given the brands you are looking at, but I've had a few sets for summer use on the street, and they never overwhelm me nor to they grossly disappoint.
They are quite predictable and have a nice, gradual breakaway characteristic in the dry and wet, making them a somewhat boring, but safe tire for spirited street use.
Since you have track time (and driving schools?) under your belt, you might not value these attributes, but for my purposes, these tires are a pretty good compromise.
(they aren't that expensive either)
Just don't go near snow with them!!!
They may be on the bland side for you given the brands you are looking at, but I've had a few sets for summer use on the street, and they never overwhelm me nor to they grossly disappoint.
They are quite predictable and have a nice, gradual breakaway characteristic in the dry and wet, making them a somewhat boring, but safe tire for spirited street use.
Since you have track time (and driving schools?) under your belt, you might not value these attributes, but for my purposes, these tires are a pretty good compromise.
(they aren't that expensive either)
Just don't go near snow with them!!!
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Toyo Proxes T1-s
Good all around performance tire. Not the most quiet, but I do not think it has been judged noisy. Sublime in wet or dry. Has 280 treadware compound, so it gives up a bit to the softer rubber as far as untimate grip. Amounts to splitting hairs on the street.
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