OT new high performance tires - suggestions requested

I can't find the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s anywhere. Only the:
205/50R17 89Y RRBL Michelin Pilot Sport
205/50ZR17 89Y RRBL Michelin Pilot Sport A/S
Michelin® Pilot® Sport 205/50ZR17
Michelin Pilot Sport Rib
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup - $230 a tire, 80AA A, so they're VERY soft tires...

The difference with the tires above as far as I could see is that the hardness is 220 on some, 400 on the A/S, and 80 on the Cup, but that's a track tire.

And actually the prices on them is the same as the original tires I was looking at, which I might just end up with again. I do appreciate the suggestions though.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11343504#post11343504 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 45commando
Wow Jeff,10k out of the rears & I was crying when I only got about 20K out of the F1's.The last few times I've used the Firestone "Firehawk FZ" & they handle much better in the wet & I get few more miles out of them.
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Take a ride with me sometime, you'll see why. j/k :D

The S2000 is a pretty low mileage car for me, so I don't mind the fast tire wear. It takes about two years for me to rack up 10k miles. One of the benefits of living near the office...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11344375#post11344375 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefWreak
I can't find the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s anywhere.
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Looks like they don't make it in 205/50.

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Your closest option in a PS2 is a 225/45. Slightly wider, but 45 instead of 50 keeps the overall diameter about the same.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11345193#post11345193 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jeffbrig
Take a ride with me sometime, you'll see why. j/k :D

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lol,yea I saw you opened her up the other night leaving the meeting(I was in the "other car").Maybe I'll just take a ride along side you...I always keep a book in the car,so I'll have something to read untill you show up J/K also.I meant to ask you the other day,do you have a stock exhaust on the S2000?
 
Hey Jeff have you done anything to the suspension on the S2K or is it stock. I know it is a really great handling car.

Als what exhaust did you go with?

-mike-
 
Eric I don't think you will havea problem with that size. As long as the car is aligned properly tire wear should be fine. The tire is a bit wider than what you are used to but it is not that much and you should have no problems.

When I had the stock wheels on the 350 I upped the tire width a bit when I needed tires and had no problems. I drove on these for quite a while with a lot of "spirited" driving and had no issues. The car was lowered using race coilovers and it was aligned and set up for the spirited street enthusiast LOL. I had no tire wear issues and the tires did not not have any leaks. These were bridgestones I had at the time.

They were the pole position so2's also an excellent tire but I am not sure if they are still in production. They last quite a while too, but they are not as "grippy" as the michelins and the side walls are a bit softer.

-Mike-
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11347170#post11347170 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by racermike27
Hey Jeff have you done anything to the suspension on the S2K or is it stock. I know it is a really great handling car.

Als what exhaust did you go with?
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I haven't touched the suspension. The s2000 is one of those cars where you can spend a lot of money lowering the car and it still may not handle as well as the stock setup.

The exhaust is a Fujitsubo Dual Legalis R. A little deeper than the stock, tame at idle, but a lot louder when you open it up, but no buzzing and no droning. Sounds great with a 9000rpm redline. :D


Eric, the difference between a 205 and a 225 is literally 20mm in width. Less than an inch. I'd be shocked if there's wasn't room for the extra width, just make sure your rim width is in the acceptable range for the tire (the tirerack specs list that field).
 
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