Which brand of street tires are you running on

[8cam]

Nittos here, so far I like them but they are a bit noisy. I'll know more after I autocross on them.

[tonywy]

There is a new tire out from Mickey Thompson. It is called Street Comp. The company I work for sells this brand. I have not tried a set of these myself, but I have sold them. Size 315/35/17 should be available by the end of the month. Check them out, they look promising.

[cvette98pacecar]

Originally Posted by FastMatt

I like the Toyo R888's on the street

Matt, I have the RA1 which I am about to mount on some Shelby's.

[Hib Halverson]

I use the Goodyear F1 Supercar in the stock 2G ZR-1 sizes.

Back when GY made them in 275/40ZR17 and 315/35ZR17, I ordered two sets. The second set I bagged and stored indoors. The first set lasted six years, I'm on the second set, now.

I like the F1 Supercar becasue of its design: reduced tread depth, soft compound, large, asymetrical tread design with stiff treadblocks on the outside of the tread for good handing and smaller blocks with bigger grooves on the inside for reasonably good wet performance.

Unfortunately, GY stopped making the F1 Supercar in our sizes quite a few years ago. So this set will be my last.

While the F1 Supercar is a bit dated–it was introduced in 2001 for the C5 Z06–with the age of our cars and the very small market for the rear size, none of the big tire makers, the ones with the ability to develop cutting edge products, will spend the money to do newer products (ie: Goodyear F1 Supercar G2 or Michelin Pilot Supersport) in our sizes. So, the dozen-year-old F1 Supercar design, still works well. So well, that I still use them on my '04 Z06 and my '01 Camaro.

I've also used the Goodyear F1 GS D3 on my '95. The D3 is a better tire from a tread life and wet traction perspective than is the Supercar, but, since I don't put a lot of miles on my car, ultimate tread life is not an issue and, because I don't see too much real rain driving with that car any more, wet traction is also not an issue.

The sad thing is there are few tire choices for the 315 and starting to be few choices for the 275. Goodyear is the last big tire company with a really good ultraperformance tire in 275/40 and 315/35 and, of late, there's a nationwide backorder of Goodyear F1 GS D3s in 275/40-17.

When the D3 no longer is available, the choices left really aren't ultra-performance tires, IMO.

[XfireZ51]

Just one of the reasons I opted for larger wheels. Tire availability and selection.

[Mystic ZR-1]

Originally Posted by tonywy

There is a new tire out from Mickey Thompson. It is called Street Comp. The company I work for sells this brand. I have not tried a set of these myself, but I have sold them. Size 315/35/17 should be available by the end of the month. Check them out, they look promising.

Mickey was a good guy and innovator.
And an even better promoter!
Too bad he met an untimely end.
But I'm not sure of the claim that he invented
low aspect tires and ground effects... The Indy "Establishment"
hated him for his innovation.
He went 406 mph at Bonneville in 1960 in a car he designed and built himself!
(Starting with chaulk marks on the garage floor!)

[KILLSHOTS]

Originally Posted by tonywy

There is a new tire out from Mickey Thompson. It is called Street Comp. The company I work for sells this brand. I have not tried a set of these myself, but I have sold them. Size 315/35/17 should be available by the end of the month. Check them out, they look promising.

How wide are they, though? The problem with Sumis and Nittos is that, although they are technically 315s, they APPEAR very narrow on the car. That's why I want F1 GS-D3s or PS2s. If the MT was really fat, I'd consider it.

[tonywy]

I have not seen the 315's yet, but I have seen the 275's and they look good. Check out their web site, all the info is there.

[mike100]

Still have this set bagged up. Another discontinued full width 315...

[Kevin]

heard really good things about those