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Old 08-27-2008, 12:41 PM
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hey guys long time i need 4 new tires on friday and looking to get some good all season, or can i get away with running summer tires all year long down here lol
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I have 4 tires with OEM AP1 rims that can sell to you for cheap.

Front - Sumitomo HTR Z's (summer).
Rear - Sumitomo HTR +'s (all season).
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already have the oem ap1 rims on now just need the tires
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Originally Posted by s2kon,Aug 27 2008, 05:15 PM
already have the oem ap1 rims on now just need the tires
I'll sell you the tires then. $100 for all 4.
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do you have pics
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Not to screw up a sale, but I would absolutely recommend NOT running different tires rear/front on the S2000. Especially this configuration, all seasons on the rear with summer tires up front.
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if you absolutely must run different tires front/back, you want to run stickier tires in the back.

in answer to your question, the bridgestone RE960AS is a good tire, i ran it for a while.
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Originally Posted by s2kon,Aug 27 2008, 06:58 PM
do you have pics
I'll take some later today.
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Originally Posted by GamecockS2K,Aug 27 2008, 09:19 PM
Not to screw up a sale, but I would absolutely recommend NOT running different tires rear/front on the S2000. Especially this configuration, all seasons on the rear with summer tires up front.
That is a good recomendation. The truth is I bougth them like that (I was thinking of putting track tires on but I never got to it).

I used them for about 4 months withouth a problem, but I did drove the car like a grandpa. I was aware of the situation.

Due to the tires TW rating and design, the car would behave very differently with temp changes. When warm (> 60 deg.) very minor oversteer could be easily induced due to better traction at the front. Now, in colder temperatures (< 55 deg.) the car would understeer more than usual and braking distances were noticeably reduced.

So, dont feel bad for stating the obvious truth.
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im just trying to get a good set of all season tires that preform a buddy of mine that has an s told me to get some yoko es100


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