[Shotimes] max performance tire

[Midwest SHO Specialists]

I have the ES 100's.  They are a very good tire when warm, but otherwise,
they are too hard and the car slides freely.  I'll have a better writeup for
them in a couple months. :-)

Mike Kopstain
Midwest SHO Specialists
827 North Chestnut Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.MidwestSHO.com
Sales@midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nottingham" <nottingham@alltel.net>
To: "shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] max performance tire


> FWIW, the BMW crowd seems to favor the Yoko ES100's for an all around
tire.
> I agree with Ron, be careful of mixing tire brands/models, you could
> adversely affect handling.
>
> Ron N. - Dalton, GA
> 90 SHO
> 89 325i
> "It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
>
>
> > The Nitto 555 comes in two flavors: one is the Z-rated street tire, the
> > other is the Drag Radial.
> >
> > Off the top of my head, the new Yoko ES100 (I believe it's called) looks
> > very good, and there is also the new Kumho MX. Pirelli P7000 Summer
tires
> > are also good for summer-only. These are in the $100-$150 range normally
> >
> > There are a number of good tires in the $150-up range (Yoko A032Rs,
Pilot
> > Sports, SZ50s, etc)
> >
> > Other than putting drag radials on the front, I would caution against
> > running a split set of tires front & rear.
> >
> > FWIW, I have Nitto 450s on my 911 and they work great for handling, the
> > dragstrip, and in the wet.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Craig D
> >
> > I need a max performance tire for the summer only that
> > will be good for street driving, track driving and
> > drag racing. I was thinking about the Nito 555 but i
> > think those are only a good drag tire, and not a track
> > tire or i could be wrong. Is their any in between?
> > Price really dosen't matter, i want to stay around
> > $300-$350 for 2 tires. I went on tire rack and their
> > where about 35 choice of top of the line tires. So I
> > want any of your guys experiences with tires. I have
> > on the nitto 450 and i can't stand them so they are
> > staying on the back for some oversteer fun.
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