[Shotimes] max performance tire

[Midwest SHO Specialists]

Oh I haven't...  I just pulled them off of the 91+ that my buddy parked into
a barrier at 70mph in the snow.  Apparently these tires don't like snow???
:-)

Mike Kopstain
Midwest SHO Specialists
827 North Chestnut Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.MidwestSHO.com
Sales@midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "Midwest SHO Specialists" <SHOtimes@midwestsho.com>; "Ron Nottingham"
<nottingham@alltel.net>; "shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] max performance tire


> As I understand, they are "summer only" tires. I would only use them in
> summer in Detroit or Chicago. If you have been running them on the car
> through the winter, I would expect them to suck.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Midwest SHO
> Specialists
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 6:54 PM
> To: Ron Nottingham; shotimes
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] max performance tire
>
>
> 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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