On 3/22/2011 9:13 PM, Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
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> "Body Roll" > wrote in message
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> I think Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec is the current king of the wet
> traction hill
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.... Z1+Star+Spec
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> I loved these when I had them on my protege. Wet traction is almost
> indistinguishable from dry traction.
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>> Alan Baker
>> Vancouver, British Columbia
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> Alan, I've heard allot about those tires and I'm really hoping to try
> them one of these days. I think the one thing that holds me back on them
> is the price to treadwear rating ratio, so-to-speak. I know they'll be
> incredibly grippy but I wonder if I'll go thru them in a heart beat.
> I've gotten to where I like to autocross and do track days with the same
> tires I use as daily drivers. And, I like them to last for awhile. I'm
> currently getting about 2 years and 20k out of the Yoko Prada Spec 2's
> and they are very grippy both wet and dry imho. Do you think these
> Dunlops would hold up that long? I think the Dunlops are rated 220 and
> the Yokos are rated 300. I know those are not necessarily scientifically
> comparable #'s but it seems to indicate significant difference in tread
> life. Oh, and it looks like they are significantly cheaper (at Tire
> Rack) also. I've driven these tires with Falken Azennis (front vs rear)
> and swear by their performance in comparison.
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> Chris
> 99BBB
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To be honest, you will not be very competitive with street tires that
have high tread wear ratings. In any event, tires that are over about
two years old get hard and loose a lot of cornering capability.

I had this happen with a set of Bridgestone tires - - First year ok.
Next year slid all over the place.