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Old 12-24-2011, 12:10 AM   #1
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the tires on the rear are .......BFG 275/35 ZR18 G-Force Sport

the tires on the front are.......Michelin 235/40 ZR18 Pilot Sport...
Michelin doesn't sell regular Pilot Sports any more. Are they PS2s? Pilot Super Sports? ...or ZPs or PS2 ZPs? Also, are the G-Force Sports 'regular', or super sports?

Assuming we're talking about regular PS2s vs. regular g-Force Sports, the PS2 is a *much* better tire. Although running mismatched tires is far from ideal, you should be able to make due in most relatively dry road conditions by driving very conservatively. Please consider staying out of the rain, since this is where the mismatched tread pattern will cause the most problems.
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Old 12-24-2011, 05:02 AM   #2
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Michelin doesn't sell regular Pilot Sports any more. Are they PS2s? Pilot Super Sports? ...or ZPs or PS2 ZPs? Also, are the G-Force Sports 'regular', or super sports?

Assuming we're talking about regular PS2s vs. regular g-Force Sports, the PS2 is a *much* better tire. Although running mismatched tires is far from ideal, you should be able to make due in most relatively dry road conditions by driving very conservatively. Please consider staying out of the rain, since this is where the mismatched tread pattern will cause the most problems.
my car will never see the rain, nor will it really ever see aggressive driving, i am past that stage in my life & I don't need to drive like that to enjoy the ride!
I get a rush just being in the damn thing!
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Old 12-25-2011, 06:15 AM   #3
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my car will never see the rain, nor will it really ever see aggressive driving, i am past that stage in my life & I don't need to drive like that to enjoy the ride!
I get a rush just being in the damn thing!
Just for fun, I hope you don't mind me pointing this out. Earlier you said: "I run 275's on the rear..., they still spin out on me..." If you're spinning out your rear tires, some might call that aggressive driving...

That minor point aside, you might try running with a slightly lower tire pressure on the rear (eg. 32psi). Not sure how much horsepower you're running, but if you still spin out with good tires and a moderate tire pressure, perhaps it's time to get some wider rims?
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Just for fun, I hope you don't mind me pointing this out. Earlier you said: "I run 275's on the rear..., they still spin out on me..." If you're spinning out your rear tires, some might call that aggressive driving...

That minor point aside, you might try running with a slightly lower tire pressure on the rear (eg. 32psi). Not sure how much horsepower you're running, but if you still spin out with good tires and a moderate tire pressure, perhaps it's time to get some wider rims?
well they are pretty darn wide, I do have a built boost logic transmission with a stall so I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but if you ever hit the high boost setting she likes to just spin! That doesn't bother me at . I really don't drive aggressive, I have had the car 2 months, have not seen 90 mph. Happy Holidays to you & yours
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well they are pretty darn wide, I do have a built boost logic transmission with a stall so I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but if you ever hit the high boost setting she likes to just spin! That doesn't bother me at . I really don't drive aggressive, I have had the car 2 months, have not seen 90 mph. Happy Holidays to you & yours
FYI - here's the first thing I did to my Supra to help reduce unwanted wheelspin:
http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/par...ned/index.html
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FYI - here's the first thing I did to my Supra to help reduce unwanted wheelspin:
http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/par...ned/index.html
my wheels are 18 x 10 on rear and 18 x 8.5 on front, there is a guy who does what you did to your wheels here in town, my ex brother in law did that to his, pretty amazing stuff.

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my wheels are 18 x 10 on rear and 18 x 8.5 on front, there is a guy who does what you did to your wheels here in town, my ex brother in law did that to his, pretty amazing stuff.

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If your rears are 18x10, you could be running 285s. *shrug*
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