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outnumbered
09-03-2011, 03:31 PM
I'm on my winter 18s at the moment, but will be putting the 19s back on soon... When I do, I'll need a new set of rears as one is borderline illegal, but the other has 3-5mm left and the fronts are at about 5mm.

The wheels currently have PS2s on, so I'm wondering what to do.

- Get 2 PS2s for the rear axle (cheapest)

- Get 2 Pilot Super Sports for the rear axle and run mixed (understeer hell?)

- Sod it and buy 4 new PSS. Maybe flog the usable PS2s for a few quid ?

I'm not considering Cups since the car won't be going on track, and the PSS looks like it'll be better as a road tyre.

Any thoughts ?
shimmy
09-03-2011, 03:45 PM
id buy 4 PSS and sell the old ones on ebay/ph

or buy two for the rear and live with the fronts

dont mix on one axle though!
andye30m3
09-03-2011, 03:45 PM
seams silly to bin the front's with 5mm on them.

If it was me I'd go for a pair of PS2's hopefully by the time the rears needed replacing again the front would also be getting close to needing to be replaced
glendog74
09-03-2011, 03:49 PM
So long as you aren't mixing the tyres on the same axle, i don't see that you would have any issues with having a PSS/PS2 setup.

Unless you drive your CSL to extreme limits on road of course...

I will be replacing my front PS2s on my road set in the next month or two with PSS but will still have PS2 on the rear axle.
northernjim
09-03-2011, 04:01 PM
So long as you aren't mixing the tyres on the same axle, i don't see that you would have any issues with having a PSS/PS2 setup.

Unless you drive your CSL to extreme limits on road of course...

I will be replacing my front PS2s on my road set in the next month or two with PSS but will still have PS2 on the rear axle.

bit of drifting practice coming up methinks:hahaha::smokin:
glendog74
09-03-2011, 04:20 PM
bit of drifting practice coming up methinks:hahaha::smokin:

'Practice' being the operative term...! :smt005
Great Pretender
09-03-2011, 04:41 PM
I'm not considering Cups since the car won't be going on track, and the PSS looks like it'll be better as a road tyre.



Totally irrelevant an unhelpful, but the Cups make the car IME. I've never driven the CSL on track with the Cups, but on the road the car feels so much more alive even compared to the PS2s that were fitted at time of purchase.

Not too bad in the wet either.

PSS would be a good compromise I guess. My advice would be to sell the fronts and take the hit on a full new set. The car will drive much better as a result.
E46CSL
09-03-2011, 05:32 PM
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PSS would be a good compromise I guess. My advice would be to sell the fronts and take the hit on a full new set. The car will drive much better as a result.


That makes sense, for it's what I am doing :hahaha:
Ian
09-03-2011, 11:39 PM
If it is for road use buy 4 PSS and sell the PS2's.

I had PS2's on my old M3, I thought they were a good tyre but the PSS are much better.

If your PS2's have all that tread left you should get a good price for them.
DazBlackCSL
09-03-2011, 11:41 PM
this thread needs
funtime
09-03-2011, 11:42 PM
this thread needs

:hahaha:

Daz stop littering all the threads with these tame images and put some proper naked boobies in the men's room! :hahaha:
DazBlackCSL
09-03-2011, 11:45 PM
:hahaha:

Daz stop littering all the threads with these tame images and put some proper naked boobies in the men's room! :hahaha:

there are plenty of those from me.. have been tame on non Mens Room threads ;)