Michelin PS2's?

[drviperdds]

Michelin PS2\'s?

Has anyone tried this combo? 295/30/R19,325/25/R20 for 19" Fronts and 20" Rears...Thanks in advance. Please post pics.

 

[KenH]

Re: Michelin PS2\'s?

I have a set arriving tomorrow for my Gen 2.

 

[drviperdds]

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you got them from JonB? And what do you about the decrease width coverage with the 325's in the rear?

 

[KenH]

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Yeah, I got them from JonB. I wasn't really thrilled about going narrower, but there aren't a lot of options and I really wanted to go with the PS2s for performance reasons. The 325's should only be about 3/8" of an inch narrower, so I don't think it will be really noticable and I'm sure they will stick better than the Pirelli's or Pilot Sports. I'll post some pics when I get them for comparison.

 

[drviperdds]

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thanks for the responses, please post them when you get them, I'm in your same shoes (Got the rims, but no available tires, that *****)

 

[KenH]

Re: Michelin PS2\'s?

Here's some pics.

This is the 325-20 vs the stock 335-18. The difference in width is very small, perhaps 3/8". On the car, I can't really tell the difference. Profile is extremely low. These are mounted on 12.5" rims.

This is the 295-19 vs the stock 275-18. The difference in width is significant. The profile is a little lower than stock. I mounted these on 11" rims.

A a side bonus that I did not expect is that this setup actually weights about 12lbs less total than the stock setup (at least with these CCW 505A rims). These tires also have a nice rim protector bead. I haven't had a chance to get it out of garage yet, but I think I am going to be pretty happy with this setup.

 

[KenH]

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Here's some pics on the car. The car is at stock ride height.

 

[QUICKV10]

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How do those ps2's grip, compared to kuhmo's an bfg's

 

[2002_Viper_GTS_ACR]

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Help me to understand why you guys would do 325's when 335s are available ??

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=Michelin&model=Pilot+Sport+PS2

Jon

 

[KenH]

Re: Michelin PS2\'s?

I originally ordered the 335/30ZR20's. They are 2" larger in diameter than the stock tires and I thought they would fill the wheel wells better while giving a little more ground clearance.

CCW called me and said I probably did not want to go with those tires, at least not on a Gen 2. The larger size apparently has run into some clearance issues with a couple that they did install. After driving my son's slammed to the ground M3 bimmer which rubbed the tires everytime I did anything with it, I really didn't want to have to worry about clearance problems, so I went with the 325's.

The Gen 3 starts out with a bigger tire to begin with, so they may work better in that application as long as you don't mind the look of the larger sidewall.

 

[KepRght]

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ken, thanks for taking the time to post the photos and info.. its crazy the lack of 20" options available. seeing this adds some hope. 325/25/20 it is

 

[pattymelt3605]

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thanks for the responses, please post them when you get them, I'm in your same shoes (Got the rims, but no available tires, that *****)

What wheels are you going to put back on the car?