03-12-2019, 09:50 AM | #1 |
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Pilot super sports with cups
Hi. My rears are on the way out and with a track day approaching I'm thinking they need replacing or definitely after the day. Has anyone ever run cups mixed with std pilot sports? Can't see why this wouldn't work. My fronts (PSS) still have plenty of life but with spring on the way I fancy the cups. Obviously better with them all round so may well just go with that.
Also, given this is one of the major changes for the M3CS and M4CS, do the cups make a big difference to handling/ feel? Thanks, Kris |
03-13-2019, 11:29 AM | #2 |
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cup 2s are amazing tires, but beware they are not meant for *ANY* driving in the wet. I would recommend getting them on all 4 though, it would not be balanced in terms of grip if you had fronts that weren't the same
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Bad idea, totally different compounds and grip levels. Will be very hard to balance the car. The end with the cups will have a lot more grip. I'm not a fan of cups, they are expensive and don't last that long and suck in the wet. Either run a high performance street tire like RE-71R, RS4, Rival 2 or move to a NT01 type tire.
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And mostly track they are amazing hot. I bought mine for autocrossing but that was a fail too. They wouldn't fully heat up until the third and final run but by then they handled so differently it was hard to be smooth. As far as rain goes unless you live in the rain forest I have driven dry tires for decades going back to the Yokohama A008 which everyone was scared of. If it rained. I drove slowly and knowing they were not a great rain tire kept me from doing anything stupid. I never had an issue with those . Then I got some excellent dry/wet tires. They felt great in the wet so I got comfortable with them and one downpour I was going too fast for the conditions and I slid into a curb and almost rolled the car. I live in SoCal and I am shocked at the level of stupidity with people driving too fast and too close in the rain. Anyway, yes 4S will give you 90% of the dry performance without the drawbacks. |
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Don't mix them. And don't be cheap - don't try to get "just one more weekend" out of a set of tires. It could cost you a lot more in the end. DAMHIK.
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06-30-2019, 09:41 AM | #13 |
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Anyone mix the Pilot Super Sports with the Pilot 4S ?.....my PSS are fine up front but the rears are almost done. It seems they are similar enough grip they should be fine....mind you I will be doing a track day or two with the mix....so curious if others have any experience with this set up/situation?????
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My 2 cents, if I was just on street I’d mix ps4 and pss, but I daily drive my car in traffic and do not rip canyons or anything like that.
But on track you are relying on the grip levels of each axle way way more. I have only tracked matched tires and wouldn’t even think about mixing the axles with different tires. But then again I’m pushing the car to the point where all 4 tires are starting to slide a bit, so neutral handling is key for me to be consistent... on that note would you want to waste several laps adjusting to the different handling characteristics only to have to relearn it all again next time with a matched set? I guess it depends on what you are doing with the car. |
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07-01-2019, 12:35 PM | #16 |
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i’d Pass on cups mixing front to rear with those is even a bigger difference in compound and grip and response to temp change of rubber.
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we drove m2c with cup2 against m2c with pss in damp/wet conditions on mountain roads recently, my friend drove my car with the cup2 (stage2) and I drove his on pss (stock power/suspension) - it was hard to follow the cup2s when cornering even in the wet, I even got turn-in oversteer a few times with the pss! both tires are bad at standing water, but for me the cup2 (with a bit of profile left) is/was better in every situation. tire warm I would also recommend max. 30PSI. try mixed, if it don’t suits you buy a pair of front tires.. i sold my used PSS with 50% left for 600.-(4pcs) may i ask you to buy a real semi-slick which is 285/30/19 Cup 2 R ZP corvette spec and try them all around? they should be with very great grip/traction - please find out for us! Last edited by vale007; 07-02-2019 at 11:17 AM.. |
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