Bridgestone or Michellin

[hademall]

I guess the overwhelming opinion here is to go for a set of PS4's. How old are your current set of Turanzas? Mine are around the 48,000 kms mark, but the car gets twitchy in wet weather. They are close to 5.5 years old.

Mine are not quite four years old and I'm guessing that because most of the Kms have been done on long stretches is the reason they have lasted fairly well. I do believe tyres will wear quicker when you are turning corners more often. I'm probably two to three millimetres off the tread gauge, and I'm not really sure how long I should let them go. I haven't noticed any twitchiness in the wet, but that maybe because I haven't really tested it

 

[RevNev]

Does anyone have any real world experience with S007A?

Yes, I first used them on an M4 BMW as they were nil stock on PS4S 285/30's and the S007A's were much the same performance wise and have a similar tread pattern. The S007A doesn't feel better or worse than a PS4S and from my experience, I'd use the Bridgestone S007A again as a good PS4S alternative. They're a bit cheaper and can be more readily available.

I've got 20" S007A's on my ute in 255/35 and 295/30 with a good ride and much better grip than the original 19" RE050's. I haven't tried PS4S's on a Commodore to get a direct comparison, but I'd think the result would be much the same as the M4 BMW.

 

[MaxCommie689]

A sweet looking car - except for the missing fuel filler door.

 

[RevNev]

A sweet looking car - except for the missing fuel filler door.

Yeah!, the painter's got the fuel door to match the colour and repaint the hard lid under Holden parts warranty. I bought a genuine pre-painted hard lid and the colour didn't match the car. Surprisingly, Holden agreed that it didn't match and effected a parts warranty claim free of arguments. I anticipated them telling me it's close enough and within their definition of a colour match but they didn't. The Holden rep who inspected it, agreed that it didn't match straight up and told me it'll need re-painting and they'll pay, excellent!

 

[MaxCommie689]

You should consider taking a lotto ticket mate

 

[EternityDre]

Yes, I first used them on an M4 BMW as they were nil stock on PS4S 285/30's and the S007A's were much the same performance wise and have a similar tread pattern. The S007A doesn't feel better or worse than a PS4S and from my experience, I'd use the Bridgestone S007A again as a good PS4S alternative. They're a bit cheaper and can be more readily available.

I've got 20" S007A's on my ute in 255/35 and 295/30 with a good ride and much better grip than the original 19" RE050's. I haven't tried PS4S's on a Commodore to get a direct comparison, but I'd think the result would be much the same as the M4 BMW.

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Excellent! Thank you.

 

[MaxCommie689]

Yes, I first used them on an M4 BMW as they were nil stock on PS4S 285/30's and the S007A's were much the same performance wise and have a similar tread pattern. The S007A doesn't feel better or worse than a PS4S and from my experience, I'd use the Bridgestone S007A again as a good PS4S alternative. They're a bit cheaper and can be more readily available.

I've got 20" S007A's on my ute in 255/35 and 295/30 with a good ride and much better grip than the original 19" RE050's. I haven't tried PS4S's on a Commodore to get a direct comparison, but I'd think the result would be much the same as the M4 BMW.

That is great!! I've been looking for some feedback on the S007A's as well.
They are also cheaper than the PS4S's by almost $45 per piece.

 

[Voodoo_SV6]

I have not driven on the S007A, but the PS4s are a whole new level over anything I’d driven on the street before.
I’ve just sold my VF and I’m giving the new owner a full set of 050A with the car as they won’t be going on my HSV after experiencing the PS4s on it.

 

[RevNev]

I have not driven on the S007A, but the PS4s are a whole new level over anything I’d driven on the street before.

Michelin PS Cup 2's are the best dry grip street tyre I've driven on, but they're an R Spec race tyre expensive with massive wear rate and they're lousy cold and in the wet. The Australian versions of the BMW M cars with Cup 2's standard, are mostly delivered new with PS4S's unless the buyer asks for the Cup 2 tyre fitment. The BMW driver training cars are on S007A's but I don't know if they're faster or slower on the track than PS4S's.

Here's a 315/30 19 Cup 2 that's had a spin around the block, not much tread on them new.

 

[Redline 2017]

PS4S on the Redline, magic tyres.