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Old 02-12-2015, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Detroit Bill View Post
Scott how did the older PS hold the power when they were newer?

I am between Nitto NT05

255/40/17
315/35/17

And Pilot Sport 2.
275/40/17
335/35/17

The PS2 are twice as much and one of my concerns is that they will age out before they wear out. I don't mind spending the money I want the best straight line acceleration and handling that I can get.
They will age out before wearing out. I have had these Pilots on my car since 2006. I drive my car, so I want to make sure I have the best wether I am going 50mph or 125mph. They did fairly well new, but as time has gone on,they break loose easy. I have had comments about my wheels not looking original, but I don't give a sh!t because the car isn't original!!
So the way I look at it, I have had these tires for about 9 years and put about 25,000 plus miles on them. Only the right rear wore bad down to the wear bars. I will pull them off, put the fronts on Craigs list and sell them for $200.
When I bought the car it had 315/45/17 F1 Supercar Goodyears on it. I had two sets. The rear tires I got about 5,000 miles out of each set. The 335 are 12.5" wide compared to around 11.2" with the 315's. At some point once all the 335/35/17 are gone, I would prefer to get 18" wheels for the rear.
BTW, I like the look of the Cobra photo's you posted.
Scott

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