I'm sure I read somewhere that the Michelin Pilot Sports will be available soon in 17/17 sizes, they are rather good tyres, hopefully will be on the NSX too.
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I'm sure I read somewhere that the Michelin Pilot Sports will be available soon in 17/17 sizes, they are rather good tyres, hopefully will be on the NSX too.
im running B'stone s002's on the rear and re050's up front (due to fronts being changed from 16 to 17" wheel)
no complaints with the b'stones on the NSX ... only tyre i have ran in over 5 years of ownership
i have a pair of brand new gsd3's for the rear if u r interested? never been fitted brand new. £120 each
This is correct, they should come out in August, these are the tyres I'm holding out for.Quote:
Originally Posted by NSXGB
Just put them on my daily hack and am impressed.Quote:
Originally Posted by NSX 2000
Maybe... What's the date stamp on them?Quote:
Originally Posted by unclebob
Please can you check whether they're the 255 width or 245?
Enough tread to wait for pilot sports, main problem is the rubber is old!
Thanks
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Originally Posted by NSXGB
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Originally Posted by NSX 2000
Are you referring to the Pilot Sport 3 (PS3) or Pilot Super Sport (PSS)?Quote:
Originally Posted by NSXGB
In some area, PS3 is kind of not true replacement for the PS2 and tuned more towards the comfort.
PSS is regarded as the direct replacement of PS2 and not the PS3.
It will be great if Michelin is going to release PSS (assuming you were referring to them and not the PS3) with extra size configurations as currently, there is very little choice on the 17s and nothing for the 16s or 15s.
Kaz
I put the PS3's on my daily.
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Originally Posted by Kaz-kzukNA1
I managed to pick up a nail causing a slow puncture in the n/s/r of my brand new AD08R.
Previous tyres that I have fitted have been visually almost impossible to tell it is punctured. The AD08R went as flat as the spare without the air in it.
I have been happy with the performance of the tyre but obviously the sidewalls are not as strong, which is usually a strong handling factor on the NSX!
Olly
Uncle bobs 17's are 245, I'll sit and with to see what happens with the mps
Nobody mentioned continental sport contact 3, looked great on reviews and sizes to fit later cars.
My concern, which I'll revisit if MPs don't come off, was that this s this an old tyre as there seems to be a "5" out there now
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s321p..._Noise%3A_73dB
Cheers
Hi KazQuote:
Originally Posted by Kaz-kzukNA1
This is the reply I got from the Michelin Customer Engineering Manager
"How desperate is the car for tyres?
If you can wait until August/September this year, we are launching the two sizes below in Pilot Sport Cup2 which would be perfect for the car.
So, if it was mine, and I could wait, I would. If it's urgent you could mix the PS2 & PS3, but they aren't the ideal combination"
Paul
ContiSport 3s are still good "all round"* performance tyres - I've got them on my FD2 CTR, but I suspect the PS Cups will be better for the NSX...
* i.e. hot-hatch / quick-saloon / sports car
Hi,
I'm a newbie and have just bought a '91 NSX that needs new tyres. I can find 205/50R15 and 225/50R16 in 'W' speed rating but not 'Z'. Can anyone recommend a supplier that could help please? I've tried all the usual suspects - as well as the manufacturers - but can't find anything!
Thanks.
Hi Paul
Are those Michelin tyres out now. I need a set for mid september?
Mark
Hi Im a newbie too what did you buy?
Mark
Magic*rat
Welcome to the fourm and the owners club. I suspect you will be lucky to find the speed rating as fitted to the original NSX. I also have a '91 and use yokohama advan neova V rating on the front - I was more concerned about the compliance of the tyre and the handling character. Although you cant get the higher speed rating as long as you inform the insurance company you should be ok to run them on the road.
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Originally Posted by Magic*rat
Thanks Mike, it was the insurance company and speed rating I was worried about. I'll let them know and see what they say!
Thanks for the advice.
They aren't showing on the website yet:Quote:
Originally Posted by marknsx
http://www.michelin.co.uk/tyres/mich...ot-sport-cup-2
click on the "sizes and labelling classes" tab
Is this the best tiresize combos on the 16/17 oem wheels?
205/50/15 and 225/50/16
215/45/16 and 245/40/17
215/40/17 and 255/40/17
215/45ZR16 (front) and 245/40ZR17 (rear) are the original sizes on my 1999 car.
ok, but what are the best alternative sizes if I cant get the oem ones?Quote:
Originally Posted by NZNick
225/45/16 front and 255/40/17 rear will work
SS
Please note that even with the same tyre size on the sidewall, the actual circumference is different depending on the tyre structure and manufacture so using different size from OEM one may trigger the TCS under certain conditions.
For example, you may find that going through the small roundabout is fine but when driving at moderate speed through mid – large roundabout, you may activate the TCS depending on the tyre F/R combination and the tyre manufacture/structure.
Personally, I don't like the TCS on non-DBW model so I will disable it.
By the way, there are lots of misunderstanding on the speed rating.
Whether the insurance company knows it or not is a different story.
First, the ZR is a speed category and not the max speed.
It’s also from the ancient standard so not much used these days since the introduction of the new standard.
While many people thinks that the speed rating is showing the max speed limit, it’s not that simple.
It is the max speed under defined conditions (defined increments of speed/time under defined load, etc) and one of the key condition is having the tyre loaded at its max Load Index weight while testing it.
So, even if your tyre has speed rating of W (270kph, about 169mph), it doesn’t mean it’s not safe to use on our NSX as the Load Index will be around 86 (530Kg) and this is per tyre.
Again, the insurance company may ignore this fact……
If you have a chance to visit the tyre manufacture’s tyre dyno, you will understand how thoroughly and strictly your tyre was tested and also recognise the importance of the tyre maintenance.
Kaz
Looks like Michelin have decided not to do any tire that fits 215/40/R17 and 255/40/R17 (Original 02+ tyre size). So after hours searching the internet it looks like you can get Bridgestone RE050's but I think in one of the sizes the tire is a run flat. Or Yokohama AD08r's.
I need to get this sorted before Euro trip in May.
AD08's are supposed to be a good tyre if you don't do much wet-weather driving...not sure how the -r differs to the original though...
I have the AD08-R's fitted and not noticed any problem in the wet.
I had the non R version before and cant say I can tell any difference.
OllyQuote:
Originally Posted by havoc
I am running Toyo T1-S proxes on the rears ... Thought I would check them out ... These are similar to their highly rated Proxes R's.
I have always run b'stones on my NSX so this is a big move for me. The RE050's can be gotten without being run flats afaik
Re the Toyo's so far so good ...
I've been pestering our European tyre supplier for Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s or Toyo R888s for ages now but getting 215/40/17 and 255/40/17 together in particular brands / models is impossible! I'll most likely be going for AD08Rs as I don't really want different tyres on different axles.Quote:
Originally Posted by NSX 2000
After only 3,500 miles my Toyo 888R rear tyres are now worn out 😳
So I thought I would try the TR-1's on the basis of what nobby thinks of them so far, they certainly look good and at just £125 for the pair 👍 I can't really go wrong, hopefully good for 10,000 miles at least now.
First impressions this afternoon are very good and with the super sticky 888R's on the front for good sharp turn ins I'm hoping this will be a great combination.
Fredbear 🐶 seemed to approve anyway :)
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I've no idea how you have your chassis set up but to chew a set of rears so quick youre either hard on tyres by way of driving style or they were (IMHO) way too soft for road use.
I had F1's do 18k on the rears, Kumho's that did similar ad offered stiffer sidewalls, and current AD08's have covered 10k with plenty left to go ...
Agreed. I've done 11k on the current set of RE050A rears, which are still on 3-4mm. Just wondering whether I can get away with doing another 1,500 on the NSXCE trip or whether to change before I go.
I've also had a couple of sets of F1's over the years (shame their not available now) and the tread pattern on the TR-1's are very similar so that's a positive. In fact I had to replace the fronts due to age as they never seemed to wear down, where as the 888's on the front are wearing out rapido, probably another 6k max which isn't a lot for fronts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Senninha
To be honest the 888's were the soft compound version but all the same I didn't expect such a poor mileage from them.
They did inspire extreme confidence though on dry twisty roads but the first hint of moisture I did tend to back off equally as much.
I did like the AD08's when I had 17"'s fitted, it's just a shame they're not made in smaller sizes.
I'm looking forward to seeing how they feel on the Spa trip and round the track, I just hope it will be dry.
It's just a Honda......Any old thing will do. Most are copies now anway. Coming in from China or other places. It's not a Million pound car or even £500k car. Wish I could get cheap P-Zeros for mine. lol
Not sure of your driving environment/style or how you are setting up the car and any changes made while using the R888 but if you managed to get 3,500miles out of R888 on NSX, you haven’t driven it hard enough. ;)
Probably not many track days and mainly street driving.
Depending on the driving environment and session used, non-OEM size A048 on spare wheel set on another NSX only lasted less than 1,000miles so more than 3,000miles on competition compound, it's either a bargain or not suited for the main purpose.
Not sure what wheels you are using but AD08 used to be available in all OEM tyre sizes.
Kaz
You're right on both counts above Kaz and I didn't check AD08 in 15/16 sizes just assumed they didn't, next time.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaz-kzukNA1
You now need to read post 274 Senninha.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Senninha
So take note:)
I've ran Hankooks for many years and been very happy with them. But the Yokohama AD08R is itching me. One thing I worry about is tyre wear. I get 6-7k miles out of the fronts and about 4k miles out of the rears (CTSC and spirited street driving). As some of you have switched to AD08R how do you compare them to a V12 or S1 or F1-GSD3 regarding tyre wear? Yokos are expensive and I'm not willing to change them twice a season.
Hi, goldnsx.
I have driven V12 on a few NSX but not on my NSX so can't comment on the tyre wear for it but I went through several sets of GSD3s.
I'm not hard on acceleration but fairly hard on braking.
It's my everyday car and thus, drive in dry/wet condition, mainly moderate to high average speed with very little city traffic, mainly A/B road and some motorway journey.
With my driving style and environment, I used to cover 9K – 11K miles out of GSD3s.
I went through a few sets of AD08 (not R) and about to switch to AD08R.
With AD08, I am covering about 10K miles before replacing under similar driving style/environment so although it all depends on many factors, if you have the data from your GSD3 usage, AD08 seemed to be similar or little bit faster to wear out.
Obviously, even with the same driving style, the tyre pressure, tyre/road/track surface temperature and wet/dry condition, etc will have huge impact on one's tyre wear and with dramatically changing weather conditions over the recent years, it won't be easy to predict the wear but hope you can get some idea from this.
Kaz
Hi Kaz
Thanks for your input. My experience with GSD3 dates back a little bit but they covered around 1k miles more out of a set than the Hankooks and this even with in slightly smaller tyre sizes (205/245). So I guess that Hankooks and AD08R should be comparable in wear. So I definitly give them a try. One AD08R is nearly double the price of a Hankook in 215/40/17 and it's not available in 225/35/17 but a stickier 215 will more than compensate I hope.
Can you not go for a 255/40/17, extra rubber therefore more grip and they look way cooler to boot.👍Quote:
Originally Posted by goldnsx
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