Tire suggestions?

sportivny · 05-08-2006, 02:33 PM

Just got 2002 S2K and rear tires are at the end of their life. Which brand/model of the tire do you guys prefer for spirited driving(not track use though)? Any recommendations? Thank you!

Dmitry

sportivny · 05-08-2006, 03:23 PM

Search is my friend, I guess

Already found some answers, any new suggestions are appreciated

Halo · 05-09-2006, 09:43 AM

Well, if you can get the S02s at tirerack (they sell the correct size S02 for this car, which is actually wider than the claimed 225 would suggest).

Otherwise S03s are a good alternative. It doesn't get much stickier than these 2 options for street tires (which is also why they wear out so fast

)

passmans2kNY · 05-09-2006, 01:24 PM

cooper zeon 2x5's just got em and i love em, not bad price too, got all 4 for like 400

passmans2kNY · 05-09-2006, 01:24 PM

or it might be zx5's

jusm · 05-25-2006, 11:53 PM

some things are not worth messing around with.. like tyres.. very important to stay stock..

here, have a read of this..

http://drive.com.au/Editorial/Articl...articleID=1520

passmans2kNY · 05-26-2006, 09:04 AM

very not important to stay stock if u want better handling, theres a lot more grip out there than the stock tires

jusm · 05-26-2006, 07:43 PM

did you read the article?

"The handling of the S2000 can become "snappy and unpredictable" unless fitted with the Bridgestone tyres recommended by Honda. At least one UK driver is seeking legal advice after a crash involving an S2000 fitted with the incorrect tyre."

"Honda's service bulletin says that this internal difference means that "no alternatives are recommended ... use of the Bridgestone Potenza S02 Pole Position or Bridgestone S02 can adversely affect the handling" of the S2000."

Don't know why you'd risk it, but each to their own

gomarlins3 · 05-26-2006, 09:40 PM

I stick with the SO2's myself.

passmans2kNY · 05-27-2006, 01:25 AM

i might like snappy, but not unpredictable, my car def handles better than it did b4 when i had stock tires, i like throwing the back out sometimes, isnt this the reason people buy little japanese rear wheel drive sports cars

Java Junky · 05-27-2006, 05:36 AM

Hi jusm;
folks are always tryin' to blame somebody else for their own lack of attention. I'm not sellin' any one tire over another here, but the bottom line is that each tire has it's limits. The only way that you find out where those limits are is with calibrated research (a little more each attempt until you start feelin' that you're at the edge).
Too many folks go out keepin' no leash on themselves, let it all hang out without any prior experimentation, n' when the smoke clears, IF they lived through it, seek a lawyer to go after the manufacturer.
Whichever tire you go with has it's limits. Carelessly go past them without any testing n' all you are is another reason for the rest of our insurance premiums to go up.
All tires work. Some better than others. Like ol' Clint is so fond'a sayin': "a man's gotta know his limitations". Same goes for tires.
Oh, n' for the record: I'm with GoMarlins. I'm still runnin' the stock rubber.
Be well.

jusm · 05-27-2006, 07:50 AM

nice post Java.
I've done a lot of research and what I found was that the stock tyre was custom developed between Bridgestone and Honda specifically for this car..
thats rare.

Honda know what they are doing (except with that stock stereo!) and thats good enough for me... you might find stickier tyres, but there is more to it than just that. Its an all round package custom made for the vehicle.. say no more..

Java Junky · 05-27-2006, 10:57 AM

I'm still runnin' the stock (n' very capable to my way of thinkin') rubber, but, ya godda realize that there are very different driving styles out there and that some drivers would be more comfortable/more efficient/ feel more planted/slide more accurately on other tires n' all usin' the same car.
The stock rubber is good stuff, but I don't think that it satisfies everybody's needs all the time (I think Abe Lincoln first said that . . . . n' no. I wasn't there when he did)
Face it: if it wasn't fer the guys who were always tryin' different stuff (within reason) we'd all still be gruntin' alot n' pickin' lice out'a our crotch hair as we sat aroun' the tribal fire. (n' no. I wasn't there for that either)
Be well.

passmans2kNY · 05-31-2006, 09:59 PM

i swear i like the way my car handles now better than b4 when i had stock tires, i also have suspension so that changes a lot

05-08-2006, 02:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
sportivny Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3	Tire suggestions? Just got 2002 S2K and rear tires are at the end of their life. Which brand/model of the tire do you guys prefer for spirited driving(not track use though)? Any recommendations? Thank you! Dmitry

05-26-2006, 09:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
gomarlins3 "Enjoy the drive" Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kuna Idaho Posts: 2,486	I stick with the SO2's myself. __________________ Happiness is a nice road, great weather, and driving the S with Sue in the seat next to me. "Whatever you do, where ever you go, enjoy the drive." I know for a FACT that the last year of production of the S2000 is 2003!!!!! After that, it will be the S2200 under an assumed name.

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05-08-2006, 03:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
sportivny Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3	Search is my friend, I guess Already found some answers, any new suggestions are appreciated

05-09-2006, 09:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Halo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 610	Well, if you can get the S02s at tirerack (they sell the correct size S02 for this car, which is actually wider than the claimed 225 would suggest). Otherwise S03s are a good alternative. It doesn't get much stickier than these 2 options for street tires (which is also why they wear out so fast )

05-09-2006, 01:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
passmans2kNY Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 182	cooper zeon 2x5's just got em and i love em, not bad price too, got all 4 for like 400

05-09-2006, 01:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
passmans2kNY Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 182	or it might be zx5's

05-25-2006, 11:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
jusm Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7	some things are not worth messing around with.. like tyres.. very important to stay stock.. here, have a read of this.. http://drive.com.au/Editorial/Articl...articleID=1520

05-26-2006, 09:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
passmans2kNY Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 182	very not important to stay stock if u want better handling, theres a lot more grip out there than the stock tires

05-26-2006, 07:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
jusm Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7	did you read the article? "The handling of the S2000 can become "snappy and unpredictable" unless fitted with the Bridgestone tyres recommended by Honda. At least one UK driver is seeking legal advice after a crash involving an S2000 fitted with the incorrect tyre." "Honda's service bulletin says that this internal difference means that "no alternatives are recommended ... use of the Bridgestone Potenza S02 Pole Position or Bridgestone S02 can adversely affect the handling" of the S2000." Don't know why you'd risk it, but each to their own

05-27-2006, 01:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
passmans2kNY Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 182	i might like snappy, but not unpredictable, my car def handles better than it did b4 when i had stock tires, i like throwing the back out sometimes, isnt this the reason people buy little japanese rear wheel drive sports cars

05-27-2006, 05:36 AM	#11 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,303	Hi jusm; folks are always tryin' to blame somebody else for their own lack of attention. I'm not sellin' any one tire over another here, but the bottom line is that each tire has it's limits. The only way that you find out where those limits are is with calibrated research (a little more each attempt until you start feelin' that you're at the edge). Too many folks go out keepin' no leash on themselves, let it all hang out without any prior experimentation, n' when the smoke clears, IF they lived through it, seek a lawyer to go after the manufacturer. Whichever tire you go with has it's limits. Carelessly go past them without any testing n' all you are is another reason for the rest of our insurance premiums to go up. All tires work. Some better than others. Like ol' Clint is so fond'a sayin': "a man's gotta know his limitations". Same goes for tires. Oh, n' for the record: I'm with GoMarlins. I'm still runnin' the stock rubber. Be well.

05-27-2006, 07:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
jusm Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7	nice post Java. I've done a lot of research and what I found was that the stock tyre was custom developed between Bridgestone and Honda specifically for this car.. thats rare. Honda know what they are doing (except with that stock stereo!) and thats good enough for me... you might find stickier tyres, but there is more to it than just that. Its an all round package custom made for the vehicle.. say no more..

05-27-2006, 10:57 AM	#13 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,303	I'm still runnin' the stock (n' very capable to my way of thinkin') rubber, but, ya godda realize that there are very different driving styles out there and that some drivers would be more comfortable/more efficient/ feel more planted/slide more accurately on other tires n' all usin' the same car. The stock rubber is good stuff, but I don't think that it satisfies everybody's needs all the time (I think Abe Lincoln first said that . . . . n' no. I wasn't there when he did) Face it: if it wasn't fer the guys who were always tryin' different stuff (within reason) we'd all still be gruntin' alot n' pickin' lice out'a our crotch hair as we sat aroun' the tribal fire. (n' no. I wasn't there for that either) Be well.

05-31-2006, 09:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
passmans2kNY Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 182	i swear i like the way my car handles now better than b4 when i had stock tires, i also have suspension so that changes a lot