Semi slick tyres or?

[Luv_presea]

hi guys.. time to change tyres.. currently using BS Potenza S-02..

 

though of getting grippy tyres.. are semi slicks good? noob in tyres.. need advice..

or should i change to S-02 again? but its old model already?

 

any advice?

[Subzro]

Semi slicks are like Toyo R888, Falken RT615... Not street legal...

 

Good in what sense?? Dry?? Wet??

[Luv_presea]

semi slicks not road legal? din know abt that.. good in dry and wet.. but think wet more impt..

[Subzro]

For wet weather then dun need to use semi slicks lah... These tyres for track usage... Since u was on bridgestone, can try Potenza re-001... Successor for so-3...

[Luv_presea]

is S-02 and S-03 good? still can find in the market? like the threading on those two though.. since semi slicks are illegal den i think i can drop that idea..

[Abba]

Since you are on S-02, you'll love R-S2. great dry grip with good wet grip to beat. Semi will be overkill for street use also most have poor wet grip which would be a far cry from S-02

[Saabretooth]

If I am not wrong, they don't make the S02 or S02As anymore. let alone S03 which stopped some time ago.

 

RS2 are good tires. I like the value for money in terms of performance, grip, handling...etc only thing I don't like is the noise. everything else.. I like. some people say that it doesn't last long, but it lasted long for me though.

[Iliketodrive]

semi slick very good dry, so good that, rs-2 or ad07 no fight at all.

but wet u must drive very slow, very dangerous.

[macrosszero]

Semi slicks are very noisy. Not for daily use. They aren't too scary in wet weather.

 

There is one Yokohama A048 semi slick which because it comes standard on Lotus Elise, is considered road legal tire.

 

On a track like Pasir Gudang they are worth about 15 seconds.

Edited March 26, 2008 by Macrosszero

[Luv_presea]

R-S2 is hankook? comparable to the S-02?

[Luv_presea]

i dun really mind noisy though.. cos i've driving a van which is pretty noisy even if i use quiet tyres..

[Luv_presea]

icic.. AD07 good? or RS 2 better?

[Luv_presea]

meaning they get worn out very quickly? cos i know S-02 very good in dry and wet so dun wana change to something not as good..

[Saabss]

AD07 is not that good in the wet but solid in the dry

[Luv_presea]

R-S2 lei? good?

[Saabss]

R-S2 no experience bro sorry

[macrosszero]

No, 15 seconds is the lap time difference between running semi slicks and regular treaded road tires, although the soft compound does mean it does not last as long as normal tires.

[Luv_presea]

no problem bro.. thanks for the feedback of AD-07..