Reply to "335/35/17 vs 315/35/17 tires"

Dan,

my best advice is to run the same make & model tires front & back, otherwise you are adding an unpredictable difference in adhesion front to back. Not necessarily the end of the world, but not the best idea. Running different make or model tires front to back will effect the balance between understeer and oversteer to an uncertain degree.

My Pantera had the Dunlops SP 8000 315/35/17 on it when I bought it. I was nuetral about their performance on dry pavement (no complaints, no raves either), and impressed by their performance in heavy rain.

I've since switched to the Michelin PS2, have only put one ride on them (dry pavement), but my first impression was a favorable improvement. I'm a long time fan of Yokohama tires, the run-out on Yokohamas is always minimal, the tires require very little in the way of balance weights, they are better than Michelin in this regards. Kumho has achieved some popularity in grass-roots racing (available in 315/35/17).

cowboy from hell