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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Potenza S-03 vs. Falken Azenis...on 15x5.5 rim...

Posted by: ChrisReale Nov 11 2004, 06:57 PM

Need to get some new street tires fairly soon. I want something that has good dry grip, but good wet grip as well. Any recommendations? What is your experience with with the tires ststed above?

Posted by: anthony Nov 11 2004, 07:28 PM

The Falkens don't look like great rain tires because of the tread design. Another tire to investigate is the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3. It rates higher than the S0-3 in wet conditions.

Posted by: jim912928 Nov 11 2004, 09:06 PM

I have the SO3's on my 911..to me they are a rough ride on the street but stuck good when I autocrossed with them...haven't used them in the rain. The Goodyear F1's I put on my 928. Also autocrossed with that car and they were great on dry pavement. On the rain they are excellent. The F1's look alittle funky, but so far I like them on the 928 versus the Potenza's I had on there (which I liked).

Posted by: trekkor Nov 11 2004, 09:11 PM

The Yokohama yk420 is the street tire I run.

It has a tread wear of 420 and really holds on in the wet.
Not too expensive and will last for a long time.

Not good for a/x at all.

KT

Posted by: smrz914 Nov 11 2004, 09:14 PM

Don't know about the falkens but i love my so3's. Awesome in the rain. My so3's are wide too. I'm always supprised how well they do in the wet.

Posted by: grantsfo Nov 11 2004, 09:46 PM

I have the Falken Azenis Sports on my Echo and my 914 and I have SO3's on my Boxster. Falkens offer superior dry weather traction. They also do quite well when pavement is wet with no standing water. SO3's kick butt in standing water.

I drove over Santa Cruz mountians today in all out rain storm on the Falkens. They were ok. So if you are careful your can drive Falkens safely in the wet. I hit standing water a couple times at about 55 mph and car didnt hydroplane.

SO3's make me feel like I could go very fast with little problem in the rain.

Posted by: Hi_Fi_Guy Nov 11 2004, 09:50 PM

I run the Potenzas on my Boxster wirh excellent dry/wet traction. The 914 currently wears Yokos 'cuz that's what Patrick Motorsports put on it but if I planned on any wet weather I would go with the S0-3s on it as well. They are simply brilliant all around tires and quieter than many other I have tried as well.

Posted by: ChrisReale Nov 11 2004, 10:01 PM

Cool...I am not looking for a tire that will handle AX. I have Victoracers for that. I probably will look into the S0=3's and the Goodyear F1's. Basically my street tires suck in the wet. I just want something that handles water a bit better. Seems both these will be vast improvements over what I have now.

Posted by: anthony Nov 11 2004, 10:11 PM

Tirerack has some test reports:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/bs_RE050A_rd_c.jsp

Posted by: ChrisReale Nov 11 2004, 10:13 PM

NICE! Thanks for the link

Posted by: Rob Ways Nov 11 2004, 11:32 PM

For wet (all) weather, I just put Bridgestone RE75's on my 993. Real grippy.