Has anyone tried them out yet? They look to be an awesome tires and are getting better reviews then the S02's.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/bridgestone/bs_s03.jsp

275-40R18 looks to be the most compatible tire size without changing rims. They're about $300 a tire.

Daniel

 

BTW, for you 20-inch rim folks, there is a nice 255/35YR20 (27.0" vs 28.4") that is not much shorter then a stock tire as well.

Daniel

 

Nope... dont even know anyone who has them yet.

I like the Tirerack survey: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/max.jsp

S03's: 9.6/10
F1's: 3.6/10

 

Heheh, yeah, I saw that too and laughed.

My F1's are getting a bit slippery now (20k miles), so its time to upgrade.

What rims are you running these days? I'm looking to get bigger breaks soon as well and I was wondering what you got to fit over yours.

Dan

 

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the tire to have on a cobra was a firestone, sz250ep i think they were called, they come in run-flats too, and are reasonably priced, a few guys got 1.70 60fts on them in almost stock cars, that is good for irs, and that was before all the hop braces came out

 

The F1 reviews are biased they are regular F1's not the 01' Lightning formula. I cannot fault mine at ALL. I donated the F1's that came on the Vette to the smoke gods LOL, and replaced them with Michelin Pilot Sport they are awesome alomst no change between wet and dry grip. SCCA autocross will not allow them in street clas though. The one lap 01' Lightning ran Pilots too but they are pricey. $1950 out the door for a set on the Vette 295/40/18 front, 335/35/18 rear. I have heard of Toyo Proxes on L's. BFG G-Force R1 race tires are only 140 a piece!

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01' Silver Bullet
Bought 03/31/01
Tire shredding truck
Prototype ram air 5/03 testing... Works GREAT!
Retrax cover 5/5/01
Wet Okoles 6/04/01
Looking for a chip and pulley soon.

 

More importantly Kumho Road-race tires are finally available in an 18"!

No perfect size for the Lightning yet, but hopefully soon!

 

I had the S02 Pole Position tires and they were the best street tires I've ever had. Incredible street grip and awesome wet-weather performance as well. I'd image the S03 is even better. However, they are very expensive. For the price of one set of S02s I bought 4 R1 slicks and 4 Nitto street tires.

 

What size did you run Nathan? Did you adjust your chip for running the 35's (I think thats what you had if I remember right)

Daniel

 

Oh, and Dreamin', what rims are you running these days? I saw you sold your 2001 rims (or are trying to)

Daniel.

 

Still on '01 rims... the set I sold was a second set.

 

I looked into the S03s today. I had the S02s in a 295/35. It turns out that the S03 is only H or V rated, not Z rated like the S02. I'm sure its a good tire, but I wonder if some kind of manufacturing problems has caused them to reduce the speed rating on the tire. Hmmmm

 

Huh? The S03 only come in W and Y ratings. These are higher speed ratings than Z. The S03 does not come in anything as "slow" as a Z rating.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes....+Pole+Position

Z=149 MPH
W=168 MPH
Y=186 MPH

 

Nathan: Where did you hear that? The TireRack page says W or Y rated:

Dreamin': Do you still have that other set of rims for sale? I may be interested.

Daniel