2013 GT500 Tire question. I tried search but nothing on options.

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305 Nitto 555R ... has them on mine and was a great little tire.... you should have traction in 2nd gear
 

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I was looking at a set of tires for my 2013 GT500 with the PP wheels. They are 9.5 by that alone I should be able to square the fronts and rears at 295's correct? I don't see anything listed where someone is running R888R. Car currently is around 700'ish wheel and the cup 2's just cant handle it anymore and spin. Looking at going 295 19 fronts and 295 20 rears, any drawbacks from squaring them up? I know the fronts come with a 265 and maybe someone might know why that is?
Not to hijack the thread but it’s been dormant for a while and I want to ask a tire related question myself: I am replacing the OEM GY Supercar F2s as they are now almost 7 years old. I am considering Michelin Cup-2’s as a replacement. My car is still stock, so about 600 rwhp is my guess. I’m not too concerned about mileage as it has taken me 7 years to accumulate 10k miles on the Goodyears.
However, how did you like the Cup 2’s?
Are you running the stock sizes?
Did you put them on after the stock Goodyear’s?
If so, how do the compare in hot/cold grip and noise?
I expect them to have more grip, more progressive when grip goes away especially in colder temps, and a little bit noisier. Does anyone else have an opinion on the Cup 2’s?
 

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My opinion having driven on most, how do you drive the car? What do you want from the tire?
Pure street, not concerned about traction as much as all around: Michelin PS4
Traction but not just straight line, enjoying pushing hard on street: Toyo R888
Traction, comfort, no very aggressive handling, rare rain: Nitto 555R G2
With the limited mileage, I’d go for max enjoyment on how YOU drive it, as any will be better than the GY.
My vote is 4.10s, tune, Nitto DRs.
-J
 

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Well I hear Michelin is replacing the Cup 2 with the new Cup 2 Connect. That doesn’t bother me any but right now they only offer the our front tires (265/40R19) in the Cup 2, and only offer the rears (285/35R20) in the Cup 2 Connect. I don’t want to mismatch tires, so I’m kinda screwed. If Michelin doesn’t fix this soon I’ll be stuck getting GoodYear F1 Supercar 3’s. The newest version of our factory tire. I sure hope they are better than the G:2, but I had really hoped to upgrade to Cup 2s...
 

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You doing autocross or HPDEs? If not, try that matching 555G2 and 555R2 matching set?
Less money and more traction.
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You doing autocross or HPDEs? If not, try that matching 555G2 and 555R2 matching set? Less money and more traction.
-J

Great combination for a good weather fun weekend street car. Michelin Cup 2 was my second choice, but glad I went with the Nittos.

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How are they in the turns?

My previous setup was MPSSs on all four corners, and my car felt like it was on rails, just not enough straight-line traction. With the front 555G2s aired up to 32psi, I have not noticed much of a difference… steering still feels tight. However, with softer 555RII drag radials in the rear aired up to 30psi, the rear does not follow the front as precisely… a little delay in response is noticeable. The overall ride quality is slightly more dampened, and I have not noticed any increase in tire/road noise with the Nittos. I have not really driven aggressively in tight turns with the new tires, but I have gone fast on long sweeping turns and the rears feel stable as long as there are no abrupt steering inputs. I made a conscience decision to trade some handling for straight-line traction at 700+ RWHP. Second gear is hooking now on the street at WOT in 60*F outside air temps, and it is quite a ride!
 

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I went with the Michelin pilot A/S 3+ this summer and love them! Night and day from the stock hockey pucks. Especially in the North with cooler fall and spring weather and roads
 

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Well I hear Michelin is replacing the Cup 2 with the new Cup 2 Connect. That doesn’t bother me any but right now they only offer the our front tires (265/40R19) in the Cup 2, and only offer the rears (285/35R20) in the Cup 2 Connect. I don’t want to mismatch tires, so I’m kinda screwed. If Michelin doesn’t fix this soon I’ll be stuck getting GoodYear F1 Supercar 3’s. The newest version of our factory tire. I sure hope they are better than the G:2, but I had really hoped to upgrade to Cup 2s...
I love my new Michelin A/S 3+ tires. I like to drive our GT500 when it is below 40 degrees (when it is dry and clear).
 

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Just curious if anyone may have anymore input on the Goodyear F1 Supercar 3 tires?

I have personally been a fan of the Nitto tires since the late 1990's with the first 555r and have since used the brand on Foxbody, 4 gen F bodies, and all my daily drives end up getting Nittos.

For me personally I have sold my other vehicles and down to the GT500 ordered new and a daily F150. We are in the process of a purchase of a Superformance MK3 Cobra.

So when considering tires for the GT500 it's a little different with a car capable of 180 MPH at 04:30 A.M. heading to a cars and coffee.

The priorities fall in line of dependable/street ability, all around grip and handling on the street, and noise ride comfort, mileage isn't even on the radar.

We would prefer the keep the GT500 from becoming what I turned all of my other cars into and that's something the wife and kid can get into and makeup not melt, hair not becoming a ball of static, and actually carry a conversation without a helmet headset. That is what the plan is for the Cobra.

I just don't believe Nitto has all of these attributes and the Goodyear is a little more affordable than the Michelin if it is actually competitive with the SC2.

Thanks much for an information!
 

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I went with the Michelin pilot A/S 3+ this summer and love them! Night and day from the stock hockey pucks. Especially in the North with cooler fall and spring weather and roads
I bought a set 3 years ago and love them as well. They handle great, under 50 deg they do get squirrely, but I'm guessing any tire running 717 rwhp to them will break loose.
 

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Just curious if anyone may have anymore input on the Goodyear F1 Supercar 3 tires?
Your southern location will help but, unless you like having to warm-up your tires before driving anywhere, almost anything will be a better choice than the Goodyears.

I was very happy with Michelin Pilot Super Sports for a number of years, but transitioned to Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (due to lack of MPSS availability) a few years ago. I'm similarly pleased with MPS4S performance. Michelin's A/S 3+ is a good choice if you want to make the car more safely driveable in 3 seasons further north.

It doesn't sound like you've spared much expense with your vehicle choices. With all due respect, don't spare it in the rubber on which you ride. Given your location and stated priorities of "dependable/street ability, all around grip and handling on the street, and noise ride comfort," I think MPS4S is your tire.

EDIT: I just noticed you mentioned "SC2", which I assume refers to Michelin Sport Cup 2 tires. They're great track tires, but I wouldn't run them on a street-driven car unless you'll NEVER be caught in a rain storm or cooler temps. They're also sticky enough that they pickup/throw gravel from any road surface.
 

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Norton,
Thank you very much for the experience/information!
We are in the Dallas area so the cold isn't much of an issue and the car has never seen rain, but as we know murphy is always hanging around no matter how well we think we plan.
Looks like the PS4S it is.
Thanks again to the foram for the information!
 

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Thank you very much for the experience/information!
We are in the Dallas area so the cold isn't much of an issue and the car has never seen rain, but as we know murphy is always hanging around no matter how well we think we plan.
Looks like the PS4S it is.
Thanks again to the foram for the information!
You're welcome! Mine's only been caught in the rain a handful of times but, even at that, I'm happy I had tires suitable to the conditions.

Expanding on MPSS vs MPS4S... IMO, MPS4S hook better, handle better, and are quieter than MPSS, EXCEPT in cool morning conditions (like many days here in CO) where MPSS seemed a little more stable. To be clear, neither tire is a DR - incorrect modulation of the skinny pedal will break them loose. Both MPSS and MPS4S are, however, better-mannered than GYs when that happens. The Michelins are pricey but, if your experience is like mine, I think you'll like them.
 

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We are in the Dallas area so the cold isn't much of an issue

That's not what I saw on the news last week. J/k





You're welcome! Mine's only been caught in the rain a handful of times but, even at that, I'm happy I had tires suitable to the conditions.

Expanding on MPSS vs MPS4S... IMO, MPS4S hook better, handle better, and are quieter than MPSS, EXCEPT in cool morning conditions (like many days here in CO) where MPSS seemed a little more stable. To be clear, neither tire is a DR - incorrect modulation of the skinny pedal will break them loose. Both MPSS and MPS4S are, however, better-mannered than GYs when that happens.


Ya correction to my original response. I have the MPS4S on my car now. I really like them so much in fact that I wanted to put them on my Turbo'd Ford Escape. They were back ordered so I went Michelin's A/S 3+. Both my cars ride smooth and quiet.

I'm under 670rwhp and will be going to R888 on the rear of the Shelby. The MPS4S obviously have limitations. But for a pulley and a tune type of car, they are good.
 

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You're welcome! Mine's only been caught in the rain a handful of times but, even at that, I'm happy I had tires suitable to the conditions.

Expanding on MPSS vs MPS4S... IMO, MPS4S hook better, handle better, and are quieter than MPSS, EXCEPT in cool morning conditions (like many days here in CO) where MPSS seemed a little more stable. To be clear, neither tire is a DR - incorrect modulation of the skinny pedal will break them loose. Both MPSS and MPS4S are, however, better-mannered than GYs when that happens. The Michelins are pricey but, if your experience is like mine, I think you'll like them.


I do have an extra set of wheels off of a 2013 with less than 500 miles on them and considered picking up a set of DR but to be honest I just don't do much if any driving is the GT500 that would utilize them much. After owning a couple of cars that are in the 3000-3500 pound range and driving them on bias-ply slicks its hard to justify in a 4800 pound tank compared lol. I love the Shelby but it is heavy!

As stated in the OP we are working on the second car being a Superformance MK3 Cobra and the plan is for it to be on 18's with DRs. It's much easier (and less broke parts) to accelerate 2600 pounds :)
 

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