Question For Those who Drive in the Rain..

[HapaHaole]

Using the Stock OEM Rims for the NSX what kind of tires do you have that hold up during the winter / rain season? I have another car but of course things may happen and I might have to drive the NSX out. I am concerned about how my current tires ( Yokohama AVS Sports) are not that great for wet weather.

Any Input would be great.


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'92 Sebring Silver NSX #181

 

[nsxtasy]

AFAIK, those driving in winter conditions are usually using the Pirelli P210 winter tires.

 

[nsx808]

I had the AVS Sports on my Supra and they were pretty damn good in the rain. However, I used to take it out once every few weeks when I stored it in the winter and the AVS's were abysmal in the snow.

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Rob Kurfehs
1993 NSX Coupe
Blk/blk
www.neweconomydesign.com

 

[justin hall]

my so2's are great in the rain.

 

[johndoh]

I had AVS Sports on my previous M3(damn, I really miss that car) and it handled great in the rain. I drove it in the snow last year and it was horrible in the snow. First time I actually got scared to drive a car in the snow.

 

[BB]

The Dunlop Sport 9000's are great rain tires. I don't drive in the rain much, but the few times I have I was very impressed with the grip these tires provide on wet roads. For the class of tire these are, I'd rate them an "A" for wet traction and perhaps a "B+" for dry pavement.

Though these tires are a little disappointing when new due to an overly squishy feeling. After about 1000 miles or so of use, they feel MUCH better.

I have never tried them in the snow, but I doubt they would work well there.

 

[BobsYT]

I live in South Florida where it rains almost all summer - seems like it anyway. I switched to TOYO Proxes T1S and have been extremely happy with them. I lost a little bit of dry traction compared to the OEM Yoko's but the wet traction is much, much better. The car also tracks straight over creases and cracks that used to yank the car all over the place. I can now drive through road construction with only one hand rather than a death grip. The wear is also much better - 7500 miles for a set of the OEM and I am now at 5000 with the Toyo's with what a[ppears to be enough tread left to make it to 15000.

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BobsYT
2000 Red/Black #81

 

[nsxtasy]

Keep in mind that all tires will do better in the rain with full tread than when they get worn. This means that it's likely you'll PERCEIVE that any new tire is better in rain than the one it replaces, when the difference MAY in fact be due to the tread depth.

The OEM tires, in particular, seem to be just fine in rain when they have plenty of tread, but skittish and uncontrollable when they're worn down close to the tread bars.

Just one more thing to keep in mind.