I have these on my S4 and i love them. They come in 997 sizes and are the direct competitor to the PSS falling a tiny bit short in a few areas....

Anyone run these?

 

I do,.. but can't compare them to anything else except the horrible P-Zeros my car came with.

According to the expert at Tire Rack,.. they come in a close third behind the Pilot SS,.. and the aging (and much more expensive) Pilot PS2.

But the rears for both of those were out of stock last Summer when I got my car,.... so SO4's it was.

 

Never tried them on my Porsche but used to run them on my Cadillac CTS-V...street and a few track days. Thought they were very predictable on the track and handled well in the Seattle rain.

 

Never had anything else on my car, but have been quite happy with them, without being able to compare directly. Fronts came on car and were unknown, and rears have about 6k on em and still look like plenty of meat left, so that's pretty decent for a 280 tire the way I drive

 

Great tire. I have a set on my stock wheels right now, the car was just a *little* loose at ~700whp.

I still like the Super Sport better, but the S-04 Pole Position wins hands down in the bang for the buck section. I also felt like it had sharper turn in, and was a little more nimble.

Pros vs. MPSS

Cheaper (a lot cheaper)
Available (you can actually buy them)
Slightly stiffer? Felt like turn in was sharper.

Cons vs MPSS

Heavier tire
More noise
Slightly less grip

Wouldn't hesitate or feel bad to put these on your car. If the price matters (sometimes it doesn't) it's overall a better deal. I just wouldn't say it's overall a better tire, but they are pretty darn close.

 

Check out the RE-11's too, awesome tire.

 

Changed from the factory Bridgestone re056.....did a trip out to West Texas @2300 mile trip....high speed and cornering tracks.........ran great road noise not an issue work great in rain, cool mornings and hot afternoons....great bang for the buck.....also stopped at the Bridgestone proving ground out there.........spoke to engineers got a lot of great info from them.....would buy again and plan to put them on the 964T.

 

Good info thanks very much guys. I'll likely give them a shot on the 997 as it'll need tires this year.

 

Question...what pressures did you run? I ask because i picked up my car today and it feels extremely squishy....in that turn in is the opposite of sharp and i feel like the tires are rolling all over the sidewalls....I have the fronts at about 32 and the rears around 40...

 

Squishy or greasy? It's hard to tell the difference other than the edge/transition.

Mine were inflated to 31 front, 37 rear cold after sitting the garage overnight. Texas summer.

 

Hard to tell....But on my drive home yesterday (~40 miles) when i would made any type of sudden maneuver it felt as if the car was riding on a big marshmallow.

 

Love them, had three sets over the past few years.

 

That was the first set that I had on the car, so so tire, went to the R11's which was a good improvement and currently have the Cup 2's...will be fitting some R888 with Forgeline wheels before the Georgia 1/2 in Sept...I have too much wheel spin with the Cup 2's, hoping the R888 fix the issue.

My two cents,

Manuel