[thunderbird]

I put 265/35R18 Pirelli P-zero Nero M/S tires on last weekend on my 2004 Sti and they fit. And then I drove off and starting hitting road bumps. Sqeak every time and now there's a tiny little road rash on the shoulder of the rear tires. It didn't take too much effort to pull off the rubstrips from the back wheels and pull the fenders. I think I can see a difference in the fender now, but its subtle. No more rubbing. I put the car through its paces, railroad tracks, donuts in empty parking lots and no rubbing issues anymore.

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[ommmjido]

r those ur winter wheels?

[thunderbird]

Short answer, they are my snow tire. Long answer, they'll be my year-round tire and my autocross-in-the-wet tire. I had falken azenis, but the azeni's six month 10k miles life span is enough to stop me from buying them again. My street tire doesn't have to be a max performance as I try to save my hard driving for autocrosses and r-compound race tires. The pirellis have reasonable performance in snow as I generally treat snow and ice with a lot of respect. For instance I never had trouble driving RE070s in snow. The Pirelli at least has a snow rating.