Keep the Azenis pumped up & you would have no problem getting 30k out of them

 

I'll preach my new purchase here... I got 225/45/YR17 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Positions mounted, balanced with road hazard for $623 at the Firestone installer in front of the University Square Mall - it would have been $700 with shipping and the road hazard alone form TireRack. According to Luke@TireRack via Nasioc, the S-O3s are now discountinued*. The flagship max performance are of course the RE-01Rs with the RE050A PPs as the next max performance summer tire. FYI, yes, they're 140 UTQG rated, but that's subjective [I hope!]

Good luck with your search.

-Al

*potenza re050A PP question - NASIOC

 

I have the BFG G-forces KDW's on my Sti i get them for $130-$140 a peice they last me 25k. I really like them, i will be on my second set shortly they have awsome traction wet and dry.

 

Azenis....thell save you a few lbs @ each corner also

 

How good is the wet traction on those tires?

 

Better than the stock rubber but not as good as a few harder compound tires such as the such as the F1 (280)or the T1R (280).

 

Get the azenis! My friends swear by them. They are sticky on the wet and on the dry. Pretty much the best tire for the money. I will be ordering my set soon.

 

Go talk to mike@advance performance tire in tampa. He stocks both the azenis and Z212 with great prices. He is partial to the z212, but he knows his stuff

 

ive always owned azenis' on all my cars since they came out. i still have a set of the old school ones on my car.

azenis are awesome autoX tires, though they need time to cool down between runs as they have a very small heat window. you only need to run 34-38 psi on them (depending on track conditions)

as far as at the drag strip, they suck balls due to the stiff sidewall.