Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Bumping this thread from the dead and hopefully this will be the official tire review thread, since we got a couple floating around.

Anyways, looking for input. Im in the market for replacement front tire for my Dunlop Star Specs. Since they're getting phased out, damn near impossible to find them. Anybody tried these tires and went with Hankook RS3s? How are these tires compared to the Star Specs, I'm worried about the softer compound and shallow thread depth not lasting. I get about 14-15 months out of the Star Specs right now, DD'ing it and hitting about 5 track days on them.

My other option/downgrade is the V12 EVO. Less sticky but figured I'd get more miles out of them over Star Specs or RS3s.

PS: What I'm considering and why:
Hankook V12 Evo (figured they'll last the longest since they're pretty much street tires)
Hankook RS3 (softer compound and soft sidewall kinda got me on the fence, 140 UTG)
Yokohama Neova AD08 (figured as close to the Star Specs, even better but just pricier).
Michelin PS2 (just cuz Kable keeps raving about it, but I'm not a fan of the Asymetrical threads since I cant flip them due to camber wear)
Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 (probably the highest rated tires out there but again, Asymetrical thread got me on the fence).

Originally Posted by derass

not the rs3, but the v12 placed above all other UHP tires, second only to the star spec. says a lot about the quality and performance of hankook.
Tire Test: Nine Affordable Summer Tires Take On the Michelin PS2 Comparison Tests - Page 10 - Car and Driver

the rs3 should be a great tire. its predecessor the rs2 had great reviews. i was considering them, as they have a similar performance and thread design as star specs. however they are not available in 235/40r17. dunlop has released the succesor to the star spec, Direzza Z2 and should be available early next year.

as for burners, i have been using Hero Milanza HZ1, cheap, made by federal, 240 treadwear, symetrical (not that they survive long enough to be flipped lol) good grip and smoke.