[1320racer]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

I will report back my likes and dislikes on these Bridgestone tires. They should be better in the cold but the specs show they are a heavy tire when compared to Michelins. The tire's compound and weight will not help me at the drag strip.

My opinions may change later but here are my opinions after driving 650 miles.

Likes:
On-center feel and stability is very good
Do not find/follow groves in road
Do not transmit minor expansion joints into cabin
Quiet tires (so far)
Better than expected traction when temps are in the 40s and road is wet

Dislikes:
Immediate turn-in is lacking some feedback at high speeds
Tire weight has negatively impacted highway gas mileage by almost 2MPG
Difficult to use on a well prepped drag strip
- Seem to spin easily, but have not tried below 25 PSI yet
- Not sure if it's the weight or the tire's harder compound but they seem to cause axel hop during launches on a prepped drag strip. This has not been a problem on regular road surfaces.

Edit: added pic, no bulging and no problem fitting 305s out back