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Originally Posted by Vigilante375
Both stock Goodyear tires are not meant to be driven in the rain nor below 50 degrees or around that. You can buy you're going to be struggling. Only thing that does better than them on that road course are racing slicks.
It's been said many of times on here and by GM to not drive them in rain or cold weather but do what you want with also knowing the risk. As mentioned, they are extreme summer tires that do very, very good in dry, hot conditions when brought up to temp but have a low tread wear rating.
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I completely agree any ultra summer tire will be terrible in cold weather, even the respected Michelin Pilot Sport 4S which I had on my 18 Mustang GT w/ PP1 and MagneRide slide around easily below about 45 F, which is why I used Pilot sport A/S 3+ for cold weather on my Mustang. However, the ZL1 Supercar 3 tires, and many performance summer tires, are designed, supposedly, for warm dry and wet conditions (but not cold, obviously):
From Tirerack on the Supercar 3: "The Eagle F1 SuperCar 3 is engineered to excel on the street or track in warm, dry and wet conditions, and like all Extreme Performance Summer tires, it is not intended to be serviced, stored nor driven in near-and below-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice.
Utilizing a high-grip, race-inspired tread compound provides the Eagle F1 Supercar 3 with impressive traction in dry and wet conditions..."
For comparison, the PS4S description from Tirerack: "The Pilot Sport 4S excels in warm dry and wet conditions, so like all Max Performance Summer tires, is not intended to be serviced, stored nor driven in near- and below-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice."
The 3Rs, on the other hand, come w/ a wet road warning: "Warning: Eagle F1 Supercar 3R radials meet DOT requirements, however, they are not recommended for driving in wet conditions..."
The Michelin PS4S on my Mustang were pretty good in the rain, but they weren't as wide as the ZL1's Supercar 3 tires. Also, the PS4S have a lot more siping, so I think tire to tire they will be better than the Supercar 3 in the rain. That said, looking at the 3 tread, I agree they are probably not that good in the rain due to a lack of adequate water channels. I agree it would be best to avoid standing water w/ the SC3.