Recommendation of ZL1 daily driver tires

YG8 · 04-15-2026, 04:43 PM

Good afternoon everyone,

I just traded in my SS for a ZL1 1LE. Great car! It's about that time to change out tires, and I'm having a dilemma in doing so. My goals are to drag the car about twice or maybe 3x a year, and the rest is just cruising and spirited driving around windy mountain roads. I don't have any intentions of taking my car to an actual track. Drag track, yes; not interested in road/lap tracks. This will be a fun car for the weekend.

I've thought about Mickey's rear with Cup 2s front or just all PS4S. Are the PS4S really that bad for drag traction? What do you guys/gals recommend? I really appreciate any help you can provide.

arpad_m · 04-15-2026, 07:18 PM

The PS4S is a 300 treadwear street tire, definitely not ideal for drag racing. However, if you only plan 2 events a year, I wouldn't compromise usability for the other 363 days with a 200 or 100 treadwear tire.

I think the Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 would be a relatively cheap way to test the waters, it's an excellent 3-season all-rounder that has great dry and wet traction, so unless you're chasing record low ETs, you'll have fun at the drag strip, too. Oh, and it does come in ZL1 1LE sizes.

The PS4S is an amazing tire, too, I still run it after 8 years, but it's more expensive and a bit long in the tooth, these new Contis perform a bit better in some tests now.

hrpiii · 04-16-2026, 06:47 AM

I'm running the Conti Sport 02 and love them. great handling in wet conditions.

https://continentaltire.com/tires/ex...UaAuAYEALw_wcB

WhiteMale · 04-16-2026, 07:05 AM

I have the PS4S now and I'm starting to like them as it's warmer here now and I can run the back roads as hard as I want too, feeling them out, it's my first set but I'm liking them A LOT.
I've run the ECS (not the new 02) on my previous 1LE and didn't not like them, the car hard push on the front like the sidewall flexed too much and too a second before it would bite and that was with the push on the front end. Would not buy that tire again. This and that set of tires wouldn't take a tire dressing worth a damn and always just looked crappy.

I daily my ZL1 365 and have a separate winter wheel and tire (Alpin PA4) setup that I run from about mid November - March.

c120cut · 04-16-2026, 10:18 PM

X2 on conti sport 2 and around 500 dollars cheaper then the PS4S

04-15-2026, 04:43 PM	#1
YG8 Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2025 Location: San Francisco, Ca Posts: 11	Recommendation of ZL1 daily driver tires Good afternoon everyone, I just traded in my SS for a ZL1 1LE. Great car! It's about that time to change out tires, and I'm having a dilemma in doing so. My goals are to drag the car about twice or maybe 3x a year, and the rest is just cruising and spirited driving around windy mountain roads. I don't have any intentions of taking my car to an actual track. Drag track, yes; not interested in road/lap tracks. This will be a fun car for the weekend. I've thought about Mickey's rear with Cup 2s front or just all PS4S. Are the PS4S really that bad for drag traction? What do you guys/gals recommend? I really appreciate any help you can provide.

04-15-2026, 07:18 PM	#2
arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 13,428 View My Garage	The PS4S is a 300 treadwear street tire, definitely not ideal for drag racing. However, if you only plan 2 events a year, I wouldn't compromise usability for the other 363 days with a 200 or 100 treadwear tire. I think the Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 would be a relatively cheap way to test the waters, it's an excellent 3-season all-rounder that has great dry and wet traction, so unless you're chasing record low ETs, you'll have fun at the drag strip, too. Oh, and it does come in ZL1 1LE sizes. The PS4S is an amazing tire, too, I still run it after 8 years, but it's more expensive and a bit long in the tooth, these new Contis perform a bit better in some tests now. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6 735 rwhp \| 665 rwtq Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley \| Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers \| JRE smooth idle Terminator cam \| LT4 FS & injectors \| TSP forged pistons & rods JMS PowerMAX \| DSX flex fuel kit \| Roto-Fab CAI \| Soler 95mm LT5 TB \| 1LE wheels \| 1LE brakes \| BMR rear cradle lockout \| JRE custom tune 1100 - 1/30/18 \| 2000 - 1/31/18 3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18 3400 - 2/19/18 \| 3800 - 2/26/18 4300 - 2/27/18 \| 4B00 - 3/01/18 4200 - 3/05/18 \| 4800 - 3/14/18 5000 - 3/16/18 \| 6000 - 3/19/18

04-16-2026, 06:47 AM	#3
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,576	I'm running the Conti Sport 02 and love them. great handling in wet conditions. https://continentaltire.com/tires/ex...UaAuAYEALw_wcB

04-16-2026, 07:05 AM	#4
WhiteMale Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: MO Posts: 2,257	I have the PS4S now and I'm starting to like them as it's warmer here now and I can run the back roads as hard as I want too, feeling them out, it's my first set but I'm liking them A LOT. I've run the ECS (not the new 02) on my previous 1LE and didn't not like them, the car hard push on the front like the sidewall flexed too much and too a second before it would bite and that was with the push on the front end. Would not buy that tire again. This and that set of tires wouldn't take a tire dressing worth a damn and always just looked crappy. I daily my ZL1 365 and have a separate winter wheel and tire (Alpin PA4) setup that I run from about mid November - March.

04-16-2026, 10:18 PM	#5
c120cut Drives: 17 1ss vert garnet red Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: cal Posts: 20	X2 on conti sport 2 and around 500 dollars cheaper then the PS4S

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