Whats the difference between.....

[Jnr]

S02 Potenza Pole Position and normal S02??

Asking because I have just had two new ones fitted and have gone from being PP on the front to the normal ones ???


JohnR

[agent006]

PP is a softer compound i think.

[Jnr]

Is the difference significant such that I'm gonna have to behave myself a bit more?

Jnr

[19560]

Yes. The S02 is the forerunner to the SO2PP (it would have been easier if the SO2PP had just been called the SO3.) The SO1 was well received but thought to be too soft so the SO2 was a lot harder to compensate and went too far the other way so the SO2PP was launched and was much liked; nb there are many other differences besides tyre hardness. It is possible to buy the RE071 as well (the forerunner to the SO1.) We are almost ten years on now and SO2 is a strange choice for a Cerb. Goodyear F1-GSD3 os Bridgestone SO3PP is the normay way to go. Good luck.

[thegamekeeper]

what is on the other end?

[Jnr]

thegamekeeper said:

what is on the other end?

Standard S02's... so now all corners are the same...

[thegamekeeper]

safer now then than it was before when they were mixed. I know you mention "Autobahn"( which means driving in a straight line) in your profile and therefore drive at higher speeds than allowed in UK but if you can perceive the difference between these 2 tyres at road speeds in either country then you should be testing for Williams.
If you were prepared to drive on a mix before and ask no questions I cannot understand why ask now you have the same "compound" all round

[Jnr]

Previously I was convinced for some reason that they were pole position all round, and it was only when I had the fronts done today that I realised the backs were the normal ones too... Doh!