On a rear wheel drive staggered fitment car you could expect to replace the rears twice to one set of fronts with summer tires. Even the Pilot Super Sport warranty is knocked down half to 15,000 miles because they can't be rotated from to back only side to side.

I got 17,000 out of the original Re050A and that was completely slick when they took off. I never had a problem in the rain even till the end and I felt more comfortable driving them in the rain then the PSS.

 

BLamb, all last season (2013) I ran brand new PSS in the rear, with the OEM Potenza's on the front... also on a RWD S-Sedan with staggered OEM 18" duckfeet. I did this because the RE050A Potenza's still had some life in them. It wasn't hard to tell how much better they are at all... it was obvious. I was expecting more understeer because of the mismatched tires, but instead the car handled that much better. I was pretty surprised. Granted, by the time winter was approaching, the tread wear on the fronts was causing the tires to fail me, but for most of the year, it was all good.

Better yet, get PSS on all four corners, and hit the road.

 

I dont think the RE-11s are available in the S models staggered 18s

I have the S04 Pole Positions and am really happy with them. At the time I got them they were almost $300 less than the PSS. Pricing is a little different now, and there is a $70 visa gift card being offered with the Michelins so it would definitely be worth springing for the PSS.

 

ahh reminds me of the 03-04 350z threads on tire feathering

memories

 

Could always pull one of your rear rims off and stick it up front and see. I feel like it'd be ok because people run square sets on the car all the time and the rears aren't that aggressive. Maybe blnewt can chip in as the resident offset guru.

Now that I've gotten to drive more than 10 miles I can tell the difference. They seem much quieter and have quite a bit more grip. There's a nice downhill S curve on my daily commute and I noticed it handled much better. It's definitely made me want to move up my purchase of the fronts and the sway bars/ front strut bar. My mod fund was raided over the past year to buy a house, get married/honeymoon, and now saving to help my wife go back to school to get her MBA next year. I'll get them eventually, just going to take longer than originally planned.

 

Last year, about two or three weeks after putting the PSS on the rear of the car, I installed a set of Eibach sway bars. Believe me, if you like pushing your car hard on the turns, this is the mod you can't live without. The FSTB is nice and noticeable and all, but nothing compared to aftermarket sways on the G. Particularly if you've got summer-only tires.