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Originally Posted by ArthurS
So maybe look into buying a good set of 17" for riding around town, then keep the old ones and get new tires for them for autocrossing? Don't get me wrong, the stock tires look alright, but going through tirerack.com, there are so many more that look 10 times better.
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I intentionally autocrossed on the stock tires for a season. Autocrossing can eat tires, especially the softer expensive ones. I'd run the stock tires up around 44psi (which is basically their max pressure) to help avoid sidewall roll. Better tires make a world of difference, but getting used to the car at lower speeds will make you a better driver. Plus, the way I figured, the stock tires are free at this point, no reason to throw them out before you wear them out.
There's always the chance that you'll hate autocrossing too, so it'd suck to pay for new tires you'll never use. Do what I did, buy a set of nice rims for daily driving, like those P7s (or in my case some 18" Sub-Zeros), and get some decent, but not super expensive tires for them (I got Kuhmo 712s great untill it's cold). Then race for a season on the stock tires, and wear them out. When next winter rolls around, get some studless snow tires for the stock rims (since the P7's won't be good for the snow, unless you get some real expensive all season tires). Then after the winter get some rims and tires specifically for autocrossing.
At least that's my plan! Everyone should have 3 sets of rims!!
I've got the 18" sub-zeros w/ Kuhmo 712s, stock rims with Blizzack snow tires, and I want to buy some 17x7.5 Rota Attacks w/ Kuhmo Victoracers for autocross.