im just letting you guys know that the stock tires, which are the sp 5000 assymetrical are exceptionally well. my friend and i went to thunderhill raceway in sacromento, and they handled very well. handled so well that we actually beat a subaru sti. maybe it was the driver but man were we eating everyone alive. we were catching up to wrx's, 240's with sr20 convesions. these tires are GREAT for handling. they started to screech when we were pushing it to the limits and you can literally tell if you were pushing it hard or not. if the tires werent screeching, it meant that you need to push it harder. "these tires tires are good beginner tires since you can hear them." im so happy with these tires that i might buy another set but lower profile and wider ones. man i love this car!