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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Tires are the ONLY contact the car has with the ground, and they do all the steering, turning, and most important, braking. With a car with no ABS, I want the grippiest tire possible in all conditions that will allow me to make a 12 hour drive on the highway in the middle of hot summer, or in the riving rain. Autocross gummies are just not safe on a highway trip in the rain so those are out for me.

The softest, highest grip tires that you can manage are likely to give you the most grip, dry and wet. The limitation is that if those tires also have minimal tread and are more likely to hydroplane. Obviously, if you drive in rain/very wet conditions, resistance to hydroplaning has got to be a factor that you take into account.