Daily Driver Tire Recommendations?
03-01-2017, 08:29 AM
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Daily Driver Tire Recommendations?
Hey guys,
I'm at a current dilemma with my tire situation. My car has only gone through 3 cycles of tires.
-Pirelli Pzero Neros. They weren't that grippy but lasted a long time
-Nitto N555. They were the popular tire at the time. I had them in staggered so couldn't rotate, and I know they will have a shorter life because of that... but those tires were just bad all the way around.
-Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3. I loved these when new. I couldn't even break traction with them it seemed, and they were good in all weather. These tires were supposed to have the highest rating performance tire available. I think at the time I paid $330 each tire.
So my dilemma. I got 15,000 miles out of the Michelin, they are rated for 45,000. I had some inner wear on the front two tires that I did not notice, so those are down to the 2/32 wear bar. The rear tires are at 3/32. Michelin will only consider the fronts for warranty, but the rears will obviously need to be replaced at the same time. So first question, do I replace them all or wait until the rears are at 2/32 as well?
If I replace them all now... what tire recommendation do you guys give? I haven't tracked the car, it is a Daily Driver and I just need something that has reliable treadwear life and is going to stick when I need it to stick.
Thanks.
I'm at a current dilemma with my tire situation. My car has only gone through 3 cycles of tires.
-Pirelli Pzero Neros. They weren't that grippy but lasted a long time
-Nitto N555. They were the popular tire at the time. I had them in staggered so couldn't rotate, and I know they will have a shorter life because of that... but those tires were just bad all the way around.
-Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3. I loved these when new. I couldn't even break traction with them it seemed, and they were good in all weather. These tires were supposed to have the highest rating performance tire available. I think at the time I paid $330 each tire.
So my dilemma. I got 15,000 miles out of the Michelin, they are rated for 45,000. I had some inner wear on the front two tires that I did not notice, so those are down to the 2/32 wear bar. The rear tires are at 3/32. Michelin will only consider the fronts for warranty, but the rears will obviously need to be replaced at the same time. So first question, do I replace them all or wait until the rears are at 2/32 as well?
If I replace them all now... what tire recommendation do you guys give? I haven't tracked the car, it is a Daily Driver and I just need something that has reliable treadwear life and is going to stick when I need it to stick.
Thanks.
03-01-2017, 01:29 PM
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I can't comment on the all seasons as I've never run any others on my car except for the set that came on the car when new (P Zero's) Didn't like them.
I prefer the Nitto NT555 summer tires. Grippy and do pretty well in rain even for a summer tire.
I prefer the Nitto NT555 summer tires. Grippy and do pretty well in rain even for a summer tire.
03-01-2017, 05:03 PM
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Michelin got back to me, and it would appear that the Tire place was trying to rip me off. Based on the warranty price alone I will probably try another set of the Michelin's, but these will be the Plus version because mine are discontinued.
03-02-2017, 11:55 AM
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Why not the non-all season MPSS? You aren't subject to temperatures much below freezing.
The first set of those I got have seen ten track days (about 1200 miles), been tracked in the pouring rain, and driven 4000+ street miles. Still less than half worn and should make it to 15,000 miles even with more track time. Minus the track time, I'm expecting closer to 30,000 miles out of each of the other two sets of MPSS that I'm also using (one set being my Mustang's DD tires and the other on the Subie as my wife's "3-season" tires).
Norm
The first set of those I got have seen ten track days (about 1200 miles), been tracked in the pouring rain, and driven 4000+ street miles. Still less than half worn and should make it to 15,000 miles even with more track time. Minus the track time, I'm expecting closer to 30,000 miles out of each of the other two sets of MPSS that I'm also using (one set being my Mustang's DD tires and the other on the Subie as my wife's "3-season" tires).
Norm
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03-04-2017, 05:36 PM
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I guess mostly because I want them to last and the Super Sports have a worse treadwear rating. Are you saying the Super Sports would last longer than the A/S 3+ in the same driving conditions?
03-04-2017, 10:54 PM
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while pretty much daily driver I only do about 5-7k mls/year, oem 18" rims.
a few month ago I put a set of firestone firehawk indy 500's on and i'm quite happy with the performance, price and appearance combination.
I loved the Michelin ps a/s zp's on my c6, less variety and other considerations on runflats.
a few month ago I put a set of firestone firehawk indy 500's on and i'm quite happy with the performance, price and appearance combination.
I loved the Michelin ps a/s zp's on my c6, less variety and other considerations on runflats.
03-05-2017, 01:10 PM
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while pretty much daily driver I only do about 5-7k mls/year, oem 18" rims.
a few month ago I put a set of firestone firehawk indy 500's on and i'm quite happy with the performance, price and appearance combination.
I loved the Michelin ps a/s zp's on my c6, less variety and other considerations on runflats.
a few month ago I put a set of firestone firehawk indy 500's on and i'm quite happy with the performance, price and appearance combination.
I loved the Michelin ps a/s zp's on my c6, less variety and other considerations on runflats.
If the new A/S 3+ do not hold up to a respectable amount, then I will definitely seek something else out. I just replaced my A-Arms, Struts/Shocks, as well as basically everything in the rear. Going to get it aligned and then hopefully the car won't be an future issue, just the tires.
