JochenHeiden

I have 27000 miles on my Pirelli Pzero P235/50 ZR 18 97W tires on my Mustang GT. The dealership told me they are almost down to minimum tread wear and the right front is also cupping/feathering which is causing quite a racket on the freeway. I am very disappointed in these Pirellis. On my 2007 V6 the Pirellis lasted over 50000 miles without a problem.

So now my dilema is I need new tired but I don't know anything about them. I want a good durable set but I don't want to sacrafice ride quality or handling. I went to Pep Boys to get an idea of what's out there. They currently have a sale for Hankook V4 performance tires but I know nothing about them.

Also, Ford told me to get an alignment. Do I really need it? The car tracks dead straight with the steering wheel centered and has no tendency to drift either side, and the steering feels relatively tight still. What could need aligning?

So, what tires do you all recommend that closely mimic Pirelli's handling qualities? I thank you for helping this rookie tire purchaser!

ShaneM

nitto 555's a a favorite when it comes time to upgrade. much stickier than the pirellis and handle better. if your tires wore unevenly you need the alignment.

danzcool

It may track fine, but the irregular tire wear would indicate something out of alignment.

Nuke

Certainly you need to resolve the issue causing the wear and an alignment would be my guess. Unless you have a bad suspension component or defective wheel, which I doubt at only 27000 miles, that would leave alignment.

I recommend going on the tirerack website and researching tires there.

supersnake67

Toyo proxes 4 I love those tires !! 18's are very pricey so I would do some online shopping to see if you can find a deal . Alignments should be done once a year or every 15 thousand miles and if there is any wierd wear patterns you should have an alignment done.