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Old 11-11-05, 07:38 AM
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Any thoughts on good tires for the next set on my 350. I have the 18's and imagine that the factory set wont last long. I'm about even in priorities between noise and traction, since other than straight-line, I don't corner too hard.
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i love my toyo t1-rs so far. have about 5k on them, so far so good.
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Toyos have always been good, the t1-rs or the proxies which seem to be the favs of a lot of people. I have dunlops on my car right now that I am happy with. They are noisy as all which is the one thing I would change but the over all performance of them is good. BFG KDWs are pretty good, so I've heard. I would just search around and see what people are using and see which ones suit you best. Good luck.
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I had Michelin Pilot Sport tires on my M3 for the past 11 years, and like them a lot. Very stable wet or dry. Good "summer" tire, which is all I need in L.A.

When the Dunlops go on my IS350, I'll probably replace them with the Michelins.
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If you want all-season, go with Pirelli PZero Nero M&S.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...jsp?type=UHPAS
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Tire Choices are as Follows

1. Eagle F1 GS D3
2. Yoko AD-07
3 Pirelli P-Zero Rosso

Check out Nov Issue of EuroTuner
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Anyone know how long do these tires last?
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Originally Posted by jeffyee123
Anyone know how long do these tires last?
Which tires?
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Any Z rated tire will have a Tread Rating of 200 to 350AA at best. If you want longer lasting tires thing about about a V or S rated tire. There is alot of great options in that catagory but remember you are giving up some performance for tread wear.

For this reason alot of people use some of the not so popular brands that are Z rated that have a low cost ratio. For example Falken, Continental ContiExtremeContact, and etc.

Just start searching on tirerack and discouttire what is the cheapest High Performance all season tire.


If your car is a IS350 just consider changing your rears 2 .5 times per every front set so get something gives a cheap rear tire replacement.
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if i were to get a 2nd set of tires right now which have a balance of performance, softness, & cost effectiveness.. it would be either falken or hankook tires.
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Avon. quiet and handle great.
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Originally Posted by gstois
Any thoughts on good tires for the next set on my 350. I have the 18's and imagine that the factory set wont last long. I'm about even in priorities between noise and traction, since other than straight-line, I don't corner too hard.
If you want good traction in inclement weather and good traction in the summer. Opt for a Ultra High Performance Tire (all-season) like the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S (not to be confused with the regular summer-only Michelin Pilot) or the Pirelli P-Zero Nero M&S (not the P-Zero Nero summer only). Make sure they have a high treadwear rating of 400 or above and you'll be okay. These tires are a bit pricey but they handle well in all types of conditions. I have used both sets and I drive high mileage (33k miles a year).

Both of these tires are highly ranked by Tire Rack.
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Default car and driver tire review

see link for car and dirver review/

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....ticle_id=10252
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Originally Posted by SGT
If you want all-season, go with Pirelli PZero Nero M&S.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...jsp?type=UHPAS
Great tires, but I don't think they have them in the 255/40/18's?
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Originally Posted by ES3
Great tires, but I don't think they have them in the 255/40/18's?
Not sure if other places have them, but Tire Rack sure doesn't have them in that size.
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