Which OEM tires did your IS come with?
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It's my understanding that some of the earlier IS's came from the factory with Dunlops, which may have contributed to the alignment issue. I picked up my IS350 on 6/26, and it came with Bridgestone RE050's. Are the newer IS's now equipped with these tires, or did my Lexus dealer swap them out for me?
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IS250 AWD: 17" Dunlop SP5000 A/S. No alignment issues. No vibration issues. (fingers crossed).
(Thread-jack not intended)My wish list is that the awd buyer have the option of choosing 18" w/summer rubber. That way its so much easier to go out and buy a second dedicated set of 17" wheels with snows installed. As it is now, I have the worst of all worlds. A set of tires that are not really great in the spring, summer, winter, or fall. The are just very average year round shoes. Since we pay for 18" wheels in the Lux package I think those w/lux option are getting the short end of the stick (or the long end depending on how you look at it).
BTW, there is no price difference/discount for the lux package w/17" wheels. Cheap a$$ ba$tar&s.
(Thread-jack not intended)My wish list is that the awd buyer have the option of choosing 18" w/summer rubber. That way its so much easier to go out and buy a second dedicated set of 17" wheels with snows installed. As it is now, I have the worst of all worlds. A set of tires that are not really great in the spring, summer, winter, or fall. The are just very average year round shoes. Since we pay for 18" wheels in the Lux package I think those w/lux option are getting the short end of the stick (or the long end depending on how you look at it).
BTW, there is no price difference/discount for the lux package w/17" wheels. Cheap a$$ ba$tar&s.
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Originally Posted by Bichon
Mine, delivered the first week of December, came with Dunlop Sport Maxx tires. I've not had any alignment issues.
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I'm curious as to why my car came with the Bridgestone RE050's when it seems like other people who got their cars last week has Dunlop's. Is it an east coast/west coast allocation issue? I know it's not a big deal to some, but I just wonder if the dealer discovered that my car had alignment problems while performing their pre-delivery inspection, and switched the tires for me. If true, what if the alignment problem rears its ugly head again?!
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Originally Posted by Belmont
I have Dunlops as well.
Are the tires on your car a better or worse tire? I'm fairly certain they're only shipping with Dunlops.
Are the tires on your car a better or worse tire? I'm fairly certain they're only shipping with Dunlops.
I'm probably just being paranoid, but if there was a problem with my car that required the dealer to swap the tires, or make any camber/castor adjustments, I would like to know about it. If I'm going to drop $44K OTD for a new car, I don't want a car that had problems off the docks.
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not sure what you're reading The Law, but dunlop sport maxx are some of the best tires you can get for max performance summer tires. only real competition they have is michilen pilot sport ps/2
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Originally Posted by The Law
I'm probably just being paranoid, but if there was a problem with my car that required the dealer to swap the tires, or make any camber/castor adjustments, I would like to know about it. If I'm going to drop $44K OTD for a new car, I don't want a car that had problems off the docks.
I think it's probably more of a supply issue. Dunlop probably ran out of stock of the Maxx since it's become very highly rated and they went to another manufacturer.
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Originally Posted by uschardcor
not sure what you're reading The Law, but dunlop sport maxx are some of the best tires you can get for max performance summer tires. only real competition they have is michilen pilot sport ps/2
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires...y_f1_gs_ds.pdf
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Mine came with the Bridgestone RE050's on my stock 18' rims. I really don't mind them too much due to the fact that I had them on my S2000 before I sold it. Performance wise it's a good tire, may not be the best but it does the job.
BTW I'm on the west coast if that makes a difference.
BTW I'm on the west coast if that makes a difference.