I have the PZero's. The road noise issue is mainly on any all season tires as they use harder compound.

My comment about the RE980AS was from what I have read on the BMW forums and tirerack comparisons. I almost got those for my IS350 but PZero's were on sale and given our cars eat the front tires for breakfast, I picked the cheaper of the two.

 

My brother's IS200t has the Turanzas. Not that great. Contis and Michellin are good. Some like Hankook Ventus V12s, but they have a VERY soft sidewall and this is a heavy car.

 

My 2014 IS350 came with staggered 18" Bridgestone Turanza ER33 summer tires. Their performance was good but I had to replace them at 25k due to inner wall wear. I am in Houston so summer tire are OK for me. I ended up getting Conti DWS 06. I also did an alignment at the dealer and made sure that front wheels were set at zero toe to eliminate inner wall wear. Based on some reading, the cars come from factory with some toe-in for better handling. The tow-in or zero toe are all within factory alignment range.

DWS, combined with zero toe, felt a bit different initially before getting used to it. Can't tell for sure if the tires or the alignment was the culprit. The car felt a bit softer and handling was a slightly worse. Anyhow, got used to it soon after. I put 20k miles on the Contis so far and the wear has been uniform with plenty of life remaining.

 

So the DWS06 are all-seasons. So they are harder compound. I noticed when I switched from summer to all-seasons that the steering wheel became lighter as the tires are not so sticky anymore. As for the tire wear, you are lucky you got 25K miles on the stocks. Mine were done at 10K.
Regarding setting the toe to zero, I dont think it will eliminate the front inner tire wear. The problem is the lower control arm bushing which is a soft rubber from the factory. And everytime you break or turn, the rubber flexes leading to the tires toe-out and inner tire wear. You can see a ton of videos on this on youtube. Also you can read about the RR racing LCA bushes for our cars which is meant to control the toe out under braking and turns. The reason the tire wear is controlled in your case now is that the tires are all-seasons which dont wear out so fast.

 

Not exactly. I had the stock Turanza EL400-002 all-season tires, and I experienced the inner wear. Service department pointed it out at 17,000 miles. They gave me additional toe-in in order to help fight the toe out under braking. With this, I also put a bit more air in the front tires. It seemed to work. I checked my tires at about 20,000 and it seemed like the inner wear was no worse relative to the outer wear.

So I do think toe makes a difference, but I wouldn't just change it. It should be 0 under most conditions. I think for me it makes sense since I don't drive at highway speeds all that often.

 

 

I am also in the need of new tires. All season.
my car came with a Bridgestone Turanza EL400 - 02

I'm just curious... Are these tires not good? Any particular reason why I should go with a different brand?

I live in Illinois

 

The Turanzas have been widely criticized for their low treadwear and mediocre wet/snow grip. For instance, check the reviews here: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...ke=Bridgestone

For what it's worth I think the IS performs reasonably well with the tires, but the low treadwear rating of 260 remains an issue.

 

From the sounds of it I have to look at the Conti DWS for tread wear and quiet ride or the Michelin for handling and superior performance in winter. Tough choices.

Thanks everyone for your feedback

 

I just pulled the trigger on the BFGoodrich G-Force Comp-2 A/S. Turns out the inner wear was getting pretty bad on the fronts again, but I decided to just go ahead and replace all four. Will let you guys know how they are!

 

i have the comp 2 a/s for a few years now. you'll notice right off the bat, shorter stopping distance and they stick like glue in turns. DWS are better in the snow but they don't handle well and steering feel is numb.

 

 

Well, like I said, my fronts were gone on the inside in just under 22k miles. They were down to 2/32", but the rears still had 6/32". 9k sounds a lot worse than I would expect, but it's not uncommon for inner tire wear to become an issue in the 3IS.

 

 

Try YOKOHAMA brand and see !