Affordable, budget conscious tire options for the LS460
07-24-20, 11:03 AM
#16
Thanks for the responses guys.
I am leery of the close out P Zero Nero tires at Tirerack because they are 2015 production. I don’t put many miles on my car and therefore I would end up with dry rotted tires in a couple years with lots of tread remaining. The other thing is that it gets really cold and snowy in my area in winter and I won’t get snow tires so I need all seasons that are truly all season, not a tarted up summer performance tire.
I am leery of the close out P Zero Nero tires at Tirerack because they are 2015 production. I don’t put many miles on my car and therefore I would end up with dry rotted tires in a couple years with lots of tread remaining. The other thing is that it gets really cold and snowy in my area in winter and I won’t get snow tires so I need all seasons that are truly all season, not a tarted up summer performance tire.
07-24-20, 11:52 AM
#17
Thanks for the responses guys.
I am leery of the close out P Zero Nero tires at Tirerack because they are 2015 production. I don’t put many miles on my car and therefore I would end up with dry rotted tires in a couple years with lots of tread remaining. The other thing is that it gets really cold and snowy in my area in winter and I won’t get snow tires so I need all seasons that are truly all season, not a tarted up summer performance tire.
I am leery of the close out P Zero Nero tires at Tirerack because they are 2015 production. I don’t put many miles on my car and therefore I would end up with dry rotted tires in a couple years with lots of tread remaining. The other thing is that it gets really cold and snowy in my area in winter and I won’t get snow tires so I need all seasons that are truly all season, not a tarted up summer performance tire.
07-24-20, 12:12 PM
#18
Anybody have experience running affordable tires on their LS460?
Walmart has Achilles ATR Sport 2 tires for $67 each
(Indonesian brand, probably made in Indonesia?)
Amazon has Milestar MS932 tires for $70 each (Taiwan brand, unknown actual country of manufacture)
Walmart has Lexani LXUHP-207 tires for $75 each
(South Korean brand, probably made in South Korea)
There are other cheap tire brands but their brand names sound super sketchy.
Im stuck in analysis paralysis between these choices. The Milestar tires seem really promising with great reviews, all of them seeming to uniformly praise the tires smoothness, ride comfort, quietness and long tread life.
I want tires that are affordable but yet will also outperform the tires on my car. My rear tires are currently Michelin Pilot MXMV4 from 2015 and the fronts are Michelin Premier LTX from 2017. The rear tires are glass-smooth in the middle tread and the fronts have about 2mm tread remaining in the middle. The car came with the tires like this, I’ve only put about 7000 miles on it in the two years I’ve owned it.
I don’t want the car fishtailing around again this winter and think it is overdue for some excellent yet affordable tires. Any thoughts? Thanks!
Walmart has Achilles ATR Sport 2 tires for $67 each
(Indonesian brand, probably made in Indonesia?)
Amazon has Milestar MS932 tires for $70 each (Taiwan brand, unknown actual country of manufacture)
Walmart has Lexani LXUHP-207 tires for $75 each
(South Korean brand, probably made in South Korea)
There are other cheap tire brands but their brand names sound super sketchy.
Im stuck in analysis paralysis between these choices. The Milestar tires seem really promising with great reviews, all of them seeming to uniformly praise the tires smoothness, ride comfort, quietness and long tread life.
I want tires that are affordable but yet will also outperform the tires on my car. My rear tires are currently Michelin Pilot MXMV4 from 2015 and the fronts are Michelin Premier LTX from 2017. The rear tires are glass-smooth in the middle tread and the fronts have about 2mm tread remaining in the middle. The car came with the tires like this, I’ve only put about 7000 miles on it in the two years I’ve owned it.
I don’t want the car fishtailing around again this winter and think it is overdue for some excellent yet affordable tires. Any thoughts? Thanks!
07-24-20, 12:22 PM
#19
Lexus Champion
Thanks for the responses guys.
I am leery of the close out P Zero Nero tires at Tirerack because they are 2015 production. I don’t put many miles on my car and therefore I would end up with dry rotted tires in a couple years with lots of tread remaining. The other thing is that it gets really cold and snowy in my area in winter and I won’t get snow tires so I need all seasons that are truly all season, not a tarted up summer performance tire.
I am leery of the close out P Zero Nero tires at Tirerack because they are 2015 production. I don’t put many miles on my car and therefore I would end up with dry rotted tires in a couple years with lots of tread remaining. The other thing is that it gets really cold and snowy in my area in winter and I won’t get snow tires so I need all seasons that are truly all season, not a tarted up summer performance tire.
07-24-20, 03:06 PM
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07-24-20, 03:08 PM
#22
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Fantastic information. Thanks a lot. Michelin has Crossclimate2 coming out for $218 each, sometime next month. I was intrigued. But looking at that tread pattern, I just imagined it sounding like a DieselBro's 33" tires on the open road. The tread pattern looks like something from the 90s!
07-24-20, 03:10 PM
#23
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The dealer who sold me my AWD LS put the cheap Achilles on the car. They were ok in perfect weather. if there was rain, they sucked. When the first snow of that season hit, the car was like a Cow on Ice. I went with Michelin premier LTX SL tires when I blew one of the Achilles out over that summer and the ride was night and day. Cannot say how well they handle in the snow yet, We did not have a snowfall that is significant enough to make a good comparison this past winter.
07-24-20, 03:11 PM
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07-24-20, 03:12 PM
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07-24-20, 03:32 PM
#26
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That's not telling at all, the crossclimate 2 specifically calls out improvements to noise.....I can't imagine why lol!
Doesn't look like the tread will be as effective for dry handling to me unless they altered the compound. To much siping for my tastes but I'll give them a go anyway since I'm having such a good time with the +s
Great turn in and bite even with the isolation of a 430 compared to primacys and better lateral grip as well as a very telegraphed break away point and easy to control rotation through a corner
Doesn't look like the tread will be as effective for dry handling to me unless they altered the compound. To much siping for my tastes but I'll give them a go anyway since I'm having such a good time with the +s
Great turn in and bite even with the isolation of a 430 compared to primacys and better lateral grip as well as a very telegraphed break away point and easy to control rotation through a corner
Last edited by Striker223; 07-24-20 at 03:37 PM.
07-24-20, 04:20 PM
#27
I just got a new set of Continental Pure Contact and I love them. My new acquired LS460 got Michelin AS3 and they are down to 4/32 when I got it. Paid $800 with promo and cash back from Discount Tire 2 weeks ago.
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07-24-20, 04:25 PM
#28
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Thanks for the responses guys.
I am leery of the close out P Zero Nero tires at Tirerack because they are 2015 production. I don’t put many miles on my car and therefore I would end up with dry rotted tires in a couple years with lots of tread remaining. The other thing is that it gets really cold and snowy in my area in winter and I won’t get snow tires so I need all seasons that are truly all season, not a tarted up summer performance tire.
I am leery of the close out P Zero Nero tires at Tirerack because they are 2015 production. I don’t put many miles on my car and therefore I would end up with dry rotted tires in a couple years with lots of tread remaining. The other thing is that it gets really cold and snowy in my area in winter and I won’t get snow tires so I need all seasons that are truly all season, not a tarted up summer performance tire.
all the more reason why you don’t want cheap tires
07-24-20, 05:33 PM
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