today.. i drove calaveras felter sierra again and i went too fast around the corners and rsult of this run ended with my tires from 55% treads to like less than 30. i need new front tires soon... and knowing hte is350, these arent cheap.. anyone know where to get cheap tires? oem fronts?

 

I know of alot of places. The OEM equipment tire for the IS is the Bridgestone RE050 which handles real nice but has a pretty low tread wear rating which can cause the tire to wear sooner than expected. These tires can be pretty costly depending on which RE050 you get. Look around Tires.com or TireRack.com to get an idea of just how much they will be and who might have them available. If you still havent found a good place then you can shoot me a PM and I'll help you out.

 

my stock is350 wheels have dunlops..........?

 

Yeah, there's been 3 sets of stock tires for the IS. I think this is how it goes... 2006 Dunlops. Early 2007's, Bridgestone Potenza. Late 2007, Bridgestone Turanza.

What's weird about the Turanza is that it's more classified as a touring tire, yet it has the same pathetic 140 treadlife rating as the Potenza. I don't know much about tires, but unless it's much more quiet/smooth, I don't see why they sacrificed top end performance without getting more life out of the tire.

 

Yeah you are way better off putting on some Pirelli P-Zero Neros as a comparable, confortable tire with a much higher tread wear rating.