How much tread life for OEM tires?
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Originally Posted by blnewt
The Falken 912s get decent reviews for a performance All-season
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/tir...%2FPerformance
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/tir...%2FPerformance
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I'm at 18k on the RS-A's and they are really starting to have issues handling wet pavement. I will probably switch over to Yokohama Advan S4's or Pirelli PNero Zero M+S's for my next tire, maybe even before this winter so I have good traction in the snow. I have also looked at the Goodyear Eagle F1 All-Season but they don't make it in 225/55/17 (OEM) size, is there another size I could get that wouldn't compromise handling or speedometer reading?
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I gave up on the RS-A's and switched over to Yokohama Advan s4's. Bought them from Discount Tire Direct's eBay store for $700 shipped ($175 per tire) and then used the Live 30% cash back promotion to get $210 off for a total cost of only $490 ($122.50 per tire). Got them installed using a TireRack preferred installer, with roadforce balancing, and they only charged me $60. Total cost of tires plus install came to $550.
It's like I'm driving a whole new car with these tires!
It's like I'm driving a whole new car with these tires!
Last edited by FuzzyNips; 10-11-2008 at 04:27 PM.
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Like everyone else, the OEM Bridgestone RE050A didn't last long. The rears went by 20K miles and were replaced with about 1/32 of tread remaining. The fronts were replaced at 25K miles and had about 3/32 tread and a lot of shoulder wear.
I went with the Bridgestone RE760 Sports 245/45/18 on all four corners. The Potenza 760 has an improved treadwear rating of 340 compared to the RE050A's 140 treadwear. I now have the same size 18"x8.5" 50mm offset OEM sport wheels on all four corners as well. The car seems to have a little less understeer now with the wider tires on the front.
With the improved treadwear and the ability to rotate the tires every 5K miles I'm hoping for 40K mi out of these Potenza RE760 Sports.
I went with the Bridgestone RE760 Sports 245/45/18 on all four corners. The Potenza 760 has an improved treadwear rating of 340 compared to the RE050A's 140 treadwear. I now have the same size 18"x8.5" 50mm offset OEM sport wheels on all four corners as well. The car seems to have a little less understeer now with the wider tires on the front.
With the improved treadwear and the ability to rotate the tires every 5K miles I'm hoping for 40K mi out of these Potenza RE760 Sports.