Best OEM tires for ES350?
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If I remember correctly, when I was looking at the brochure, prior to making our purchase, there was a note that discussed the short tire life. I dont have access to the brochure right now but I would be curious as to the cause of the premature wear. Is it a problem with certain brands of tires or is it something that effects all ES's no matter which tire is used.
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The short tire life is more from Lexus' legal department. 17" lo pro tires will not last as long as standard aspect tires. People get upset if they don't last 40K or so, and this sort of gives the service dept ammo to counteract any consumer complaints,
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Lexus actually replaced all the OEM Goodyear Eagle GA tires on my LS400 in the early '90s due to customer complaints about short treadlife. And I hadn't even complained...Lexus corp just sent a letter to me saying I could go to the dealer to have all my tires replaced for free. They must've learned their lesson from that and added the disclaimer.
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Looks like I was little off on the OEM choices for the ES350. They actually are (in order of aftermarket pricing from highest to lowest):
Toyo PXJ33
(High Performance Summer) Treadwear: 220
Michelin Energy MXV4 S8
(Grand Touring All-Season) Treadwear: 440
Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02
(Standard Touring All-Season) Treadwear: 260
I'll probably go with the Toyo PXJ33 since i'm in SoCal.
Toyo PXJ33
(High Performance Summer) Treadwear: 220
Michelin Energy MXV4 S8
(Grand Touring All-Season) Treadwear: 440
Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02
(Standard Touring All-Season) Treadwear: 260
I'll probably go with the Toyo PXJ33 since i'm in SoCal.
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tirerack.com comparison shows that;
GoodyearEagleResponsEdge is quieter than
MichelinMXV4S8 and BridgeTuranzaEL400-02. (but ToyoPXJ33 lacks data)
I am in SoCal too, and need your recommendations. Thanks.
GoodyearEagleResponsEdge is quieter than
MichelinMXV4S8 and BridgeTuranzaEL400-02. (but ToyoPXJ33 lacks data)
I am in SoCal too, and need your recommendations. Thanks.
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The main reason one would want to go w/ the "summer" tires is that they generally offer better (dry-weather) road grip than their all-season counterparts. The rubber used on the summer tires have a softer tread compound that is typically not conducive to longer tread life. That's the trade-off--exceptionally-great grip at the expensive of tread life, or decent grip but longer tread life.
Summer tires aren't really needed on the ES if you plan on driving it mostly as a commuter vehicle, since it's not as if you really need the extra grip that such tires offer when driving to/from work...
Summer tires aren't really needed on the ES if you plan on driving it mostly as a commuter vehicle, since it's not as if you really need the extra grip that such tires offer when driving to/from work...
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Looks like I was little off on the OEM choices for the ES350. They actually are (in order of aftermarket pricing from highest to lowest):
Toyo PXJ33
(High Performance Summer) Treadwear: 220
Michelin Energy MXV4 S8
(Grand Touring All-Season) Treadwear: 440
Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02
(Standard Touring All-Season) Treadwear: 260
I'll probably go with the Toyo PXJ33 since i'm in SoCal.
Toyo PXJ33
(High Performance Summer) Treadwear: 220
Michelin Energy MXV4 S8
(Grand Touring All-Season) Treadwear: 440
Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02
(Standard Touring All-Season) Treadwear: 260
I'll probably go with the Toyo PXJ33 since i'm in SoCal.
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I have an 09 with the OEM energy's...they aren't great. they are a bit noisey on the high way, I had contiprocontacts on my vw prior and they seemed quieter and the primacy's are always great. I may go with the Turenza serenity's...they come in a low rolling resistance 225 55 r17 and the primacy do not have the LRR in that size...
#25
Interesting that this is a six year old thread - - regardless, I have 25k on a second set of tires - -original Michelins lasted 33k miles . . current Michelin MXV4's have 27k on them and will easily go 35-40 . .
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The car, a new 2007 ES350 had Michelin MXV4's installed at the factory, and I replaced them
with the same type. I purchased this car in April, 2006, so I was concerned, since the tires were on my car for about 7 years.
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