OE 18" Bridgestone Tire Life
05-13-14, 10:04 AM
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OE 18" Bridgestone Tire Life
Quick survey. How many miles are you getting out of your original OE tires? I have a '13 model with the 18" Bridgestone tires. I have put 20K miles on them and I am down to 5/16 tread left. I estimate I'll have to replace them at 25K.
05-13-14, 10:18 AM
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I wish mine would wear out quicker. I can't wait to replace them. I have almost 15k miles and tread depth is still very sufficient.
05-13-14, 11:41 AM
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Me too. Mine seem to be getting noisier after just over 11K. Still plenty of tread left though.
05-13-14, 01:23 PM
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05-13-14, 08:33 PM
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I'm at 23k miles. These tire can probably last up to 50k with no problem depending on condition , I'll probably squeeze as much life I can before I reach the wear bars before replacing to performance tire. I dislike the wheel spin and tire squealing that I get with my heavy foot
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05-14-14, 03:44 AM
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haha.... I hear ya.... feel the same way here. These tires came on my new avalon a few years back and I was lucky enough to replace ( uh, I mean they only lasted ) them at about 30K... went with a new set of Michelin's back then.. Plan to do the same thing with the ES when the time comes... but I"m still only at 4K miles...
05-14-14, 03:30 PM
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Lexus Champion
Funny thing to me putting 18" wheels and tires on a luxury car vs the standard 17" wheels and tires? Compromise ride and tire wear. I suggest you buy 17" wheels and a set of Michelin's you will enjoy the longer/better tire wear and improved ride quality.
05-15-14, 08:49 AM
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In my opinion, the 17" wheels are ugly and don't come close to filling up the wheel well. They make the car look more like a fancy Camry. Although you compromise some of the ride quality, the 18" wheels look so much better.
05-15-14, 02:08 PM
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Lexus Champion
You might not be aware of this but they both "fill the wheel well the same" the 17's with more rubber the 18's with more wheel. That's why the 17's give you the better luxury ride and better tire wear, which I think is what you have been complaining about. The ES is about as far from a sports sedan as you can get, so no benefit from 18's. I can see 18-19's on a GS but the GS is a sports sedan.
05-15-14, 03:29 PM
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It must be a case of beauty being in the eye of the beholder. I suspect that, for many in the the demographic group of the more typical ES buyer, the 17 inch wheels with the higher profile tires have a more appealing look on a vehicle like the ES, and the 18 inch wheels with lower profile tires appear out of place on a vehicle like the ES and look like a mod that a 17 year old might have foolishly made on what had been a very nice looking vehicle. Perhaps, the reason might be that some of us can remember a time not that many years ago when tires with a sidewall height of 75 was the norm on passenger cars, and even tires with a sidewall height of 55, such as on the ES with 17 inch wheels, were considered to be extremely low profile tires.
05-15-14, 05:22 PM
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That is correct. The 17 inch wheels with higher profile tires end up having virtually identical diameter and circumference as the 18 inch wheels with lower profile tires. If that were not the case, switching from one size wheel to the other would also require making changes with speedometer and odometer.
It must be a case of beauty being in the eye of the beholder. I suspect that, for many in the the demographic group of the more typical ES buyer, the 17 inch wheels with the higher profile tires have a more appealing look on a vehicle like the ES, and the 18 inch wheels with lower profile tires appear out of place on a vehicle like the ES and look like a mod that a 17 year old might have foolishly made on what had been a very nice looking vehicle. Perhaps, the reason might be that some of us can remember a time not that many years ago when tires with a sidewall height of 75 was the norm on passenger cars, and even tires with a sidewall height of 55, such as on the ES with 17 inch wheels, were considered to be extremely low profile tires.
It must be a case of beauty being in the eye of the beholder. I suspect that, for many in the the demographic group of the more typical ES buyer, the 17 inch wheels with the higher profile tires have a more appealing look on a vehicle like the ES, and the 18 inch wheels with lower profile tires appear out of place on a vehicle like the ES and look like a mod that a 17 year old might have foolishly made on what had been a very nice looking vehicle. Perhaps, the reason might be that some of us can remember a time not that many years ago when tires with a sidewall height of 75 was the norm on passenger cars, and even tires with a sidewall height of 55, such as on the ES with 17 inch wheels, were considered to be extremely low profile tires.
. That said, I think Lexus and many of manufacturers put larger wheels and lower profiles on their higher level cars, or as options. Yep, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
05-15-14, 06:11 PM
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That is correct. The 17 inch wheels with higher profile tires end up having virtually identical diameter and circumference as the 18 inch wheels with lower profile tires. If that were not the case, switching from one size wheel to the other would also require making changes with speedometer and odometer.
It must be a case of beauty being in the eye of the beholder. I suspect that, for many in the the demographic group of the more typical ES buyer, the 17 inch wheels with the higher profile tires have a more appealing look on a vehicle like the ES, and the 18 inch wheels with lower profile tires appear out of place on a vehicle like the ES and look like a mod that a 17 year old might have foolishly made on what had been a very nice looking vehicle. Perhaps, the reason might be that some of us can remember a time not that many years ago when tires with a sidewall height of 75 was the norm on passenger cars, and even tires with a sidewall height of 55, such as on the ES with 17 inch wheels, were considered to be extremely low profile tires.
It must be a case of beauty being in the eye of the beholder. I suspect that, for many in the the demographic group of the more typical ES buyer, the 17 inch wheels with the higher profile tires have a more appealing look on a vehicle like the ES, and the 18 inch wheels with lower profile tires appear out of place on a vehicle like the ES and look like a mod that a 17 year old might have foolishly made on what had been a very nice looking vehicle. Perhaps, the reason might be that some of us can remember a time not that many years ago when tires with a sidewall height of 75 was the norm on passenger cars, and even tires with a sidewall height of 55, such as on the ES with 17 inch wheels, were considered to be extremely low profile tires.
. My LX runs 18's but they are 33" with 275/70/18 tires. I remember when all they had were bias ply tires 
I think it is funny when I was at the Sema show this last year in Vegas, they had 24 inch wheels with rubber band size tires on huge SUV's. Had to ride like your on the rims and wear out the band aid tires in a few thousand miles. These kids do crazy things for fashion 
Last edited by Max707; 05-16-14 at 08:36 AM.