GaryP123

I read and read and read but nothing close to what I was looking for!!! I'm in need of tires and I just ordered some Michilin Pilot a/s 3!!! 2013 Lexus gs f sport RWD


This is he problem. I ordered 245/40/19 front and 265/35/19 rear. Will this work???? Tire guy told me it would and with the odd size this was the easiest choice. My big concern is, will my car look funny??? The front look to be taller then the rears!!!!! I don't want my car sitting up high in the front! If anyone has pics or an opinion on how this would look PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
As you can see my fear is the 245/40/19 look taller!!!
Thank you!!!

Boomin

Lol you'll be fine

xRYD3Rx

OEM stock fitment is 235 front and 265 rear

shurik74

iTrader: (5)

These are quiet and soft tires... I see you live in TX, summer tires would be better choice, just my 2c

GaryP123

I know the fitment is 235-40-19 in front, but I wanted a a/S tire that would last longer then the summer tire.

sarmyth

You don't want to do that, you really want them to be the same height for the abs/stability control programming.

Grab a 275 in the rear and you'll be ok. Do a Google search for miata tire size calculator and you'll be able to enter the tire sizes and see the differences in height and width.

Right now i run 245/40 and 275/35 to get better tire selection on stock fsport rims and suspension without issue.

GaryP123

I can't find a matching set is the problem. All the micheline super sports are out of stock nationwide. Called every where. Not able to get nothing that matches. My big concern is visually. Will it be noticeable that my car is taller up front?

shurik74

iTrader: (5)

Personally I didn't like Micheline Super Sport, very hard on the road but super sticky... replaced mines with Hankook Ventus V12, much better IMHO

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....entus+V12+evo2

ItzFilyO

Yea that doesn't look right, higher in the front.. u'll be like this:



At least plus size the rears too so u'll look like this which is better:

bclexus

Original Front: 235/40 x 19 = 82.94" Circumference / Pi = 26.4" Diameter

New Front: 245/40 x 19 = 83.93" Circumference / Pi = 26.7" Diameter (.3" or ~1/3" Taller than Original Tire)

* Original Rear 265/35 x 19 - 82.63" Circumference / Pi = 26.3" Diameter

Most new tires have a tread depth of ~10/32" .or .3125" (Adding .625" or 5/8" to the height of a tire)

The 245/40 x 19 tires will visually look about the same as it would when replacing worn-out tires with a new set, which adds ~5/8" total height (10/32" x 2) to the tire.

Note: Comparing your new fronts tires to the new rear tires (because you have a picture of them next to each other). * Your new 245/40 x 19 front tires should be ~.4" or ~13/32" taller than the rear tires.
Note: 'If' you were to compare a new set of OE front tire and rear tires the OE front tires would be slightly larger (.1") than the OE rear tires.

inramana

Also interested- really wanna confirm that the upsized tires work properly and do not ruin anything on the GS, I do not wanna spend 1k+ on tires and then find that it breaks something.

The tires I am interested in getting are the AS/3 in 245/40/19 front and 275/35/19 rear

GaryP123

So basically, the car should visually look the same? So good to mount these suckers on?

bclexus

Gary, in my opinion your car won't look any different than if you pulled old OE tires with bare tread and put on new OE tires, which would increase the tire height by 5/8 (10/32" x 2)". Your new tire choice has only a slightly larger diameter compared to the OE tire size. The larger tire will 'slightly' fill the wheel gap a tiny bit more - by half the diameter's increased size (from hub center-line to outer tread), or by slightly over 1/8". As you can see - we are only talking about a very small fraction of an inch.

You would never be able to see with certainty such a tiny fraction of an inch. It is not a tire choice that Lexus or any tire dealer (e.g. Discount Tire, Tire Rack) suggests. So, I cannot speak for anything other than comparing the circumference, or diameter or height of the OE tire size versus your new tire choice.

Hope that helps.

ral2531

GaryP123 is lucky just to find Pilot A/S 3. I couldn't find any for my base 2013 GS (18" wheels).

I ended up with Pilot Super Sport (which I was able to get in 235/45R18). At first these seemed like a great compromise of soft/firm, but after some break-in I'm still not happy. They have a bouncy quality, and I still feel every slight bump in the road (as noted by Shurik74 above).

I think I'd rather choose between maximum comfort (e.g. Michelin Primacy MXM4) or precise road feel & handling (e.g. OEM Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050); instead of some strange combination of the two extremes.

bclexus

I saw a fellow the other day at the gas station with a GS 350 that had a set of Falken Pro G4 All Season tires priced at only $96.00 per tire...and he loves them. They are A · A · V Rated with a 65k Warranty. He had about 10k miles on them and said they were as good, or better, than Michelin. I didn't even know you could buy that size tire for less than $100 each!