Life of tires < 15k?
05-01-12, 08:50 AM
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Life of tires < 15k?
I noticed my car has a sticker that says the car is equipped with "performance" tires that could last less than 15k miles depending on driving, I have the '12 IS250 with F-Sport package, 18" wheels, can anyone tell me if that was the case for your car? So I have an idea? Did you get far less than 15k? or just about 15k miles before replacing them?
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05-01-12, 09:15 AM
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It's more of a disclaimer. It depends on a lot of things. Are you on the stock Bridgestone summer tires, like the ER33? If it is, it won't last that long with the rating they have.
One thing is that you may want to get your car sent to a dedicated alignemnt shop which can aligned properly and correct any geometry issues because it could be right off from the get go, which is good amount of cases, they are which can cause unusual tire wear.
One thing is that you may want to get your car sent to a dedicated alignemnt shop which can aligned properly and correct any geometry issues because it could be right off from the get go, which is good amount of cases, they are which can cause unusual tire wear.
Last edited by Sango; 05-01-12 at 09:40 AM.
05-01-12, 11:48 AM
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Due to the factory alignment spec's TOLERANCES you may have excessive inner edge wear on the front tires only. My 07 IS350 had exposed steel belts on the inner edges by 18'K miles with 6/32s of tread left on the rest of the tires. If you take your car to a alignment tech qualified to set the front toe at a compromise between oe spec & even tire wear you should be able to get acceptable tire life. 
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05-01-12, 02:11 PM
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I got 40k out of my stock Bridgestone Potenza 050's...mostly highway.
I got 57k from my Continental DWS's...mostly highway. fronts still had 10k left, rears were bald...failed inspection
picking up my car tonight...just had Bridgestone RE760's put on, hoping to get another 40k out of those.
its all about how you drive....
I got 57k from my Continental DWS's...mostly highway. fronts still had 10k left, rears were bald...failed inspection
picking up my car tonight...just had Bridgestone RE760's put on, hoping to get another 40k out of those.
its all about how you drive....
05-01-12, 02:23 PM
#9
When I purchased my "06 350 in April '11, it still had the OE tires on it with 31k miles on the clock. AND, if the front inner tire wear wasn't as bad the tires could have been drivable for another 5k is my guess. Helps having the car previously owned by a female driver with a white-haired dog. LOL!
05-01-12, 03:01 PM
#11
It's a combination of 3 things:
The tire- Most of the "died in crazy short miles" stories are about the ER33 Turanzas, not the Potenza 50s... Lexus used more than one OEM tire on the 2IS.
The alignment- the stock factory alignment allows for too much toe out, and leads to front inner tire wear. Find a competent alignment shop and they can fix that.
The inflation- Stock inflation is a bit low IMHO (and that of my alignment/tire expert guy)- he recommends 40 psi rear, 38 front.
Driving style matters for overall tire life- folks doing burnouts will be replacing their rears a lot for example- but for the front inner tire wear issue, unless you're driving it REALLY hard in a very specific way, look to the 3 items above as causes.
The tire- Most of the "died in crazy short miles" stories are about the ER33 Turanzas, not the Potenza 50s... Lexus used more than one OEM tire on the 2IS.
The alignment- the stock factory alignment allows for too much toe out, and leads to front inner tire wear. Find a competent alignment shop and they can fix that.
The inflation- Stock inflation is a bit low IMHO (and that of my alignment/tire expert guy)- he recommends 40 psi rear, 38 front.
Driving style matters for overall tire life- folks doing burnouts will be replacing their rears a lot for example- but for the front inner tire wear issue, unless you're driving it REALLY hard in a very specific way, look to the 3 items above as causes.
05-01-12, 03:33 PM
#12
To add on top of Kurtz about alignment.
Find a shop which can adjust the geometry of the car which can also correct the cambers to even them out. An experienced competent shop should be able to do this. Also their equipment they have should be good such that it will be able to adjust in the hundredths which is shown in the report. If you see tenths... not precise enough.
Find a shop which can adjust the geometry of the car which can also correct the cambers to even them out. An experienced competent shop should be able to do this. Also their equipment they have should be good such that it will be able to adjust in the hundredths which is shown in the report. If you see tenths... not precise enough.
05-01-12, 03:58 PM
#13
It's a combination of 3 things:
The tire- Most of the "died in crazy short miles" stories are about the ER33 Turanzas, not the Potenza 50s... Lexus used more than one OEM tire on the 2IS.
The alignment- the stock factory alignment allows for too much toe out, and leads to front inner tire wear. Find a competent alignment shop and they can fix that.
The inflation- Stock inflation is a bit low IMHO (and that of my alignment/tire expert guy)- he recommends 40 psi rear, 38 front.
Driving style matters for overall tire life- folks doing burnouts will be replacing their rears a lot for example- but for the front inner tire wear issue, unless you're driving it REALLY hard in a very specific way, look to the 3 items above as causes.
The tire- Most of the "died in crazy short miles" stories are about the ER33 Turanzas, not the Potenza 50s... Lexus used more than one OEM tire on the 2IS.
The alignment- the stock factory alignment allows for too much toe out, and leads to front inner tire wear. Find a competent alignment shop and they can fix that.
The inflation- Stock inflation is a bit low IMHO (and that of my alignment/tire expert guy)- he recommends 40 psi rear, 38 front.
Driving style matters for overall tire life- folks doing burnouts will be replacing their rears a lot for example- but for the front inner tire wear issue, unless you're driving it REALLY hard in a very specific way, look to the 3 items above as causes.
05-01-12, 04:24 PM
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I agree except for the inflation psi. My tire expert says the psi is dependant on the loads placed on the tire, so unless you carry your gold bar stash in the trunk the front tires should have more psi if the engine is in the front. If the front tires are much smaller than the rears the psi diff will be even greater. I recommend 40 psi front & 35psi rear for 225/40/18 & 255/40/18