chuckGS350

Glad the pulling is gone on your car.
My tires' pressure has come down from 35 to 32 psi due to cold weather. I will keep them at this pressure. The ride is much softer and quieter. But it comes with a cost, losing a mile or two per gallon.

I looked at the A/S 3. I like the tread pattern. My rims are 17". So loadin index is not an issue.
Probably my next tires when the A/S wears out.

e-man

Chuck -- you're right. The A/S 3s come in your size in either 94V or 94W, and neither is an XL model. You should be good to go (other than the fact that the rubber compound is slightly harder in the A/S 3 than in the A/S Plus, so you might get more road feel).

I checked my pressure tonight and I was down to 31. While the ride was really soft, my gas mileage was definitely down 1-2 mpg. I just inflated them to 35. We'll see if it has a positive effect on the mileage.

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chuckGS350

eman, at 32 psi I get more road feel and feel the tires stickier to the road than at 35 psi.
I guess it's good for winter driving. These tires do wear out fast.

e-man

Quick update -- I've got 5000 miles on the A/S plus. The pulling is still there, but it's more like an annoying drift to the right. I had the tires rotated yesterday front to back and it made no difference at all. According to my dealer, the next step would be to rotate the tires left to right (which would mean dismounting, remounting and rebalancing). Honestly, I don't think it will make a difference, and I'll just end up throwing more money at an issue that is just an annoyance. The directional pattern of the A/S plus just seems to track every groove or crown in the road. The ride quality is outstanding, the tires are super quiet, and they have handled great in the snow. Maybe I just need to learn to live with it.

GS2006

I have not visited this sight in over two years and when i saw this thread could not believe Michelin has not resolved this design issue by correcting specs of the tires. They should create a variant with a name like a/s plus L, M.
1). The third generation GS which includes the 2006 GS 430 only has alignment adjustments for toe. That means unless there is damage it is very unlikely it is the car causing drifting.

2). Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus 245/40ZR-18 93Y in some cases causes pull/drift Lexus GS Third Series. In short, Michelin needs to create a version of this tire to compensate for the alignment specs for high performance cars like the GS. Tech talk can be found here: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Tires-235...in-Tires-2.htm. This directly in response to my issue.

3). To fix problem, choose a different tire.

I put Michelin PS 2s on my 2006 GS 430 and have no issues. This tire is amazing and in heavy rain it feels like you have a plow on the front pushing the car down and through. Amazing tire. Those that say you only get 20k or less on them is not true... If you do mostly highway driving and not racing through corners expect 30-40k or more. I put them on at 34k an now have over 70k on my car. I suspect I have another 10k left on them.

See thread https://www.clublexus.com/forums/the...-continue.html


Hope this helps.

FloridaML

2006 ML 109k

I have had the car for 3-4 months and I really like it.

But this damn tire pull.

I have read that this tire has had issues with pulling for a long time.

Anyone else experiencing this issue with these tires? Without?

I am trying to decide how to approach this issue.

I had planned on going to goodyear, asking them to inspect the front end, then check the alignment.

I also came across a way to diagnose a tire pull here on the internet.

Here is a link to it;
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiret....jsp?techid=12

If anyone else has experience, especially recent experience with this issue, I would love a response.

e-man

I could be wrong but I thought the tire pull issue was for the A/S Plus, the model that came before the AS3 and AS3+.