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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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need to replace michelin mx4 with different tires. what do u recommend?

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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 05:34 AM
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Uhhhh, i've heard the michelin mx4's are good.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 06:09 AM
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I Like the mx4 but dont wont to pay $700 plus. looking to go cheaper the ones i have now have 41000 miles and the thread looks good but two of them have flat spots in them not sure how that happen i rotate them every 10000 miles.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 06:11 AM
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When I got my wheels done the other day they said it's recommended to rotate/balance every 4k miles..
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 10:27 AM
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rotate and balance every 4k?? No need to balance the wheel/tire every time u dismount and rotate them.

just rotating is good. 5k is optimal. 10k is to long of a wait.

im rollin on nitto nt850 premium n so far they are good to me. extremely quiet and smooth. www(.)nt850(.)com. and a WHOLE lot cheaper than the mx4. ive also had the falken 512... they are ok tires but lil on the loud side.. and grip wasnt as good. tried the falken 912 as well n they decently good. just not up to parr with the 850... but better than 512.

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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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I just replace the Michelins on my 01 GS430 with Sumitomo HTZIII from NTB. They are about $125 each if you go thru tire rack. NTB is more expensive. I was very skeptical about these tires. So far they have handled well heat and rain we have here in the Houston area. Very Quiet. Only have about 1,000 miles on them so take it for what is worth.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 12:00 PM
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I have Toyo Proxes 4 on my GS400, I love them, have 30k on them and they are wearing very evenly and still have lotsa tread on them.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 12:18 PM
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www.discounttiredirect.com they have some of the cheapest tires i've found new and free shipping + no tax.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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what size tires do you have on? Also, do you mean Michelin MXM4's or MXV4's
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 06:40 PM
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I have the Bridgestone Serenity's on my car for summer, snows for winter. Check out tirerack.com. tons of good info for comparing tires. I wanted something that was quiet. they are wearing well as well.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 06:58 PM
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i bought the falken ziex for my stock 16's they didnt last 15k miles. garbage tires
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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i have mxv4's. tire size 225 55 16.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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do NOT get falken ziex. they suxxx. Generals last really long, and have a nice stretch to it too.
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