My BFGs are W-rated. However, the OE Bridgestones were W rated as well. If you go down in speed rating, Costco will give you a hard time about it.

 

Hey @Flash5 ~ and anyone else ~ plz clarify "inflate to whatever you want"? Shouldn't this be controlled?

I'd imagine that if someone inflates to something crazy like 49 psi it might result in inherent risk, or damage. Thanks!!

 

I think they meant adjust to whatever feels safe to you. On the stock Potenza RE760's I had them at 36psi cold after I had the car. Started asking folks who know way more than I do. How fast the tires heat up, how long you continually keep them hot will kinda dictate how high you want your psi. I found that those tires gripped the best at 38, and when they were warmed up, they'd go up about 4 psi. That was the sweet spot for me in those tires when I drove spiritedly. So i would daily with them at 34 cold. You can kinda tell based on how they wear as well for Over-inflated vs under-inflated tires.

Currently I run Hankook R-S4's and daily them at 32~33 psi. They've got tons of dry grip, not as much in the rain. My rears have lasted about 13~14k, front's are still good. The wear lines are showing but they're not bald yet, also currently on backorder, which is why I haven't replaced them yet. I'm not sure if it was mentioned but the car's toe is another reason why our car goes through tires so fast.

 

Yes, definitely meant inflate them to your needs and within reason lol. I stick to the recommended cold PSI, some people do a little higher and some a little lower for different reasons.

 

Quite often the case is you lose/gain 1 parked PSI per every -10/+10 degrees outside.

 

So, what kind of tires did you wind up getting, and what're you planning on replacing them with? I just realized this post was 2 years old. I might buy a set of Michellin PS4S (pss got replaced) after I go through my second set of rears on my Hankooks

I typically put hankook ventus v12 or Firestone indy 500s on daily commuter cars that do the occasional spirited driving session

 

Plz see Post #25 in this thread.

FINALLY, just a couple weeks ago, ended up with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+, CPO service, and 4-wheel alignment which I HOPE increases the life of the tires due to more even tread wear.

The old tires are stock OEM Bridgestone Turanza ER33.

 

 

Well in my case it was immediately noticeably much better, even with the crappy stock OEM tires still on the rear (they said I could wait on replacing those), so they rotated and re-balanced the rears, but did a complete 4-wheel alignment.

Everything just feels much better, really smooth, and there's a huge difference when driving over LA bumps & potholes which NOW is barely even noticeable! KNOCK ON WOOD *knock* *knock* *knock*

PS >>> keep in mind however that the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ heat up pretty fast - if cold PSI is 36, on a warm day on the 405, the tire pressure indicator quickly hits 40 psi, which doesn't happen with the crappy stock OEM Bridgestone Turanza ER33 still on the rear, which only increase a bit to 37 psi, 38, etc. I also think that most Bridgestones experience this having had several sets of Bridgestones over many years.

I'm finding in general that Michelins heat up and increase pressure much faster than Bridgestones which stay pretty stable. I have TURANZA SERENITY PLUS on an old GS300 - still going strong btw - and these are also excellent tires IMO.

 

My mistake, that was really dumb of me to have missed that.

So how do they feel from a performance standpoint? Would you say they're a-lot more confidence inspiring with more aggressive cornering?

 

 

Absolutely, despite "All Season" these are still considered high end tires, but tbh ALL NEW tires are gonna give ya that, so you could easily go with the lesser expensive recommendations & suggestions on this thread.

I've been dirving Lexus for a LONG TIME, but never had Michelins before so that's why I wanted Michelin, hence this thread, which along with Bridgestone give ya more bang for buck.

 

If i'm ever in the LA area I'd love to do maybe an apples to apples comparison with your tires. like if we put my wheels/tires on your car and dogged on em for "science".

 

Ever consider a performance set of Bridgestones? I think you'll like those. Bridgestone offers performance, long tread ife, take a LONG TIME to wear down to 1/32, and stay cool while driving.

Yokohamas are good too. Actually, Yokohama ADVAN SPORT A/S is #2 in this category. The Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ is #1.

I think I'll go with Yokohama Advan Sport A/S for the rears, and going forward, and save some moola $$. Anyone else ride these??

 

I thought about the bridgestone s-04 pole positions, bfg sport comp-2's, and the pss when I was looking for tires last time around. My buddy was telling me to look into the Hankook R-S3's considering I was doing a-lot more spirited driving at the time. I think when it came down to when I had to buy the tires, the PS4S were aggressively priced in comparison to the pole positions, and came out more expensive than the Hankook R-S4's.

But next time around, I'd be looking at the PS4S or whatever is on the market.