IS500 Tire choices
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From: TX
If anyone in the Austin Texas wants to buy my stock Bridgestone Potenza S001L's I'll happily sell them but otherwise my plan is to burn out the rears and go buy Michelin PS4S tires or whatever is out at that time. I currently run sticky stuff on my Supra, Yokohama Advan A052's. Before that I ran Bridgestone RE-71R's. But that is not a daily driver car. So I won't go beyond the "Max Performance" category for this car. I have the Ultra High Performance All-Season tires on the wife's 2013 IS 350 so if it snows here in Texas we have a safe car to drive in. Currently it is Continental Extremecontact DWS 06+ tires which I am happy with but the previous Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ tires were a little bit better.
My initial impression of these tires is they don't suck like previous OEM Bridgestone tires I have had on past cars, but we'll see if that impression changes as I do some of the things that sucked on the other tires and see how it performs.
My initial impression of these tires is they don't suck like previous OEM Bridgestone tires I have had on past cars, but we'll see if that impression changes as I do some of the things that sucked on the other tires and see how it performs.
Last edited by Bechtold; Feb 15, 2023 at 11:11 AM.
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From: CA
If anyone in the Austin Texas wants to buy my stock Bridgestone's I'll happily sell them but otherwise my plan is to burn out the rears and go buy Michelin PS4S tires or whatever is out at that time. I currently run sticky stuff on my Supra, Yokohama Advan A052's. Before that I ran Bridgestone RE-71R's. But that is not a daily driver car. So I won't go beyond the "Max Performance" category for this car. I have the Ultra High Performance All-Season tires on the wife's 2013 IS 350 so if it snows herein Texas we have a safe car to drive in. Currently it is Continental Extremecontact DWS 06+ tires which I am happy with but the previous Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ tires were a little bit better.
My initial impression of these tires is they don't suck like previous OEM Bridgestone tires I have had on past cars, but we'll see if that impression changes as I do some of the things that sucked on the other tires and see how it performs.
My initial impression of these tires is they don't suck like previous OEM Bridgestone tires I have had on past cars, but we'll see if that impression changes as I do some of the things that sucked on the other tires and see how it performs.
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From: Bora Bora
Tony, What size tires are these for the rear? The label is turned away.
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From: GA
A skosh wider, according to the specs on Tire Rack.
Try this, where I set up the OE tires, Michelin PS4S, and Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 for comparison: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compa...47&tireIndex=0
If that doesn't work, just know the section widths on the tires are the same, but the Michelins have 0.9 inches more tread width than the Bridgestones.
Try this, where I set up the OE tires, Michelin PS4S, and Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 for comparison: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compa...47&tireIndex=0
If that doesn't work, just know the section widths on the tires are the same, but the Michelins have 0.9 inches more tread width than the Bridgestones.
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From: qc
Hi guys
New here with an IS 500 coming in a couple weeks. Basically if i want to go a bit wider front and rear with Michelin tires, 245/35 front and 275/35 rear ? Will a need to get a wheel alignment if i go bigger
thank you
New here with an IS 500 coming in a couple weeks. Basically if i want to go a bit wider front and rear with Michelin tires, 245/35 front and 275/35 rear ? Will a need to get a wheel alignment if i go bigger
thank you
