Yeah I experienced some definite understeer yesterday, so upsizing is happening

 

I put Continental DSW 06 on my Cayenne GTS and they are pretty awesome just in case you end up going with all season set.

 

Go to 245/275 if you want. I wouldn't run 285 on a 9 inch rim. That's too wide and going to make it bulgey and affect your response

 

You really need the dedicated winters. If you try to drive year round on summer tires in MD you are going to 1) get stuck in bad weather, 2) wreck in bad weather, and most likely a combination of 1&2. Even all seasons on a high power rwd would be a challenge in snow and would dramatically reduce your warm weather driving experience.

Between the choice of Summer's all year round or all season, you have to go all season--the summers all year round will get you stuck/crashed/hurt or worse.

 

PSS if not winter driving
AD08R if you track
Pilot AS 3 all season
S04 cheap dry option
Conti DWS if you are shooting for tread life

 

Yes Michelin are a great tire for street and moderate track use, but if you're shooting for 285 in the rear, it's a No Go for the PSS.

The Yokohama AD08R is a Great on the Track tire, along with the Bridgestone RE11 - But again no 285. Both have a 275/30/19 though.

The Michelin AS3+ is a good All season alternative, but nothing can beat a good winter tire in the snow & cold. The AS3+ has both 275/30 & 285/30. I lived for 2 years in Northern Va, We had lots of snow one year, and none the next. But cold it was. When I lived there, my car stayed in the garage in the winter and I used my truck.

The Bridgestone S-04 is certainly not a cheap tire, but it is less expensive than the PSS. It is, IMO, a great alternative to the PSS and is available in the 285 size but not the 275 size.

I have no experience with the Continental DWS, but do with the Continental DW. My DWs had soft sidewalls and developed a terrible rumble after about 4K miles.

Lou

 

Oh I definitely would not be doing a summer tire in the winter. It's pretty much either all seasons, or a set for each season, which I think is the way I'm going to go

 

Bump for update. So I think I'll be going with the Michelin PSS summer tires for the nice driving season. Just curious on the amount of road noise from these. Input?

 

I don't think the road noise is bad at all with the PSS's

 

Bumping thread for a question. I'm looking at a set of wheels 19x8.5 and 19x9.5. I was intending on getting the Michelin PSS at 245/35/19 Front and 275/30/19 rear. Should there be any concern for rubbing anywhere if the wheels are a half inch wider than OEM? I also don't want to be stretching the tires, not a fan of that. Also what offset should I be looking at for an OEM fit?I don't want to be rubbing anywhere

 

^^^^To answer that question we would need to know the offsets.

Lou

 

Those are actually half inch wider than 08/09 oem wheels but the same width as 2012+. So ideally if you wanted to stick to oem specs you would need offsets of F+45/R+55.

 

Yeah that's what I was trying to figure out. Guess I should have been clearer about that. Offset is still a concept that's hard for me to grasp.. I'm looking at Advan GT's. Looks like the 19x8.5 comes in a +38, and the 19x9.5 comes in +50 or +30.


FYI if I bump the front up to 19x9 then the offset is available in +45, +35, +25.

 

^^^^I'm running RCF wheels (9s and 10s) offsets are +41mm in back +50mm in front.

For the wheels you are looking at:

+50mm for the rear. For the front the 8.5" with the +38mm should work.

Offsets are discussed here:

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101

Be sure you get the proper hub centric rings:

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/....jsp?techid=91

Lou

 

Your wealth of knowledge is honestly incredible. Thanks for the help!