I am considering a 2018 LC500 for my wife. We live in KY. The car would not be driven in snow, but it would be driven in colder weather and rain. Are there all season tires available for the 21" wheels? Tire rack does not list any. Tire discounters list only only the Bridgestone Alenza 001.

Any thing else we should watch out for on a 2018 coupe with performance package and 50,000 miles . Car has been serviced every 5,000 miles by Lexus.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

Tire Rack does list the Alenza and also the Michelin Primacy Tour A/S, but the Michelin is not an RFT, so yes your selections are limited in an All Season RF tire.

 

I asked the same Q after I saw tirerack had no good all-season options and got this reply from @redrocktom :

"As to your question on all-season tires, something I will probably need also. My choice would be the Michelin High Performance Pilot Sport all- season 4, 255/40ZR21 front and either the 275 or 285/35ZR21 rear. A little wider than stock, but will fit the stock rims fine. The 285's will be closer in diameter to the 255's so that would be my choice."

I've had Pilot Sport A/S's in the past and they were great, so when my dunlop run-flats are done for I'll switch to them. You just have to enter the correct sizes manually rather than relying on TireRack to suggest them for the LC.

 

^^^^You are correct on the sizes, but unfortunately the AS4 does not come in the 285/35/21 size. So it would have to be 255/40/21 in front and 275/35/21 in back. And again, not an RF tire.

 

Oh, yeah, not sure about the OP but my goal is to avoid run-flats at any cost

 

^^^^No RFTs for me either

 

you guys probably havent felt a great run flat until you've experienced a Pirelli P Zero Run Flat ; these amazing, dreamy tires enhance road feel and provide lizard like grip in the rain; they wont let go.
easy to feel why they are oem on der 911 s , and some italian stallions .... a great tire.

 

Why all the hate for RF tires? My car came with the Michelin RF's and this is the first time I've ever had tires like this. I do notice that the ride is a little rougher than I was expecting. Not sure if it's the RF's or the 21 inch rims or the combo of both.

 

Well…get a nail and go to tire kingdom to get it patched and find out quickly why RFs may not be ideal.

 

No need to be a wiseass.

 

No no…Apologies if that’s how my response came off!

I was genuinely answering why I personally feel so much hate for my run flats! Since they won’t be patched, I’ve spent thousands over the years because of a simple center tread nail.

 

It's all good.

 

I plugged a rear RF on my previous LC and put 14k miles without issue. That being said RF's are not for me and I will change to All Season tire as soon as the ones on my new Inspiration are worn. To each his own. Just so everyone will know, for those that didn't, the main difference between them is sidewall stifness therefore the harsher ride.

 

go look at any formula 1 racing, and you will see the words Pirelli P Zero posted up trackside, ubiquitously ;
these elegant italian boots have been around for ages for good reason, and come on many high end supercars....
its an RFT which provides a great ride, imo.
btw, whether any tire is reparable or not is determined by the damage it has sustained; whether it is recommended to be repaired
is more a question of liability.

 

This is correct. I know that you CAN patch a run flat with damage within the main tread but no main stream tire repair shop or dealer will do it. If you can find someone or do it yourself then A+.

I started buying the tire/wheel protection on my cars because of this. My current LC got a mail at 600 miles and that saved me $600 alone.