The time has come to replace the tires on my 2011 LS460L again. I currently have the Pirelli Cinturato P7 All seasons based on the old thread that had rave reviews for them on an LS. Is that what you guys are still recommending as the best time for the LS or has something new come out? Thanks!

 

I just replaced the tires on my 2014 LS 460L AWD with the recommended Pirellis and love them after week one. Bridgestone told me they have a new model out that will beat it but not reviews on it as its too early. What else would a bridgestone guy say lol/ I will wait for some history on it and reviews before I leave the Piirelli

 

Interesting so it seems at least for the next set I should stick with what I know until the new to the market tires get some miles and reviews. Do you all think Tirerack is still the cheapest place to buy tires?

 

I bought a set of Pirelli Cinturato P7 AS for my 2014 LS46- L AWD last week. My tire cost was $8 less than Tire Racks tire price and the installation was $15 a tire plus $20 for TPM. So Sams beat them on price and the installation is hard to beat. It includes Road Hazard insurance as well as life of tire and life or your membership to Sams's club free rotation and balance every 8k miles. I shop there a few times a week at 7am and they installed and will balance and rotate them as I shop.

 

How many miles did you get out of your P7's? I just put P7's on about 5k miles ago (switching from Michelin) and have been pleased with the ride quality so far- can't say I feel or hear any difference from the Michelin tire but P7 was about $50/tire cheaper so I view that as a victory unless the P7's wear out faster than the Michelin's. I bought from TireRack and paid a local shop for installation.

 

Thanks to all 3 of you for the insight.

jrmckinley, I am not sure because for some reason I misplaced the receipt which is weird because I am very organized. I got them 2 summers ago so I will cross reference for the mileage on lexus owners site when I get home from a service I had around that time and report back.

 

There are a couple new tires out that interest me:

1. Michelin Primacy Tour A/S, specifically mentions the P7 and that their benchmark was to be quieter and better riding. Drawback is they only come in a W speed rating in the 19" size, they do come in a V in the 18 inch. I'd be worried that would impact the ride. Few reviews.

2. Bridgestone QuietTrack. Again, supposed to be quieter and better riding but few reviews.

So, if you have an easy 30 day return I'd try a set of one of those and see, you can always switch to the P7s.

 

I put the Michelin Primacy on 2 weeks ago. like them so far.

 

For someone that doesn't have a ton of tire knowledge can you explain why you think the W rating would impact ride? I have always got V rated tires but would there be a noticeable difference? My understanding is speed rating but I never get close to either speed for it to be an issue. The Michelin Primacy did come up in my search as well but I try to go for something that has a lot of ratings.

 

Not much I can add to FunFact's response.