Yokohama hands down. See my post at https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...ml#post6786980

 

Still Very happy with our yoko parade spec x after 25000 miles . I am not noticing wear issues that other people have worried about. I did not get the yk580s due to lack of independent reviews at the time. The paradas were cheaper than the michelins so that, along with favorable reviews, sold me. Good luck!

 

2010 RX350 AWD

Another vote for the Pirelli Scorpion Verdes. Nice mix of handling, ride comfort, and low noise.

Also tried the Bridgestone 422 Ecopias for about a month...not a fan. Louder than the Scorpions and stock Dueler 400's on the highway. Did not like the handling characteristics either; felt disconnected.

 

This morning I took my 2010 350 with 19's to my local discount tire and got the Latitude's (235/55/19) for $1,381.00 out the door (mounting, balancing, certificates, and tax). I just bought the car on Friday and the original dunlops were pretty worn down and the car was really noisy on the freeway. My wife came home from work and said "holy cow the car was noticeably quieter during my hour drive, what did you put on the car?". I spent 2 hours yesterday reading reviews and the Primacy MXM4 and MXV4 were the tires to get, but not available in the exact size that the sport wheels come in, so i settled for the next best one.

They have a 55,000 mile warranty, and if I get 40k out of them I'll be ecstatic so long as they stay super quiet which was my #1 priority, I just can't stand road hum and any noise which I already get out of my 18's on my new A4.

Great thread, and glad to see others calling out the Michelins.

 

My front 2 Michelin Latitudes worn out so I picked up a set of Goodyear Eagle LS2 and they seem real quiet for now. Will update if there are any changes.

 

I replaced the original michelins with the Yokahama YK 580 tires and I am pleased with the tires ride and performance so far. Have driven on snow, rain, slush and they performed very good. These are not a snow tire, but if one drives with care and attention, you would have no problems. For an all year, all season tire I would recommend the Good Year assurance triple tread which was recommended by consumers and I had them installed on our 2007 ford explorer sport trac. As our Lexus was fitted with the optional 19" wheel, we could not get the Good years as they were not available in the 19" size. Now they are available in that size and when it comes time to replace the Yokahamas, I will go with the Good Years.
Happy driving,
Jim

 

The OEM bridgestones are never good. That's what I have and road noise is pretty bad.

 

Thank you everyone for your comments and suggestions.
I decided to go with Goodyear Assurance ComforTred Touring. They are definitely quieter and appear to hold the road well. Have driven about 1K miles. I live in CA so not much snow or rain for that matter! I also observed the installer pumped them up to 36psi whereas Lexus uses 32. When asked he said provides better tread life. The ride is a bit hard. May try 34.
I am surprised to hear of other RXs having the same wear problem. My 2000 ES with 134K miles has never been aligned. Both vehicles are driven on the same streets. Lexus of course says I hit a curb or pothole.

 

I bought the Yokohama Parada Spec X 19" tires as replacement for the OEM Dunlops.

Ordered from TireRack.com, with the Road hazard option. Out the door at $870, including shipping. Installation was an additional ~ $100 at my local Big O tire shop.

I've got about 30K on them, and I'm quite pleased - VERY much more quiet in terms of road noise, significantly less bouncing on bad roads, and the handling is good.

Sandi

 

From all of the posts I have read and 'subscribed' to about tires for the RX third generation the Pirelli's and the Michelin's seem to be the favorite. I've been a Michelin 'fan' for many years for all my vehicles. I have been swayed, somewhat, by what most of ya'll have said about the Pirelli's. But...................according to the reviews I've seen on Tire Rack the 'one' complaint about the Pirelli's is that the gas mileage has lessened according to several reviewers while none of the Michelin reviewers have said anything negative about gas mileage. Sooooooooo, what about ya'll? have you noticed any mpg difference when you switched?

thanks

 

I have Latitudes on my Highlander and love them. I went around a corner recently too fast in the rain and she stuck to the road like an abalone! I was surprised I didn't skid.
Anyway, we're replacing our RX factory noisy 18" Dunlops with Latitudes in a few days for $1033 OTD, standard warranty, at Americas Tire, also known as Discount Tire. Can't wait.
Ray A.

 

NorthGA, the Pirelliis are actually supposed to improve mileage being low rolling resistance. I've maybe lost 1 MPG, probably because they weigh more than the Dunlops I had. But to me there's more important things, like being safe in the snow. I also feel much more confident on the road. BTW, I used to be a Michelin 'fan' too.

 

If you run the numbers, any new set of tires should negatively impact MPG when compared to a set of well worn tires of the original size. There is also more tread and more rolling resistance on new tires.

Drivers of all types of vehicles should expect to lose at least a little fuel economy when they get new tires, Wages said, and more if they don’t buy tires with low rolling resistance.

http://cars.chicagotribune.com/fuel-...leage-20130510

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...jsp?techid=177