I was hoping to use the tires for at least 2-3 summers. since I only use the car for summer. I actually checked the tire pressure every week. didn't want to take the chance of wrecking the wheels. lexus and my mechanic don't have a clue since the wear is evenly. falkan told us the rubber type we bought was made of soft compound but supposed to still last for 24kl. i'm waiting for my contact with lexus if they have any recall about uneven power on a AWD. maybe next summer I will buy a more harder compound so it will last longer.

 

let me know how long those rubber last. i'm looking around for a better/ long lasting rubber.

 

Do you know how the wear rating compares between the front and rear tires?

 

ok oem factory tires are 235-40-19 od is 26.4

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....utoModClar=AWD

i am using these
285-30-20 rear od is 26.8
245-35-20 front od is 26.8

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

i am getting about 8-10k miles out of a rear pair

 

front is 6/10 thread wear
rear is o/10 thread wear

 

What about the tread wear rating (ie 220......280....300 etc)

 

is anyone else having this problem? i just placed an order for a 2014 gs fsport and was looking around for lowering options.

 

Does your GS have the rear steering? Maybe that is whats making you go through tires...

 

3rd set of rear tires on the car getting 8-10 miles out of them

i am using these
285-30-20 rear od is 26.8
245-35-20 front od is 26.8


the rears are 71509
http://www.michelinman.com/tire-sele...ails#techspecs

the fronts are 20206
http://www.michelinman.com/tire-sele...ails#techspecs

 

A happy medium between alignment and set up is key. Uneven wear is a risk after lowering, so a proper set up will help your pockets from being emptied replacing tires.

 

Hey,

Just a thought but could it possible be due to the different spring rates? The Tanabe's are made for the RWD, and the AWD is about 200 lbs heavier (don't know how that is exactly split in terms of weight distribution). I will be putting RS*R Down springs on my car next month and will report back, apparently RS*R has springs specifically for the AWD spec.

Good luck!

 

i bought 3 different set of springs all 3 companies used a spring dyno to check all 3 they were all about the same in spring rate

 

try different tires

 

I talk to my lexus dealer and my car doesn't have the rear tires turning capabilities.

 

that could be the problem but I'm taking out my tanabe and replacing it with air bags. will let you guys know how this goes. i'll post pic when I get it installed.