Unique and rare question: what tyres?

[bkpr]

Righto. Finally reporting back on the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S on 19” Pretorias and 18” BBS SX. Both sets are much quieter than the stock Pirellis that came with the car. Ride quality feels a little smoother too, subjectively, particularly on the 19”s. I haven’t pushed them too hard yet but they feel pretty planted in the wet on squiggly roads in 8° weather temps. But to be honest the Pirellis also felt pretty planted, albeit letting a bit more of the road feel come through the car.

I recommend them just for the road noise reduction which is significant IMO.

[Lucas_R]

As another option not mentioned yet, the Falken Azenis FK510 are a very good tyre and are priced similarly to the RE003's etc. The Falken's rated very highly (in multiple tests) for wet weather grip and feedback, with similar dry grip properties.

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After doing quite a bit of research, i just purchased a set of these last week for my car. So far so good. They grip very well, are quiet and were well priced. They have a treadwear rating of 300 so theoretically they should last ok too.

For me, i couldnt justify the insane costs for Michelin PS4's for my car (front are $400 and rears are $500 each) so i was searching for a good quality tyre with more reasonable pricing (i wanted under $300 for fronts and under $400 for rears). It was down to Bridgestone RE003, Kumho PS91, Hankook Venturs S1 Evo2, and the Falken FK510's.

[bkpr]

Thanks for the info. As a relative newbie to wheels and tyres, what kind of car/wheels has you spending $600 per tyre for the rear?!

[Lucas_R]

Thanks for the info. As a relative newbie to wheels and tyres, what kind of car/wheels has you spending $600 per tyre for the rear?!

Apologies i meant to write $500. They are 275/30/19 for my Lexus IS-F. Pirelli PZero and Bridgestone S001 are nearing $550 each, with Yokohama Advan just over $500. Michelin Pilot Sports are just a touch under $500. I just couldnt justify the price when i could have 85% of the performance for 60% of the price.