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favino1006 · 07-14-2010, 07:51 AM

Hey Guys,

Thought I would chime in on this one as I currently have tires on the mind as well.

I run 275/35/18 rears and 235/40/18 fronts on a daily driver only, in Florida. I've had Pzeros, Yokohamas, Kumho Ecstas, Falken ziex 912's and Michelin PS2 A/S Plus on my car. Imho I have experienced the following: the Pzero's performed really well but wore out by far and away the quickest. Yokohama's were ok performance, little better on tread life but really, really noisy. The Kumho's where in my opinion best over-all performance, tread life and the quietest tire out of those three. All that said, there is a lot of rain in Florida and none of those tires made me feel secure in a downpour. That coupled with the fact that I'm lucky if I get 3k out of my rears, I started looking at A/S tires. First I tried the Falkens. Reasonably similar imo to the Kumho's, performance wise, but, I got 2.5k out of the rears and about 22k out of the fronts. Those rears MUST have been defective as they have a 45k warranty. Falken & tire kingdom did credit me money on the rears but, it wasn't an easy process. Currently I'm running the PS2 A/S Plus all the way round. These tires have been impressive. Best traction in the rain I've ever gotten for sure. To date, I have 7k on them and the rear tread looks brand new. They're also reasonably quiet as well. But, I will say, they are of course, the least sticky of the bunch. It's not a lot, but you definitely feel it. I think it's an acceptable amount for what I've gained in treadwear. Out of the bunch, I would absolutely buy the Michelins again and the Kumhos. That's it.

Has anybody had any experience with Continental ExtremeContact DWS? They've gotten good reviews on Tire Rack but, many people have said they seem more squirrelly dry than PS2 A/S. That, to me, seems scary. They are so much cheaper than the Michelins though and their over-all ratings are really good. I'm really curious to hear how they handle dry...

On a side note, in the spirit of continuous tinkering

, I'm thinking of possibly switching my 18's out for 19's. Only because I'm loving this particular style of wheel that isn't made in an 18 size by anybody (RPK-038). Has anyone made the switch from 18's to 19's and have an opinion about the difference in ride stiffness? I would like my wife to still want to get in my car, haha.

For those of you who haven't seen these charts, here are a couple of interesting links:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=UHPAS

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=MP

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=UHP

Thanks guys. I hope this is helpful to someone =)
-ian

07-14-2010, 07:51 AM	#35
favino1006 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 36	Hey Guys, Thought I would chime in on this one as I currently have tires on the mind as well. I run 275/35/18 rears and 235/40/18 fronts on a daily driver only, in Florida. I've had Pzeros, Yokohamas, Kumho Ecstas, Falken ziex 912's and Michelin PS2 A/S Plus on my car. Imho I have experienced the following: the Pzero's performed really well but wore out by far and away the quickest. Yokohama's were ok performance, little better on tread life but really, really noisy. The Kumho's where in my opinion best over-all performance, tread life and the quietest tire out of those three. All that said, there is a lot of rain in Florida and none of those tires made me feel secure in a downpour. That coupled with the fact that I'm lucky if I get 3k out of my rears, I started looking at A/S tires. First I tried the Falkens. Reasonably similar imo to the Kumho's, performance wise, but, I got 2.5k out of the rears and about 22k out of the fronts. Those rears MUST have been defective as they have a 45k warranty. Falken & tire kingdom did credit me money on the rears but, it wasn't an easy process. Currently I'm running the PS2 A/S Plus all the way round. These tires have been impressive. Best traction in the rain I've ever gotten for sure. To date, I have 7k on them and the rear tread looks brand new. They're also reasonably quiet as well. But, I will say, they are of course, the least sticky of the bunch. It's not a lot, but you definitely feel it. I think it's an acceptable amount for what I've gained in treadwear. Out of the bunch, I would absolutely buy the Michelins again and the Kumhos. That's it. Has anybody had any experience with Continental ExtremeContact DWS? They've gotten good reviews on Tire Rack but, many people have said they seem more squirrelly dry than PS2 A/S. That, to me, seems scary. They are so much cheaper than the Michelins though and their over-all ratings are really good. I'm really curious to hear how they handle dry... On a side note, in the spirit of continuous tinkering , I'm thinking of possibly switching my 18's out for 19's. Only because I'm loving this particular style of wheel that isn't made in an 18 size by anybody (RPK-038). Has anyone made the switch from 18's to 19's and have an opinion about the difference in ride stiffness? I would like my wife to still want to get in my car, haha. For those of you who haven't seen these charts, here are a couple of interesting links: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=UHPAS http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=MP http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=UHP Thanks guys. I hope this is helpful to someone =) -ian