Bridgestone Potenza RE760
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Bridgestone Potenza RE760
Both of my rear tires are done at 6500 miles.. I decide to go with Bridgestone Potenza RE760 with information I searched here. I know sflgator have these tires.. My question is 255 vs 265? Any particular reason for 265 since a lot of members recommend that size? Thanks!
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Bridgestones Are Fine But 265s Are Not
I replaced the rears with Bridgestone RE760s based on the Car & Driver article that ranked them as good as the Michelin PS2 Sport Pilots, which are considered the gold standard. My concern was that the Bridgestones would not stick as well as the PZeros in the front causing oversteer during high speed cornering since the Pirellis wear so quickly. This should be because of a stickier compound and thus the low 220 DOT Treadware Rating If I experienced oversteer, then I would replace the half worn front PZeros with the RE760s. But it turns out not to be the case. The car is nicely neutral proving the RE760s stick as well as the PZeros and cost much less. The DOT Treadwear Rating for the RE760 is 340, so they should last much longer. However, note that their 90Y load rating is less than the PZero's 95Y, which only becomes a factor if you are carrying four 350 lb. football players plus 150lbs of concrete in the trunk. By the way, think again about going to a 265 width over the stock 255 on the rears. This will increase the rolling circumference of the rear wheels and upset the ABS which is sensing the number of tire revolutions of each wheel. If you change the rolling circumference on the rears, you have to do it on the fronts also.
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RE760's are great tires, but still only got ~ 8k mi. out of them on the rear (265's), even w/ the 340 tread wear rating. Now I have the Michelin Pilot A/S Plus (all seasons w/ a 500 tread wear rating and a 45k mi. warranty 
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Thanks! I just put 265 on the rear and 245 on the front. I don't need to replace the front tires yet, but I got a decent deal ( at least I think) totally $725....so I changed all of them and keep old front tires in case I want to use them again..
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Hey, if they grip as well as the summer high perf., do well in the heavy rain, get at least 12k-15k mi. wear with their 500 tread wear rating AND carry a 45k mi. mileage warranty, then hell yeah, I'll ride on these Michelin Ultra-High Performance All Season tires! 
I drive > 25k mi./year, so it gets really old (and expensive) having to change rear tires 3x-4x/year.
I drive > 25k mi./year, so it gets really old (and expensive) having to change rear tires 3x-4x/year.
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By the way, think again about going to a 265 width over the stock 255 on the rears. This will increase the rolling circumference of the rear wheels and upset the ABS which is sensing the number of tire revolutions of each wheel. If you change the rolling circumference on the rears, you have to do it on the fronts also.
It does not upset the ABS at all.
I have gone to 275 rears as many others have done, no problems.
