johnnyblaze

Alright I'm barely coming up on my 6 month having these Falken 453s on the rear and the tires are nearly bald. I daily drive (40 miles) my C63 and need something with decent tread life and can still lean on to get a bit more grip and performance (500whp modded). I've read countless threads that people still swear by their PSS's, but, do you guys daily drive more than 10-15 miles daily? Would you still recommend them over the following?

Falken Azenis 453 - I've had them for two sets, moderate launch grip, low road noise, good performance at roll race events. (came highly recommended)

Continental Extreme Contact DWS - Had them on my E55 (560whp) and loved them until I had a dual blow out in the rear that the manufacturer couldnt explain.

Nitto - even worth looking at?

Michelin Pilot Super Sports - Everyones favorite, worth the extra dough? (no brainer?)


Hankook Ventus V12 - Some E55 guys loved this tire, I do not hear much from the C63 crowd. I use to have them on my 350z (370-400whp) and they did really good. Very cheap and lasted a while.

johnnyblaze

Oh... and I live in Southern California, so, weather is out of the question other than the occasional rain.

abcut973

I daily drive my car roughly 26-30 miles. I put my PSS on back in April last year when i installed my CF10. I still run them as of today and they have probably 50%+ life left. My driving style is very smooth except some occasional spirited drives which helps i guess.
I had the same experience with PSS on my 18 OEM. Put 6000k mls on them before switching to 19". They have 50% life left too.

qjumpr

I feel like I get decent milage out of my PSS. I drive about 25k a year driving on every type of road possible between DFW and southern Louisiana. I'm about to put my 3rd set of PSS on the car.

My first set I got about 12k miles and this set should get about 14k. I don't drive crazy, but I also don't take it easy.

CarHopper

I DD mine in the spring/summer. PSS. Plenty of life/grip/etc.

johnnyblaze

Impressive. I barely got 8k on these. I did do 1 roll race event on these and about 5 or 6 dyno runs. I rarely get to drive faster than 70mph due to traffic. Thanks for the input

Your driving sounds like mine (less miles per year though). I would be very happy to even get 10k on any set of rear tires.

Scottie46

I live in Los Angeles. I drive about 1500 months in my c63. (P31 with tune) and I have Hankook RS3's . I have 1 track event on them and have had them for over 5000 miles. 275 rear on oem wheels. And I seriously have almost all of my tire still. They look brand new. I don't even know how to describe it or why. They are seriously just like the day I purchased them. I'm told its because I actually do a lot of driving that they have more life. Because they don't get heat treated, since i drive A LOT, the rubber never gets reallllyyyy cold and then hot. They always stay somewhat warm, besides when I sleep at night. I think these tires will go 12k miles easy. Only got like 7k miles from OE tires.

Merc63

I put the cheapest tires I can find on the back. Just gonna burn them off anyways. I'm not drag racing or lapping the ring on the street.

mr747

^^^^ i know what you are saying but some tyres are just crap
My tyres now are nearly done and if its raining and i turn traction control off i can spin the tyres at 140kms on the hwy

Its just stupid
Im putting on my pss next week front and rear

I couldnt imagine what ur car would do to the tyres in the wet merc63 i would be holding on for dear life at 200

AMG E Power

My pss last between 8-10,000 miles then I use the michilen warranty to get them dirt cheap about to be on my 3rd set of them

CPD SLK

I've had the stock Pirelli tires (ABSOULTE WORST TIRE I'VE EVER DRIVEN ON BESIDES OLD GOODYEAR GSCs), the Nitto Invo (hated it...too much sidewall flex) and finally, the tire I swear on, Michelin Pilot Super Sports...the treadwear on these is amazing so far...They might be expensive, but they offer great performance and the tread wear is awesome...

If BFG made the original KD super performance dry weather tire still, I'd be on those, but those idiots got rid of that tire...

Fung63

I have v12s on my car atm. they are the decent tire that is very cost friendly but still has some performance. i got roughly 20k kms on the rears but alot are hwy kms

however, last i checked the jump to pss isnt that bad anymore so i will probably go with that for my next tire. pss is definitely more gripy than v12

Case1906

CoolBDPhenom03

My car is my daily driver and I would probably be regularly getting over 10,000 miles per set of rear tires but I always seem to hit a road hazard that causes leaking.

I really like the Vredestein tread pattern and how sticky they are in the rain.

Merc63

I never drive with esp on, so to me, I'm used to it. I run all seasons in the rear. If it rains I take it easy. I used to run $$ tires, but got sick of pissing money away. Ppl always asking for burn outs and I like to go sideways lots

I ran all seasons on the rear at a road course day, the back end steps out a little more compared to a re11.

fsmtnbiker

The stock alignment specs for this car are more to blame for the absurd tire wear than the tires or power are. But I agree, the stock Pirellis are just about the worst tires I've ever driven on.

I love the PSS. Had several sets on different cars. They wear great and provide amazing grip considering the wear levels.

Seriously, though, if you're driving a lot, get the rear toe reset to 0.20 degrees total toe in (0.10 per side). It will make a huge difference in wear.

The factory spec is 0.80 degrees. That's the most I've ever seen in 6 years of doing alignments, and totally ridiculous. It actually makes the car unstable because it reduces rear grip so much with the tire scrub.

johnnyblaze

Thanks guys for the quick responses. It does seem a bit absurd to be spending money on tires every 7-8k miles. If I can get closer to 10k I may be able to reason with myself to keep putting a good performing tire on. I'm definitely going to get a track only tire setup with the stock wheels soon. But my problem is really just the daily driving and I really would like to keep a good performing contact patch daily. Just hard to find a comfortable medium.

w204nyc

I'm on my second pair of Bridgestone Potenzas All Season. I love them. They do great in everything except sleet. I have had them on my car for about 10k miles and still have great tread in the front and decent on the back. The front are from the first purchase so ive only replaced the back. I drive my car pretty hard everytime. I dont do much burnouts but I e noy doing sideways. Always drive with the esp completely off. Not many people running this tire but its been good for me so far.

MicheleC

Has anybody tried Conti 5s vs. PSS back to back? Wondering about wet grip, in particular. Have checked performance tyre tests and Contis were better in the wet, PSS faster in the dry, but Conti's wear was questioned.

Also, what's the load index you guys have on the PSS? Understand MB recommends a higher than usual load for stiffer side walls.

Thank you.

Karl901

Any C63 BS owners with track package tires?
245/285 -19 Dunlop Sport MAXX Race.
I am wondering what kind life your getting as a daily driver?

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CPD SLK

Can u offer special pricing for mbworld or a group buy?

Thanks

Kriston

Check out the Advan Sports, they are a bit pricey but definitely very sticky.

I like the Falken 453's as well, They are a great over all tire.

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mr747

What about to Australia???