tire life
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tire life
i just wanted to know:
1)what different brands of tires you guys all have on your rides?
2)how many miles do you get out of them?
3)do you rotate them? if you have unidirectionals, do you have them swapped from side to side?
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1)what different brands of tires you guys all have on your rides?
2)how many miles do you get out of them?
3)do you rotate them? if you have unidirectionals, do you have them swapped from side to side?
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I don't rotate the original Pilot-sport uni-directionals; I am changing to Potenza RE730.
These recent posts might be of value:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...&threadid=8267
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...0&pagenumber=1
These recent posts might be of value:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...&threadid=8267
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...0&pagenumber=1
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2001 CLK 55 AMG
Originally posted by byip25
thanx alot. my fu**ing pirelli 7000 super sports on the front only last about 15000 miles... pieces of sh***.
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thanx alot. my fu**ing pirelli 7000 super sports on the front only last about 15000 miles... pieces of sh***.
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Re: tire life
Originally posted by byip25
i just wanted to know:
1)what different brands of tires you guys all have on your rides?
2)how many miles do you get out of them?
3)do you rotate them? if you have unidirectionals, do you have them swapped from side to side?
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i just wanted to know:
1)what different brands of tires you guys all have on your rides?
2)how many miles do you get out of them?
3)do you rotate them? if you have unidirectionals, do you have them swapped from side to side?
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I have 15,000+ miles on my Michelin stocks; so far so good. Lots of thread left -- granted I don't drive the CLK hard.
I tried Yokohama Paradas on a set of 18" Mono V's for my SLK, those lasted about 25k mi, unidirectional, non-staggered.
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From: cali
2002 mercedes clk coupe
i have stock continental
not the best thing but i got now 10,000 miles and it still looks good
i had to change the fron drivers side when it the car had 3000 miles on it
i think i can do another 10000 miles on the stock...
i head good things bout michelin tires everyday
ps 60% I DIRVE ALL CRAZY 40% mellow
not the best thing but i got now 10,000 miles and it still looks good
i had to change the fron drivers side when it the car had 3000 miles on it
i think i can do another 10000 miles on the stock...
i head good things bout michelin tires everyday
ps 60% I DIRVE ALL CRAZY 40% mellow
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2002 CLK 55 AMG Coupe ;)
Originally posted by karl k
I don't rotate the original Pilot-sport uni-directionals; I am changing to Potenza RE730.
These recent posts might be of value:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...&threadid=8267
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...0&pagenumber=1
I don't rotate the original Pilot-sport uni-directionals; I am changing to Potenza RE730.
These recent posts might be of value:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...&threadid=8267
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...0&pagenumber=1
PS: The Michelin Pilot Sport A/S have a treadwear rating of 400.
Michelin Pilot Sport rating is only 220!
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...m=1&pagemark=1
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Originally posted by byip25
havent had much experience w/ michelens. how do they perform? sticky? or not?
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havent had much experience w/ michelens. how do they perform? sticky? or not?
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I've got Michelin Pilot Sports on mine right now and they are absolutely one of the best tires around. Very solid grip on turns! I've only used these tires about 2k miles on them. But will be changing them soon to the SO-3's. I think the SO-3's if you look at the price from tirerack are the best bang for the buck compared to Pirelli Rosso's, Yoko AVS, Pilot Sport etc...
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'01 CLK 55
Having dealt with 911's for the past twenty seven years, (Avg 6-8000 miles for rears=ratio of 3/1 rears to fronts...) I find that getting 9,000 miles on my rear MXX3's to be very acceptable durability. The only thing that pisses me off is having to toss perfectly good fronts as this tire has been discontinued. Imho, the MXX3's were great tires. I plan to go to SO3's or Pilot sports next. I hear that The BFG G- Force T/A's are hot, though quite pricey... Anyone know anything definitive about these?
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im going to have to agree. my s-03s are the best tires i've had so far. they have only been on for 5k miles or so, but they are sticky as hell! id recommend those tires to everyone here on this forum also. check your alignment after installing them to make sure you get the most!
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i got them in san diego. i was down in san diego and had, not one, but two flats on the rears. i go to discount tire and they dont have any of my pirelli super sport 7000s. the only size they had that matched mine were the s-03s. i really didnt want them, but now i cant stop feeling that it was a blessing in disguise!
size of the rears: 255/35 18inch
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size of the rears: 255/35 18inch
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