Replacement for PS2
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Replacement for PS2
Which tire would you reccommend for replacing Michelin PS2's? I've gone through my rear PS2's in 6,000 miles and would like a tire with a little more tread life. $700 every 6 months strikes me as a little steep.
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I think they are even softer than the PS2's so expect replacement time to be about 4k miles with those.
6k miles seems a bit extreme even for PS2's. I am not a slouch in my car, as I probably hit the 150 mph mark daily but my PS2's still lasted about 12k miles. Coalman are you lighting your up everytime from a dig?
6k miles seems a bit extreme even for PS2's. I am not a slouch in my car, as I probably hit the 150 mph mark daily but my PS2's still lasted about 12k miles. Coalman are you lighting your up everytime from a dig?
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I think they are even softer than the PS2's so expect replacement time to be about 4k miles with those.
6k miles seems a bit extreme even for PS2's. I am not a slouch in my car, as I probably hit the 150 mph mark daily but my PS2's still lasted about 12k miles. Coalman are you lighting your up everytime from a dig?
6k miles seems a bit extreme even for PS2's. I am not a slouch in my car, as I probably hit the 150 mph mark daily but my PS2's still lasted about 12k miles. Coalman are you lighting your up everytime from a dig?
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I just put Bridgestone's Potenza RE-050A Pole Position on mine couldn't be happier. I wouldn't say i hated the PS2's but I definitely wasn't happy with them. They felt kinda sloppy, bad wear, and had vibration issues.
Not sure if the Bridgestones are any better for wear...I only have 500 miles on them at the moment but they're worth a shot. I'll do a canyon run this weekend and see how they handle compared to the PS2's. The vibration at higher speeds has been eliminated though.
Not sure if the Bridgestones are any better for wear...I only have 500 miles on them at the moment but they're worth a shot. I'll do a canyon run this weekend and see how they handle compared to the PS2's. The vibration at higher speeds has been eliminated though.
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I have found that most 45-35 series get noisy after 6-7K miles and by 9-11K miles have a definite wear pattern due in part to our staggered setup. I now use the Kumho ECSTA they are 1 of 5 tires that have the load rating for the E 55. I talked to Luke at the Tire Rack and he said the PS2 worked best on the E55. But did not dissuade me from the Kumhos, at the time last Sept tires (set of 4)and shipping was less than $500. I now see they are on the Tire Racks best seller list and may be over $600 (set)
My though is I want tires that I can throw away at 6K mi.,and at less than half the cost of PS2s, I would rather have fresh rubber 2X.
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Thanks for comments. As usual very helpful. I am constantly accelerating from the dig from light to light, but never light up the rear tires. Apparently, this is hard on the tires because I am down to 2/32nds in 6,000 miles evenly across the tires.
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