Time for new tires
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I hate the Pirellis due to wet traction when they wear down to half thread or lower (which could be in 7k-15k miles). They flat out SUCK in the rain.
I am on General G-Max tires and they grip as well as the Pirellis yet have outstanding wet weather traction, even better than the Michelins I used to run on my E55
I am on General G-Max tires and they grip as well as the Pirellis yet have outstanding wet weather traction, even better than the Michelins I used to run on my E55
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TonyC. Yes, the Ventus V12 was quieter than the OEM wheels, but it was on now gone W212 E350. Had the V12s ( with 90% thread life ) put on the E63 for less than 3-4 months before they where shot.
IMO. The PSS is allot quieter on the E63 and it does grip better though I can still spin the wheels at will because of my tune even in C model.
IMO. The PSS is allot quieter on the E63 and it does grip better though I can still spin the wheels at will because of my tune even in C model.
You don't think the Pzeros are loud AF? It's driving me crazy right now.
OP: I assume you were on Ventus V12 (with the mentioning of hancooks, 20's, etc.) were they quiet?
I'm thinking about swapping out these Pzeros to something quieter/longer lasting. PSS is totally out of my consideration.
OP: I assume you were on Ventus V12 (with the mentioning of hancooks, 20's, etc.) were they quiet?
I'm thinking about swapping out these Pzeros to something quieter/longer lasting. PSS is totally out of my consideration.
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But.. General G-MAX? tires for hooning? Do they even make 19s?
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I cannot honestly tell if they grip as well or worse than the Michelins, but in the rain they are awesome
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Thanks for this. Anyone else with experience with the Bridgestone S-04 Pole Positions? I'm also having trouble finding the Michelin Pilot Super Sports.
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Continental DW should be added to that list. It's WAY better than the Conti 5p. It's as close to a super sport as you can get but at a much lower price and always readily available.
Just run the fattest rubber you can up front and it will handle awesome
Just run the fattest rubber you can up front and it will handle awesome
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My Pirellis are finally in nead of replacement. To my surprise it's the front rubbers ont the 4matics that are toasted. Rears are still good but I had a nail in one of them and even with plug it's slow leaking. I'm on my winter setup for another 2 months but I like to plan ahead and have new rubbers in garage well in advance.
As stated earlier I'm a big fan of Michelin's PSS tires. I've read a lot about the upsize to 295 necessary in the back since they dont make 285's in our sizes...
I only have one concern about 2014+ cars since they are 4matic. By changing ever so slightly the wheel radius in the back, will it throw the 4matic system out of sync? I've seen a lot of posts with no issues but it was on pre 2014 cars where the front wheels could not care less about what the rear wheels are doing.
Anybody with a 4matic tried the PSS?
As stated earlier I'm a big fan of Michelin's PSS tires. I've read a lot about the upsize to 295 necessary in the back since they dont make 285's in our sizes...
I only have one concern about 2014+ cars since they are 4matic. By changing ever so slightly the wheel radius in the back, will it throw the 4matic system out of sync? I've seen a lot of posts with no issues but it was on pre 2014 cars where the front wheels could not care less about what the rear wheels are doing.
Anybody with a 4matic tried the PSS?
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Actually by going wider to the 295 tires, the front and rear tire sizes are actually closer in rolling diameter than the stock 285.
My Pirellis are finally in nead of replacement. To my surprise it's the front rubbers ont the 4matics that are toasted. Rears are still good but I had a nail in one of them and even with plug it's slow leaking. I'm on my winter setup for another 2 months but I like to plan ahead and have new rubbers in garage well in advance.
As stated earlier I'm a big fan of Michelin's PSS tires. I've read a lot about the upsize to 295 necessary in the back since they dont make 285's in our sizes...
I only have one concern about 2014+ cars since they are 4matic. By changing ever so slightly the wheel radius in the back, will it throw the 4matic system out of sync? I've seen a lot of posts with no issues but it was on pre 2014 cars where the front wheels could not care less about what the rear wheels are doing.
Anybody with a 4matic tried the PSS?
As stated earlier I'm a big fan of Michelin's PSS tires. I've read a lot about the upsize to 295 necessary in the back since they dont make 285's in our sizes...
I only have one concern about 2014+ cars since they are 4matic. By changing ever so slightly the wheel radius in the back, will it throw the 4matic system out of sync? I've seen a lot of posts with no issues but it was on pre 2014 cars where the front wheels could not care less about what the rear wheels are doing.
Anybody with a 4matic tried the PSS?
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It is my understanding that the tolerance for the difference in rolling diameter between the front and rear is up to 2%. In the stock format, the difference is 1.1%, while increasing the width to 295 will decrease the difference to just 0.2%.
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I only have one concern about 2014+ cars since they are 4matic. By changing ever so slightly the wheel radius in the back, will it throw the 4matic system out of sync? I've seen a lot of posts with no issues but it was on pre 2014 cars where the front wheels could not care less about what the rear wheels are doing.
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Plus the warrantee too, if something went wrong with the drivetrain even unrelated it would probably be blamed on putting 295's on the rear instead of the the OEM 285's, just my take from experience with these sort of things.
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I would not worry about a slight diameter difference of less than 3 % at all.
The factory engineers have to take into account differences between a fully inflated vs an underinflated tire, full thread vs a bald tire, using the spare tire etc....
The factory engineers have to take into account differences between a fully inflated vs an underinflated tire, full thread vs a bald tire, using the spare tire etc....
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True, and circumference varies sometimes by Brand.
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FF. W212 E63 M156 non-pano 18" P2 ParkT NightV (gone but will be missed).
Good point, too.
