Tire opinion needed
 

Just looking for some thoughts. My OEM crapstones are starting to get a bit squirrely in the corners and need to get me some new tires. Since i drive year round was looking for a set of good AS wheels. One of the best ones I previously owned was the eagle F1 all season (not the assymetrical) but they discontinued that version so I was debating the Continental DWS but after reading mixed reviews on here got me looking again. On tire rack they show a new all season from Hankook

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....port%20Package

now i know the Ventus V12 is a good summer tire and the survey reviews on this all season is ranked up ther with michelins. Any thoughts will be appreciated. i know not everyone likes all seasons but price/performance rating for this tire is pretty good

Contis, Ventus, PSS....all god tires i hear. I opted for the Potenza S-04s and in 1500 miles haven't had a reason to regret that, especially given the $800/set price tag. If price wasn't a consideration, I'd have paid the extra $400 and gone with the Pilot Super Sports.

Edit:sorry, I missed the all-season part. Never mind.

I'm curious what you decide. I'm heading in the same direction (towards A/S) after last winter. I'm at just over 13k with plenty of treadwear to go until this fall.

I've talked to some DWS Extreme owners (not on 370Zs) and they really like them, and so does one of our club members who now has them on his 300ZX TT after having them on a previous 350Z.

For summers PSS, S04, DW

For all season DWS

went with the pilot sport as3, got from discout tire direct 1185 w/road hazard warranty shipped plus a $70 rebate to boot. came down to not worried about snow and ice traction since i will just use my 4x4 truck if needed. wanted good wet/dry traction with cornering stability and these tested better with the goodyear f1 all season asymmetric a close second.

Good choice Steve. Don't think you can go wrong with Michelins.

Anxious to hear your impressions.

I'm a still several months away from having to replace mine. Probably will come down to those, the Continental DWS Extreme AS or the Bridgestone Potenza 970AS.

i'm about 2-3 months off on mine as well, rears are going away and won't be good by this fall. fronts are backordered so might take that long to get here anyway

Since my Z is my DD I opted for the Michelin A/S 3's when I ordered my new wheels. Hope to have them in a week or 2. The A/S 3's came out on top on the testing in Tire Rack. It may not have been the best in the snow but I was more concerned with wet/dry handling and just being able to use the tire in cold temps.

All Season Tire Testing

Thanks for the link. Appears the Michelins you guys chose is the way to go for all around best performance.

Just changed to Pilot Super Sports today,rear tyre 'upsize' to 285/35..[stock is 275/35],power is noticeable less...grip wise,still not so good yet,maybe it need to 'run-in'.

yah, definitely break them in well before doing any quick manuvers.

My Michelin PSS are "Grey" imported from USA[Made in USA],i think should be the same tires used by all of you....The Authorised dealer's tyres Made in Germany,but don't have 285/35-19.

I have the michelin pilot super sports. Not stock sizes though p265/35r19 and p305/30r19. I love them. The grip is amazing. The car is not daily driven so i only really cared about dry grip.

i daily my 370z w/ 265/30/20 and 305/25/20 michelin pilot super sports which just replaced my hankook ventus v12 evos. grip and going wider was so much better on handling and is a quiet drive on them actually

if i was going for a pure summer tire it would have been the PSS but since it gets cold here and i like to drive my Z year round (not in snow/ice) the PSS summer tires would have been like hockey pucks on the road when cold.

:mad: a-holes sent the pilot sport as3 v rated tire for the fronts instead of the y (due to backorder) but got the rears correct. the load range is the same as the OEM 050a's just one speed below (w to v). since it is the same brand/style tire it should not matter right?

I'd call and see what they say... you should after all get what you paid for.

I'd probably get them to correct the order and issue a call tag for return shipping on the incorrect pair.

actually the charge was right for the tire so i didn't pay higher for a different tire, acutally paid less.

not sure how cold your area gets, but the conti DW did well in 37-40F temps.
still comfy and gripped well.

v is rated for 149mph... you going to be doing 149mph on all season tires? :confused: doubt it.
i'd probably just run it if your car's a dd and enjoy it.

if tread pattern is the same, then probably no issue with water.

w is 168mph.

it gets to 32 and below here regularly in the winter plus i have to be up and at work on the base before the sun even is up

yeah, what i was thinking as well. it's the same exact tire just a different speed rating

update, got them installed last friday and put a couple hundred miles on them so far. one word to describe them is awesome. not as noisy as the OEM potenza there is still some noise (turn up the stereo= no noise). traction and corners are really good. haven't had any rain so no comment on that yet. this is the third brand of A/S wheels i have used (2 for my old 350z, first on the 370z) and can say this is the best of the three.

Thanks for the update Steve.

Now i just need to wear out the Potenzas to join the Michelin A/S club.

I got my new wheels with A/S 3's as well. Had them on for just over a week. Really like them. Like you said low road noise, and the thing I like the best the the "soft" Michelin ride. Heading up to Cleveland, TN and to the Ocoee this weekend, test them out on a little road trip :driving:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/...d9646ff7_c.jpg

After putting a couple of hundred miles on the A/S 3's today, I'll have to say I love these tires. Low road noise on the hwy. and great hwy handling up to 90mph. Ran through a t-storm on the way home the had great traction in pouring rain. All around perfect tire for DD.

I wonder which is better A/S-3 or PSS.?

depends on application, i think..

I finally got the Michelin Pilot Sport AS/3 installed yesterday at 16,500 miles. Really impressed with the noise reduction over the stock Bridgestones, especially on smooth roads, but the difference is also noticeable on rough pavement as well. That was my biggest goal (hope) along with better cold weather driveability.

Thanks for the ride we took around the Corvette Museum last year Zteve. You sold me on the Michelins, and I'm glad you did.

We live in Los Angeles. Weather good all the time, well at least 95% of the time. Changed the OEM Bridgestones for the S-04's. Wife's car. Her last car was a Toyota Corolla. I doubt she feels the difference. I drive the car and it rides great, quieter than the OEM tires and holding a better wear pattern too for a Sports Package Z.