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Old 03-24-2019, 01:24 AM   #29
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Right at 140K miles. There are others that have more though.

We should have a thread like 'how many miles do you have on your ft86'. Should be quite fun.
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Old 03-24-2019, 05:14 AM   #30
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I just put those on my car and love them so far.

I got just under 40k miles out of the shitty stock rubber then went to Conti EC DWS and they were good but didn't give me the kind of mileage I need out of a tire. I tried another long wearing tire and truly hated them and ditched the within 5k and now I'm on the G Max AS05's. So far so good. I've also gone through a set of winter tires that rode nicely and were all sorts of drifty and fun on warm dry pavement. Yup I do a ton of miles, this year ought to be somewhere north of 35k.
I've been using General Tires for ten years now, started out on AS-03's had two sets of those on another vehicle. I have AS-05's on my Mazda 3 too and those have 6k or so on them, no issues. I only have 200 miles or so with the set on the BRZ, no complaints so far. General Tire is owned by Continental which is why I have a high confidence with them, not to mention the good performance. I've driven through snow and all kinds of crap wit the AS-03's.
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Old 03-24-2019, 05:37 AM   #31
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37k on the Primacies with one track day, one autocross event, and plenty of slides when it is damp out. Was down to the wear bars on the rear and nearly as much on the front. Rotated every 7.5k. Honestly very impressed with them: super talkative, you can get the rear out easily, held air consistently, and resisted plenty of road hazards because of how hard the compound was.

I replaced them with the Pilot 4S since I was a fan of the PSS on my FR-S.

I hear great things about the Pilot AS3+ as an all around performer from my local 86 crew.
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Changed them out at little over 60000 miles. Could have made 70k I think. Got a good deal on a set of Goodyear eagle sports for less than $500 installed. Have about 40000 miles on them now and think they will make 60k easy also
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I couldn't stand the factory tires 6k later I replaced them with BFG G-force pro-comp a/s 2's way better tires.
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Old 03-27-2019, 11:34 AM   #34
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First I am using my car for commute only. Lots of highway miles. Not looking for super exciting performance etc. So I feel this question is more like a normal maintenance question, instead of a performance related issue which fits tire-and-wheel forum better.

Now after 5-1/2 years and 42k miles, my factory tires have about 5/32 inches left. Given the tread and the age of the tires, I am ready to put a new set on whenever a good deal shows up. So I am wondering which tires are the top choices to replace the OEM ones?

I typically pick one that is a good balance between price and performance. So often times I end up with a Continental tire. This time the top choice seems to be Continental dws06. It's $132 a piece on discount tire direct. $528 a set. With some promotion, I think it's $428 after tax and shipping, but before installation.

What do you think about this choice and I am open to other suggestions. Thanks!

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I got a little over 40k miles til I hit the wear bars and replaced.

Continental would be a good choice. Comfy, last a while, decent grip. Another option would be someone selling their OEM tires after upgrading. Nothing really wrong with the Primacies.

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We should have a thread like 'how many miles do you have on your ft86'. Should be quite fun.
There are a few. Check the FRS general forum.
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I got a little over 40k miles til I hit the wear bars and replaced.
I thought the tires were good until the wear bars were gone. This is a game changer.
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I thought the tires were good until the wear bars were gone. This is a game changer.
I just wanted an excuse to pick up tires from TireRack directly while in Reno on vacation. Go 'til the cords show.
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I thought the tires were good until the wear bars were gone. This is a game changer.
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. Go 'til the cords show.
Been there. They make a cool noise going down the highway.
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I thought the tires were good until the wear bars were gone. This is a game changer.
Somewhere around the time it gets to the wear bars the wet performance goes out the window. My EC DWS' got loud first then they got scary in the wet so I shitcanned them.
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Somewhere around the time it gets to the wear bars the wet performance goes out the window. My EC DWS' got loud first then they got scary in the wet so I shitcanned them.
Oh, I know. I was just kidding.
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If you don't care about outright grip, what about Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+?
I put these on after 2,000 miles and heading into winter. So far so good. After I got these tires, I found out a number of my friends have this tire on their cars. One is a Mercedes-Benz. Apparently, there are a lot of high end cars that come with OEM summer tires. Maybe they assume that you can afford to have a second set of wheels with winter tires on hand. If you are going with one set of tires, the PS A/S 3+ is a good compromise.
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I put these on after 2,000 miles and heading into winter. So far so good. After I got these tires, I found out a number of my friends have this tire on their cars. One is a Mercedes-Benz. Apparently, there are a lot of high end cars that come with OEM summer tires. Maybe they assume that you can afford to have a second set of wheels with winter tires on hand. If you are going with one set of tires, the PS A/S 3+ is a good compromise.
I think they assume you can afford to buy their SUV as well.
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Samsclub usually has a one day sale twice a year around May and November/December. They will have a sale on tires and free installation. This is usually the best deal on tires. They already had the May sale. The next one will be in November or December which will be about when I need a new set.
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