How long did your OEM tires last and what replacement you chose?
 

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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mine were pretty bald by 3.5 years and 50 K. pretty even split between highway/city miles. lots of good choices out there...might help to be in the right area or read past threads, nothing really new has transpired ^^

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=24

my rear tires didn't make it to 10k miles. fronts still looked new. never even bothered to rotate them before upgrading to Michellin Pilot Super Sports. They're much nicer tires and far more expensive so I'm less inclined to abuse them like the factory Prius tires. I think I'll get 30k miles out of them.

If you don't care about outright grip, what about Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+?

My stock tires lasted 11 months, 4000 miles. I replaced with MPSS. They are about done, don't know what I'll get next.


I gave my stock tires to a friend that owns a Prius and commutes from Santa Cruz to San Jose every day.


On a serious note,


OP, go to your favorite tire store and get whatever all season they have on sale, you should be fine. Always something on special.

This is also a top choice for me. Highest rating on DTD.

BTW, depending on driving style and road condition, I found there's little need to rotate tires for RWD cars, at least for me.

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i went with bfgoodwrench g-force comp 2 a/s. at about 30k now(i'm not easy on tires) they're roughly 50%-- by the end of this summer, i'll likely need another pair.

overall very happy with them. they don't squeal like the oem tires, grip better, but still break loose predictably, and have some grip in the snow.

30k but i could have pushed them longer. They started to dry and crack before the tread wore out. I also hated how easy it was to hydroplane by the end.

For your type of driving, there ya go - :thumbsup:


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Mine lasted 5000 miles of street driving. Warrantied through Michelin and got a brand new set of MPSS for $100. I did this 3 or 4 more times till Michelin cut me off.

I've been contemplating if these are worth the extra cost over say a set of Falken fk510 or the Hankook Nobles. $150 per tire is significant when the Falkens go for $100.

Or he could nab a set of hand-me-down stock tires from a friend. ;)

I'm not sure I understand the sentiment of "not caring about performance". Tire "performance" is not just for spirited driving, it's what enables improved braking and handling for accident avoidance as well as hydroplane resistance in wet conditions. Tires are one of the few things on ANY car you should absolutely not cheap out on. They are the number 1 safety item on a car. Exactly for a commuter, you should buy good tires. I'm far more comfortable running cheap tires on track where I have different and specific goals and know I'm going to chew them up regardless. On the street, you should get something of quality.


In my personal opinion, the only tires I'd put on this car for consistent street driving are the Michelin AS3s, Michelin PS 4S, or the Continental ExtremeContacts (DWS or Sport). If you're in a region which needs all-seasons, go for all-season. If you don't need all-seasons, absolutely go for summer tires as they actually have better wet and dry performance than all-seasons, by sacrificing tread design intended for snow.


All the tires I mentioned above are rated for pretty significant lifespan in mileage. You don't need hardcore "extreme summer" tires, but you do need something that's good. Do not cheap out on tires, tires are what make you stop, tires are what make you turn, and tires are the only thing connecting your car to the road.


It makes me sad every time I see someone rolling down the highway on Linglongs or some shit.


For some context around how I feel so strongly about this. I have literally avoided numerous accidents that could have potentially ended my life thanks to the tires on my car. Not just this car, but past cars as well. I've made it a point to never cheap out on tires, and it has paid dividends. I drive in one of the areas with the worst drivers in the country (yep, really, they actually rate this stuff), many of whom do not have a driver's license, insurance, or any concept of the value of human life. The sheer stupidity and danger you encounter on a daily commute here cannot be understated, and it kills thousands of people every year. Just in my metro area alone, there's over a hundred traffic fatalities every year. The vast majority of those incidents are completely avoidable and having good tires is the first and most important step to enabling yourself to avoid being involved in one of these fatal incidents. I've seen people die (although not necessarily known it at the time) and made it out thanks to my tires. Don't be a statistic, and don't be a cheap bitch.

That sounds a lot like Texas in general. The stupidity I see on the roads here in Austin is mind boggling.

I was on the fence between the falkens my self. The sidewalls are a bit softer and don't provide the same response as the OE tire, but it should grip more.
I'm going with Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's instead.

I have a set of Michelin Primacy HP that I took off my BRZ at 2,000 miles and replaced with Pilot Sport A/S 3+ which are better suited for where and how I drive. If I did the second set of wheels thing, I would have kept the HP and got a set of winter tires. I’m in the process of moving and the takeoff tires have go. I’ll give them to anyone who can show me a ‘Tobaru’ registration in their name. I would like to see someone wear them out before they age out. Date code:4716

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I have R888s on the Lotus. They sure are fun, but they sure burn fast. I'll probably go with what replaced the MPSS, not sure. I got some time.

Yes the Indy 500s are a good tire, I used to have them on my Z4. I'm not considering then this time because compared to their classmates the wet braking performance is significantly worse. Not something I'm willing to trade for in Florida.

Mine had 26k on them with some life left before I replaced them, they were 4 years old though. Ended up General G-Max AS-05's, would have went with the RS but you never know when you need to drive it in freezing weather.

I live in the desert so I really never see any cold weather. I replaced my factory crap tires with in 2 months with continental extream contact Dws summer tires. I keep them on all year and after 3 years and 19k miles there still brand new. I do drive spirited to but it’s all down to your location and how you drive.
I got the tires and mounted, balanced for around 550$ so really good deal.

They are right if you have to deal with weather a good all season on sale will be your best bet. Just make sure the manufacture date is not to old and you will be just fine.

Let us know what you end up getting.

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.

All around best commuter tire I've driven on was Hankook ventus v2 concept2 hands down. At around $100 a tire, it is a noiseless, well wearing tire that has decent dry grip and awesome rain performance. Also does well in the cold.

I have these on another car and like them so far.

My original tires lasted just over 60,000 miles (most of my miles are commuting miles). I replaced them with 11.Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 Plus, which all-season touring tires. I'm on my second set of those, the first also having lasted about 60,000 miles.

Mine are six years old with little over 40k miles on them. Some dry rotting on the edges but tread is still okay.

Cool. 120k+ already!

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

There are a few. Check the FRS general forum.

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.

Been there. They make a cool noise going down the highway.

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. :D

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.