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10-19-2018, 07:09 AM | #1 |
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Best all season tire for quiet/smooth ride on stock 17 wheels?
Time for new tires---any suggestions on which 17 inch all season tires give a softer ride? My wife always is complaining that the ride is too hard.
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You can try the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+. These seem to be getting good reviews around here from other members
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All Season tires are just that. Terrible in all seasons.
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Like any category of tire, some a/s tires are great, some not-so-great. Some all-season tires are trackable in summer and likely sacrifice some winter grip. Some all-season tires are good in snow and likely sacrifice trackability. Some all-season tires just suck all-around, but that's true in any category.
The idea that you can throw *all* all-season tires into the category of "terrible in all seasons" is IMO misguided... For I'd bet 50% of FT86 owners, getting the right all-season tires for their usage is probably the best way to go. Personally, I live in New England and track on my street tires in the summer, so having two sets of tires is a necessity. If I lived where snow was rare and I didn't track the car, I'd run *good* all-season tires consistent with my wants/needs/usage and not have to deal with changeovers and storage. |
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If an owner doesn't have the means to have multiple sets of tires..no dedicated season tire will do as well in all of the seasons, as an all-season.
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A/S3's are good tires. And though rated A/S, IMO, are really in a class by themselves. (They have decent grip and predictability for DD compared to MPSS) If you want/need an A/S tire; You can't really go wrong with the A/S3.
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There probably are not many (any?) all-seasons that will grip in snowy/icy conditions as well as a good dedicated winter tire, though... BUT, for a large segment of the population, an all-season that gives decent grip in moderate snow or even just cold and cold/wet weather is all that is needed, and there are plenty of all-season tires out there that do. Not everyone wants or needs to have two sets of tires... |
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You may want to look at 17/50 too
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Thanks to everyone above!
After reading about what you suggested I'm getting the Pilot A/S 3+. They are running a special at Costco until the end of the month---after all the discounts ( you have to use your Costco credit card) it comes to $112/ tire (plus tax and installation). Not bad. |
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Looks like OP has an answer but another suggestion for anyone else is Continental DWS. I had them on a different car and they give good performance with a soft sidewall.
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That's a great choice and a good price for AS3s. I think whether all seasons are a good plan is really dependent on where you live. I grew up in the central midwest and that's definitely all-seasons territory, but in the north or south it's better to run dedicated seasonal tires. Best of luck to you |
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