All Season Tires? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

DTM · 09-23-2012, 07:11 PM

Did anyone elses FR-S come with all season tires? Mine came with what appear to be general all-season Bridgestone Turanza EL400 tires. Every article I've read mentioned Michelin summer tires that didn't have enough grip. I can guarantee they have more grip than these POS Bridgestones! Curious if this is a manufacturing change for northern/semi-northern climates and we will see more of these?

roddy · 09-23-2012, 07:35 PM

I have heard of some cars getting all season tires, but this is the first I've seen one. My car is Canadian and I got the summer only Michelins. What is the production date of your car? Bridgestone makes some really good tires...the EL400 is not one of them. I'd be feeling kind of gypped.

CrazyWookiee · 09-23-2012, 08:02 PM

^Same here. Canadian and got the summer only. If they threw all seasons on the car anywhere, it'd be here.

crazyfrenchbiker · 09-23-2012, 08:44 PM

The colder climates started shipping with all-seasons. Mine came with the same tire.

wbradley · 09-23-2012, 08:56 PM

There was a thread a couple of months ago where they also had Bridgestone all seasons. My guess is if/when there is a supply interruption, this is the backup model at the factory. People were speculating that this tire was supplied for leased vehicles in the north since lesees are less likely to buy a set of snows. I highly doubt that was correct.

_F-R-S_ · 09-23-2012, 09:01 PM

Mine with bridgestone also no big deal why start a thread about it.. winter is coming up so they swaped out,, do you need summer tires now?

DTM · 09-23-2012, 09:19 PM

Thanks all... Thought it was weird to have a non-performance all season put on given the intent of this car.

Lol, And yes, I do need summer tires now it was 70+ degrees today and I won't be driving in snow this winter. Its a forum, I had a question, started a thread, because I was curious how widespread this is. The change was not published as far as I can tell.

_F-R-S_ · 09-23-2012, 09:20 PM

cheeck owners manual...............

fistpoint · 09-23-2012, 11:32 PM

I thought the car came with a version of the Japanese Prius tire? Is THAT tire considered a summer tire? I thought it was an all-season.

jmaryt · 09-23-2012, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DTM

Did anyone elses FR-S come with all season tires? Mine came with what appear to be general all-season Bridgestone Turanza EL400 tires. Every article I've read mentioned Michelin summer tires that didn't have enough grip. I can guarantee they have more grip than these POS Bridgestones! Curious if this is a manufacturing change for northern/semi-northern climates and we will see more of these?

wished i could have gotten those instead! i truly dont care "2 sh*Ts" about
high performance tires now that we are heading into winter soon! gotta change 'em out at big money to me! if i had the "all seasons" tires on i would just run em through the winter!..just sayin'

Quote:

Originally Posted by DTM

Thanks all... Thought it was weird to have a non-performance all season put on given the intent of this car.

Lol, And yes, I do need summer tires now it was 70+ degrees today and I won't be driving in snow this winter. Its a forum, I had a question, started a thread, because I was curious how widespread this is. The change was not published as far as I can tell.

i didn't know they even offered these!..i tried to get the dealer to take the michelins,and give me "cheaper" all seasons instead! thy wouldn't do it,but they wanted to sell me a set at their cost! screw that! i'll just buy dedicated snows and be done with it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by fistpoint

I thought the car came with a version of the Japanese Prius tire? Is THAT tire considered a summer tire? I thought it was an all-season.

no! the michelin primacy tires are a summer high performance" tire only!

whaap · 09-24-2012, 12:15 AM

My car came with Micheliin Primacy HP. Being that I'm in southern Arizona I am happy.

EK_Golfer · 01-14-2013, 04:23 PM

I also received my FRS with the above mentioned Bridgestone tires. I was wondering if the recommended tire pressure of 35 psi still applies to these Bridgestones? The dealership had my tires inflated to 28 psi.

MrFRsLa · 01-14-2013, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DTM

Did anyone elses FR-S come with all season tires? Mine came with what appear to be general all-season Bridgestone Turanza EL400 tires. Every article I've read mentioned Michelin summer tires that didn't have enough grip. I can guarantee they have more grip than these POS Bridgestones! Curious if this is a manufacturing change for northern/semi-northern climates and we will see more of these?

It's a factory option. Some of my cars have them. I would suggest getting them if your doing a special order and have to wait. Living in So Cal we don't get a bunch of weather, but I heard the stock tires not so flash.

FR-S Matt · 01-14-2013, 04:45 PM

Most of the southern dealers all have the Michelin HP summer tires because we don't see snow. Even if we do, it melts when it hits the ground!

I plan on burning down these tires a bit before jumping to better tires. No sense in ruining a brand new set unless you're hellbent on wanting new tires for performance reasons, which is a very viable reason if you've got the money.

09-23-2012, 07:11 PM	#1
DTM Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Firestorm FR-S 6MT Location: NoVa Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	All Season Tires? Did anyone elses FR-S come with all season tires? Mine came with what appear to be general all-season Bridgestone Turanza EL400 tires. Every article I've read mentioned Michelin summer tires that didn't have enough grip. I can guarantee they have more grip than these POS Bridgestones! Curious if this is a manufacturing change for northern/semi-northern climates and we will see more of these? __________________ 2013 Firestorm FR-S 6MT Journal

09-23-2012, 08:02 PM	#3
CrazyWookiee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Whiteout FR-S Location: Canada Posts: 546 Thanks: 375 Thanked 349 Times in 165 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	^Same here. Canadian and got the summer only. If they threw all seasons on the car anywhere, it'd be here. __________________ "I'm the real Peter Lau" - Peter Lau

09-23-2012, 09:19 PM	#7
DTM Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Firestorm FR-S 6MT Location: NoVa Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks all... Thought it was weird to have a non-performance all season put on given the intent of this car. Lol, And yes, I do need summer tires now it was 70+ degrees today and I won't be driving in snow this winter. Its a forum, I had a question, started a thread, because I was curious how widespread this is. The change was not published as far as I can tell. __________________ 2013 Firestorm FR-S 6MT Journal

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
FS: Gramlights 57d 17x9 +38 5x114.3 w/ tires 1500 miles on tires, $1800 shipped	apexsti46	Wheels and Tires	6	09-05-2012 03:54 AM
Breaking Bad: Season 5	\|-Goku-\|	Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS]	15	07-22-2012 02:02 AM
Stock all-season tires?	Wait4BRZ_STI?	Wheels \| Tires \| Spacers \| Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack	11	05-03-2012 08:58 PM
NBA Season Returns..	ZetaVI	Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS]	381	04-27-2012 05:24 PM
top gear season 18!	serialk11r	Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS]	39	03-13-2012 12:35 PM

09-23-2012, 07:35 PM	#2
roddy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: '13 Ultramarine Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 2,243 Thanks: 1,476 Thanked 1,165 Times in 685 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have heard of some cars getting all season tires, but this is the first I've seen one. My car is Canadian and I got the summer only Michelins. What is the production date of your car? Bridgestone makes some really good tires...the EL400 is not one of them. I'd be feeling kind of gypped.

09-23-2012, 08:44 PM	#4
crazyfrenchbiker Hot Lava 6MT Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Hot Lava FR-S Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 398 Thanks: 19 Thanked 78 Times in 60 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The colder climates started shipping with all-seasons. Mine came with the same tire.

09-23-2012, 09:01 PM	#6
_F-R-S_ Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 whiteout scion frs Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,261 Thanks: 621 Thanked 202 Times in 155 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Mine with bridgestone also no big deal why start a thread about it.. winter is coming up so they swaped out,, do you need summer tires now?

09-23-2012, 09:20 PM	#8
_F-R-S_ Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 whiteout scion frs Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,261 Thanks: 621 Thanked 202 Times in 155 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	cheeck owners manual...............

09-23-2012, 11:32 PM	#9
fistpoint Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Supercharged Golf Cart Location: Estados Unitos Posts: 1,196 Thanks: 75 Thanked 364 Times in 206 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I thought the car came with a version of the Japanese Prius tire? Is THAT tire considered a summer tire? I thought it was an all-season.

09-24-2012, 12:15 AM	#11
whaap Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Drives: '13 FR-S firestorm, 6 mt - '11 CR-V Location: Tucson Posts: 2,133 Thanks: 243 Thanked 1,387 Times in 657 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My car came with Micheliin Primacy HP. Being that I'm in southern Arizona I am happy.

01-14-2013, 04:23 PM	#12
EK_Golfer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S AT Location: USA Posts: 174 Thanks: 29 Thanked 34 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I also received my FRS with the above mentioned Bridgestone tires. I was wondering if the recommended tire pressure of 35 psi still applies to these Bridgestones? The dealership had my tires inflated to 28 psi.

User Name		Remember Me?
Password