One Michelin super sport issue - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

dtrop · 04-20-2015, 10:09 PM

Put my Michelin super sports a month ago. This is my first time riding on a performance tire and there is one huge disappointment.

These tires seem to pick up rocks and dirt, and kick them around the wheel well way more than I expected. It's an embarrassing and troublesome sound to hear. I do live in New England and a lot of roads haven't been swept yet and pot hole rocks are still everywhere. I expect that is largely part of the issue, but I never expected it to be as bad as it is.

Does anyone else has this problem and is it common among other summer performance tires?

8R6 · 04-20-2015, 10:24 PM

just fyi... any sticky tire will do the same on loose gravel road.

dtrop · 04-20-2015, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRGT86

just fyi... any sticky tire will do the same on loose gravel road.

That's really what my question was asking, thank you. Quite unfortunate but I expect it to be more tolerable when the roads are better swept.

raven1231 · 04-20-2015, 10:37 PM

Yeah mine have been doing that a lot too

8R6 · 04-20-2015, 10:42 PM

sometimes you just gotta drive faster with the windows open. then the wind noise sorta covers up the gravel sound LOL

until a rock flies in and hits you hahahah

Estey · 04-20-2015, 10:45 PM

Its to be expected of a sticky tire.

Get used to the sound! haha, It doesnt really bother me one bit. Im sure I dont have it nearly as bad as you though..

D_Thissen · 04-20-2015, 10:53 PM

a friend of mine has RS3's on his 350z and they chuck rocks all the time. They aren't as bad when they warm up though

dtrop · 04-20-2015, 10:56 PM

Yeah, with them being my first sticky tire, I just never expected it.

Unfortunately, the only place where it is really a problem (problem or rather just an annoyance) is my girlfriend's road. It's a backroad that is riddled with potholes and they haven't cleaned it up yet. I'll drive there 3-4 times a weeks.

I guess I just have to deal.

continuecrushing · 04-21-2015, 03:35 PM

new gf or make her come to you

DuMa · 04-21-2015, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shutter

new gf or make her come to you

why not both?

superleggera · 04-21-2015, 07:22 PM

i dated a girl once that lived on a gravel road.. never again

tracerit · 04-22-2015, 05:49 AM

i noticed this about he first week of driving with them. it's not so bad anymore. could it be that film they usually put on new tires wearing off?

*Hachiroku86* · 04-22-2015, 01:47 PM

as everyone else said, it's normal. i just put my PSS on last week and experience the same thing. i was already aware of this though so it didn't surprise me.

there really is nothing you can do about it.

Sportsguy83 · 04-22-2015, 02:03 PM

stick·y
ˈstikē/Submit
adjective
1.
tending or designed to stick to things on contact or covered with something that sticks.

When you clean them, the "stickyness" will come back.

It is what it is. If you want grip, you need sticky. If you get sticky, loose dirt/rocks/gravel, etc. will be picked up.

04-20-2015, 10:09 PM	#1
dtrop Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Wrb 2014 limited brZ Location: United States Posts: 436 Thanks: 5 Thanked 185 Times in 103 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	One Michelin super sport issue Put my Michelin super sports a month ago. This is my first time riding on a performance tire and there is one huge disappointment. These tires seem to pick up rocks and dirt, and kick them around the wheel well way more than I expected. It's an embarrassing and troublesome sound to hear. I do live in New England and a lot of roads haven't been swept yet and pot hole rocks are still everywhere. I expect that is largely part of the issue, but I never expected it to be as bad as it is. Does anyone else has this problem and is it common among other summer performance tires?

04-20-2015, 10:24 PM	#2
8R6 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: FRS Location: SoCal Posts: 2,086 Thanks: 2,738 Thanked 1,339 Times in 746 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	just fyi... any sticky tire will do the same on loose gravel road. __________________ Team BRG inspire-usa My car build #8R6

04-20-2015, 10:37 PM	#4
raven1231 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S, 2016 DGM WRX Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 4,580 Thanks: 8,264 Thanked 3,118 Times in 1,667 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Yeah mine have been doing that a lot too __________________ http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59870

04-20-2015, 10:42 PM	#5
8R6 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: FRS Location: SoCal Posts: 2,086 Thanks: 2,738 Thanked 1,339 Times in 746 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	sometimes you just gotta drive faster with the windows open. then the wind noise sorta covers up the gravel sound LOL until a rock flies in and hits you hahahah __________________ Team BRG inspire-usa My car build #8R6

04-20-2015, 10:53 PM	#7
D_Thissen Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: '13 Argento FR-S (Sold) Location: Ontario Posts: 2,126 Thanks: 3,209 Thanked 1,439 Times in 855 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	a friend of mine has RS3's on his 350z and they chuck rocks all the time. They aren't as bad when they warm up though __________________ My FR-S Build IG: dthissen

04-20-2015, 10:45 PM	#6
Estey Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S, Ultramarine Location: Socal Posts: 390 Thanks: 48 Thanked 100 Times in 79 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Its to be expected of a sticky tire. Get used to the sound! haha, It doesnt really bother me one bit. Im sure I dont have it nearly as bad as you though..

04-20-2015, 10:56 PM	#8
dtrop Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Wrb 2014 limited brZ Location: United States Posts: 436 Thanks: 5 Thanked 185 Times in 103 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah, with them being my first sticky tire, I just never expected it. Unfortunately, the only place where it is really a problem (problem or rather just an annoyance) is my girlfriend's road. It's a backroad that is riddled with potholes and they haven't cleaned it up yet. I'll drive there 3-4 times a weeks. I guess I just have to deal.

04-21-2015, 03:35 PM	#9
continuecrushing Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FRS Location: Lake Elsinore, CA Posts: 2,707 Thanks: 1,231 Thanked 2,144 Times in 1,003 Posts Mentioned: 73 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	new gf or make her come to you

04-21-2015, 07:22 PM	#11
superleggera Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: BRZ / MX5 / S4 Location: MA Posts: 232 Thanks: 31 Thanked 64 Times in 51 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i dated a girl once that lived on a gravel road.. never again

04-22-2015, 05:49 AM	#12
tracerit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 SSM BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 593 Thanked 198 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i noticed this about he first week of driving with them. it's not so bad anymore. could it be that film they usually put on new tires wearing off?

04-22-2015, 01:47 PM	#13
Hachiroku86 BAZINGA! Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: 15 FR-S Location: NNJ Posts: 81 Thanks: 40 Thanked 26 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	as everyone else said, it's normal. i just put my PSS on last week and experience the same thing. i was already aware of this though so it didn't surprise me. there really is nothing you can do about it. __________________ Colin Chapman - "Adding power makes you faster on the straights, subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
FS: (2) 255/35-18 Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires	dmarkey	Wheels and Tires	13	03-26-2015 12:38 PM
Michelin Pilot Super Sport question	babydriver	Wheels \| Tires \| Spacers \| Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack	3	11-26-2014 10:08 PM
Michelin Pilot Super Sport 225/40/18	FastLane1000	Wheels and Tires	2	09-03-2013 01:04 PM
Michelin Pilot Super Sport - 245/35ZR18	Staf00	Wheels \| Tires \| Spacers \| Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack	8	08-30-2013 07:13 PM
Michelin Pilot Super Sport 17 inch	DieselBoXXer	Wheels \| Tires \| Spacers \| Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack	6	07-05-2012 11:17 PM

User Name		Remember Me?
Password