**Good Tire Thread**

[wtcii]

Thanks Thien. I suggested that set up to my Dad. His number one choice right now is the Michelin Energy MXV4 S8. It is an OEM tire for the car. If I remember correctly that is the OEM tire that I had on my car and I was not just real impressed with those. I found the Bridgestones for about 170 per tire and the Michelin are 200 per tire. The Lexus dealership, the ones who suggested this tire, has a pretty strong hold on him but he asked me to look so who knows what he will do.

[MyNameIsThien]

I do give the Michelins credit for ride comfort. The reason behind is because they are so gummy and really soft. The Dueler H/L Alenza will handle a lot better, and be really close to the Michelin's ride comfort. This tire size seems like its going on either a Nissan Murano or Mercedes Benz ML series.

[wtcii]

It actually a 08 Lexus RX350 with optional wheels. The wheel upgrade might be what threw you off.

[MyNameIsThien]

Ahhh yeah, that one did throw me off. I don't see many RX350. More Muranos and MB ML series.

[wtcii]

After talking with my Dad about tires, it got me interested in mine. I got 205/60/16 Kumho Solus with a 680 utqg in Sept 07. I went to look at them today and it looks like they have very little tread compared to what they should on them I have put less than 20K miles on my car since then. I took pictures with a penny to see what you guys think. Could I have gotten bad tires? I get them rotated every 6000 miles and balanced every 9000.This would be the perfect excuse to upgrade to a 225/55/16, but if something in wrong I want to get something out of Kumho. Here are the pictures:
Front

Back

[MyNameIsThien]

When you put a penny inside the tread and see the top of Lincoln's head, this signifies that you need to replace your tires. It looks like the front tires are at 4/32nd of tread, and the rears are about 6/32 to 7/32nd of tread. I do not advise getting Kumhos at all. They state having a 65k+ mileage warranty, but you will never see that many miles out of their tires. This doesn't mean you should upsize tires. Every tire is made differently. I have seen Kumhos only lasting 15 to 20k miles. I suggest forking out the money to get a semi decent tire. This is why Kumhos are so cheap. They wear out prematurely, and they tend to wear unevenly.

[wtcii]

I was thinking. If I want to go more aggressive I would get a 225/55/16 Bridgestone Potenza Grid but if I wanted to keep the OEM size I thought the Bridgestone Serenity tires  looked nice. The only thing I would worry about with the 225 is rubbing. I have a mild drop so I highly doubt anything would I just wouldnt want to buy some then rub. What do you think about either of these tires?

[MyNameIsThien]

I approve on both of them, but I would keep the OE size to be on the safe size. The Bridgestone Turanza with Serenity is an awesome tire. It is considered a Grand Touring tire. It has great ride comfort similiar to the H/L Alenza but for a car. The Grids on the other hand will be a tad stiffer, but it will give you better performance in handling over the Serenity. The other thing is that the Grids will more and likely be cheaper then the Serenity. If you are looking for road comfort, go with the Serenity. If you are looking at performance, go with the Grids.

[Asim]

What size would be best for 18x7.5 wheel?

225/45/18
235/40/18


Probably going with Falken Ziex 912 (their 235/40 on website reccomends 8" wheel when using 235)

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

My Potenza G019 Grids have been running excellent so far. Albeit it's only been about 1,000 miles, they have yet to screech at all. One thing I have noticed though is that after airing them up to 35psi from 25, the steering response diminished a little. Not sure if that's just a general thing for all tires, but I don't mind as long as I get good gas mileage. Tread is still looking good.

[slipkord]

^^25 is a little low isnt it?

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

Yeah, that's why I aired them back up to 35, lol. I didn't realize that I let them get that low.

[Abailey4]

What size would be best for 18x7.5 wheel?

225/45/18
235/40/18


Probably going with Falken Ziex 912 (their 235/40 on website reccomends 8" wheel when using 235)

I'm actually running 225 45's on my 18x8 wheel no prob so that should def be a good fit for 7.5

[MyNameIsThien]

235/40 R18 is recommened for 8" width rim to I believe 9.5". You can squeeze a 235/40 R18 on a 7.5" width rim without any complications. Are you looking for traction or ride comfort? If you are looking for the traction, then go with the 235/40 R18. For the ride comfort, then go with the 225/45 R18.

[Asim]

235/40 R18 is recommened for 8" width rim to I believe 9.5". You can squeeze a 235/40 R18 on a 7.5" width rim without any complications. Are you looking for traction or ride comfort? If you are looking for the traction, then go with the 235/40 R18. For the ride comfort, then go with the 225/45 R18.

Going to go with 225. Thanks for all the thoughts everyone. I am already gaining 20mm in width over stock and I don't need extreme traction for anything.