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You mixed tire brands?
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Yep. After 31k miles, my rear OEM RE050As were down to 2/32"s while my fronts still had 5/32"s.
Now at 32.5k miles and my Michelin Pilot Super Sports are down to 8/32"s (from 10.5/32s") and my fronts are down to 4/32"s
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On my G35 that I use to have (2 cars ago) the original tires were Bridgestone Potenza RE050A and I replaced those with the BF Goodrich KDW NT and those were freaken awesome tires. I thought that the KDW's were by far a lot better than the Potenza.
Now on my last car which was the G37S I had not replaced the stock Potenza tires. I had 20,800 miles on the car right before I traded it in for the Nismo. Those tires were still in very very good condition. I could have probably put another 10K more miles on them. The Nismo that I have now came with the Yokohama Advan Sports. So far no complaints on my end with the tires. I only have 130 miles on them so far. It is all about how you drive and how aggressive you drive on the freeway. The faster & the harder you drive the quicker the tires will go out. |
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I had Hankook V12's on my 370Z that were wider and lower profile than stock (20", 255/305), and I found they were much quieter than the stock RE050's. I've heard a lot of good things about Michelin PSS's too, including them being quieter than stock. When it comes time for me to replace the stock Dunlop runflats on my GT-R, I will replace with PSS.
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for me personally it depends on what road i drive on..... there are some local roads that the pavement is rougher than the regular roads thus resulting in higher road noise, but once im off of those, it sounds like a sports car. Quiet if you ask me (course im not flooring it either)
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i'm running michelin pilot sport a/s (due to it being my dd and wanting the most mileage) and they are the quietest best riding tires i've had on the car. grip loss was minimal since these have a higher treadwear rating but like i said it was minimal and as a dd and not a track car it wasn't a show stopper. i've had the potenza's and nitto invos but these michelins are going to be the last brand of tire i will ever buy again.
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We made the switch to the PSS's in the G37 about a month ago, and although the ride was already much quieter than the Z's to begin with, it seemed to help a bit on noise. Grip was substantially better though. Driving the G, I had much more confidence to carry speed into turns, even in the rain.
Can't wait to get them on the Z once the Potenzas wear out. |
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![]() It was sickening when someone would say. "What a beautiful car..,.bet you love it" and I am secretly thinking "This is a horrible mistake" Like being married to a beautiful woman who was a real bitch and you hated.. i found this site and posted my problem and got good advice especially from Guard Dad.. I put dynamat in the hatch and doors and got contis DWS..and its so much better... ![]() I real purist that wanted to race on a track might not like the slightly more cushy ride and not care about the lower noise but for me its great...I am not racing this on the Indi 500 and I just wanted to go for rides with my wife and actually enjoy the ride and not cringe every time the road was not brand new and perfectly paved.. I knew this was a sports car and I expected some noise..I never thought it should sound like a Mercedes sedan but I didnt expect it to sound like a cement mixer either! The crowning touch was when I read one reviewer who said he refused to drive the car because his ears would bleed!! (Exaggeration to be sure but the point was made) Another said the noise was "damn near a deal breaker" To me I think Nissan has made a major mistake in not correcting this problem..so many people both amateurs and professionals complain about (check the reviews I posted about this under Cabin Noise)...perhaps because they want to differentiate between the Z and the Infinity.. Well in any event I just wanted to share this with you and tell you that this is a problem that can be corrected...and now I just love my car,,.,.in fact my wife and I went for a nice ride today and noise and rough ride were never problems... All's well that ends well! Glad you are happy!
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Does a Quieter ride = less road feel?
I do autocross on occasion and want to know what the road conditions are - so would a quieter tire just mean it's not giving me as much feedback? (stock Bridgestones are almost toast, I'll need to get tires at the end of the summer maybe)
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I have heard a lot of people say that they love the Super Sports. I would like for those to be my next set which I would increase tire size to 265/35 ZR 19's (front) & 305/30 ZR 19's (back). I am currently running 245/40 ZR 19's (front) & 285/35 ZR 19's (back) on Yokohama ADVAN Sport.
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