Michelin PSS.....how many miles?

TXSpeedDemon

BTW I'm pretty sure 15K miles is about average for staggered setups where you can't rotate front to back & corner to corner. I know with the new ones I've been researching most that have a 30K warranty only allow for 15K miles on staggered setups.

The Continentals DWSs all seasons are rated at 45K miles so should last quite a bit longer than the PSSs. From what I've researched they are much quieter without giving up too much performance. Softer sidewall but that can be helped with increased air pressure. Won't be as good as a dedicated summer tire but will last longer. The DWs are the summer only version but probably won't see much increased tread life over the PSSs.

I suspect you also have a winter tire setup. The DWSs will cut through light snow so you can run them longer (I could run them year round) but I doubt it would make it through a full Connecticut winter.

I see you're on base wheels. i can't remember if these are a square set up, but if not you will also see longer life if you switch to one and do proper rotations.

JohnsZ

Excellent advice, tips, and info. I was thinking of switching to a more all weather tire anyway and the DWSs might be the answer. I had considered them before I bought the PSSs. Thanks so much! The next beer is on me!

Justice97

Just bought a new set of Continental DWSs. After reading the posts above about only getting 12 to 15k on the Michelin PSSs I decided I wanted a tire that is proven to last at least last a couple of years.
Thanks to all for the advise and tips on tires.
They won't be in for about 5 days. My baby is a DD and I am not too concerned with performance.
Will let you know what I think about road noise as soon as I get them on the road.

JohnsZ

I'm glad my thread was helpful. Mine too is a DD and I'm also not concerned all that much about performance. I'm looking into them now to get a good price. I was quoted from one tire dealer the price of just under $1000 for the 4 tires, mounting, balancing, valve stems, 4 wheel alignment, and all taxes. I hope I can do better than that. I'm anxious to hear how you like them. Good luck!

Tickwomp

I got 20K miles on the rears before camber wear took 'em out. I'm pretty hard on them, but they really hung in there. Fronts were pretty much shot at 25k miles. Nice even wear on the fronts.

Justice97

Well my tires came in and I am gonna have them mounted Saturday.

Before I do I am gonna conduct a noise test of the Potenza re050a with 25k on them. I downloaded 3 decibel meter apps for my phone. I am going to take a run down a stretch of highway I think is pretty loud on Friday night. I will measure it 3 different times once with each app. taking the same route and maintaining same acceleration and speed. Then I will conduct a Metallica test and play Blitzkrieg, slowly raising the volume till I feel the road noise is cancelled out. I will document and then run the same tests when I get the continentals mounted.

Will report findings Saturday afternoon or evening.

I sooooo love Z sciences.

Justice97

Ok so far I have driven about 5 miles on the Continental Extreme Contact DWSs. I must say they are really quiet compared to the Potenza RE050A and a lot smoother ride. You can definitely feel the loss of performance though. For a DD and someone who is not looking for performance I like them and would recommend them so far. I still need to take them for sound tests on the highway, but so far you can definitely hear the difference.

I do have one Potenza that has at least half life left on it for someone in the SA area who might need one. It is a 275/35 R19.

Very happy with my decision on the Continentals.

chops

ive gotten about 20k miles or so with 1 track day and -2.5 degrees camber. i'm at the wear bars and can safely drive in some water still. not the best, but im guessing i could easily get another few thousand from them. if i didnt do the track day, id probably end up with 25k miles on the DW's. not too shabby