06FMGT
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Looking to see whats the best tire options in size 275/40-18 for a daily, looking to spend between $200-270 per tire, any suggestions?
I recently put Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's on my car and they are one of the best value/perfromers I've run. To say I am very pleased is an understatement.
For a daily all around summer tire it's hard to beat the Michelin Pilot Super Sports.
I'll be running 275/40/18" on "OEM" 08 GT500 18x9.5" rims. I also tend to avoid running my wheels into curbs as well, however knowing there's sufficient rim protection does provide an additional piece of mind in the unlikely event that it could happen, depending on the situation and particular area I may end up in? Anyhow, just saying hypothetically.Not sure how the rim protection compares to the Michelin Pilot Super Sports and Continental Extreme Contact Sport. It will depend on what rim you put it on and how much they are or aren't stretched. I tend to avoid running my wheels into curbs so I don't focus on that. The 275 seem to have pretty decent protection on a 9" rim.
I have been exremely pleased with them. Had to run trough another pretty decent rainstorm this week and they didn't falter a bit. The more I run them the more I like them. And I drive the heck out of my car.
I was very close to buying the Indy 500s. They offer ton of ban for the buck. If you read on them there a Bridgestone high performance tire sold in Japan. They relabeled them as Firestone in the US and dropped the price to try bring more people back into the Firestone brand.
However I have owned several Michelin tires over the years and all have been fantastic from truck tires, all seasons, and summer only performance. I use to have the pilot sports, great tire. However, I just went to the new Michelin 4s and the 4s is a far superior tire to the pilot sports. The 4s has better cooler day grip and there not even in the same category when comes to wet grip. The 4s grabs very well in wet conditions
I wonder what the Bridgestone model is, that's sold in Japan? And why doesn't Bridgestone just sell it in North America ? Why the smoke and mirrors routine ? Sure it may well help Firestone out of their funk, and provide the illusion that Firestone..."makes good tires".... but it will only harm Bridgestone in both the short...and long run.