Best new 18" tires!

[Raynman10]

Hey DRS
I am now at 36 PSI and found Genny handling much better although a bit more vib thru steering wheel and stiffer on rougher road. I will take that over the ride at lower PSI any day. When the car arrived from dealer it was at 30 PSI so its a big improvement. I look forward to playing with other pressure settings and will give opinions(isn't that what this forum is about?)
Thanks for your suggestion

 

[Mark_888]

Hey DRS
I am now at 36 PSI and found Genny handling much better although a bit more vib thru steering wheel and stiffer on rougher road. I will take that over the ride at lower PSI any day. When the car arrived from dealer it was at 30 PSI so its a big improvement. I look forward to playing with other pressure settings and will give opinions(isn't that what this forum is about?)
Thanks for your suggestion

Manufacturer (Hyundai) specs are 33 PSI (printed on label in drivers door jamb), so 30 was definitely too low. If car is too stiff, then 34 or 35 might be a good compromise.

 

[DRS]

Hey DRS
I am now at 36 PSI and found Genny handling much better although a bit more vib thru steering wheel and stiffer on rougher road. I will take that over the ride at lower PSI any day. When the car arrived from dealer it was at 30 PSI so its a big improvement. I look forward to playing with other pressure settings and will give opinions(isn't that what this forum is about?)
Thanks for your suggestion

You are welcome. Have fun testing the pressures. This also is a common tactic with SCCA Solo and Pro Solo racing we do. Which this kind if racing emulates most performance street handling and racing.

Also, you can test the all weather aspects. As I mentioned prior, the water wicking ability is more even and better with higher pressures than the compromised recommendations on the door. Far less hydro planning. As when we race SCCA in the rain, so far with this chassis, experience better wet turning with higher than speck pressures. But not over 38-40lb in front.

On winter roads, factory pressures or just slightly above by a pound or so (with the Dungflops I had on base V6 rental back then) seemed to work better than higher pressure. Which is consistent with past experience over the years with other cars.

 

[DRS]

And if you get used to up to 40-42lb front and 38-40 rear, you should notice better mileage by at least 5-7% over factory. Which will show up on the mileage readout. Also, I have infrared temp measurement.. Tires drop in temp by 20-60 degrees (depends on how aggressive) with higher temps. Result of lower sidewall friction/flexing.

 

[10genesis]

The original Duncrap tires lasted 14000 miles, I replaced them with Bridgestone Serenity Plus, so far I have about 16000 miles on them, still plenty of beef on them, extremely quiet, great traction in the rain and smooth as silk. I previously put a set on my wife's Lexus LS430, over 50000 miles and still going strong, great tire. you get what you pay for.

 

[Zerkfitting]

I just put on a set of Serenity Plus to replace Conti DW's, which had become extremely noisy. The Bridgestones are great - good ride, good handling and QUIET.

I noticed the Continental DWS tires have good reviews in this forum so I got the Continental DW for this summer season (I have winter tires). They are the quietest and smoothest tires I've ever had. I've had Bridgestone tires in the past that started out quiet but got noisy - is that your experience with the Conti DW tires?

 

[tmealer]

Well, I finally got 35K from my Dunlops before replacing them. After reading lots of reviews, I decided to try the Nitto Motivos. Great tire, and handled great. However, after about 3 weeks, I noticed a little noise and vibration in the wheel. I talked to the guys at Discount Tire, and they pulled and checked them. With 3500 miles on them, the vibs were a little more noticeable, and even had an audible noise. It was similar to knobbys on a truck, but with a very small level. I could even hear the sound while coming to a stop. I replaced them today with Conti Pure Contacts. We'll see how they do.

 

[abott]

As per my knowledge best tires for sedan is Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position tires increased lateral grip from 0.84 g to 0.87 and its is the best optional tires and company already set up a good tires.

 

[shagnat]

Check into Cooper tires. They aren't so well known due to not having agreements to provide crappy OEM tires, but, they are as good a tire as you'll find for "all around" driving, ride, noise, and an exceptional warranty.

Now, if you wish to push the outer limits of your Genny, then Cooper would probably not be your best bet. If you live in a frozen tundra where it snows 6+ months out of the year, look at something else, but, if you're like 90% of us who drive to work, soccer games, out to dinner, buy groceries, haul kids, wife, in-laws (well, you get the idea) then Cooper is a GREAT tire.

 

[homeofstone]

Check into Cooper tires. They aren't so well known due to not having agreements to provide crappy OEM tires, but, they are as good a tire as you'll find for "all around" driving, ride, noise, and an exceptional warranty.

Now, if you wish to push the outer limits of your Genny, then Cooper would probably not be your best bet. If you live in a frozen tundra where it snows 6+ months out of the year, look at something else, but, if you're like 90% of us who drive to work, soccer games, out to dinner, buy groceries, haul kids, wife, in-laws (well, you get the idea) then Cooper is a GREAT tire.

^ I agree, I have a set of Cooper RS3-A tires on one of my Mercedes and they are doing very well. Not as quiet as my set of Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus tires on the Genny but the Coopers grip well and cost about 40% less.

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[DRS]

The RS Coopers are much more noisy on one of the Crown Vic's for one of my daughters. Went back to Goodyear LS series. Even the Goodyear RSAs are much quieter. I run Coopers on a couple of my company work vans. They are good for the price and have good snow traction. But noisy.

 

[NJTom]

^ I agree, I have a set of Cooper RS3-A tires on one of my Mercedes and they are doing very well. Not as quiet as my set of Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus tires on the Genny but the Coopers grip well and cost about 40% less.

Even though I don't have experience with either tire on my genesis, I did just rent a ford focus that came with the RS3-A. I drove about 600 miles with the car (mostly highway). My experience with them: Good in the rain and quiet on SOME road surfaces but are loud at times depending on the concrete (example: bridges, certain highways in NJ and PA). I was a bit disappointed overall since they did get loud at times and probably will not purchase them.

Again, I can't personally speak for these tires on the genny but those are my 2 cents.

 

[onejblonde]

I also have these tires on my 2011 Genny. They handle very well and are extremely quiet. Just took a 4000 mile trip and everybody in the car was amazed at how quiet inside the cabin was.

 

[shagnat]

I also have these tires on my 2011 Genny. They handle very well and are extremely quiet. Just took a 4000 mile trip and everybody in the car was amazed at how quiet inside the cabin was.

A 4,000 mile trip? My gawd, that's across the country and back! Wow!

 

[NJTom]

I also have these tires on my 2011 Genny. They handle very well and are extremely quiet. Just took a 4000 mile trip and everybody in the car was amazed at how quiet inside the cabin was.

Which tires are you speaking about? Serenity Plus or RS3-A? Or another? Thanks.

 

[tmealer]

After about a thousand miles, the Conti Pure Contact seems to be doing well. There is different road noise on different types of pavement, but that's expected in my book. Road surfaces are so different, noise has to respond different, too. We drove from Atlanta to Dayton and were almost car sick when we got there. Seems the guys put 30PSI in the tires. Pumped them up to 36 on the way back, and things were good. We'll watch and advise.

 

[NJTom]

I'm in the market for a new all-season 18" tire. I've been following all the different threads about tires and did a search but couldn't locate information here about two 'newer' grand touring tires. Continental PureContacts with EcoPlus Tech and Cinturato P7 All Season Plus.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=GTAS

I thought I was dead set on getting the Bridgestone Serenity Plus from all the reviews I read here but these other two are possibilities too. Personally, I'm leaning towards the PureContacts.

Has anyone here tried either of these tires? Any feedback is appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Akin67]

I saw great reviews for the Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus on TireRack and was considering them. However they don't seem to come on the 235/50/18 size. You can get either the 235/45/18 or the 245/45/18. The reason I liked these tires is they have a the best snow rating (for an all season tire). I live in NJ and use all seasons. I want to make sure my tires can handle snow better than the stock Dunlops.

Are there any issues replacing tire with lower profile tires?

 

[NJTom]

I saw great reviews for the Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus on TireRack and was considering them. However they don't seem to come on the 235/50/18 size. You can get either the 235/45/18 or the 245/45/18. The reason I liked these tires is they have a the best snow rating (for an all season tire). I live in NJ and use all seasons. I want to make sure my tires can handle snow better than the stock Dunlops.

Are there any issues replacing tire with lower profile tires?

After making my last post I realized the Pirelli didn't come in our size. I, too, thought about the odd sizing but I prefer to stick with the stock size. (BTW, 255/45/18 is closest to the stock size 235/50/18) I live in the northeast NJ and have a dedicated set of snows for the winter so that doesn't concern me as much. (but I prefer an all-season tires in case I get caught out on the road when a surprise snow fall hits - as you may recall the last few years in Oct/Nov) .

By looking at the tread of each of the tires, the contis do look more aggresive for the snow. I would be surprised if the pirellis do better. As time go, we'll see what people report on tirerack.

There was a time when the Sumitomo A/S PO4 were high on their list of being a good tire. Now, not so much.

 

[Akin67]

I ended up also deciding to stick to standard sizing. I have seen some very good reviews for the Michelin Pilot A/S 3 tires. Last night I had Costco replace all four ties with these. I have too few miles to make an observation, but so far they seem to be considerable quieter than the Dunlops. I got just about 25,000 miles on the Dunlops. They were particularly poor in winter driving. I hope the Michelin's are much better.