Best tires for Equus

[dlwooten67]

I have a 2011 equus with 40,000 miles. What are the best tires to replace the oem continental tires. I know that everyone looks for different things but overall handling, noise, ride and wear. I was looking at the Michelin pilot sport a/s3.

 

[srobak]

Look at the Pirelli Cinturato P7. I have had 2 sets on 2 different cars and absolutely loved them. They have some of the highest marks for all weather grand touring tires on tire rack. I will be putting them on my G2 this winter.

 

[marinakorp]

Agreed on the P7... while I have them only on a G1 Genesis... they are great tires.

 

[Rey]

There is no "best" tire for your Equus. Depends upon what you want, how you drive and conditions under which you drive.
Best to do your own homework; and TireRack is a great place to do some comparison shopping.
However, a couple of comments: Equus are delivered with Conti tires, which do not wear well, compared to others. Conti has replaced/superceded this particular tire with a "low rolling resistance" tire. My personal experience with low rolling resistance tires (Michelin) is that they are the real deal delivering almost 1mpg+ on highway.

Equus and Genesis share the same platform, with Equus being stretched longer. Genesis mount 245/45-19s all around. Equus is different having 275s on rear. In my opinion Hyundai does this to reduce "oversteer", which is not really a problem. Tire manufacturers do not have a broad selection of 275 tires. The 245s will nicely fit the rear rims (within rim width spec); and there is a much broader (cheaper) selection of 245s. I have over 20k miles with 245s on rear (summer and winter tires) with absolutely no issues whatsoever.

 

[kingsly]

Thanks for the info, I just replaced my 2011 Equus tires with Bridgestone Blizzak lm32s for our Canadian winter and paid 55 .00 per tire extra for the rear275s over the price for the 245s . Winters certainly work better when down a size also so its too bad I didn't think of this lol , next time ! The blizzaks work well so far on wet and turns but no snow yet here.

 

[okievision]

New owner of a 2011, adding to an older thread.

Thanks Rey for posting.
I purchased recently and car was advertised with "New Tires" 45K miles on the odo
Yes, they're new. A couple days later, after reading up on the car and realizing it had staggered size, frt to rear, I looked at mine.
Goodyear RS A2, 245/45/19's all the way around. The wheels are in correct position, R and F mounting.

My first thought was to return to the selling dealer, a Hyundai dealership, and demand the proper tires for the car be installed, at their cost.
Well, that didn't work so I'll continue to drive on these until they wear out. Car drives beautifully smooth but I wouldn't know the difference at this point to compare.

 

[T_E]

Still very happy with the BFGoodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S in factory staggered sizes; transformed the handling so the car is much more enjoyable to drive. Slightly noisier, but not a real issue. Best thing is they don't have the flat spots the OEM tires had after the car sat a week.

 

[ancdmd]

You guys might want to check out the Toyo T1 Sport, it comes in the 245 and 275 sizes. The tire has excellent all-around characteristics. I've had a few sets on my Lexus LS430 in 20" sizes with 30/35 series sidewalls. One time I switched to the Michelin Pilot A/S 3 since having good experience with other Michelins in the past, but was sorely disappointed. The Michelins started out nice but got noisy quickly and developed bad spots. Plus they didn't last more than 15k miles. The Toyos went 20k miles and held up better. Best of all the Toyos are very competitively priced compared to other brands.

 

[SCVDon]

We put 245 18" Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3's on my wife's Genesis - moved the snow set of wheels over from her traded in Azera. The Azera had 235x18 Sottozero's for 4 winters and my wife loved them. Long wearing, quiet for snow's and handle well on dry roads too. I just purchased a set of 19"x8.5" wheels plus 245/45R19 Sottozero 3's for the Equus. Great winter tires. Finding staggered size snows is nearly impossible (one choice per Tire Rack) and I almost downsized to 18" wheels for the Equus, but decided to stay at 19" when I found a wheel deal I liked. OEM 3 season tires as equipped are down right dangerous on hard packed snow or ice and even with traction control off or on the car won't climb a hill in Danbury, CT while other cars drove around us.

 

[IIAF4SQ]

Holy old thread Batman. Greetings, what do you guys think about putting on Run flats on this car? My trunk will be filled with audio equipment so I dont care to keep the jack and other stuff in the trunk area. My question would be if run-flats would still perform as well as my P-Zero Nero's?

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[EdP]

Holy old thread Batman. Greetings, what do you guys think about putting on Run flats on this car? My trunk will be filled with audio equipment so I dont care to keep the jack and other stuff in the trunk area. My question would be if run-flats would still perform as well as my P-Zero Nero's?

Never had them myself, but three people that I know with run flats do not like them. Stiffer ride, no better handling. Of course, your needs may be entirely different. Had a flat a week ago but was able to call roadside assistance, get some air in it and drove to a repair shop 2 miles away. Worked out OK and I lost about 90 minutes on my trip.Came out in the morning at the hotel and had the trunk about filled too.

 

[g_533209]

Purchased a set of Bridgestone Potenzas to replace the Continental oem tires @ 23k. After 1000 miles, am very disappointed with the comfort and noise levels of the Potenza. They were highly rated for my 2016 Equus Ultimate, however those ratings must have been for the 6 cylinder not the heavier 8 cylinder Equus. The Potenza produce a much rougher ride and are considerably noisier as well. I am highly disappointed with Discount Tire’s and Tire Rack’s ratings on this tire, would never buy it again.

 

[T_E]

Update on the BFGoodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S tires I installed about 16,000 miles ago. The rears are nearly shot, worn slightly more on outer edges than the rest of the tires, and the fronts look like they have another 5,000 miles on them. (i.e. fronts wore better). This is disappointing mileage, but when new the tires were great. I think I will try the new Continentals or Michelins this time.

 

[ancdmd]

I've had the Toyo Proxes 4 Plus installed on my 2014 Ultimate and have driven about 1,000 miles so far. Quiet, nice tire but hard to say how they'll be at 20k miles. I've had great experience with the Toyo T1 Sports so hoping these Proxes hold up well. With as few miles I drive though I'll probably sell the car long before the tires wear out. Car only has 15k miles on it so far and I drive the car about 4k miles a year.

 

[T_E]

I just replaced the BFGoodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S set with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 tires. They are great! Quieter than the Goodrich, and hopefully, I will get much better wear out of them. The Goodrich rears were getting dangerous at only 17,000 miles. That being said, Alabama tar and gravel roads were rough on them, as was my 90% freeway driving at 75+ mph. Fronts had another 5,000 or so on them, I would estimate.

 

[surprisinguy]

My tire guy was wanting me to try the A/S 3+ tires, mine still has the MXM4 tires on it (20k now). I'm glad you're saying they're quiet - that's really my first feature that I must have.

 

[T_E]

Probably not the quietest tire out there, may be that the new design Continentals are quieter, but so far, so good. (of course, only 220 miles on them so far) The old Goodriches were far better than the original Continentals.

Costco has a Michelin deal going, $70 off regular price, and another $60 off if you use the Costco credit card. I missed the extra $60 deal and paid $1,012 plus sales tax. (Included mounting, road hazard, etc.)

 

[ancdmd]

Let us know how the Michelins hold up. Had the A/S 3’s on my Lexus and while they were nice when new they got loud, hard, and wore out after 15k miles. Not typical for Michelin.

 

[EquusAnn]

Hi - I have a 2015 Equus that I purchased used in 2017 with 11,000 miles. I don't drive it much and now have 21,000 miles and I'm being told that I need all new tires. That doesn't seem like a lot of miles on tires to have to replace them already. Any thoughts or comments appreciated.

 

[EdP]

Hi - I have a 2015 Equus that I purchased used in 2017 with 11,000 miles. I don't drive it much and now have 21,000 miles and I'm being told that I need all new tires. That doesn't seem like a lot of miles on tires to have to replace them already. Any thoughts or comments appreciated.

Possible, but typically they should last longer. I'd get someone else to take a look. A quick check for yourself is easy. Turn the wheel to the full let or right position and turn it off. That gives you a view of at least a portion of the tread. Look for the wear bars. Look to see how even that tire is wearing. Measure the tread depth. It should be a minimum of 2/32, but for safety on wet roads, it should be double that.

Looking at a portion is not a great exam, but it will give you an indication of the rest.