V Tires

[klaptrapper]

Thanks, I am also lookiing at all weather Pirelli's as I live in NY 6 mos.

Rusty

Originally Posted by harrower

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes....odel=Ecsta+SPT

Tire rack has them. $187 each.

[onalaska]

I may wait on installing the Michelins until I need all four, I know it's not a good idea to mix tires. I was just wondering why these cars have staggered tire sizes, better handling or just saving money because larger tires up front really don't help cornering?

My STS also had staggered sizes, but some models had all the same size. I went with the same size on all four wheels and could not tell the difference, but I don't often push them to the limit either.

FYI the Michelins Pilot Sport AS Plus are available on E-bay for $275 ea. Check out the reviews on Tirerack. Good performance and a 500 Treadwear rating!

[Rockster80]

Originally Posted by harrower

I've been looking at tire choices for the V. Only offerings for the front 235-45-19 are the Pirelli and Yokohama. Many choices for the rears. What other size could I look for on the fronts that would fit? I won't buy runflats again so I should have more choices.

Pirelli 235-45-19s on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-NEW...item4cee689028

[BILLS_XLR]

Originally Posted by Rockster80

Pirelli 235-45-19s on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-NEW...item4cee689028

I trashed the OE Pirelli run flats and replaced them with Michelin PS2 AS +. Went with 255 40 ZR 19s on all four corners. Absolutely no clearance issues whatsoever. Ride quality has improved dramatically as has the tire noise reduction. car feels much more responsive to steering input. I actually worked with a couple of Michelin engineers on sizes and compounds and they felt the PS2 AS+ was the best all around high performance all season tire for an XLR_V. If you go this route you must do an alignment due to the new front tire size. After I put a 1000 or so miles on them I'll post my observations. So far they are huge improvement over the Pirelli's

[onalaska]

Bill, that's the news I wanted to hear. I bought two rear Michelin Pilot Sport AS + tires and was trying to decide if I wanted to put the same size on the front. Dave has the same size Pirelli on all four corners with no problems. Good point about the alignment, I never thought about that. Let us know how they do after 1000 miles. I hope to put mine on before the trip to Colorado in May.

[alze]

Just bought, what a difference, live in fla. these are summer tires and the best deal I could find. Stock wheels, rebate 80.00 mail in and 91.66 fraight, no tax. 30.00 install otd. Total $430.10 4 tires. These are NG for snow,gravel. Read reviews!! Bought from Tires easy.com No problems.alze 2005 xlr and 2000 eldo. esc