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Woodson was right, lots of threads on this. Michelin Pilot AS4's. Don't know if you can get them non run flat. I have heard as tire run flat technology has gotten better that there is not much different in ride quaility between run flat and non run flat. I just like the piece of mine to have the ability to drive 50 miles if I get a flat.
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Woodson was right, lots of threads on this. Michelin Pilot AS4's. Don't know if you can get them non run flat. I have heard as tire run flat technology has gotten better that there is not much different in ride quaility between run flat and non run flat. I just like the piece of mine to have the ability to drive 50 miles if I get a flat.
I have Michelin A/S 3+ ZP tires on my C7 and they are excellent. Runflat technology and quality has significantly improved over the years.
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Just installed a set of MAS4’s. Absolutely love them. What a difference compared to the old MPSS. Quieter, No Ackerman effect, no more road rashing the bottom and rear of the car, driving season extended and all the grip/ traction I’ll ever need for street and touring.
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[QUOTE=Woodson;1608340096]If only there were a couple of thousand threads where this question had been asked and answered.[/Sorry to offend you, but I purchased mine in June and knew that the tires would have to be replaced. That’s said, you could have easily skipped my question.
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When my original front tires wore out at 32k due to the bad factory alignment, I went with the Continental DWS06+ tires and they are great! No more Ackerman effect and a very reasonable price too. I don't push the car super hard in the turns but to me the handling feels just as stable as the original MPSS tires. I still have my original back tires (with almost 69,000 miles on them!) and when I replace them in the spring I'm getting DWS06+ out back as well. A lot of people that use these tires on many different makes of cars have reported that they have very long tread life too, and even though they are all seasons, the handling is still reasonably close to summer tires, at least on the street (if you're tracking the car you'd obviously want to avoid all seasons)
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[QUOTE=Trm54;1608423036]But you've been on the internet before, right?
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When my original front tires wore out at 32k due to the bad factory alignment, I went with the Continental DWS06+ tires and they are great! No more Ackerman effect and a very reasonable price too. I don't push the car super hard in the turns but to me the handling feels just as stable as the original MPSS tires. I still have my original back tires (with almost 69,000 miles on them!) and when I replace them in the spring I'm getting DWS06+ out back as well. A lot of people that use these tires on many different makes of cars have reported that they have very long tread life too, and even though they are all seasons, the handling is still reasonably close to summer tires, at least on the street (if you're tracking the car you'd obviously want to avoid all seasons)
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Which brings a whole different question. How to judge? I have Michelin and when I put Continental, WOW! Was Continental that good or was the old set just that bad?
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My back tires are definitely not very grippy at all anymore, I can't go full throttle in first through 3rd gear so I have to be very careful. The plan is to replace them in the spring with Continental DWS06+ (which is what I already have up front right now)
