[W126 Coupe] Michelin Pilot Sport PS2

[Jay Hirsch]

560 SEC rides best with 225/60 x  16 Michelin MXV4  Primacy.  Great  
traction, smooth ride and quiet.
Ånything less than a 60 series  give a harsh  ride,  to me anyway.  I  
care about cruisin at 80 mph not hairpin or S  curves
Jay H
On Aug 14, 2009, at 7:57 PM, Axel Wulff wrote:


> Just switched tires on my car.

>

> I've run a set of Kumhos Ecsta Supra 712s for the past 25K miles  

> and was looking for an excuse to ditch them. They've always been  

> terrible in the rain and are quite noisy.

>

> I had 245/45s on my front 17" 3-piece AMG rims 8.5" wide, and ran  

> 275/40s on the rear 10" rims.

>

> I decided to drop down a size with the Michelins and am now running  

> 235/45 on the front and 265/40 at the rear. Finally got rid of some  

> slight rubbing.

>

> I've only run these tires for a week, but so far I'm quite  

> impressed. We've had a series of rainstorms so I've had plenty of  

> opportunity to test their capabilites in the wet and they've been  

> excellent. The tires are also blessedly quiet and the round  

> shoulders is a plus with the steering geometry of our cars.

>

> Can't say anything about thread life or how they'll perform after a  

> few thousand miles, but so far I'm happy with my choice.

>

> Regards,

> Axel J. Wulff

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