I currently have 18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S on my GS AWD and I like them very much for rain and dry pavement. I have nto used them in snow. The stock 17" rims still have the runfarts on them and I am up in the air as to whether or not they will be used in the winter. I purchased the car from my Aunt and she said the two winters that she had the runflats they were great in the snow with the AWD. However, she live on Cape Cod and got mostly rain so I don't know how much snow the runflats actually saw.
I do know that I am not going to be running the Pilots in the snow for two reasons: 1. they got a poor reveiw and 2. I didn not buy the 18" rims for use in the New England winters.
I will probably start out with the runflats and see how it goes. If they feel unsafe or like they have minimal traction I will be getting a dedicated set of performance snow tires: Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 or Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (not runflat version).
steviej
Hey,
I have those michelin pilot sports a/s, and they ride very nice. However, I have noticed that these tires give me alot of road feedback on the highways and tend to vibrate in the steering wheel only a bit on certain stretches of highways and become very smooth on majority of the other highways. I have balanced these wheels/tires several times, but I know the road force are very good for these tires, so I have not done that yet. Do you feel any highway vibration (regardless of speed) on certain tarmac or cement roads or roads with grooves? i am not sure if it has to do with the aggressive tire design of these michelins that gives feedback through the steering wheel. Please let me know as much as you can regarding these tires. I have had other summer tires low profile high performance but never felt too much difference between driving on certain road type or have had any tiny vibration I am having now. The vibration is not there on most of the highways though even up to 80-90. Thank,
Opinions On All Season Performance Tires For 2006 Gs430
in 06 - 12 Lexus GS300 / GS350 / GS460
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Hey,
I have those michelin pilot sports a/s, and they ride very nice. However, I have noticed that these tires give me alot of road feedback on the highways and tend to vibrate in the steering wheel only a bit on certain stretches of highways and become very smooth on majority of the other highways. I have balanced these wheels/tires several times, but I know the road force are very good for these tires, so I have not done that yet. Do you feel any highway vibration (regardless of speed) on certain tarmac or cement roads or roads with grooves? i am not sure if it has to do with the aggressive tire design of these michelins that gives feedback through the steering wheel. Please let me know as much as you can regarding these tires. I have had other summer tires low profile high performance but never felt too much difference between driving on certain road type or have had any tiny vibration I am having now. The vibration is not there on most of the highways though even up to 80-90. Thank,
Dave