Stock Tires on Sport Pkg

[langsta6]

Does anyone else out there have a rough ride with the sport package? I think it's mainly due to the stock Michelin tires. They seem to literally leave the road for a split second whenever I hit any size crack or hole in the pavement, and it's even worse when i hit one on a turn. They just don't stick to the road at all.

Any suggestions on an upgrade? Perhaps Pirelli or Falken's. I did the RevItUp and the Falken's seem to stick like glue. And since I live in Minnesota, I also want a tire that's going to perform well in the snow and rain.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[LBJay]

If you think the OEM tires are stiff you definitely don't want Falken Azenis. Plus they are not a tire you can run in snow, no how, no way.

[langsta6]

so then what tires would you recommend?

[mitchfried]

I had the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S (all season) on my Maxima. A huge improvement over the Bridgestone RE92. I recently replaced the stock 215/50/17 Michelins on my Mazda6 with 225/45/17 Bridgestone RE750's. Stickier, better ride, a little more road noise, but NOT all season. A non-issue here in Florida, but not where you live in the winter. Maybe the RE750's in the nice weather, then a switch to snow specific tires in the winter for you? There aren't a lot of choices in the stock size of 215/50/17.

Check out tirerack.com for the survey results for our stock Michelins. They are the LOWEST rated in their class.

[LBJay]

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Originally posted by langsta6


* * * * * * so then what tires would you recommend?[/b]

I've heard good things about the the Sumitomo HTR+ as an all season performance tire. But if I lived where you do (MN) I would probably invest in a set a dedicated winter tires and rims.

Any tire that would be a great summer tire (sticky) will probably end up being terrible, if not dangerous, in the extreme cold of winter.

[tireswap]

I would suggest having a second set of wheels/winter tires, then put performance tires on the other set...

If you stick w/ one set of wheels, you are going to have a serious compromise in performance, noise, etc.

[Blue Mazda]

Yah, the ride of the stock Michelins makes me not want to put anything on the car that is stiffer than a V rated sidewall. I would love something stickier that rides better and quieter than the stock tires because they are just mediocre. I used to run Firestone SZ 50's and SZ50 EPs on my Probes and I LOVED them, but they will be too hard for the 6. Too bad since Tirerack is selling them for under $100 in the stock size.

[Gruss]

Find someone selling the 16" stockers, they ride better than the 17" and do ok in the snow

[langsta6]

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Check out tirerack.com for the survey results for our stock Michelins. *They are the LOWEST rated in their class.[/b]

That doesn't surprise me at all. I might just leave the stock set on for the winter then upgrade in the spring. I don't know too much about tires, so I might swing by the local tire dealer and see what they recommend.
Thanks for all the advice!