So as some of you know, I had a tire in one of my tires and I uploaded a photo of it. People have pointed out that the tires are starting to crack and I should be careful with them.
I've decided to replace all the tires as a safety precaution. I then researched for the best tire with a budget of $170 per tire. I have a friend who is in the tire industry and she of course right out of the hand said "Good years or Michelins", but I wanted to see all my options.
I then went on Lexus forums and a person that owns a Lexus LS said that he purchased Cooper CS5's and said that it was a lot better than his OEMs.
I then looked up the tire and saw that it does VERY well in the rain and is very quiet. I then settled with those. The tires were about only 150 each after balancing and tax and the total for the sets came out to $600. I right away noticed that they were quiet. They reminded me of my OEM Michelin symmetry's.
I then took them out on the highway in the rain. I was going about 70-80mph and they seemed glued to the ground. I then hit a couple of water puddles and it cut through it like butter. I remember the michelins having problems with puddles, but these handled them like they weren't even there! If I hit the gas hard with traction control off, it slips very minimally and I take off. If these were my Toyo's, I would be in the same spot with the tires spinning. I also had to do an emergency braking on the highway going 50MPH in the rain (traffic came to a surprise halt) and these stopped like it was dry!
The only issue I noticed with these are that they are very floaty. I feel like I need to correct myself a lot more on the highway as oppose to the Toyo Extensas. This was a similar issue with the Michelin symmetry's.
So I totally recommend this tire. I think this tire can compete with the higher named tire brands.
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I've decided to replace all the tires as a safety precaution. I then researched for the best tire with a budget of $170 per tire. I have a friend who is in the tire industry and she of course right out of the hand said "Good years or Michelins", but I wanted to see all my options.
I then went on Lexus forums and a person that owns a Lexus LS said that he purchased Cooper CS5's and said that it was a lot better than his OEMs.
I then looked up the tire and saw that it does VERY well in the rain and is very quiet. I then settled with those. The tires were about only 150 each after balancing and tax and the total for the sets came out to $600. I right away noticed that they were quiet. They reminded me of my OEM Michelin symmetry's.
I then took them out on the highway in the rain. I was going about 70-80mph and they seemed glued to the ground. I then hit a couple of water puddles and it cut through it like butter. I remember the michelins having problems with puddles, but these handled them like they weren't even there! If I hit the gas hard with traction control off, it slips very minimally and I take off. If these were my Toyo's, I would be in the same spot with the tires spinning. I also had to do an emergency braking on the highway going 50MPH in the rain (traffic came to a surprise halt) and these stopped like it was dry!
The only issue I noticed with these are that they are very floaty. I feel like I need to correct myself a lot more on the highway as oppose to the Toyo Extensas. This was a similar issue with the Michelin symmetry's.
So I totally recommend this tire. I think this tire can compete with the higher named tire brands.
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