2017's official Lexus tire Tally

"sony1492" (sony1492) 01/02/2018 at 16:26 • Filed to: Sacrifice to the hoon gods

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12 purchased and of those 12, only 4 made it into 2018.

4 Saffiro sf7000 245/40r18, $236+$100 mount and balance.(dead)

2 (barely used) Nankang NS20 245/40r18, $95+50 M/B.(dead)

2 Joyroad Sport rx6 240/40r18, $127+50 M/B.(dead)

2 Nankang NS20 265/35r18, $186+50 M/B.(still alive on the front)

2 Anteras Ingens a1 225/45r18, $118+50 M/B.(being mounted to the rear Today)

Total:$1064 In tires.

Sidenote, at least $2000 we’re spent in 91 octane fuel over a 4 month period. V8 life

(This post is in no way inspired by kanuck’s post, at all)

EL_ULY > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 16:57

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AWESOME!

BeaterGT > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 17:05

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Because drift missile?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 17:09

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Why 91? I put 87 in my ‘98 LS400 and it could care less.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 17:10

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Wait, how many miles did you drive?? Or were you drifting? It seems crazy to go through that many in one year, unless you were driving a Hellcat. I felt bad going through my one set of Direzza DZ102s in two years and like 30k miles due to my poor alignment and general abuse.

sony1492 > BeaterGT 01/02/2018 at 17:10

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Sort of but its not exactly a missile. It dosent spend any time at a track, it hasn’t been smacked into anything yet, and because it’s on/off a daily depending on how my $500 car situation is.(usually getting a different cheap car every few months that need repairs)

sony1492 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/02/2018 at 17:19

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Because, Performance at higher rpm

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 17:19

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Over how many kilometers?

BeaterGT > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 17:21

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Sounds awesome! I’m assuming that’s why the tires out back are skinnier?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/02/2018 at 17:29

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Sorry, but the one time I accidentally put 87 in my Whatchamacallit with the 2JZ-GE, it did not run as smoothly and it would actually miss on cold starts.

sony1492 > BeaterGT 01/02/2018 at 17:36

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 Its got the 225 out back because they’re cheaper than 245's, Also I wanted to see how they compare, I’ve had 225's on a skinny rim 7.5 but not an 8.5 wide rim. I fear I may loose a bit of control vs the 245 but there’s only one way to find out

sony1492 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 01/02/2018 at 17:37

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Roughly 7000 miles. The odometer hasn’t worked for a couple years so it’s my best guess

sony1492 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/02/2018 at 17:38

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Hoonage and a long commute for 4 months with a really bad alignment.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/02/2018 at 17:46

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It makes funny sounds for a tank or 2, then the computer adjust and is fine with it.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 17:47

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I understand that. If I get he ISF it’s getting premium for sure. I just don’t run my LS that hard except the occasional Italian tuneup because 315,000 miles have been hard enough on her.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 17:47

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Now I kinda want to try mid or high grade to see if I can feel a difference but man the thought hurts.

sony1492 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/02/2018 at 17:56

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It will only make a difference if the car recommends 91. Its probably not a lot but I don’t like the idea of detonation. The cars knock sensors should notice what’s going on an cut timing a bit until it stops(with lower octane) So the car still runs fine just not 100%.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 18:26

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No. recommends 87, I don’t think there would be a difference but inquiring minds want to know.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 18:35

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Bad alignment will always do you in. Lol worth fixing that! I corded the inner edge of my tires before I got anywhere near the wear bars. Toe was wayyyyyyyy out of whack. Also rode much smoother after fixing that as well.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 18:36

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Wow... and I thought the set of el cheapo Firestone tires I had years ago that only lasted me about 12,000 miles were bad.

sony1492 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 01/02/2018 at 18:39

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It was mostly the driving habits

sony1492 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/02/2018 at 18:45

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I was told It can’t get aligned because the wheels sit too close to the wheel well edges. I really want to know that the toe/camber/ castor is even on both sides. My inner need for symmetry screams knowing it turns differently in one direction vs the other.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 18:49

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You need a different alignment shop then. I imagine some specs cant be adjusted much due to fitment issues but you should be able to find a setting that allows for somewhat even tire wear at least. And unless you are slammed/stanced and on 12 inch wide wheels, that sounds like the shop just doesnt know what they are doing.

sony1492 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/02/2018 at 18:55

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The machine used something that fit over the wheels and they had to roll the car forward and backward a bit. Due to the wheels being basically at the fender with less than a 1/2in space they just told me it couldn’t fit due to the ride height. Your right though, I need to find a shop with a different alignment machine. The nearest shops with that sort of things at least 50 miles away so it’d cost $30 or more In fuel plus the $60 alignment. (Basically I’m cheap)

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 19:01

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But even with $90 spent, you could save a solid half of that $1k tire bill. Unless you are doing endless donuts without rotating, theres no way you could go through that many tires just by hooning lol.

sony1492 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/02/2018 at 19:08

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I doubt that I could cut it in half but I could probably cut the number down a bit.(when it’s summer the slides really beat the tires down)

Sam > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 20:11

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Yeah, you need a shop with a laser alignment machine. Most dealerships have them, maybe check there?