"Lokiparts" (lokiparts)
03/05/2018 at 12:30 • Filed to: None
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"Lokiparts" (lokiparts)
03/05/2018 at 12:30 • Filed to: None | 3
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I finally got a new set of tires for my daily driver.
The tires that were on it before were some amazingly crappy “Milestar” brand tires. They actually had plenty of tread left in the centers but the shoulders on 3 of them were just gone, inside and outside... I’m not even sure how that happens. And no they weren’t under-inflated. I checked my pressures religiously. in fact for the last year or so I have actually been actually running them at about 38 psi vs the 32 recommended for my car, just trying to keep the shoulders from wearing down any faster.Plus somehow even though they were only 4 years old, they were already showing weather checking. Long story short State inspection is due next month, and this garbage would not have passed.
About the only good thing I can say about the old tires is that they were amazingly predictable. I just always expected them to slip and loose traction, and they always did. Rain, Snow, clean dry pavement, it didn’t matter. I mean I have a bone stock Civic and I could chirp the tires from a stop on clean dry pavement... and that’s not bragging on my car at all. Those tires were just awful.
The new tires that I ended up getting are BF Goodrich Sport Comp-2 A/S. I debated between these and the Michelin Pilot Sport a/s 3+. But after reading a bunch of reviews that compared both models, the BFG’s seemed like a better all around tire for where I live. And a bonus is that apparently they do rather decent in the snow. So living somewhere where every year there’s about even odds that it will even snow at all, having dedicated winter tires is really just not worth it. So having A/S tires that do alright in the snow is good enough for me.
It’s going to take me a while to get used to the extremely aggressive tread pattern though. These tires have super chunky tread blocks and almost look like an all terrain tire from the side profile.
So far the grip is already so much better though. It’s amazing how little my car understeers now, and just feels so much more composed all around. The only thing that really surprised me is how stiff they are. I mean i was already used to having a stiff ride with my old tires being over-inflated, but these new ones have an even firmer ride. And I’ll admit the first thing I did was check the pressure to see if maybe they over-inflated them, but they are spot on at 32psi. I guess that’s just the joy of a nice stiff sidewall.
Anyway I absolutely love these tires so far, and I can’t wait to get some miles on them.
citrus
> Lokiparts
03/05/2018 at 12:53 |
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Ugh milestars
I can’t comment on the BFG, but I had the a/s3+ and it is a great tire
RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire
> Lokiparts
03/05/2018 at 13:02 |
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reminder to don’t be stupid, new tires may still have release compound on them that make them slippery for the first hundred miles or so.
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Lokiparts
> citrus
03/05/2018 at 13:03 |
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I seriously debated hard about which ones to get. I must have researched both for almost a month. Ultimately I just figured the difference between them was probably insignificant compared to how much better they would be when compared to the Milestars.
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Lokiparts
> RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire
03/05/2018 at 13:32 |
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Fair point! I honestly didn’t even think about that. I’ll definitely keep that in mind. But so far they are already way more grippy than the old garbage tires.
Textured Soy Protein
> Lokiparts
03/05/2018 at 16:15 |
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I have the Comp 2 A/S on my wife’s Impreza. We’ve been happy with them. Their winter traction obviously doesn’t come close to a proper winter tire but they’re acceptable.
Victorinoo
> Lokiparts
03/05/2018 at 16:24 |
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When was the last time you aligned the car? Even with Milestars, you should see even wear. I’m willing to bet your alignment is off. Toe in or out eats the edges of tires rather quickly.
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Lokiparts
> Textured Soy Protein
03/05/2018 at 18:37 |
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Yeah acceptable is good enough for me. Living somewhere where it maybe snows once a year and the whole area shuts down with more than an inch, I can definitely live with it.
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Lokiparts
> Victorinoo
03/05/2018 at 18:52 |
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Yeah that was actually going to be the next thing I did. Something’s definitely not right. Because it seemed like under inflation wear it was the inside and outside edges of the tires that were worn, but the tires were never actually under inflated. Although I did rotate them frequently so maybe they wore one way when on the front and another way in the rear.
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citrus
> Lokiparts
03/05/2018 at 20:27 |
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I know the struggle on research lol
now I’m stuck debating between the pilot sport 4s and the extreme contact sport for my vette