Infiniti M45 Tires

Post by **spisam** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:26 pm

Has anyone replaced the OEM tires yet on the M45? What high performance tires did you install?

Post by **cremecreme** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:34 pm

Kuhmo Ecsta for me.....i love them

Post by **szh** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:55 pm

spisam wrote:Has anyone replaced the OEM tires yet on the M45? What high performance tires did you install?

I have a post in this sticky that contains a list of possibilities: zerothread/125907. I am not sure which model year M45 you are referring to, so am not sure of the wheel and size you had in mind.

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 in a 245/45-18 100W is my personal recommendation and what I currently use on my 2003 M45 on the 18x7.5 rims. Superior wet weather tires and generally excellent overall!

Z

Post by **spisam** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:09 am

I was refering to the 2006/2007 M45 Sport.

I was looking at Michelin Pilot Sport ultra high oerformance all season245/40zr19 and Invo 245/40zr19 98w.

Comments Please.

Post by **TxGuy67** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:59 am

cremecreme wrote:Kuhmo Ecsta for me.....i love them

I agree Awesome tire!

Post by **szh** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:55 am

spisam wrote:I was refering to the 2006/2007 M45 Sport.

I was looking at Michelin Pilot Sport ultra high oerformance all season245/40zr19 and Invo 245/40zr19 98w.

Comments Please.

The Pilot Sport is an excellent tire indeed! But, don't go for the Pilot Sport AS (all season) version though - the standard Pilot Sport is a better performing tire. If you do need snow driving ability where you live, then get a set of cheap steel wheels and proper winter tires for those months! As I recall, the Pilot Sport is also less expensive than the Pilot Sport AS.

The Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 is better (albeit more expensive) and Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 is similar (each compared to the Pilot Sport). The Bridgestone RE050A is also an excellent tire, probably as good as the above tires (perhaps not the PS2 though). All are available in 245/40-19 ... see my tire spreadsheet in the Basic Specs sticky thread.

Z

Post by **Q45tech** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:07 am

Once you go Michelin you will get so hooked that you will take a second job if necessary to pay for tires.

You do get what you pay for in tires, at least in the top tier versions.

Post by **maxnix** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:03 am

szhosain wrote:The Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 is better (albeit more expensive) and Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 is similar (each compared to the Pilot Sport). The Bridgestone RE050A is also an excellent tire, probably as good as the above tires (perhaps not the PS2 though). All are available in 245/40-19 ... see my tire spreadsheet in the Basic Specs sticky thread.

Z

Don't confuse the PS2 with other Pilot Sports. It is at a whole level higher. It is NOT an "All Season" tire. The best ones never are.

Post by **szh** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:21 pm

maxnix wrote:Don't confuse the PS2 with other Pilot Sports. It is at a whole level higher. It is NOT an "All Season" tire. The best ones never are.

Yup, agreed! Based on what I have read, I would say the following order:

1. Michelin Pilot PS2.2. Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3.3. Michelin Pilot Sport.4. Michelin Pilot Sport AS.

for these four brand/models of tires! I have not used the PS2 (not available in the tire size that I want) or the Pilot Sports. My ranking of the Goodyear above the Pilot Sports is based on the Consumer Reports study and the rankings at Tire Rack. It is an excellent wet weather tire (as always, that is my personal measurement criterion, since I hate driving in rain! )

Brian, I know you have used the PS2 before. It would be interesting if you also someday checked out the Goodyear and compared these two. I cannot, since the PS2 is not available in a 245/45-18 ...

Z

Post by **szh** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:06 pm

Also ... here: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...tid=1 is a comparison of some of the tires mentioned in this thread. Very informative!

Z

Post by **szh** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:33 pm

szhosain wrote:since the PS2 is not available in a 245/45-18 ...

Oops, I am wrong. There is a 245/45-18 Michelin PS2 - it must be a relatively recent addition to the sizes or I missed it before. Although, at $288 a tire, it is much more expensive than the others.

My last Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 purchase in June, for their 245/45-18 100W, was a total of $833.56 from Tire Rack, including shipping, and they had a $100 gift card rebate going too. Quite a difference!

Z

Post by **cremecreme** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:27 pm

That is good but compare there prices to others and they should have given you a $200 coupon. I usually do an exact search of the tire and size on Ebay and find it much much cheaper from wholesale dealers....I still like Kuhmo

Post by **szh** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:28 pm

Hmmm ... I would not buy tires from eBay. I just checked for a 245/45-18 100W Eagle for example. Only one available and the price would have been higher than Tire Rack (when including shipping).

Plus, (particularly with used tires), I would not want to buy tires that had a manufacturing date earlier than 12 - 18 months from my date of purchase. Rubber deteriorates when sitting around!

Tire Rack, for example, consistently has sent me tires that were less than 6 months old. This last time, the date of manufacture was a brief month or two before I received the tire! A good thing!

Z

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