I seem to recall you saying all the Yokos have been sitting in warehouses for years hardening up all that nice supple tread -Quote »Originally posted by Q45tech The Q suspension was designed to work with one tire only the discontinued Michelin Pilot XGTV which had special inner and outer edge reinforcements [and a stress releaving edge cut] to handle the stress. The tires wore out in 15,000 miles if rotated every 3,750 miles.
The only current tires I've seen that look good [wear flat across the tread] at 15-20k are the Pilot H4/V4 and the Fstone SZ50.[/quote]
Just curious - w/all your WOT runs, does the H speed rating on the Michelin’s give you pause or do you assume they are over engineered and there won’t be any idiots on the road ahead ?Q45tech wrote:The 235/60/15 Michelin Pilot H4 is the only tire I've used consistently. The smaller sizes 215/225 are less robust and don't offer the improved load index the 235 does. This extra 120 pounds of capacity makes me think the tire is safer and might actually meet the H rating USED in a hot summer.
For Spring I have 215/65/15 AVS Intermediates [last set I could cry!] on the front and 235 Pilot H4 on the rear........for my vacation I use 235 H4 on the front also since the smooth ride is important when you do 600 miles in a day.