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  1. 03-12-2013, 09:43 AM #1
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    Summer tire with good tread wear

    Hey everyone

    So I am looking to get 2 new rear summer tires for my 18s for the 740i. The car is on Michelin Pilot SS now. Though I love Michelin, (only tire I buy for the ZHP) Owning 2 rear wheel drive bmws on Michelin Pilot Sports will be expensive, especially the 7, which loves to eat rubber. I have had Pirellis, Dunlops, Yokos and Toyos on other Bmws and always go back to michelin. So anyway, I am looking for a tire that has a little bit better tread wear rating and still a high performance summer tire. I have fairly new michelin on the front which will stay.

    Stock size is 255/45/18 for the rear and 235/50/18 for the front, but the rear wheel is 9.5" wide so looking to go 265 or 275.

    What do you guys say?


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  2. 03-12-2013, 10:16 AM #2
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    Ever consider Hankook Venus V12s?


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    Hankook ventus v12 gets my vote.
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  4. 03-12-2013, 11:03 AM #4
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    Guess I should look into Hankooks? Haha. Any other suggestions?


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    I don't own a set......yet.......but alot and I mean alot of people in Florida run the V12's.

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    I ran the V12's and almost got 30k outta them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by danewilson77 View Post
    I ran the V12's and almost got 30k outta them.
    You actually owned a pair of summer tires?

    Why not go back to them?
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    I'm running the PSS' on the ZHP...



    Don't get the V12's... the $100 price difference for a set of 2 at that size isn't worth the quality difference. You might want to look into the new Hankook Ventus S1 noble2 or some Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sports
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    Continental DW has decent tread wear and are very comfortable. Definitely a notch below PSS performance wise.
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