I just ordered a set of Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires for the SRT6.
Front 225/40/18
Rear 275/30/19
I saw from a search that FUBU bought a set about a year ago and was wondering if he or anyone else had comments. These are supposedly the OEM tire that Ferrari ships on the 599 and 458 and get lot's of love at Tire Rack.
I was set to buy either the Bridgestone RE-11 or the Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 in the same sizes. But the Michelins are classed as a "Max Performance" summer tire while the RE11 and AD08 are classed as "Extreme Performance" tires. With that designation comes a warning about these things actually getting brittle at low temps (as in cracking) and a tread wear rating of 180 vs 300 for the Pilot SS.
The Pilot SS appears to be a step down in ultimate performance from the other two but still a very good performance tire. So, likes? Dislikes?
Separate issue.....the tires coming off the car have been OK......Dunlop Sport Maxx TT
Front 225/40/18
Rear 255/35/19
But, the reason for the replacement is a front tire failure Friday night driving home from work. 3rd one to fail in about 20,000 miles. The first two were punctures. OK, luck of the drive.
But this front passenger tire was worn right through the belts on the inside edge. I mean worn to the point that I could collapse it with pressure from my finger. And right on the corner where the sidewall intersects the tread. Very hard to notice if the car is parked with the wheels straight. The driver's side showed no such uneven wear.
The car was aligned (by a dealer) when the Dunlops were installed. And this appears to be a pure alignment issue. So my questions are.....
- Is this sort of uneven front tire wear common on the SRT6?
- Is there anything particularly unusual or tricky to aligning this old Merc suspension?
- Do these SRT6's have trouble holding an alignment, camber or toe-in? Can't believe caster has anything to do with this.