Michelin PSS on AUSTIN?

[BlueEye]

Hi

I am thinking of buying:
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
225/40R18 88Y MIC PILOT SUPER SPORT * (as summer tires)

http://www.dack365.se/hitta-produkt/dack/225-40r18-88y/sommardack/michelin/pilot-super-sport/22327

for my original AUSTIN wheels


is there anything else i should think about?
or is 235 a better/vorse choice?

i am not track driving, but like it to be a nice complement for the JB1.

i would appreciate any input!

//Thanx

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Considering the Austen's are 7.5 inches wide, I would not go wider than oem

You will get a softer steering feel, worse response and more body roll. An important aspect of wheel / tire fitment is the sidewall support from the wheel. Never try to fit too big a tire on a given wheel.

A 225 ideally uses an 8 inch wheel anyway. I certainly wouldn't go to a 235 on a 7.5

 

[BlueEye]

Considering the Austen's are 7.5 inches wide, I would not go wider than oem

You will get a softer steering feel, worse response and more body roll. An important aspect of wheel / tire fitment is the sidewall support from the wheel. Never try to fit too big a tire on a given wheel.

A 225 ideally uses an 8 inch wheel anyway. I certainly wouldn't go to a 235 on a 7.5

Thanx for the input McGavin

 

[m3incorp]

The Michelin is a great tire and the grip can't be beat but just know that they can get to be little loud, the ride will be a little stiffer, and they don't like cold weather. I have them on the Vette and the M4. The VW will be getting Continental Extremecontact DW for the summer. If I didn't change wheels and tires for the winter, I would get the Continental Extrememecontact DWS06 for all season.

 

[BlueEye]

The Michelin is a great tire and the grip can't be beat but just know that they can get to be little loud, the ride will be a little stiffer, and they don't like cold weather. I have them on the Vette and the M4. The VW will be getting Continental Extremecontact DW for the summer. If I didn't change wheels and tires for the winter, I would get the Continental Extrememecontact DWS06 for all season.

Whats the reason for getting Continental Extremecontact DW instead of PSS as summer tires?

//Thanx

 

[SimonSaysGTI1]

The Continental Extrmecontact DW are still a good summer tire and significantly less money than the Michelin PSS. I'm not sure if that's m3incorp reason, but it was mine for going with the DW.

 

[Stage2Sasquatch]

Stick with 225's on the stock wheel.

 

[2015WhiteGTI]

If you do a search, you can get a better price on Michelin PSS.
$159 from this place.

http://tirecrawler.com/shop/detail_tire.php?product_id=10885&t=GS&gclid=CMePldjD_8oCFdaPHwod6p8EXw

 

[Stage2Sasquatch]

If you do a search, you can get a better price on Michelin PSS.
$159 from this place.

http://tirecrawler.com/shop/detail_tire.php?product_id=10885&t=GS&gclid=CMePldjD_8oCFdaPHwod6p8EXw

Damn that's a great price. Edit* shipping is expensive and brings it inline with tire-rack prices.

 

[2015WhiteGTI]

Damn that's a great price.

I checked shipping costs and it'd be an additional $87, but still only $181 per tire.
Tirerack has shipping charges as well and come out to $200 per tire.

 

[hockeydad2000]

I'm so glad I live in Texas where your summer tires are just your tires. I have a set of Michelin PSS on my MINI Cooper S and they are without a doubt the best tires I've ever spent money on.

I am new to this board because I am about to trade it in on a 2016 GTI and will no doubt buy another set of PSS tires for this VW

 

[Lobster]

I have Pilot Sport A/S 3's on my Austins, stock 225/40 size.

The A/S 3's are a little cheaper than the PSS, and in my opinion (and many others) it's not too far off from the performance of the PSS.

I'm not a fan of Continental DWS', but apparently the DWS06 is a much improved tire.


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[BlueEye]

Damn that's a great price. Edit* shipping is expensive and brings it inline with tire-rack prices.

the price is better on Tire crawler..
Just got a slight problem, i live in Sweden and they don't ship here.
and if they did i would have to pay VAT to Swedish Customs on top

 

[BxGTI]

I have Pilot Sport A/S 3's on my Austins, stock 225/40 size.

The A/S 3's are a little cheaper than the PSS, and in my opinion (and many others) it's not too far off from the performance of the PSS.

I'm not a fan of Continental DWS', but apparently the DWS06 is a much improved tire.


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So it went from a great tire to a better tire? Anyways Conti DW quiet, great summer tire and great on wet roads.
PSS great summer tire one of the best, ok on wet, expensive.

 

[m3incorp]

The reason is exactly that they are less expensive but yet a really good tire. In my case, I have two other sports/performance cars and don't feel like I (I'm not really the one that drives it often) don't need to drive the VW in a manner that would demand that I put the Michelin's on it. If OP feels that he drives in a manner where he needs the absolute ultimate grip, then the Michelin tires are the way to go.. For the Corvette guys, if we want to drive our cars in cold weather, guess what tires tend to be used. The Michelin A/S 3 and equally the Continental Extremecontact DWS06. Keep in mind that when I speak of the Michelin PSS, I am speaking of the same tire that is special made as the OE tire on the Corvette and also special made as the OE tire on the M4 both of which are a little different from the standard Michelin PSS.

The Continental Extrmecontact DW are still a good summer tire and significantly less money than the Michelin PSS. I'm not sure if that's m3incorp reason, but it was mine for going with the DW.