New Tire in OEM Size - Michelin Pilot Sport 5!

[contemplative_shrimp]

Places that don't maintain their inventory are the worst to deal with.

If a site can't maintain their stock, just don't deal with'em. There are plenty of other fish in the sea.

Every time I hit a pothole, my oem size Pilot AS4 got a bubble. Every time I called Costco for a replacement, there was a 2 week wait to get that one tire in to replace... prorated... with crazy wait times and the worst customer support.

I stick to America's Tire / Discount Tire now.

 

[Intuit]

Every time I hit a pothole, my oem size Pilot AS4 got a bubble. Every time I called Costco for a replacement, there was a 2 week wait to get that one tire in to replace... prorated... with crazy wait times and the worst customer support.

I stick to America's Tire / Discount Tire now.

My Dad & Brother have had issues with what my Dad refers to as "weak sidewalls" and thus have avoided further purchases of their products. I haven't had any Michelin car tires myself. I buy their motorcycle "Pilot Road" (they later dropped the "Pilot" and just call them "Road") tires however and with some exception have had steller performance out of'em. Car tire brands I now avoid are Yokohama and Cooper. Horrible experiences with both.

 

[M-Sport fan]

Great to know, that's exactly what I was hoping for.

I am happy that they do actually exist in this land for those wanting/needing the OEM size.

Given Michelin, and their proclivity to ONLY make huge sizes available for high end cars and SUVs, I had my (serious) doubts before these members actually had them on their rides.

 

[Capri to ST]

These are now available on Tire Rack, although they only have four available right now-
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...YR7PS5XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

 

[TyphoonFiST]

These are now available on Tire Rack, although they only have four available right now-
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...YR7PS5XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

I'd be getting them while their HOT!

 

[Capri to ST]

I'd be getting them while their HOT!

I probably won't need tires for another year or two, but I'm tempted to just go ahead and get these. I probably won't, because my Yoko Advan Fleva V701s are quite good, but I hope these Michelins will still be available down the road.

 

[M-Sport fan]

I probably won't need tires for another year or two, but I'm tempted to just go ahead and get these. I probably won't, because my Yoko Advan Fleva V701s are quite good, but I hope these Michelins will still be available down the road.

I hope that the 215/40-17 size will be available in the future as well, but I ain't holding my breath on that one, given Michelin.

 

[Silfister]

Last month I took my FiST in for the annual safety inspection, the last year of the requirement in my TX county (will still need the annual emission test). With only 21k on the odometer, I was hoping to get another 1 or 2k miles out of the stock tires as my FiST is basically a weekend ride, but alas, the inspector said my tread wear indicated I wouldn’t be passing the inspection. I decided to replace the summer tires w/ all season ones, specifically the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 4 (205/40ZR17XL). Couldn’t find any in stock so I opted for another Michelin all season sport that would fit my little beast (205/45ZR17XL). Rides nice, but there’s the expected performance difference between them and the summer tires.

I also flunked the inspection because my right front brake caliper wasn’t disengaging properly – I did notice the brakes would stick occasionally lately, but thought maybe the culprit was my parking brake which I had the mechanic check out during inspection. Anyway, I ordered a red replacement caliper from Ford and had it installed. Question - any reason why my caliper needed replacing with only 21k on the odometer? I was surprised at the malfunction, but not as surprised as my wallet was for this unanticipated repair cost.

 

[M-Sport fan]

^^^Was the piston actually scored so badly that it was sticking?

Or was it the slider pin, which you could've just cleaned and re-greased or replaced?? (MUCH less $$ than a whole new piston!)

Did you do a brake/clutch fluid flush when the caliper was replaced?

 

[SteveS]

Why would the caliper stick at low mileage? Because low mileage or not your car is at minimum 5 years old. And slide pins need regular maintenance or they stick. Likely the slide pins could have been cleaned and greased and the caliper would have been fine. Unless the piston was rusted in the bore or something, which would come from water in the brake fluid.