Last night at 3am, I lost the left front tire at 130mph. Totally shredded down the middle; I assume I hit something, but maybe it got deflated due to a slow leak and overheaded. I'd been driving all day in 45C weather. (i'd never actually had a tire blow out, and the vehicles I've had that have lost tires all had runflats, so this was interesting; not too hard to control, and an empty 3-lane section of the road with wide shoulders, so keeping power on and slowly moving to the right, then gradually letting off the throttle, was fine. The Lincoln factory jack sucks, though.)
i have Pirelli P6000 Powergy now (well, 3), and the R-rated spare tire. I'm going back to iraq for a couple weeks, but when I get back, was thinking of replacing tires.
Checking tire rack, it looks like all-season tires are generally quieter than performance summer tires. I'd like something with a little more grip than the P6000s, but mainly I'd like something quieter, if possible. I'm willing to sacrifice tread life.
Is there any reason to consider all-season? I sometimes drive across sandy medians, and maybe 6 times a year we get torrential rain for a couple hours, usually when I'm not driving -- it's bad enough that driving in it is unsafe regardless of tires.
Also, do I need to go for 2 tires, or 4? I assume if 2 the good front tire goes back as spare, trash the spare, and move the new ones to the rears. I only have 23k km on the car, but 80% of those have been done >200kph in hot conditions, so maybe accelerated tire wear.
I like the look of the factory 17", and there are enough gravel/speedbump/etc. issues that I'd be worried about anything bigger.
Also, the shredded tire tore up the wheelwell area, and I had to cut away a lot of the mudflap/lining to keep it from interfering with the tire. Is there any purpose served by that stuff? Should I replace it? Is it expensive?
i have Pirelli P6000 Powergy now (well, 3), and the R-rated spare tire. I'm going back to iraq for a couple weeks, but when I get back, was thinking of replacing tires.
Checking tire rack, it looks like all-season tires are generally quieter than performance summer tires. I'd like something with a little more grip than the P6000s, but mainly I'd like something quieter, if possible. I'm willing to sacrifice tread life.
Is there any reason to consider all-season? I sometimes drive across sandy medians, and maybe 6 times a year we get torrential rain for a couple hours, usually when I'm not driving -- it's bad enough that driving in it is unsafe regardless of tires.
Also, do I need to go for 2 tires, or 4? I assume if 2 the good front tire goes back as spare, trash the spare, and move the new ones to the rears. I only have 23k km on the car, but 80% of those have been done >200kph in hot conditions, so maybe accelerated tire wear.
I like the look of the factory 17", and there are enough gravel/speedbump/etc. issues that I'd be worried about anything bigger.
Also, the shredded tire tore up the wheelwell area, and I had to cut away a lot of the mudflap/lining to keep it from interfering with the tire. Is there any purpose served by that stuff? Should I replace it? Is it expensive?