Gen 3 Tires Continental or Michelin

[JonB ~ PartsRack]

I am looking for tires that will fit on stock wheels and in the envelope of the wheelhouse without hitting anything. Michigan roads are terrible so I need more tread depth than the Kumho ACR tires offer. A flat tire without a spare is no fun and I've not had luck with the inflators. No track time, no plans to lower the car. Drive about 500-750 miles a year. Avoid bad weather but sometimes it does rain.

The SOFTER a tire is when new, the quicker it oxidizes-hardens when inflated and heat-cycled by driving.

My oxidation analogy is a slice of bread vs. a Bagel. Put a slice and a bagel on a plate and come back in 1 hour. The soft bread will become HARD but the bagel will be unchanged, still a bagel. Oxygen access to the softer product makes it vulnerable. In essentially the same way, your track tire compounds get hard FAST....while OE tires dont harden as quickly.

When VOI9 says '<750-miles a year' ? = CONTINENTALS! [And pocket about $450 vs Michelins.] And 'occasional rain shower', = CONTI. Great in dry/wet.

Ive sold $5,000,000+ of Viper sized tires, and help bring you this forum since Day 1. I hope I can help. [Seriously VOA : Does club sponsorship even matter? ]

Ask anyone, we are priced right, and SHIP FASSSST. "ALWAYS" priced nicely below the large internet guys who dont know Vipers and dont sponsor.

If you buy elsewhere, you almost certainly will over-pay. That matters!

JonB@PartsRack.com. Thank You

[JonB ~ PartsRack]

For the Gen 3 tires: 245/35-18, 345/30-19 for normal street use and no track use go with the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S or the Continental Extreme Contact Sport? Michelin makes the fronts, but the rears need to go to 355/30-19. Continental has 275/30-18 fronts and the same 355/30-19 rears as Michelin. Anyone have experience with either, or any other tire?

How does "Under $1500 Delivered" sound? JonB@PartsRack.com

[jpmst3]

How does "Under $1500 Delivered" sound? JonB@PartsRack.com

It sounds damn good to me! I will be calling in the spring or fall.

Thanks Jon!

[VOI9]

Jon,
Thanks to you and everyone for the input. We have unexpected early snow here, so the driving season is over and the tires will have to wait for the spring, but Jon will be the first and only person i call for tires. I put a reminder on my calendar.

[JonB ~ PartsRack]

Jon,
Thanks to you and everyone for the input. We have unexpected early snow here, so the driving season is over and the tires will have to wait for the spring, but Jon will be the first and only person i call for tires. I put a reminder on my calendar.

Ready When U R Thanks

[VOI9]

Ready When U R Thanks

Ordered tires from Jon B on Friday afternoon. They were here in Michigan this Monday morning. Great fast service at the lowest price delivered. I went with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S max summer tires. 295/35 ZR 18 fronts and 355/30 ZR 19 rears. So slightly larger front and back than stock tires. On stock Gen 3 rims. Snowing today so mounting them will be a few days away. Thanks Jon!

[Toyaholic]

Jon B: do you still have stock? Can you PM the latest pricing shipped to 32817?

[zbgy1]

Has anyone ran the new KuhmoV720 tires. Not the V720acr tires. I think the non act v720 tire is supposed to be more of a street tire and still good in the rain .