F355 tyres

[Andyandyhall]

Hi, my Pirelli’s are now 10 years old and due a change. What are people’s preference, I’ve been guided to Michelin PS 4S, any thoughts?

[The Surveyor]

The PS4s is an excellent all-season tyre as it has plenty of predictable dry and wet weather performance. I’ve just fitted a set on my F430, had them on my last Vantage, and 570s.

The reality though is any replacement tyre will be night and day better than those 10 year old Pirelli as they’ll be hard as hockey pucks by now, and if you don’t do many miles and if the car never gets wet, keeping it stock with original Pirelli’s is just as valid.

What size are they, as that may be the limiting factor?

[Trev450]

The Michelin PS4S is pretty much the tyre to go for at the moment. As already stated, it has good all round wet and dry performance and is generally regarded to be a much better tyre than new Pirelli's let alone 10 year old ones.

[ANOpax]

Lots of misinformation here;

The MPS4S is NOT an all season tyre. It is a summer ultra high performance tyre. Michelin has all-season designs if that's what you want.

The MPS4S is no longer the go-to tyre. Conti SportContact 7 is winning all the tyre tests now with better performance than the MPS4S, especially in the wet. They only lose out on wear rates but given that the OP has spent 10 years on the same tyres, I don't think that wear will be an issue

BTW OP, you should be changing tyres every 5 years. 10 years is properly dangerous.




ETA:The SC7 is available in F355 sizes.

Edited by ANOpax on Wednesday 26th February 09:43

[MDL111]

ANOpax said:

Lots of misinformation here;

The MPS4S is NOT an all season tyre. It is a summer ultra high performance tyre. Michelin has all-season designs if that's what you want.

The MPS4S is no longer the go-to tyre. Conti SportContact 7 is winning all the tyre tests now with better performance than the MPS4S, especially in the wet. They only lose out on wear rates but given that the OP has spent 10 years on the same tyres, I don't think that wear will be an issue

BTW OP, you should be changing tyres every 5 years. 10 years is properly dangerous.

yeah the all season statement made me wonder too - most definitely not that
I do like my MPS4S - run them in summer on the FF and no complaints

Edited by ANOpax on Wednesday 26th February 09:34

[MDL111]

regarding sizes - I went up one in width on the rear of my 355 and no issues (I can't remember but think I left the fronts at standard)

[ANOpax]

MDL111 said:

yeah the all season statement made me wonder too - most definitely not that
I do like my MPS4S - run them in summer on the FF and no complaints

Indeed - same here with only running the MPS4S in the summer and they're great on the FF but the SC7s on the F12 are even better. Not strictly an apples-to-apples comparison but needless to say, I'll be going with SC7 on the FF when the time comes to change them.

[Andyandyhall]

Thanks guys, I think I'll go for the PS 4S as it's rarely driven in the wet. I would like to have kept it on stock Pirelli's but I don't believe they are manufactured any longer.
I've owned it for 14 years and being nearly 26 years old and a Spider my F355 wont be going on a track and probably only covers 1500 miles per year. 10 years old for tyres is too old but UV light is one of the biggest factors for tyre degradation other than wear and it's garaged for 99.5% of the time but agreed the Pirelli's need to go.

[ANOpax]

Andyandyhall said:

Thanks guys, I think I'll go for the PS 4S as it's rarely driven in the wet. I would like to have kept it on stock Pirelli's but I don't believe they are manufactured any longer.
I've owned it for 14 years and being nearly 26 years old and a Spider my F355 wont be going on a track and probably only covers 1500 miles per year. 10 years old for tyres is too old but UV light is one of the biggest factors for tyre degradation other than wear and it's garaged for 99.5% of the time but agreed the Pirelli's need to go.

You're welcome.

I think you'll struggle to find the MPS4S in a size which will fit the rear and MDL111's suggestion of sizing up doesn't appear to be an option any longer.
And anyway, the SC7s fronts are 40% cheaper than the same sized MPS4S so you get a better tyre for a lot less money!

[F355GTS]

Don't go up a size on on the front of the 355, I did it a long time back and it seriously upset the cars balance

[The Surveyor]

ANOpax said:

Lots of misinformation here;

The MPS4S is NOT an all season tyre. It is a summer ultra high performance tyre. Michelin has all-season designs if that's what you want.

.....

Yes, you're correct. They're not classed as 'all season' so apologies there, but they are a tyre which offers great performance in the sort of wet and dry conditions most UK Ferrari drivers experience.

They are being phased-out and replaced by the new PSs5 as their 'summer' tyre offering.

[Cactussed]

Realistically, a new linglong will prob be better than a 10yo knackered Pirelli....

FWIW, I've run a few tyres on the car over the years.
Pirelli, Kuhmo, Michelin, Bridgestone, Falken, Conti, Uniroyal and currently Yokohama Advans.
They've all been fine.

Tyre tests are great and all that, and I'm sure some are better than others at 10/10ths, but given I rarely drive more than 7/10ths (if that), they're all much the same. Whether you're paying attention or fiddling with the radio, having a chat to someone, reaction times, road surface conditions, tyre condition, inflation, alignment etc are all going to have far more impact than what brand of tyre you're running on a road car, despite what the marketing people will tell you.

I'm currently running 275/40 and 235/45 sizes. They fit just fine.

Edited by Cactussed on Friday 7th March 12:31

[Cactussed]

Incidentally, I was once forced via circumstance to stick some Accelera tyres on the family Touareg to get us home.
Expected them to be awful and need replacing immediately.
Turned out to stick like dried cereal in wet and dry, despite me cornering with gusto (minus passengers) several times.
Surprising (in a good way). So much so, I kept them and replaced like with like when due.

I also purchased a breathed on R33 GTR which had some Landsail (I think?) on the rear. They were lethal and were removed ASAP.

[AmoCS]

Another contender :

https://www.evo.co.uk/tyre-reviews/206799/vredeste...

https://apollovredestein.press/exemplary-new-vrede...

[HardtopManual]

I've just put PS5 on mine, had to go to 275 on the rears though. The new tyre inspires much more confidence in colder temps as we have at the moment.

If I'd read about them sooner though, I'd have tried Conti 7s as recommended above. Bit cheaper and also available in 265/40 18.

[Bo_apex]

F355GTS said:

Don't go up a size on on the front of the 355, I did it a long time back and it seriously upset the cars balance

100% this

[355spider]

I’m after a new set, I replaced my rears two years ago with pilot sport 4, but they’re really worn now, my fronts are pilot super sports.


Having a look I can only get a matching set in pilot super sports, however it’s my understanding these began being phased out a couple of years ago so probaly old stock?

As mentioned I can get continental sport contact 7 in the stock front and rear sizes, and there quite abit cheaper than Michelins.

If I hadn’t read this thread I’d have stuck with Michelins however I’m seriously tempted to give the continentals a try