2013 XJ: Michelin PSS or PS3, and fitting error....
Discussion
Hi,
My tyres were due for replacement, and due to a slight bit of disatisfaction with the OEM Dunlop SP Sport Maxx, I decided to look at different makes.
After much reading, I settled on Michelins - either the Pilot Super Sport or the Pilot Sport 3. They're both a simialr price.
The PSS seems to get better reviews than the PS3, so I would have prefered them (I think!), problem was, whilst the PSS was available for my read tyre size (275/40/19), they not made in the front size (245/45/19), so I was forced down the PS3 route.
Ordered from a national chain of tyre fitters, and went to have them fitted this morning. I thought things a little odd, when they told me they couldn't fit the fronts, as they had ordered the wrong size, and that they would do the rears today, and could I go back on Monday to have the fronts fitted....no problems, I thought, we all make mistakes, and they offered to do a 4-wheel alignment for my trouble.
However, I have just noticed that they have fitted Pilot Super Sports to the rear, and I assume that they will be fitting PS3s to the front.
Is this a problem? I like to find a balance between wear and performance. Do I need to have PS3s all round, would there be a benefit, and should I insist that the fitter changes the rear to what I actually ordered, or would I be making a fuss over nothing?
Being a rear wheel drive car, the rears always wear faster than the fronts, so if the PSSs wear better, it might actually be a good thing.
Thoughts?
My tyres were due for replacement, and due to a slight bit of disatisfaction with the OEM Dunlop SP Sport Maxx, I decided to look at different makes.
After much reading, I settled on Michelins - either the Pilot Super Sport or the Pilot Sport 3. They're both a simialr price.
The PSS seems to get better reviews than the PS3, so I would have prefered them (I think!), problem was, whilst the PSS was available for my read tyre size (275/40/19), they not made in the front size (245/45/19), so I was forced down the PS3 route.
Ordered from a national chain of tyre fitters, and went to have them fitted this morning. I thought things a little odd, when they told me they couldn't fit the fronts, as they had ordered the wrong size, and that they would do the rears today, and could I go back on Monday to have the fronts fitted....no problems, I thought, we all make mistakes, and they offered to do a 4-wheel alignment for my trouble.
However, I have just noticed that they have fitted Pilot Super Sports to the rear, and I assume that they will be fitting PS3s to the front.
Is this a problem? I like to find a balance between wear and performance. Do I need to have PS3s all round, would there be a benefit, and should I insist that the fitter changes the rear to what I actually ordered, or would I be making a fuss over nothing?
Being a rear wheel drive car, the rears always wear faster than the fronts, so if the PSSs wear better, it might actually be a good thing.
Thoughts?
http://www.camskill.co.uk/brands/michelin-pilot-su...
Can you not just buy a suitable size which have a similar rolling resistance on the front?
PSS is a more sporty tyre, the PS3 more of a touring tyre.
Can you not just buy a suitable size which have a similar rolling resistance on the front?
PSS is a more sporty tyre, the PS3 more of a touring tyre.
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