MKZMark Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I have the Michelin Primacy MXM4 on the optional 19" rims, and they're in need of replacement. They've been a great tire, I rarely drive in snow and most of my driving is interstate with some twisty local back roads thrown in where I tend to drive aggressively. I have the 2.0FWD. Are other seeing about the same tread life on these? Any recommendations for different brands? It's going to run me about a grand for a set mounted and balanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takeshi Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Totally recommend Fire Stone Indy 500 If your looking for Performance with a little cheaper price. Notice only summer tires so no snow driving. Link below. https://www.firestonetire.com/tire/firehawk-indy-500/245-40r19 59 minutes ago, MKZMark said: I have the Michelin Primacy MXM4 on the optional 19" rims, and they're in need of replacement. They've been a great tire, I rarely drive in snow and most of my driving is interstate with some twisty local back roads thrown in where I tend to drive aggressively. I have the 2.0FWD. Are other seeing about the same tread life on these? Any recommendations for different brands? It's going to run me about a grand for a set mounted and balanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, MKZMark said: I have the Michelin Primacy MXM4 on the optional 19" rims, and they're in need of replacement. They've been a great tire, I rarely drive in snow and most of my driving is interstate with some twisty local back roads thrown in where I tend to drive aggressively. I have the 2.0FWD. Are other seeing about the same tread life on these? Any recommendations for different brands? It's going to run me about a grand for a set mounted and balanced. Hi MKZ. If you take a look through this "Wheels and Tires" sub-forum, you can find a bunch of tire recommendation threads. My personal recommendation would be the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+. It is an "Ultra High Performance All-Season" category tire. I have used them on my older MKZ. I first replaced the factory Michelins on that car with a set of the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3's at ~53,000 miles. They were good for ~54,000 miles (until ~107,000 miles), when I replaced them with the newer version, which is the Pilot Sport A/S 3+. That set only has about 4,000 miles on them currently, but are every bit as good and better than the A/S 3's. Better dry ride. Better dry handling. Better snow traction and far better wet weather handling than the factory Michelins which came on that car. As in another tire thread where I just replied this morning, I would recommend going to The Tire Rack and using their Tire Decision Guide to get a start on good, professional recommendations: https://www.tirerack.com/content/tirerack/desktop/en/tire_decision_guide.html In this way, you can list your personal tire priorities and get a recommendation based on those priorities. You can just use their resources if you want, or purchase from them, since their prices are very good. Additionally, if you are a Costco member: They have excellent tire pricing for Michelin, Continental and BF Goodrich. Their prices also include Road Hazard Warranty, free flat repairs, free lifetime balancing and rotations etc. They run monthly specials on each brand which can save up to $120 for a set of four tires, so wait until they are running a special on the brand you want. In the meantime, definitely visit the Tire Rack site and use their tire buying resources and data base. Let us know how you make out and good luck. MKZMark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbore Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I agree with bbf2530's opinion that the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S3's are great performing tires. When I upgraded to 20" Continental rims I got a set. Unfortunately I regretted my decision. Yes they perform great but it seems Michelin's quality control leaves a lot to be desired. I always have my tires Roadforce balanced- I had to go through 8 tires before we came up with 4 that balanced acceptably! Hunter assigns a Green, yellow or red score to the results. Initially I had one end up green, one yellow and two red (which is a fail). I ended up with two green and two yellow, at the edge of green. The worst thing was that I had to purchase all eight and then wait to Michelin to reimburse me for the 4 "defective" tires. Oh by the way, Michelin customer service stated that they "don't recognize" Roadforce balancing- outrageous. I regret not getting another set of Continental DWS06's. So far I've had five sets on different vehicles over the years. I upgraded to those from the Primacy's on my 2017 and they were a substantial improvement. I also had them on my 2015. They don't have the crisp steering response that the A/S 3's have but they are great performers nonetheless. They are also phenomenal in the snow. Finally EVERY ONE Roadforce balanced green. That suggests to me that Conti is on top of its quality control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusionff Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I put a set of Continental DWS06 tires on my Fusion years ago, and thought those tires were great. Nice and quiet, good grip, and good in the rain. Those tires are still on the car. I also put a set on my mothers Honda last year, and she said they were a big improvement and was very happy. The tire guy was recomending a cheaper tire for her car, but never ever get a tire on the cheap. ? I cannot attest to their snow performance, I have a truck with GY Duratrac tires to plow right through the white stuff. ?️❄️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKZMark Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the tips guys. One tire is at 3/32 and the rest are better so I may wait a bit. Edited January 22, 2020 by MKZMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, MKZMark said: Thanks for the tips guys. One tire is at 3/32 and the rest are better so I may wait a bit. Hi MKZ. You may want to watch this video. It is very informative: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/videoDisplay.jsp?ttid=85&affiliate=FH8 You can also obtain a lot of good information that may change your mind about waiting (or may not), by Googling "minimum tire tread depths for driving" Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Edited January 22, 2020 by bbf2530 R2D2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) Probably the newest tire to the Michelin line which provides true all weather performance is the "Four Season" Cross Climate. We get winter, and often have snow on the road where I live, so I just put a set of these on the MKZ All Wheel Drive model that I just bought for winter driving. I have had them a couple of weeks now, and I am really impressed with their performance in all conditions. We have had temps as low as -25 C, (about -15 F), a foot of snow, the remainder of that snow after plows were done, black ice on the highways after melt from the sun but cold temps and dry pavement. All were taken in stride with these tires. I do not expect to get more than about 35K miles out of these tires, but they sure are as I could wish while they are still viable. On my wifes car, we have Pirelli Ice Zero for winter but they do not stay on for summer. The Cross Climates are every bit as good as the Pirellis are, and both have the snowflake and mountain peak indicating that they are for winter use. Another tire that I contemplated before buying the Cross Climats was the Nokian WRG84, from Finland which is another "Four Season" tire. It is from Finland, so I think they can be trusted to provide at least the winter end of the four season. They were not available to me at the time, so I bought the Cross Climates which were. To the best of my knowledge, these two tires are the only true "Four Season" tires available in Canada, and perhaps in North America. Europe probably has more variety, as they have more widely dissimilar conditions closer together than we do here in Canada. IE: from the Autobahn to the Swiss Alps in under an hour. Edited January 23, 2020 by Viking Additional info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimflutes Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Any of those tires will be better than the mxm4 if you drive in snow . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKZMark Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 Thanks again, snow isn't really a consideration since I'll use the other AWD vehicle or work from home in that case. Likewise, I don't want to go all-out summer performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKZMark Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 The dealer put Connie DWS06 on it, and I'm very happy with the ride, noise, and handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17MKZ3.0TT Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 On 1/26/2020 at 2:31 PM, jimflutes said: Any of those tires will be better than the mxm4 if you drive in snow . Agreed, I'd go farther and say any of those tires will be better than the mxm4 if you drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I replaced the stock MXM4s with Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus and couldn't be happier with them. Traction is incredible all the way down to -5 F. In the snow, not so much, but that is what the F-150 is for. 17MKZ3.0TT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnpee Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I believe the Hankook Kinergy PT H737 has the highest tread life (at least for the 19" wheels). Consumer Reports tested that tire and it exceeded 80k+ miles with a UTQG of 800. Good remarks all around except for slightly below avg wet braking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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