New Michelin 4S

Thanks for the review. I shall be getting a set of these soon to mount on a set of challenge wheels also.

 

Thanks for the review. I have these on two cars including my daily and love everything about them. The performance in rain is no joke. Can’t wait until they are available in the stock sizes for the F355.

 

Keep us posted, I came really close to buying the Michelins for my 18s but, just for fun, I went with MT Street Comps instead.

http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/street-tires/street-comp

 

I'm unfamiliar with those. What do you think of them, and how do you like the 18" combination in comparison to the OE 17"s?

 

So far, the look spectacular!

Turns out, my vintage Fikse FM5 wheels need to be resealed so I haven't driven the car with the MTs yet.

Fortunately, the wheels don't need to be separated (two piece), but the tires did need to come off. Meanwhile, the 17s with Toyo Proxes 4 Plus are back on. Awesome tires, BTW.

 

Oh well, at least the reseal is easy. Biggest hassle is removing all the old stuff.

 

One of those "what was I thinking?" moments. Or rather... not thinking (about resealing beforehand).

 

random question. Are you guys taking your wheels to be mounted at a specialty shop? Finding a place in Tucson apparently is hard. Do you just go to discount or something?

 

Most America's Tire stores are decent if you stand there and watch over them to make sure the wheels are not man handled. Otherwise, there are specialty tire and suspension tuning shops that will do it. Globe Tire in Manhattan Beach is an example. In the OC, I'd feel pretty comfortable letting GMG do the mounting.

 

Reviving this thread because the PS 4S is now available in the F355 OEM tire sizes. I purchased a set from Tire Rack on 7/1 when they became available. Discount’s web site still doesn’t show them as available almost a month later. Not sure why. I’ve had them on the car a few weeks now, and they are awesome. Much better than the P Zeros IMHO. I needed tires a year ago and almost went with the PSS because the PS 4S wasn’t available in stock sizes yet, but I held out and I’m glad I did. I now have these on three cars and love them in wet or dry conditions. A local specialty shop mounted and road-force balanced these while I had the car in the air for the annual fluid changes. Different car. Highly-recommended.

 

What are people putting on their F348 17” OEMs?

 

P Zeros. Only decent tyre available in the UK for the OEM rims.

Bit confusing in ordering them as Pirelli do the same size for the 465, but they are slightly different as they are for a heavier car. Ended up talking direct to Pirelli to figure it out! (Pirelli website is rubbish as they don't even list this tyre!!! Typical Italian I guess.)

That was a year ago, so not sure if anything else has become available.

 

This is great news! I was going to order a set of PSS but held off due to the issues with the car.
I’ll now go ahead and order a set of these. Thanks!

 

Being almost a year and a half now. Would you guys buy the 4s again for the f355?

 

Stock tire on mustang gt. It is a good street tire that is good on track for a street tire.

 

I'm curious about this too.

Turns out, the MT front tires I bought for my 348 (same size as @F355Bob - 245/35/18 front...) but at full steering lock mine rub the louvers (front wheel well gravel guards).

 

I have a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (225/40ZR18 F and 265/40ZR18 R) on Challenge wheels that I use for rain tires on the track or for when the temperature is too low to use slicks. They heated up quickly and the grip was excellent on this 45 degree day at Lime Rock Park in Late October 2018...


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Wade,

I stayed with stock OEM size tires which have similar contact areas as my slicks. Once the 4Ss got some heat in them, the performed well. At times I forgot I wasn't on slicks! They do well in rain too.

Use the attached guide to assist in tire size selection.

Barry

 

Good to know, thanks. While I thought I was going to receive 245/35/18 for the fronts (same the the OP), I ended up with 245/40/18, which are a bit taller than stock. Obviously they tempted me with their matching 295/35/18 for the rear tires. The fat ones out back do look good.

But hey, sometime you don't know until you try. Next set will be different.

Oh, and awesome info in your attachment. Thanks!

 

surprised and disappointed that Michelin does not offer a 295-35-18 4S tire

https://www.michelinman.com/tires/pilot/pilot-sport-4s.html

 

**** it... I just bought it lol
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How would those rear tires help you in performance cornering? You would be minimizing induced oversteer and inhibiting your ability to rotate and point the car toward the exit for early throttle application.

 

What about the Bridgestone S007A?

I know Giles drove a Ferrari with Michelins, but Michael drove one with Bridgestones.