How long did you stock Potenza RE050A last you?

[MS3Zoom24]

lil side note kinda relevant to this thread, but

I checked my tires the other day and all 4 of my tires were 3/32 to 5/32 from the outside to the inside of the tire.

Why are my tires not wearing evenly?

[ms3077]

^ I’m guessing that your alignment is out of spec and or an issue with tire pressure

[MS3Zoom24]

i do tire pressure every fill up so about 2 weeks apart max.

So im guessing it must be alignment. DAMN

thanks for the info, toe in issue im guessing??

[pdqgp]

Fronts lasted about 12k on both my GXP and MS3. I just replaced all four and will likely be selling the rear OEM Potenza's as they are in great shape with 75% tread left on them and have worn evenly.

[xandrake]

36k :-\

I drive like a grandpa.

[8.5MS3]

10K..... 2 seasons of autox on them tho

[R.MS3]

35k miles

[Fa5t]

I went 28,xxx and still had 2/32 left. I'm now on Pirelli P Zeros just in time for all the snow in my area!

[JacksonMS30]

25k but it should be noted that I bought the car used with 17k on the clock. They only lasted about 4 months after I got the car and they could pass for slicks when I switched them out.

I'm on the pirelli p zero's now too and loving them. However, I'm going to put those on my stock wheels and run hankook ventus v12's for summer.

[squish]

12.5k on mine and they are almost smooth across the tread. Thinking the kooks are the way to go.

[Jujiro_Prodigy_31]

23k but i was nearly bald

[meatball18]

right at 15k rear passenger tire sidewall bulged out horribly bad. shit for tires, ordered up hankooks

[chrisB]

Changed my first set at 11.5k, getting rid if my second set (falken) next week at 24k

[running4life]

So far I have 25K on mine. They are getting a little scary in the rain and with the 12 inches of snow we had in Dallas this winter forced me to keep her in the garage.

[Bigbody250]

Changed em out at 8k... could probly get another 2k out of em tho

[mazda.speed3]

18k Hydroplanning issues, rotated every 3k, went with falkens.

[mike8748]

Haha.. I have been to Gainesville raceway x 3 and I am at 31,200 miles and still going on the stockers!!!

[FreeFlyFreak]

Originally Posted by mike8748 Haha.. I have been to Gainesville raceway x 3 as a spectator, and I am at 31,200 miles and still going on the stockers!!!

Fixed!

You sir, are not going fast enough.

[mike8748]

Originally Posted by FreeFlyFreak Fixed! You sir, are not going fast enough.

Haha.. too funny!!!
It just means I am not spinning through 1st and 2nd when I leave the line.
You got to feather that $hit to get your traction :-)

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[jamesthebikeguy]

mine are on the last legs after about 20k

[FridayGt]

Well, 1 warning, 1 ticket, and a WHOLE bunch of fun farm road driving my stocks may as well be slicks at 18K. debating which new ones to get now.

[Bujwazay]

I am at about 16.5K miles and i estimate about half way through them...not driving on them super hard so they probably will last longer than some others who really beat on them.

[Dizzel]

24K and counting. Looking forward to replacing them and getting new wheels. And finding my testicles.

[what_the]

Managed to get around 27K out of them. Starting to hit the wear bars on the outside portions of the tread right now.

[ctbadley]

I'm at 40K right now. Any rain at all makes me crap my pants. I can't hit the brakes or the gas without the tires breaking loose. I have a set of RX-8 rims with 235/40ZR18 Sumitomo HTR Z III's ready to put on but I wanted to get all of the usable tread life out of the stockers before I trash them, which will be before next weekend. It should be noted that I put 25K miles on them in the first 10 months due to freakin traveling all over the southeast, most if not all of which was highway driving. I now have a DD and can use my speed for autox and racing! My balls are so close to dropping! I can't wait!

[MrBojangles]

Originally Posted by Doc-1 I am one of the 10K folk. I am not sure how anyone could do much better than that, UNLESS they are gay, ugly, old, short and a democrat. Yep all those things

Agreed. I got about 10K on mine but man they were a fun 10K miles and worth every penny of the new Hankook Ventus
k110's

[kwsmithphoto]

7500 miles. Technically, they still had some tread left above the bars, but the tread blocks were deforming and the grip was falling off pretty quickly so I replaced them.

I drove another MS3 that had about 22K of mostly freeway driving on it. They appeared to be in good shape but just about about worn down. But they had absolutely no grip to speak of. Way less than when they were knew, which demonstrates my point.

I've seen this with other tires, where the compound loses traction before the tread wears out. Some tires get better as they wear down but these are not one of them.

[jolipares]

tires suck mine lasted 15k

[Hirudin]

I changed mine out between 16000 and 17000 miles. I bought the car used, had about 15000 miles on it if I remember right.

[numbnuts22715]

Originally Posted by taf0422 Mine lasted me 29K before I got rid of them. After I started to hydroplane on the highway with not that much rain, I bought new ones the next day..got bfgoodrich G-Forces

I got 27k out of mine, and got the same tires afterwards.

[ms3077]

Originally Posted by jolipares tires suck mine lasted 15k

No, this only means your testicles actually dropped when they should've.

If you’re a true mans man and don’t drive your car like a little girl you should get no more than 15k out of a Max performance summer tire

[rguevara]

16k, probably would have given me another 1,500... Not worth the risk, i got Hankooks and they're aiiiight.... Like the feel of the stockers better.. Next set i want something sticky and with good feel on the turns, can anyone provide a set they like? I drive in Florida, so we get a lot of rain and hot temps in the summer.

[rossisboss07]

I'm curious, when people say that the stock potenza's suck... is it because they don't last 50,000 miles with hard driving??? because I've had ignorant people tell me that they must've been a shitty tire when I say "yeah I got less than 9500 miles out of em"

well I actually got them replaced AT 9900 but there was so little grip left it was a bit disconcerting... one quarter of a summer and BAM! new tires... and now I'm looking at my next set with 2 out of 4 goodyear eagle F1's looking to be replaced too... the other two will stay on till they run out of tread... so like 4 burnouts, lol

I should also mention I did front brakes at 12k and will be doing the rear soon at currently 17,500 ... I drive the car like it was built to be, flat out whenever possible.

[rguevara]

I agree, if i would have kept driving as agressive as i did for the first 9k miles, the stockers would have lasted 12k at the most. It all depends on where they drive like you say, if it's highway driving and there is no agressive turns taken and agressive launching then yeah, the stockers are good for 20k... If i had the cash, and money wasn't an issue then the stockers would probably last 6k...

[jeffdevo]

stocker didn't make it past 15k

[kwsmithphoto]

Originally Posted by rossisboss07 I'm curious, when people say that the stock potenza's suck... is it because they don't last 50,000 miles with hard driving??? because I've had ignorant people tell me that they must've been a shitty tire when I say "yeah I got less than 9500 miles out of em" well I actually got them replaced AT 9900 but there was so little grip left it was a bit disconcerting... one quarter of a summer and BAM! new tires... and now I'm looking at my next set with 2 out of 4 goodyear eagle F1's looking to be replaced too... the other two will stay on till they run out of tread... so like 4 burnouts, lol I should also mention I did front brakes at 12k and will be doing the rear soon at currently 17,500 ... I drive the car like it was built to be, flat out whenever possible.

People who know about these particular tires (on any car, not just the MS3), and who drive performance cars like they should be driven, are lucky to get 10K on them before the grip goes away.

Yes grip, not tread - who cares about the tread life if it isn't sticking anymore? The Pole Position variant keeps it's grip longer, but they're even more expensive, last time I checked. I ran them on a previous car, they're better tires than the regular RE05A's, just a bit noisier.

PS: I got 11.5K out of my front brake pads. They are very tricky, an on-car visual inspection seems to show a lot of pad life remaining, but the actual friction surface is only about half the pad's width.

[controlo]

Originally Posted by ctbadley I'm at 40K right now. Any rain at all makes me crap my pants. I can't hit the brakes or the gas without the tires breaking loose. I have a set of RX-8 rims with 235/40ZR18 Sumitomo HTR Z III's ready to put on but I wanted to get all of the usable tread life out of the stockers before I trash them, which will be before next weekend. It should be noted that I put 25K miles on them in the first 10 months due to freakin traveling all over the southeast, most if not all of which was highway driving. I now have a DD and can use my speed for autox and racing! My balls are so close to dropping! I can't wait!

how on god's green earth, dude?

mine were pretty much done at 20k. i fucked the shit out of my car for the first 8k miles, though.

[ilocano_621]

Got about 23k on mine now and lookin into gettin new ones soon.

[MS3-a(sore)ASS-rex]

Got 15k outta mine with rotating them every 3k with my oil changes

[Bonafide_Spd3]

I got 38k on mine right now. Bought the car back in june 2007. I think I could probably get another 5k out of them