Michelin PSS tires

[montreal ponies]

Just sold my 2011 GT which was wearing Continental extreme contact DW tires , tires were great and would hook like crazy, but i found the only downside to these tires was they would pick up every single little rocks when driving at low speeds, of course you could ear all that debris get thrown inside the wheel wells and that would drive me crazy.

So i'm wondering about those Michelin's and their thread compound.

Has anyone ever driven their Stangs with these tires ?

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[FPCV8YO]

Not on a Mustang but, my experience with Michelin PSS is that they are a great performance tire with an annoying attribute of following ruts on the road and wandering.

 

[Grimace427]

Title says Pirelli PSS tires.

Tons of people have Michelin super sport tires and they are widely regarded as the best summer performance tire on the market.

Picking up stones isn't a characteristic to a particular tire but to all performance tires with an agressive rubber compound compared to regular passenger car tires. FWIW my Conti DW tires don't kick up rocks very much at all. Neither do they or MPSS follow road imperfections any more than other performance tires.

 

[FPCV8YO]

Title says Pirelli PSS tires.

Tons of people have Michelin super sport tires and they are widely regarded as the best summer performance tire on the market.

Picking up stones isn't a characteristic to a particular tire but to all performance tires with an agressive rubber compound compared to regular passenger car tires. FWIW my Conti DW tires don't kick up rocks very much at all. Neither do they or MPSS follow road imperfections any more than other performance tires.

I didn't experience that annoyance with The Hankooks that replaced the PSS on that particular car although, truth be told, the Hankooks are a lesser tire at the high end of the performance spectrum. Nor, on any other performance tires that I've run. On my other car, I'm currently running Bridgestone RE11s and would choose them over PSS any time.

 

[Hack]

I had Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires on my 2011 GT with 3.73 gears. They hook great! They are expensive but I would buy them again.

I thought they were good in rain and even cold days weren't a problem. I remember it even snowed one day in late April or early May after I first installed them. I was surprised I didn't have much trouble even driving in snow.

 

[10splaya22]

I had Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires on my 2011 GT with 3.73 gears. They hook great! They are expensive but I would buy them again.

I thought they were good in rain and even cold days weren't a problem. I remember it even snowed one day in late April or early May after I first installed them. I was surprised I didn't have much trouble even driving in snow.

Summer tires shouldn't be driven in the cold and especially not in the snow. Maybe you can get going but stopping and turning is another thing. The summer tire compound gets very hard which doesn't allow you to get any traction. The industry standard is that summer tires shouldn't be driven on when its under 40 deg F.

Any summer performance tires will pick up more rocks than an all season tire. This is because the compound is much softer which is why its gives you much more grip than an all season or winter tire.

 

[Dave2013M3]

I have the Michelin Pilot Super Sports on my M3 and they are an amazing tire. The Conti DW's are really no comparison to the PSS as the sidewall on the Conti DW's is way to soft. Now Continental makes a great tire up there with the PSS and thats the Conti 5Ps. I actually liked them better than the Mich PSS, they just dont have them in my 275/30/19 and 295/30/19 sizes needed for my M3.

Dave

 

[Dave2013M3]

Summer tires shouldn't be driven in the cold and especially not in the snow. Maybe you can get going but stopping and turning is another thing. The summer tire compound gets very hard which doesn't allow you to get any traction. The industry standard is that summer tires shouldn't be driven on when its under 40 deg F.

Any summer performance tires will pick up more rocks than an all season tire. This is because the compound is much softer which is why its gives you much more grip than an all season or winter tire.

They can be driven, but just very carefully. The issue is the tire is very cold, however when they are out on the road the vibration will actually warm them up properly.

 

[10splaya22]

They can be driven, but just very carefully. The issue is the tire is very cold, however when they are out on the road the vibration will actually warm them up properly.

I've driven on summer tires in the snow in my old STi but not something I would do often. On dry cold pavement I agree its not a big problem as long as you aren't expecting the same level of grip as on a warmer day. Snow is something else and its not something that should be done unless its a necessity. The tread compound is one issue but the lack of sipes in a summer tire also causes drastically reduced traction.

 

[Hack]

Summer tires shouldn't be driven in the cold and especially not in the snow. Maybe you can get going but stopping and turning is another thing. The summer tire compound gets very hard which doesn't allow you to get any traction. The industry standard is that summer tires shouldn't be driven on when its under 40 deg F.

Well duh - yes I knew that, but in Minne-snow-ta you never know what's going to happen. We were rolling along with nice 50-70 degree days, I decided to switch from my snow tires over to my summer tires. Of course 3 or 4 days later we got some snow. It was gone in the afternoon. I tried to make it clear in my original post that I was surprised that they worked ok even in the snow. I didn't set out to use them in a blizzard or anything. The point I was trying to make is that if you have them on your car and accidentally get caught out in cold or icy weather they won't cause your car to explode or anything.

Any summer performance tires will pick up more rocks than an all season tire. This is because the compound is much softer which is why its gives you much more grip than an all season or winter tire.

The tread in the Pilot Super Sport is very shallow. I have a long gravel driveway and I never noticed them picking up a single rock.

I've driven on summer tires in the snow in my old STi but not something I would do often. On dry cold pavement I agree its not a big problem as long as you aren't expecting the same level of grip as on a warmer day. Snow is something else and its not something that should be done unless its a necessity. The tread compound is one issue but the lack of sipes in a summer tire also causes drastically reduced traction.

I can see you are a little worried about snow, ice or slippery roads. I understand. A lot of people around here seem to be terrified of it. They have to have all wheel drive - wouldn't want only 2 wheels working if you happen to encounter a little ice!! I guess growing up driving RWD cars with no snow tires in ND made me a little less fearful. Modern tires are so good AWD is really only a luxury. I keep up with traffic in my GT with snows... and often am passing most people on the road. Living in the city the roads are cleared pretty quickly and traffic keeps speed down during storms anyway.

 

[Bullitt2065]

I have Michelin Pilot Super Sports on my Bullitt and they are the best performance street tire out there, but yes, they will tend to throw gravel up at your undercarriage. I live on a dirt road and have to deal with this constantly.

Its obe of the few downsides to a super sticky performance tire...

 

[ohtobbad]

I run Nitto Invo's and have the same problem.
Great for hooking up, but get hot quick and
if any where near gravel, they spit it up.
You have a choice, run sticky tires or have no traction

 

[CANTWN4LSN]

So what tire will be recommended for winter driving on this car for those of us living up nord, altho given the nasty ice melt used on the roads it might be better to park it rather than ruin brakes, rotors, etc.?

 

[montreal ponies]

So what tire will be recommended for winter driving on this car for those of us living up nord, altho given the nasty ice melt used on the roads it might be better to park it rather than ruin brakes, rotors, etc.?

It's your choice if you choose to drive your GT350 in the snow, but if you can afford it, get a winter beater and store the Shelby otherwise get a good set of blizzacks .
My car will be stored in a heated garage for roughly 5 months.

 

[MatthewAMEL]

Seriously,

You can buy a beater for less than a set of tires for this car.

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