New Tires!
July 25th, 2007 by Jerry
The Infiniti finally told me it was time to replace the tires (minor air leak on one, almost bald on the back tires). I researched the stock Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires, and the 25,000 miles that were on my tires was near the normal life expectancy. The handy tirerack.com site was useful for researching the available replacement options. It turns out that the top-rated tire model was available at Discount Tire for the same price as Tire Rack (without having to ship them). So, the Infiniti now has new shoes: Bridgestone Potenza RE960 AS Pole Position. They should last longer than the Michelins, about 40,000 miles.
It handles much better now, doesn’t threaten to slip on acceleration, and the road noise is drastically reduced. I’m very impressed – well worth the week and a half wait for the tires to get to the Waco Discount Tire store. The tires are pretty scarce around the country, so they had to call in some favors from other stores. The front tires (225/45) came from California and the backs (wider 245/45) came (late) from Fort Worth.