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Ed - I am Scottish - nuff said!!

so am I Bob - - Originally McNeil's from the isle of Barra

that and a good mixture of mutt

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I have the Federal on the rear and really like it. Only get about 7-8K out of it but I like the stickiness and the look. Will probably go with the same in the front with the 215 or 225 50 17 as this seems to be the max width I can go. I have the original tires on the front so16K on them is good but they should have been done 500 miles ago ...

That is interesting where the Federal 595 was on our short list, but Les Swab actually talked up out of choosing it, thus we went with the BF Goodrich g-Force™ COMP-2™ A/S, and, so far, it has been an outstanding tire, especially when it is wet and cold.

(Kenda on the right and unmounted. Yes, they are both 225/45R18 )

Bill

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I have the Federal on the rear and really like it. Only get about 7-8K out of it but I like the stickiness and the look. Will probably go with the same in the front with the 215 or 225 50 17 as this seems to be the max width I can go. I have the original tires on the front so16K on them is good but they should have been done 500 miles ago ...

I am almost to 18k on the stock fronts, but I am all the way to the wear bars - I am hoping to get much more out on the Motivo's

got 9k out of the original rear and I am almost to that on the motivo and it is only about a third of the way down which I love - if it keeps holding up the way it has so far I wouldn't be surprised to get 18 to 20k or more which would be fantastic

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I have the Federal on the rear and really like it. Only get about 7-8K out of it but I like the stickiness and the look. Will probably go with the same in the front with the 215 or 225 50 17 as this seems to be the max width I can go. I have the original tires on the front so16K on them is good but they should have been done 500 miles ago ...

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I really like the look and price of that tire, but they don't make wides ones in the 18

Tell me about it. At $320+ per tire, it's a good thing there's only one of them on the ass end of the slingshot

I am running the Riken's front and rear now

I go through two or three 305/45/18 Mickey Thompson ET Street Rs on the rear every season which is like 5-6 months of ride time. Terrible in the wet but damn are they sticky. I also never ride when there may be rain.

I'm running the Nitto 555 OEM sizes/wheels Fronts have 40,000 miles, and the rear 20,000 miles. Changing them all to new Nitto 555 at this time.

Dang. I change the rear tire every oil change, and the front ones get me almost 25,000 miles. Here's the last rear tire that came off last year. I think it was a bit overinflated

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Very true Edward Neal

I was in Discount yesterday getting new tires on one of our cars and while waiting, I chatted with one of the salesmen about wheels/tires. I'm pretty picky on the type of wheel I want and it took us 45 minutes to find the one I liked, and a bonus, it wasn't too expensive.

The tires on the other hand, and like most people, I want to go wider. Going with a 18x10 inch rim all the way around, and 315/30R18, the tires were almost twice the cost of the rims. I'm not ready to pull the trigger yet, figured I would wear out the stock tires first then look at upgrading, but I have my budget in mind now that I have prices.

I haven't tried the Achilles ATR Sport 2 tires, but I have purchased an Achilles ATR Sport 275/35ZR18 tire as an inexpensive tire to use when I am w/o my Nitto 555 G2 315/35ZR17 rear tire. Both the ATR Sport and the ATR Sport 2 tires are rated 400 for wear so they should get a little more life than the stock Kendas and they are priced similarly, maybe even cheaper. If you can find a wider rear wheel, the ATR Sport 2 is available in 305/30ZR18 from Amazon for $91 w/free shipping. The 305/30 tire is a little shorter than the stock Base rear tire, so it shouldn't affect the nanny systems. Like I wrote, I don't know how well they perform, but they're certainly affordable.

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I haven't tried the Achilles ATR Sport 2 tires, but I have purchased an Achilles ATR Sport 275/35ZR18 tire as an inexpensive tire to use when I am w/o my Nitto 555 G2 315/35ZR17 rear tire. Both the ATR Sport and the ATR Sport 2 tires are rated 400 for wear so they should get a little more life than the stock Kendas and they are priced similarly, maybe even cheaper. If you can find a wider rear wheel, the ATR Sport 2 is available in 305/30ZR18 from Amazon for $91 w/free shipping. The 305/30 tire is a little shorter than the stock Base rear tire, so it shouldn't affect the nanny systems. Like I wrote, I don't know how well they perform, but they're certainly affordable.

Thanks, I'll look into it, I'm curious how tacky they are and how they hook up.

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Thanks, I'll look into it, I'm curious how tacky they are and how they hook up.

Since the Kendas are 300 rated tires and the Achilles are 400 rated, I'd assume the Achilles will last a little longer, possibly at the cost of a little traction since they have a longer-rated compound.

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Since the Kendas are 300 rated tires and the Achilles are 400 rated, I'd assume the Achilles will last a little longer, possibly at the cost of a little traction since they have a longer-rated compound.

my Motivo's have a tread wear rating of 560, their 555 g2's are 320

I am not sure of the truth in this, but I have heard that all of these ratings are only really good when comparing tires made and tested by the same company - because the companies all test their own tires one companies 300 might be another companies 400 or 320

that being said Nitto does guarantee the motivo for 60,000 miles and they make no guarantee at all for the 555 G2

as a side note despite its higher mialage rating the Motivo I put on the back to replace the stock Kenda seems to grip as well if not better than the kends did.

Edward Neal is correct. There is some manufacturer's subjectivity in assigning tire ratings. See - https://www.tirerack.com/tires…ch/techpage.jsp?techid=48. As the article states, the Treadware Grade is best used when comparing the same manufacturer's tires against each other and is less useful when comparing between brands.

Here is the NHTSA's Tires website - https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/tires

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that being said Nitto does guarantee the motivo for 60,000 miles

Are you using the mileage guarantee as an example of how well the tire is supposed to perform, or as an actual guarantee? The reason I have brought this up is because so far I have not found any company that will guarantee their tire(s) that cannot be rotated?

Bill