Michelin PS 4S - Worth It?

[MmmmmM2]

They are absolutely worth it. For my 2025 IS 500 (I no longer own an M2 Comp), I went from the stock 235/40 and 265/35 Bridgestone Potenza's to 245/40 and 275/35 Michelin PS4S tires. I also swapped the rubbish stock front LCA bushings for RC F bushings. You cannot imagine how much better this car is now.

 

[Houston.RZ34]

Pilot Sport⁴ S
- Dry Grip, 10/10 - as good as it gets for a "Street Tire", these can do Canyon Duty.
- Wet Grip, 8/10 - As good as it gets for a Summer Tire.
- Noise, 5/10 (worse as they wear) - It's a performance tire, they are loud.
- Poise, 7/10 - Good stiff sidewalls, they do tend to tramline a bit however. They start getting sketch under 40 degrees (better as they warm)
- Wear, You're getting a good 10-15k mi out of these - tops

Pilot Sport 4 A/S
- Dry Grip, 8/10 - as good as it gets for an "All Season", these can do Canyon Duty but not as well.
- Wet Grip, 10/10 - As good as it gets.
- Noise, 5/10 (worse as they wear) - It's still a "performance" tire, they are loud.
- Poise, 8/10 - No real change here outside of they are not sketch under 40
- Wear, You're getting a good 15-20k mi out of these - tops

tl;dr
PS4S is the best street tire there is IMO
PS4A/S, You trade in 20% dry grip for 20% more wet grip and you can drive on them under 40 degrees
- I'd rock PS4A/S before I'd trust any other Performance Tire.

And the PSS5 (I wish they'd stick with a naming convention here) somehow improves on all of this.

 

[dogunbound]

Hello,
I can't get used to the OEM Bridgestone tires. I tried to adjust pressure several times but nothing is helping.
I read great reviews on the Michelin PS 4S all season but I'm hesitant to make such an expensive purchase especially now that the Bridgestones are still almost new with only 5,000 miles on them.
Do the Michelins really makes a difference? Are they worth it?
Your thoughts please.
Thanks

wdym can't get used to? are you tracking it? I legit see no difference between chinese tires and ECSForces when I'm street driving (other than noise).

 

[MmmmmM2]

wdym can't get used to? are you tracking it? I legit see no difference between chinese tires and ECSForces when I'm street driving (other than noise).

Not an apples to apples comparison, but my Bridgestone Potenza S001 tires were utter crap. Are you trying to say there's not much difference between the Bridgestone and Michelin tires? Because there absolutely is.