Topic: Tire Suggestions, 2015 Mustang Ecoboost Convertible

[blur911]

Apart from some possible bead damage or wear when mounting and unmounting, there is also the cost.   It's over $100 to mount and balance now at most places.  Twice a year will add up.

How about buying another set of 18" take-offs with appropriate rubber already on them?   

[2JDM]

comfy all seasons for a performance vehicle? Michelin AS3+ would be my bet. They are supposed to stick as good as a summer in the dry, and can handle cold better.

I have AS3+ on my GTI and like them, but I don’t know that I’d call them comfy. They’re a true performance tire, IMO. They actually seem to have a stiffer sidewall than the max performance summer tires I had on previously (Conti ExtremeContact DW.)

I’d recommend them to someone looking for 3-season performance, but probably not to someone whose priority is comfort.

I have the older AS2's on my 1 series and I love them. Excellent handling in both dry and wet, quiet and the stiffness is fine in my opinion.

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[Thinking Out Loud]

Apart from some possible bead damage or wear when mounting and unmounting, there is also the cost.   It's over $100 to mount and balance now at most places.  Twice a year will add up.

How about buying another set of 18" take-offs with appropriate rubber already on them?

That's true about the cost....I was also thinking 'change over season' is usually jammed at my local Midas LOL.

I think I found a nice set of used 18" alloys similar to the OE 19"ers for $400 that seem to be the right dimensions.  Plasti-dip them and we're halfway there. 

The 18" tires are $50+ less expensive each than the 19's too. 

[tortoise]

If you are able to swap them yourself then having rims makes sense.

But if you're paying for it anyway it would take about 4-5 years to break even.

I definitely prefer having two sets of rims, mostly because getting them swapped at peak times is a huge pain.

[Angry Chicken]

Pirelli P7 All Season Plus.