Vantage tyres

[burnout3]

Hi guys,

Time for some new tyres on the Vantage - looking at Event tyres as they seem pretty highly recommended, and they can do the fitting too. Think I'm going with the Michelin PSS tyres, only doing the rears right now (fronts will get done in a few months), but just want to make sure I'm ordering the right ones! Hoping they'll be quieter than the Bridgestones....

The AM ones are - 275/35R19 96Y BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE050A BZ AM9
The PSS ones that Event have that match are - 275/35ZR19 96Y MICHELIN PILOT SUPER SPORT LX

Just want to check does anyone know what the LX is at the end?

https://www.event-tyres.co.uk/results/275-35-19/W6...

Thanks for any help,

Burnout3

[burnout3]

Many thanks guys! I thought it might be a typo, although they list that particular tyre as 96Y too. Anyone has any experience of the stiffer sidewall w.r.t noise and feel?

I would replace all 4 at once, but given that my main journey is a rather dull 12 miles on the A4 to work, I think the fronts may well just have to wait a couple of months....

[burnout3]

Just to update the thread, I had two Michelin PSS 275/35ZR19 96Y fitted to the rears, VERY happy! Much smoother and less road noise (although I am comparing to the Bridgestones that were at the end of their life). The LX was a typo, as others suspected, and I was very happy with the service I got from Event tyres (I have absolutely no affiliation to them).

Fronts are currently at 4-5mm, but when they're due, I'll be swapping onto the PSS!