255/35 R19 ZR 96Y continental Sport contact

[Welshbeef]

Is this tyre brand and model fast wearing?

I seem to have worn out the rears on mine 5mm to 2mm in 5k miles which seems crazy wear rate as I'm used to Michelins which would do 30-40k a tyre.


Also on 4x4 can you mix tyre patterns on different axles (fonts have 5mm so do not need to change all 4)

So should I buy a pair of part worns same brand and model until all 4 are worn out then change the whole lot?

[zeduffman]

Are they the Sport Contact 5s? If so yes they are crap for wear rates, one of the worst around.

Part worns probably aren't worth it as they'd only last a few thousand miles...

[Welshbeef]

zeduffman said:

Are they the Sport Contact 5s? If so yes they are crap for wear rates, one of the worst around.

Part worns probably aren't worth it as they'd only last a few thousand miles...

Sport contact 3's but am considering Sport contact 5's


Or ditch the set and change to Michelin all round brand new? £800 for Pilot sport 2 from Costco fitted v £492 for 2x Sport contact 3's....

[daemon]

Wifie has 255/30 R19 Bridgestones on the back on her z4, and has 19K on them so far. Will probably not be changing them to 20K.

[Sump]

I went through 285 35 18s in 7k

Doesn't really bother me, just chuck some more rubber on and crack on driving

[NelsonR32]

Welshbeef said:

Is this tyre brand and model fast wearing?

I seem to have worn out the rears on mine 5mm to 2mm in 5k miles which seems crazy wear rate as I'm used to Michelins which would do 30-40k a tyre.


Also on 4x4 can you mix tyre patterns on different axles (fonts have 5mm so do not need to change all 4)

So should I buy a pair of part worns same brand and model until all 4 are worn out then change the whole lot?

What 4x4 uses 255/35/19? Seems awfully low profile for such a car. Or do you mean for wheel drive (sorry genuinely not being pedantic)

[Welshbeef]

NelsonR32 said:

Welshbeef said:

Is this tyre brand and model fast wearing?

I seem to have worn out the rears on mine 5mm to 2mm in 5k miles which seems crazy wear rate as I'm used to Michelins which would do 30-40k a tyre.


Also on 4x4 can you mix tyre patterns on different axles (fonts have 5mm so do not need to change all 4)

So should I buy a pair of part worns same brand and model until all 4 are worn out then change the whole lot?

What 4x4 uses 255/35/19? Seems awfully low profile for such a car. Or do you mean for wheel drive (sorry genuinely not being pedantic)

C5 RS6

[richs2891]

If contact 3 then yes I tink they are fast wearing, they have been on both my Audi's as standard fit and never got them past 16K before at legal limit.
Personally prefer Goodyear Eagle F1's get an easy 23K from those

[Welshbeef]

On all my cars I've changed then to Michelin PS2/3 /exalto and have been own away by the longevity this however the fronts are part worn and as you should not mix tread patterns on a 4x4 (not should you have too much tread difference between front and rears) so I don't really want to bin perfectly fine fronts though it might be a false economy by the sounds of it.

[Welshbeef]

Thanks all I've managed to find 2 part worns sport contact 3's with similar tread depth to the fronts at a good price so will fit these and then next time it will be all 4 which are in need of being changed.


Didn't want to bin tyres with loads of tread left so this route will maximise tyre life.

[Sump]

Why not just stick on 2 new tyres on the front

[Welshbeef]

Sump said:

Why not just stick on 2 new tyres on the front

Because fronts are 5mm and don't need changing whereas rears need changing. So changing the rears to part worns then they should wear out or be at change time at the same time as the fronts then I can get 4x new rubber.

[Sump]

Sorry I meant why not just stick 2 new tyres on the rear?

[Welshbeef]

Sump said:

Sorry I meant why not just stick 2 new tyres on the rear?

Because I want Muchelins on it not continentals which have double the life.

[Sump]

Yeah so stick 2 brand new Michelins on?

I'm missing something here.

[Welshbeef]

Sump said:

Yeah so stick 2 brand new Michelins on?

I'm missing something here.

On a 4x4 you cannot mix tread patterns between axles ie you have to have all 4 tyres the same.

[richs2891]

what vehicle are the tyres going on ?
is it one with full time 4wd such as a Subaru or one with part time 4wd system such as the various haldex equipped vehicles ?
If its one of the haldex type vehicles its not so much as a worry as they are only 4wd when slip is detected and predominately run in 2wd form.
Obviously dont mix tyre brand across an axle !

[mmm-five]

The 4wd should mean your tyres wear at a similar rate so that they're due to be changed all at the same time anyway.

If the fronts have worn much less than the rears 8mm and the rears have 4mm then it's as different as having two different patterns on the front & rear.

Anyway, the PS3 is the replacement for the Exalto, and the Pilot SuperSport is the replacement for the PS2.

The Exalto/PS3 should last longer as they're meant as a 'touring' tyre vs the 'performance' oriented PS2/PSS.

I'd pony up the little bit extra and change all 4 for Pilot Supersports. They seem to perform and wear better than PS2s.

[Sump]

Welshbeef said:

Sump said:

Yeah so stick 2 brand new Michelins on?

I'm missing something here.

On a 4x4 you cannot mix tread patterns between axles ie you have to have all 4 tyres the same.

Can't really see it making all that much of a difference in day to day driving.

[Welshbeef]

richs2891 said:

what vehicle are the tyres going on ?
is it one with full time 4wd such as a Subaru or one with part time 4wd system such as the various haldex equipped vehicles ?
If its one of the haldex type vehicles its not so much as a worry as they are only 4wd when slip is detected and predominately run in 2wd form.
Obviously dont mix tyre brand across an axle !

C5 RS6