akirby Report post Posted January 8, 2018 Time to replace the 265/40/21 tires on our 2016 Reserve. Tread depth is low but they're getting noisy as hell. 22k. The only all season option I can find is the OEM Pirelli Verde. Decent price (just under $200) but I was hoping for something that wasn't as noisy. They were super quiet for the first 10K or so but got noisy after that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbala Report post Posted January 9, 2018 Pirelli Scorpion Zero all season plus is avail from tirerack, prob is you will get less out of those than the oem but they will be great for the 1st 10k mi... My oems have 33k on them and agree, noisy as heck.. Been through this drill with 3 mkx's and 2 navigators with Pirelli's, always try for the Michelin's 2nd set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akirby Report post Posted January 9, 2018 Pirelli Scorpion Zero all season plus is avail from tirerack, prob is you will get less out of those than the oem but they will be great for the 1st 10k mi... My oems have 33k on them and agree, noisy as heck.. Been through this drill with 3 mkx's and 2 navigators with Pirelli's, always try for the Michelin's 2nd set. I saw those but the treadwear rating was half the Verdes as you say, and they were more expensive. And no surveys yet. I prefer Michelins but they don't have any all seasons available yet in a 21. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Report post Posted January 9, 2018 The Nautilus photos I’ve viewed seem to have a Continental tire for the 21’s. Never used that brand but it’s worth checking out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akirby Report post Posted January 9, 2018 The Nautilus photos I’ve viewed seem to have a Continental tire for the 21’s. Never used that brand but it’s worth checking out. Hmm... I looked but didn't see anything on tirerack, but I'll look into it. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akirby Report post Posted January 9, 2018 Those appear to be Cross Contact summer tires. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOTMY911 Report post Posted January 10, 2018 Conti Contact Series is a big favorite for older Porsche 911. They comes in many flavours: Extreme, Winter, All Season, True, Pure, Pro, Terrain, Van and so on... https://www.tirerack.com/tires/continental-tires.jsp PASSENGER TIRES Max Performance SummerContiSportContact 2 ContiSportContact 2 SSR ContiSportContact 3 ContiSportContact 3 SSR ContiSportContact 5 ContiSportContact 5 ContiSeal ContiSportContact 5 SSR ContiSportContact 5P ContiSportContact 5P SSR ExtremeContact DW ExtremeContact Sport SportContact 6 Ultra High Performance All-SeasonExtremeContact DWS ExtremeContact DWS 06 Grand Touring SummerContiEcoContact EP ContiPremiumContact 2 ContiPremiumContact 2 SSR Grand Touring All-SeasonContiProContact ContiProContact ContiSeal ContiProContact SSR ContiTouringContact CV95 ProContact GX ProContact GX SSR ProContact RX ProContact RX SSR ProContact TX ProContact TX SSR PureContact with EcoPlus Technology Standard Touring All-SeasonProContact with EcoPlus Technology TrueContact Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akirby Report post Posted January 10, 2018 I had the Conti ProContacts as OEM on my 2013 Fusion and they were fine. But they don’t have a 265/40r21 all season version right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akirby Report post Posted January 29, 2018 Went with the OEM Pirelli Scorpion Verde A/S. $1K out the door at Discount Tire including free replacement warranty against any kind of damage. Soooo much quieter. I think one of the old tires slipped a belt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enigma-2 Report post Posted January 30, 2018 Great warranty. With the sidewalls on the 21's, all it takes is a nasty pothole. (or hitting a curb like someone we won't mention). After I put on my last set, I had them wire brush the rims to make a good seal. But two (one especially) developed rim leaks. Took it back between xmas and new years and had then seal the rims. Stopped all of those pesky slow leaks. Something I'm going to do with any tire replacment from now on. No leaks, but tire removal a bitch and the mechanics cuss me out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akirby Report post Posted January 30, 2018 I’m going with the 18s on my new F150. Choices are much better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sponson Report post Posted December 29, 2018 I dumped the 21" and put 18" wheels on the car. 235/60R18's give you essentialy the same circumference as the 245/60R21's that came on the car, so the speedometer will read within 0.5mph at 60. There are a lot more tire options in 18" and the car rides WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better on 18's. Night and day difference. 21" wheels may look cool, but any car will ride better with smaller wheels and a higher tire sidewall. Car manufacturers seem to keep going with larger wheels thinking they are better looking and give a more european firm ride. Ha! smaller wheels are better, and 18" is not a small wheel! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MKXMark Report post Posted December 31, 2018 Have the OEM 18s on ours, the wife sees other MKXs with bigger wheels and thinks she's missing something but the ride and handling are great so I'm happy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akirby Report post Posted December 31, 2018 I honestly didn’t find much difference in ride quality between the 21s and the 18s but we were on good roads for the test drive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sponson Report post Posted January 5, 2019 Interesting that test rides are usually prety short and on good roads. Also, you are in a brand new car with lots of new stuff, so you might not notice the ride. On smooth roads any size tire will give a good ride, but when you start to get on roads with ripples, pot holes, or other irregularities, the 18" will give you a much better ride than the 21s. The 18s have about 1.5" more side wall and can flex a lot more than the 21s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akirby Report post Posted January 6, 2019 Except I’ve owned the 21s for almost 3 years and have never had any complaints about the ride quality. We do have pretty good roads in Atlanta though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
