Spare Tire Survey
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The last 'fun' tires I bought were some 37x12.5 Mickey Thompson Baja Claws. Those were the best dirt/mud/snow tires I could find for my F250. I put less than 3,000 miles on them before I sold that truck.
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Then my car will be stopping better soon. My tires are almost 7 years old and hard. I'm procrastinating because the tread is above 50%, but want a new set before summer. I've spent most of my life buying 33"-35" all-terrains or mudders so I'm excited to feel the difference between good and bad tires on this car. I didn't know they existed until a couple of months ago, but I will probably be buying "summer" tires for the first time.
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4.2L Brake Specs
Base XKFront: 326mm/12.8" rotors with single-piston calipers
Rear: 326mm/12.8" rotors with single-piston calipers
XKR
Front: 355mm/14.0" rotors with single-piston calipers
Rear: 326mm/12.8" rotors with single-piston calipers
Alcon Option
Front: 400mm/15.75" rotors with 6-piston calipers
Rear: 350mm/13.78" rotors with 4-piston calipers
FROM THE SALES BROCHURE
XK.......................XKR
Last edited by Stuart S; Jan 19, 2021 at 04:23 PM.
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From: Long Beach, CA
Summer treads is what I run exclusively, there is a world of difference. Of course that means I mount Blizzaks or Michelin Ice tires sometime after Thanksgiving. The "studless" technology is amazing, it saved my butt when I hit black ice and had to steer around several accidents, including a cop car. I also use a -1 concept with a smaller diameter wheel to allow a narrower tread in winter for optimal traction. This being said I don't put snow tires on my Jag as it is a fair weather machine. I run a Mercedes, Taurus and Explorer in the wintertime. Good luck with your new tires.
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You were very kind to the next owner, those are some sweet tires!
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No reply on Mickey; yes on better grip, better road feel (that of course is subjective). Sharper turning has more to do with sidewall rigidity than summer/all season. So the extreme case of wearing run-flat tires, it will give very sharp turning, but will also give a feel-everything on the road ride; at least that is what I experienced on my BMW Z4. The summer treads seem to give me better grip in the turns, whereas all-season radials tend to let go sooner. For perspective, I was stopped once by a trooper who said I should not turn so fast; but he responded NO when I asked if the turn I just completed was illegal.
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