Lexus IS300h tyre recommendations

colm_mcm

My friend is after getting one of these, it has 225/45 R17 tyres.

The IS has a thing where they wear the inner edge of the rear tyres because of the way the rear suspension is set up. You can’t adjust the camber on them though.

So the priorities are for a tyre that will last for a good bit of mileage, but at the same time giving good levels of grip.
A tyre with low rolling resistance would be good too if it helps longevity, the Bridgestones on it have a D rating I think but the car is still giving very good mpg so I wouldn’t let that be a huge factor, again if the two go hand in hand then fair enough.

Also. The recommended weight rating for the IS is 91. Would a 94 weight tyre be any help in reducing the wear on the rear tyres?

Just to put some sort of idea on budget, looking at tyres that retail online for around €80 each.


Ones considered so far are Dunlop Blu Response and Good Year Asymmetric 3 but owners recommendations on what works would be appreciated.

ION08

No experience on IS’s but I have Pirelli P7 ‘Blue’ double A rated for economy and wet. Found them excellent and they are lasting very well (much better than expected)

Worth checking out.

kyote00

I put Kumho Ecsta LE Sport on my GS450h

(245/40Z R18 97V)

They work well in wet

username3

colm_mcm wrote: »

My friend is after getting one of these, it has 225/45 R17 tyres.

The IS has a thing where they wear the inner edge of the rear tyres because of the way the rear suspension is set up. You can’t adjust the camber on them though.

So the priorities are for a tyre that will last for a good bit of mileage, but at the same time giving good levels of grip.
A tyre with low rolling resistance would be good too if it helps longevity, the Bridgestones on it have a D rating I think but the car is still giving very good mpg so I wouldn’t let that be a huge factor, again if the two go hand in hand then fair enough.

Also. The recommended weight rating for the IS is 91. Would a 94 weight tyre be any help in reducing the wear on the rear tyres?

Just to put some sort of idea on budget, looking at tyres that retail online for around €80 each.


Ones considered so far are Dunlop Blu Response and Good Year Asymmetric 3 but owners recommendations on what works would be appreciated.

Hi there, mind me asking what you went for and how they performed?
Looking for the same but R18 in a lexus is300h also.

colm_mcm

He went for Dunlop Blue Response first and he’s on Bridgestones Turanzas now I think.

Can’t remember how he got on with them tbh.

Interslice

On 42k km on the toyos on the prius. Still a good 4mm left on them all round, they were rotated at 25k ish. The road noise is fairly bad and comfort low. Grip wise they're good. Going to go for a 50 profile when ever the feckers get low enough to change. Wearing even as i've ever seen, no camber on these yolks!

colm_mcm

Wow, Toyo Proxes used to have a name for really quick tyre wear. Had them years ago on one of my FTOs and they were nice and grippy.

Interslice

colm_mcm wrote: »

Wow, Toyo Proxes used to have a name for really quick tyre wear. Had them years ago on one of my FTOs and they were nice and grippy.

I was expecting the same! Not sure if they're proxes, I'll have to check the name on them.

They're toyo 'nano energy r41'- 215 45 r17. 87w .

Sorry thought they were 225's. I see they do a 225 45 17 but it's a 93xl. Not sure but i'd imagine a stiffer side wall would only compound.. the problem. The softer side wall would let the tyre level out on corners, braking and the like. Hard to know, they could be the job!

ofcork

How does he find the car in general tempted by one!

colm_mcm

Loves it, a bit annoyed by the infotainment but it’s probably the longest he’s had a car.
To be fair it hasn’t put a foot wrong and it can do some serious mpg if you drive appropriately.