Sorry to break most of your thinking about Michelin superioness.. If talk about aquaplanning.. Michelin sucks.. They are great for wet braking & handling performance but not aquaplanning performance. Need to differentiate clearly what he wants.

For best aquaplanning tires, seems Falken top the chart for ZE310.

https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/2021-Sp...r-Tyre-Test.htm

FYI, latest test for UHP tires

https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/2021-Au...P-Tyre-Test.htm

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 still fall short in Aquaplaning resistant, even Falken FK510 also beat it.
The only advantage for PS4 only left dry braking...

Well, you look back up the owner just want good aquaplaning tires. So the test results can show which tire is the better 1. Just a lot of people here think Michelin must be superior is everything, even comfort & silent which they campion long time also loss to Nexen..
As per cyapd feedback, Michelin now is like Apple going into branded category which sometime does not justify the high cost = high performance.

BTW, I used Nexen RU1 tires before, no bulging issues and lasted over 65k some more fitted on SUV & gone with some light off road with it.
I have seen Michelin Primacy tires buldging issue also, it all came down on luck and also how the owner/driver use it.

Personally in our SUV group most cases we seen buldging issue is due to wrong type of tires use for wrong purpose. like the Michelin Primacy case the owner fit not SUV rated tires and abuse it with heavy loading and went off road with it. Some nexen tires also same in early stage when they want to intro in our market they bring in those cheap budget range tires, some member also fitted cheap passenger tires on their SUV.

If normal road using without abuse or hitting pot holes like nothing, i believe most budget tires also can survive.
But when go into more demanding mode, then it is wise to upgrade to suitable range.

This post has been edited by littlefire: Dec 23 2021, 04:40 PM

When i bought Nexen tires they do have tire warranty, if it did not hit pot holes or got any punctured it can be claim within 1 year from my last purchase.
Usually they will sent for investigation of the tires like checking for sidewall crack or really their own problem.

BTW, the side minor bulging issue if not serious and only 1 place it is usually knew as tire sidewall indentation and it is usually harmless.
If found few place bulging and after do balancing still vibrate then it is tire problem.

Depending on your budget. If money is not an issue, going to premium brand like Michelin, Bridgestone, Pirelli, Goodyear is safer bet.

If want middle range, Falken, Hankook, Yokohama, Toyo, Maxxis is also few good brands to consider.

https://www.tyrereviews.com/Search/Size/175...4/Season/Summer

My personal recommendation, either Falken SN832 or Yokohama ES32 for the balance value + performance.

https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/2018-AD...-175-65-R14.htm

Falken SN832 score 1st for 175/65/R14 tyre category base on the review test link above.

This post has been edited by littlefire: Jan 4 2022, 09:10 AM

Tyre price nowadays price up a lot and not accurate depending on areas

If you want to know direct ask stamford tyres as they are the main distributor of Falken tyres in Malaysia.

https://www.stamfordtyres.com.my/retail-workshop/

Same bro.
RM140 consider cheap already.

CR1 is local design tires, while ES32 is design for international tires.
If you just want budget only, go for CR1 but dont expect better grip & performance as ES32.

If about noise, please check if your tires got a lot stone chips attach to is as ES32 tires got 1 weakness is due to softer rubber a lot of stones is easier to attach to the tyre tread groove. If you remove the stones the noise can reduce a bit.

Dunlop J06 when new is quiet, but after a while the material went harden and everything went to poor/normal for me. Personally i used before Dunlop but after 10k i changed due to poor braking performance as it went harden and my ride skidded far a lot during emergency braking. Thus i changed back to ES32 after considering all the factors.

This post has been edited by littlefire: Jan 31 2022, 10:57 AM

Yes. I trade in for the ES32 with 50% of the original value from the Dunlop tires.

If you want better tires is either the Falken or go up to Michelin/Bridgestone/Pirelli level.

Personally i dont recommend to go up to 16".
Usually 15" is more better as more performance tyre size & model is available compare to 16"
If want proper mode better opt for wider & lighter sport rim and go for 195/50/R15 tyre size. (Michelin if not mistaken only got PS3 for this size)
If die die need 16" you will need to up size to 205/45/R16 also only PS3 available.

Go to sport rim shop and ask to recommend.
Ask them bring weighing machine and weigh your original sport rim against the new sport rim.
If got money sure we recommend genuine Japanese sport rim, if low budget can consider Thailand made Lenso or other brands.

https://kingofrims.com.my/product/wheel?sea...gory=15&inch=15

King of rims is also a good place to search for sport rim recommendation.

"Ask them bring weighing machine and weigh your original sport rim against the new sport rim."

Already mentioned this before.
What do you think the weighing machine do?
Ask them weight the sport rims you like and compare the weight.
Main objective for sure lighter the better for aftermarket sport rims.

Michelin even with top of the range aquaplaning is not always the top of the class, the only best for Xm2+ is it can last longer and the rest like wet & dry braking performance will not wear much even after long use, this is their real advantage.

Do not mix aquaplaning with wet braking, these 2 are different category. I always heard a lot of people say it but aquaplaning means you need to drive thru certain water level at a certain speed without loosing control, Michelin is not the best in this category. If want solely better aquaplaning tires, Falken & many other brands (even Maxxis) also can beat Michelin in this category. Aquaplaning are tested via Straight Aqua & Curved Aquaplaning, just google about tyre review.

Your mentioning wet braking performance, this is their strength. If Aquaplaning that is different.

BTW the tires you mentioned about already obsolete and replaced by newer model, Falken 912 & Yoko C-Drive both consider touring tires.
Not sure why you pick a higher PS3 (UHP) tires and compare lower grade tires.. If both of them can did better, you can throw Michelin tires in the drain already.


This post has been edited by littlefire: Oct 3 2022, 10:38 AM

Try not to dispute further. You have your own view, but if your ride already loss control during aquaplaning, wet braking does not help and you can only reduce speed via ease off acceleration.

Plenty of information on how to control back your ride during aquaplaning and most of it advice don't emergency brake (which wet braking is no use during this situation or maybe make it even worse)

https://www.torque.com.sg/advice/how-to-prevent-aquaplaning/

This post has been edited by littlefire: Oct 5 2022, 08:50 AM

Wah, so long time post still got reply.
Anyway Michelin sucks in Aquaplanning, they are only great in wet braking.
A lot of test from youtube & website like tirereviews already got data to proof.

Check on the Tyre Test Results and look for Aquaplanning or straight/curved Aqua data ratings

PS 3 Review
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Michelin/P...Sport-3-PS3.htm

PS 4 Review
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Michelin/Pilot-Sport-4.htm

Michelin dont score top of the chart table on these categories... If primary looking into Aquaplaning performance better get others..

The previous reply is for the guy which want a better hydroplane tire. Unless you got any test data done locally, if not words also just words.
If want to know which tire model provide the best for different category, these website test data can provide the best reference.

Simple said, buy the tire which match your/driver preference and not by brand. If you prefer overall and can pay premium, then just go buy Michelin since is your money anyways.