Tires Falken or Goodyear

I got a good deal on new Goodyear Winter Commands at end of season in the spring, so I’ll be trying those.

I'm on my second set. I got just about 64k miles over three years before they were cracking and down to 3/32. I just don't have the same confidence in those so I went back to the A/T Trails. They definitely grip the road better and are less bouncy.

Right now Goodyear has a great sale

I have driven on my Goodyear Wrangler Tires purchased at Walmart under 70k miles over about 5 years, almost 6. I am not even bald.

For context I have worked in the tire industry the last 6 years. The 2 Goodyear, which are clearly your new tires, are perfectly fine.

3r is the goated non-slick tire. Rapid pace and great durability during it’s life (3 track days). The only other tires that compete in pace are the cup2R and the trofeo R.

SC3R is excellent. Very forgiving at the limit and just over the limit, easy to get heat into them and they handle heavy loads very well. Probably a better track-day tire than the RE71RS, but I can’t speak to the Nankang. Even when pretty old or near the end of the their life, they retain pretty good limit-handling characteristics, even if they do lose a little pace.

I had these on my 2021 MY as the last set of tires before I traded it for a 2024. They lasted longer than an OEM set, nothing negative about the performance but there was a drop in efficiency, even way after the break in period.

I don't like the Falken Ziex that comes with the 17 inch wheel.

Falken RT615k+ on BMW 135i here. They are toast with less than 5k miles on them.