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Moustang
I wish I bought my Pilot 4S a week earlier as I wouldn't have damaged my right rear wheel from hitting a curb with the PP zero's this way ;-) but yeah the curb guards are huge!!!
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Exactly. Of course everybody on here will tell you they'll NEVER EVER hit a curb... until they finally do! A lot of cars these days have a pretty long wheelbase so it's especially easy to hit a curb in a crowded parking lot somewhere. Happens to everyone. Just happened to me last week in a similar scenario to you actually.You'll only think they're silly until they save your rims ass one day. I've NEVER sideswiped a curb in all my years of driving until last week when I was pulling out of a crowded, one way parking lot that you often see at Walmart and such. Some old lady comes flying into the one way, going the wrong way, right as I was about to exit. We would've hit if I didn't swerve to the right as quickly as possible. My back passenger side wheel hit the curb. I was super depressed for the 10 minute drive home because I was certain my rim took the hit. Come to find out not a single little scratch. Thank you, you fat Michelin tires you.
Nah . . . you just need wider wheelsI just replaced my worn out Perellis with Pilot 4Ss and the curb guards on the Michelins are massive. They stick out so far, they almost obscure the view of the wheels from some angles. LoL
Is this because Michelin owners curb their cars more than Perelli owners?
Who doesn't?you just need wider wheels
You thought I was complaining about the Michelin curb protection?Seems OP likes to complain about a lot of non-issues.
Wheel/tire specs??Nah . . . you just need wider wheels
Norm
Well I came across a 255/40/19 OEM AS 3+ tire mounted on a 19x8.5 Audi rim and it did not look like much protection left on the way it sits on the 8.5 wide Audi Rim. I guess It got to do with how the edges of the wheels are designed or angled? And sites say that 8.5 is the lowest width you should go for mounting a 255/40/19.Buddy of mine has a 335i. He just got a nice set of OEM wheels and some AS3's. He still found a way to curb rash his new rims. Total bummer.
Yeah, seems it varies between Michelin models.Well I came across a 255/40/19 OEM AS 3+ tire mounted on a 19x8.5 Audi rim and it did not look like much protection left on the way it sits on the 8.5 wide Audi Rim. I guess It got to do with how the edges of the wheels are designed or angled? And sites say that 8.5 is the lowest width you should go for mounting a 255/40/19.
I am however thinking based on google examples, the PSS have more protection over the AS version. AS seems to have less on similar width rims.