Tires OEM Mazda or YOKOHAMA
I have the Yokohamas and I was surprised at how quiet they were
BRAND NEW Yokohama AdvanSport+ A/S tires (Yokohama’s equivalent to Michelin’s Pilot Sport 4 A/S) with less than 600 miles on the tires - no real maintenance (outside of oil changes & tire rotations) needed on this bad boy until at least reaching 105k miles!!
I also swapped the stock tires for A/T tires, mostly for the looks, but they actually helped in sand and rough surfaces.
I wholeheartedly endorse yokohamas. OEMish weight, excellent in nasty weather and no excessive noise driving
Nothing but good luck so far.
Yokohama geolander g015, performed amazing in slush and heavy snow and yes they have the 3PMS rating
I had 3 sets of Yoks in the past. I get about 160 runs out of them. Courses are 30-40 seconds, usually asphalt. They were at the wear bars in one season (the 160 runs) and actually corded on the insides first from the camber I run. One of the sets in my garage is completely slick with almost no visible tread left. I prefer tires that wear so you feel like you're using the entire tire. I want them to look like yours in 160 runs or about 25 events so I can get fresh ones in the spring and not have to store them.
I got 67,000 miles on 70,000 mile warranty Yokohama GTs. Originals to my then new 21 Corolla. I balanced, rotated, and aligned on a religious schedule. Happy with the wear, less so with late wear hydroplaning.
I felt that the tires were too hard and were easy to make noise with and kind of slide. I got tired of it and put on some temp tires until the tread wore out.
I waffled between the Yokohama Geolander GO15's and the MS2s. Started with the Yokos and my mileage dropped, was stiffer over bumps, but was a tank in the messy snow we got before Xmas. Swapped them out for the MS2 under the 30 day satisfaction warranty, and I wish I hadn't.
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