Factory summer tires option on 4X, just delivered yesterday

[Pushrods&Capacitors]

Gotta say, these are some ugly Continentals. And what’s up with that pattern on the sidewalls? I’m sure they’re stickier than the OEM Michelin A/S tires but we’re ordering some 20” x 8.5” wheels with 245/45s so I’m going take them off and sell them. Shoulda saved the $250 we spent on the option.

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[tuminatr]

Umm, no kidding. They look like the sidewalls have been buffed.

 

[Pushrods&Capacitors]

Umm, no kidding. They look like the sidewalls have been buffed.

I thought the same thing. I know they’re also Euro export market tires for the MME so I wonder if Ford had to grind off some Euro spec info or something. It’s on all 4 tires. Whatever.

 

[Pushrods&Capacitors]

Turns out it’s actually a pattern molded in to the sidewall. Weird af. ??‍

 

[tuminatr]

Turns out it’s actually a pattern molded in to the sidewall. Weird af. ??‍

Yea that's a little off, how do they drive? But probably not a lot of choices in a UHP summer 225/55/19 103XL.

 

[ARK]

Wait your car came with the a/s tires despite ordering the summers?

Is that common, I would have thought it would just come with the summers installed, especially since it’s not sold as an accessory but an option.

 

[tuminatr]

Wait your car came with the a/s tires despite ordering the summers?

Is that common, I would have thought it would just come with the summers installed, especially since it’s not sold as an accessory but an option.

I think he paid the $250 for optional summer tires

 

[SnBGC]

Gotta say, these are some ugly Continentals. And what’s up with that pattern on the sidewalls? I’m sure they’re stickier than the OEM Michelin A/S tires but we’re ordering some 20” x 8.5” wheels with 245/45s so I’m going take them off and sell them. Shoulda saved the $250 we spent on the option.

I am an interested buyer. Are you near the Phoenix area?

 

[Pushrods&Capacitors]

I am an interested buyer. Are you near the Phoenix area?

Central Texas. But, I’ll probably post them up in the classified forum once we get the wheel/tire combo. Should only be a week or two from now.

 

[Pushrods&Capacitors]

Yea that's a little off, how do they drive? But probably not a lot of choices in a UHP summer 225/55/19 103XL.

I only drove 2 other MMEs previously, an SR awd and an FE, for a total of about 4 hours or so. Most of which was in the FE that we took over night to test. As good as the MME chassis and steering are, the OEM Michelin A/S tires are a weak link due to their dull steering response and overall lack of grip when hustling.

These Continental summer tires are a very big step up in steering precision and overall grip but I haven’t pushed them much yet. It’s a noticeable improvement though for sure.

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