[nvestr]

Hi all,

My X6 M50i with the 22" staggered setup has about 15k miles on the tires. The outside of the front tires are quite worn compared to center and inside of tread. I can see a tiny bit of white string on the outside. Clearly time to replace.

Is this outside tire wear normal? Can I request an alignment setting that will do less of that for when I put the next set on?

OEM tires were the Conti PremiumContact 6. I am looking at putting on Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S as replacements. Any reason I shouldn't? They are not an SUV rated tire per se, but I know that they come on BMW M Competition SUV's. Better ride than the Conti's?

[slicky]

There is no comparison. 4s are far. Far superior in every summer tires category. These are different classes of tire altogether. Contis are not performance tires.

[nvestr]

Originally Posted by slicky

There is no comparison. 4s are far. Far superior in every summer tires category. These are different classes of tire altogether. Contis are not performance tires.

They also have treadwear rating of 300 vs the Contis at 280... that rating doesn't mean much but my experience with Michelins is that they wear very well.

The Michelins were not more expensive than the Conti's... seems like a no-brainer.

[CdnBMW]

Originally Posted by nvestr

Hi all,

My X6 M50i with the 22" staggered setup has about 15k miles on the tires. The outside of the front tires are quite worn compared to center and inside of tread. I can see a tiny bit of white string on the outside. Clearly time to replace.

Is this outside tire wear normal? Can I request an alignment setting that will do less of that for when I put the next set on?

OEM tires were the Conti PremiumContact 6. I am looking at putting on Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S as replacements. Any reason I shouldn't? They are not an SUV rated tire per se, but I know that they come on BMW M Competition SUV's. Better ride than the Conti's?

I had the dealership put Michelin Pilot Sport 4S on my 2024 X5 when I recently took delivery. Came from the factory with Conti PremiumContact 6 which are Ok tire but PS4S are far superior in tire reviews.

A little pricier then Conti but worth it.

[eelnoraa]

Originally Posted by nvestr

Hi all,

My X6 M50i with the 22" staggered setup has about 15k miles on the tires. The outside of the front tires are quite worn compared to center and inside of tread. I can see a tiny bit of white string on the outside. Clearly time to replace.

Is this outside tire wear normal? Can I request an alignment setting that will do less of that for when I put the next set on?

OEM tires were the Conti PremiumContact 6. I am looking at putting on Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S as replacements. Any reason I shouldn't? They are not an SUV rated tire per se, but I know that they come on BMW M Competition SUV's. Better ride than the Conti's?

Outter edge excessive wear is not normal at all. This points to two measurement of alignments. 1. Camber. All cars use some amount of negative camber, meaning the inner edges should make more contact to the ground than outter edge. This is opposite of what you have. Usually when alignment is off from driving, it is unlikely both fronts are off the same way. Do left and right tires have the same wear pattern? 2. Too much toe in. Street cars have zero to slight toe in for stability purpose. Too much, both front outter edges will wear faster. I would get alignment check in your case