New Bridgestone tires ride horribly!

[D1dad]

I’ve got turanzas on my Altima and thus far have been as good as any tire I’ve ever owned. I’m on track to get 60k out of them, which for a low pro 19 tire is pretty respectable. 30k, still quiet and perfectly balanced with a tad over 7/32nds left.

I spoke to soon. This car hasn’t been driven much and once the turanzas hit 6/32nds, they’re done. I developed some road noise and some tread cracking. I got these for a steal, so don’t feel terrible having to replace them, but nonetheless. I don’t know what suddenly made these go to pot in the span of a few months, but I ordered a set of Pirelli’s. Meanwhile my wife’s continental pure contacts are now 2 yrs old, 28k and are still @9/32nds, ride like a dream and still perfectly balanced. The last set of Bridgestones i had was years ago and I all I remember was they wore fast. 30k on a 19” low pro isn’t the end of the world, but if I had paid the $300 per tire that they should have cost, I’d be way upset.