Well...The time has come again for tires...

Anyone had any particuarlly good luck with tires?

Any suggestions on make and size...

Any reccomendation on dealers?

Appreciate any help you can give me...

The Lx470 is a 2000 and it has 52k miles on it....I live in seattle...Need good all weather tires that are not loud.

 

Based on what you are looking for, I would highly recommend the Michelin CrossTerrain or Michelin Pilot II. These tires are excellent in threadwear, traction, smoothness, quietness and good handling xteristics especially on the freeways. I have the Pilot II on my '03 LX with 4K miles on it so far, and it looks brand spanking new. After trying out a few tires on my Sequoia - Dueller, Dunlop, and Michelin LTX M&S, I went for the CrossTerrains and it was great... smooth, quiet and excellent road manners. Of the two (Pilot or C/T), I'd go with the C/T, IMO, it is the best SUV tire out there today for driving on pavements.

 

Any reco on dealers?

 

Costco, Discount Tires, Tirerack, any local shops with a Hunter alignment machine... may need some balancing and alignment... dunno tho'. Personally, I use either Costco or Discount Tires. Their prices are OK for me.

 

I replaced the stock Michelins with these tires at about 60k and I'm very happy with them. The tires are very quiet, and I think the handling in all types of weather (dry, rain, snow) is about as good as it can be in a big suv like the LX. I used to swap winter and summer tires when I had other vehicles, but this setup, the LX and Michelins, is the one vehicle that is truly an all-weather no compromise package. It may be my imagination, but I think the Cross Terrains are even better tires than the stock LTX M/S. The vehicle handles and looks like new again.

 

many thanks.

 

Last time i checked about six months ago, mich. cross terrains did not come in the oem size for the lx470