Tires
05-18-18, 12:33 PM
#1
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Tires
I am ready to buy new set of tires for my 2007 rx, any recommendations on tires that are all season. I do live in an area with about 4 months of snow, 3 months of rain, and the rest around 70-80 F weather.
05-18-18, 09:28 PM
#3
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You'll get lots of opinions about tires if you search around here. But I have an 07, and hands down best all season tire IMHO is Michelin LTX MS2. I read everything about tires before buying mine, and have never had a better tire. 30k miles with rotations and they look new. Aggressive tread pattern and 13/32 depth new. Very deep tread, but smooth on highway and not mushy. When I bought mine I lived in Colorado where good snow capability was a must and LTX MS2's did not disappoint. Living in warm California now and they are still great. Very durable tread. I see them on all types of trucks and SUV's here.
05-19-18, 12:50 AM
#4
Rx tires
Ive been running Bridgstones Dualler Alenza for over 30,000 miles with a 60,000 mile warranty. They handle well in wet and dry but are starting to have some road noise. Ive also been getting 24mpg oon highways and 16mpg on streets.
05-20-18, 06:39 AM
#6
OP, ARE YOU AWD or not? As if you were AWD, I am yet to have winter issues with regular tires. But know how to drive on snow and ice. If you were FWD though, you'd be better off with two sets of tires, winter and regular. You really don't want to ride on winter tires year long.
Otherwise, there is some sort of general public obsession with Michelins. Just like i-Phone. Some sort of holy grail of tires. I had them once, got rid of them, will not recommend to anyone. In my case, they hydroplaned, and I do not do hybdroplaning tires.
But, I'd give my absolute endorsement for Yokohamas. I had them, almost new, on my HiHy when I bought it. I surpassed warranty miles range on them by about 20 000 miles and replaced them just for the heck of doing so, though they would have easily run another year. I rode them on snow and ice, hills or not. They never hydroplaned, ride was pleasant, considering crappy roads around here, I never lost grip in turns or any other conditions. I liked them so much that I bought another set of Yokos. 800 series I believe.
Otherwise, there is some sort of general public obsession with Michelins. Just like i-Phone. Some sort of holy grail of tires. I had them once, got rid of them, will not recommend to anyone. In my case, they hydroplaned, and I do not do hybdroplaning tires.
But, I'd give my absolute endorsement for Yokohamas. I had them, almost new, on my HiHy when I bought it. I surpassed warranty miles range on them by about 20 000 miles and replaced them just for the heck of doing so, though they would have easily run another year. I rode them on snow and ice, hills or not. They never hydroplaned, ride was pleasant, considering crappy roads around here, I never lost grip in turns or any other conditions. I liked them so much that I bought another set of Yokos. 800 series I believe.
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05-22-18, 11:19 AM
#8
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I'm at the "End of Life" cycle on my Pirelli Scorpion from the previous owner, absolutely no problems in heavy rain and light snow, i'm in NY state. I'm about to go and order new ones and i'm down to 2 models, one of theme is another set of Pirelli.
05-23-18, 10:00 PM
#10
Bridgestone Alenza Ecopia. great tires, get additional discount at Costco, if you are a member.
05-25-18, 09:13 AM
#13
After 150k milles, we’ve had 2 sets of dueller alenzas, the Michelins that came on the car originally, and one set of Dunlop snow tires that we still use. The Alenzas are great and last a long time, but one they get to the 5/32s mark give or take, they start to get quite loud.
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