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#9 of 18 Re: looking [scootertrash] by odie6l Mar 30, 2006 (2:17 pm)
Replying to: scootertrash (Mar 30, 2006 7:22 am) "Better in what way?"   Do they hold up better to road punishment (potholes)? How are they in both rain, snow, and ice? Are they quieter than the 15" tires?   I live in Central Pennsylvania and we don't have the normal 4 seasons (spring, summer, fall, winter), we have the PA 4 seasons (almost winter, winter, still winter , and construction), and not to mention some of the lousiest roads around.   Odie
#10 of 18 Re: Tire advice --help please [jwats] by aatherton Oct 18, 2006 (4:26 pm)
Replying to: jwats (Jan 03, 2006 5:18 am) "... Are there all season tires you would recommend? I would prefer NOT to have dedicated snows..."   You must be buying a used xB where the P.O. sold the steelies. Try eBay for used OEM steel wheels that people have removed from their xBs. Bridgestone Blizzak and Bridgestone Winterforce (cheaper) and Michelin x-Ice are popular winter tires. If you don't get the special rubber and tread of winter tires, all-season tires won't work as well in snow and ice. Look around Tire Rack http://www.tirerack.com and TireSavings.com.
#11 of 18 All Season Tires by crazedcommuter Oct 29, 2006 (7:21 am)
I drive fairly often in Central and Western Pa. I run dedicated snows in the winter due to the increased gripping force they give the driver in the snow. The OEM Goodyear Eagles (15") were pretty lousy in the snow and my commute is 110 round trip daily. I bought the Blizzacks and am quite pleased with their performance. I'll be putting them on in another month. Snow tires do come in performance models so you might want to check out those as well.  If you have 18" rims, then you're going to pay high $$$ for whatever tire you put on the XB. You may want to consider moving down in rim size. 15 and 16 inches will be fine for the XB.  The best all season tires that I've ever driven were the BF Goodrich Traction T/A's in 205/50/16 size on my 02' Ford Focus ZX3. The tread is more aggressive than most tires and the grip is better in the snow. Handling was good. The only issue that I had with them was the amount of road noise that they generated, but then I turned up the audio.    God luck with your shopping and keep us posted on what you buy. Replies to this message: aatherton (Oct 30, 2006 4:25 pm) crazedcommuter (Oct 31, 2006 4:23 pm)
#12 of 18 Re: All Season Tires [crazedcommuter] by aatherton Oct 30, 2006 (4:25 pm)
Replying to: crazedcommuter (Oct 29, 2006 7:21 am) "... I bought the Blizzacks... I'll be putting them on in another month."   Do you use one set of rims? If you put the Blizzaks on separate rims, where did you get the rims? Replies to this message: crazedcommuter (Oct 31, 2006 4:23 pm)
#13 of 18 Re: All Season Tires [aatherton] by crazedcommuter Oct 31, 2006 (4:23 pm)
Replying to: aatherton (Oct 30, 2006 4:25 pm) I put the snow tires on the stock rims. I bought the 15" Scion alloy rims at time of purchase and the dealer gave me $90 off the list price. I informed the dealer that I wanted the stock rims also for the snows, and they and the hubcaps were bagged and in the back of the XB when I took delivery. In hindsite, I should've bought the alloys at Pep Boys. I saw a post here that another XB owner paid about $300 for nearly identical rims, and I saw a set at Sears that is a close match for that price. I ran the Blizzacks from Dec. to the end of March and notice hardly any tread wear. The tire manager informed me to take the snows off when the days's high temp. gets near 50 degrees to prevent excess wear.
#14 of 18 2008 wheel change on scion xb by rteague May 18, 2007 (9:41 pm)
I just purchased the 08 xb and I want to change the wheels.It has the black steel with the tire pressure monitoring system. Can the tpm valves be removed and placed on the new wheels? Or do I have to buy new valves? Please help me with any answers anyone may have. Replies to this message: dwynne (May 21, 2007 10:53 am)
#15 of 18 Re: 2008 wheel change on scion xb [rteague] by dwynne May 21, 2007 (10:53 am)
Replying to: rteague (May 18, 2007 9:41 pm) There are two kinds of TPM systems - one is a band that goes around the wheel and holds the sensor, the other is connected to the valve core.   I would THINK either could be moved to a new wheel, but if the band type is used the band would not go around a +1, +2, or +3 rim. The one made onto the valve should work on another wheel.   Ask the service manager at your local Scion dealership and see what they say.   There is actually a 3rd type of system - one the measures the pulses from the ABS system. It does not check the actual pressure of the tires - it just checks all the pulses against the others. If one tire is too low the pulse rate from that ABS sensor will be faster than the other three. If if gets enough off, the TPM light will come on. It will not tell you which tire is low (or high) just that something is wrong. With this type of system you can replace the wheels and tires and not worry - as long as all four have the same diameter.   Dennis
#16 of 18 New Kumho tires on the 05 XB by crazedcommuter Jun 19, 2008 (5:36 pm)
I just installed the third set of tires on my 2005 TCM XB auto at 85,000 miles. The Falken 195 60 15's were a great handling all around tire but they wore to the wear bars in 26,000 miles. I researched the usual websites and opted for the Kumho Solus 716's with an H rating.   The Kumhos really improve the ride a great deal. They have much more cushion than the Falkens and thus more of a comfort ride. They grip well in the rain as well as in tight, sweeping curves. The sidewalls feel like they are flexing more than the Falkens but they feel like they track better. The Kumhos are twitchy though. You turn the wheel slightly and these tires go there immediately. I'm hoping that as they wear they'll settle down a bit, but overall I'm pleased with them.   So far MPG has been on a par with the Falkens-about 325 miles out of a tank. MPG has gone down in the last 2 weeks due to the high temps here in the DC area, and my use of the defroster in the morning annd the A/C on the drive home. Replies to this message: ladyfavored (May 12, 2009 8:27 am)
#17 of 18 Re: New Kumho tires on the 05 XB [crazedcommuter] by ladyfavored May 12, 2009 (8:27 am)
Replying to: crazedcommuter (Jun 19, 2008 5:36 pm) Hi Crazed My 2005 Scion rides rough. I want to purchase tires to make a smoother ride. Hoping you have found them. It is now almost one year since you purchased them. How goes it?   I agree the steering on these is very touchy. I replaced a small steering wheel with a larger one on a toyota I had once and it helped immensely. What do you think?   Do shocks need replaced frequently on the 2005 XB? I have been wondering what is the widest/ largest tire I can go? I thought it would look really cute with the fat tires.
#18 of 18 Tires by crazedcommuter Aug 28, 2009 (5:52 pm)
Ladyfavored, I now have 100k on the 05 XB and 15k on the Kumho's. They ride great still and the wear is relatively low on them. I rotate them every 6k miles. For the price the 195 60 15's are a good buy. As far as the widest you could go in size--I'm not sure. I've read that some members have 205 series tires on their XB's but I'm not sure what size rim they're running with that tire. I stayed with the 15 inch tires due to lower replacement cost.

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