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#21 of 160 Florida tires...Re: Best tires for Florida? [kpevav] by coldcranker Nov 07, 2006 (7:12 pm)
Replying to: kpevav (Nov 07, 2006 2:15 am) Bridgestone Alenza is probably one of the best for hot, wet conditions. Goodyear TripleTred is also right there. No hard data to go on, but those tires seem to be good wet tires. The stock 17" Continentals are rated "A" for temperature and up to 118 mph for heat rejection, so sticking with the stock ones is fine as well.
#22 of 160 Re: Get the stock tires siped [coldcranker] by fordwrench Nov 07, 2006 (8:29 pm)
Replying to: coldcranker (Nov 07, 2006 7:07 pm) Siping is for wet traction ONLY. It gives water a way to get out from between the tire & the ground. The only way a tire is good for snow / ice is when the rubber compound is designed to stay soft in cold temps. A tire that comes siped is designed with harder compound so it doesn't deform under the weight of the car with the sipes cut into it. Replies to this message: coldcranker (Nov 08, 2006 5:45 pm)
#23 of 160 Re: Get the stock tires siped [jessealan] by bruneau1 Nov 08, 2006 (9:54 am)
Replying to: jessealan (Nov 07, 2006 10:07 am) Siping often will invalidate any tire warranty.
#24 of 160 Re: Get the stock tires siped [fordwrench] by coldcranker Nov 08, 2006 (5:45 pm)
Replying to: fordwrench (Nov 07, 2006 8:29 pm) fordwrench, You are thinking of longitudinal grooves, not siping. Siping is actually composed of many horizontal, across-the-tread cuts, very thin as if with a razor blade. They provide more biting edges to help break up boundary layers of ice/water/tire.
#25 of 160 Re: How many miles? [saabturboid] by jane37334 Nov 22, 2006 (6:20 pm)
Replying to: saabturboid (Nov 04, 2006 6:34 am) I got 30K and am planning to replace them with Michelins. First time I ever had to replace OEM tires so quickly...FORD is going down the tubes and the Freestyle experience is showing why. Replies to this message: mschmal (Nov 24, 2006 7:12 am) saabturboid (Nov 24, 2006 11:39 am) bobw3 (Nov 24, 2006 12:20 pm) coldcranker (Nov 24, 2006 6:29 pm)
#26 of 160 Re: How many miles? [jane37334] by mschmal Nov 24, 2006 (7:12 am)
Replying to: jane37334 (Nov 22, 2006 6:20 pm) What tires are you replacing? Contis or Pirellis?   The Pirellis are speed rated, you would be lucky to get 30k out of them.   The Conti's are cheap tires and definately you don't want to get a second set of them.   Mark.
#27 of 160 Re: How many miles? [jane37334] by saabturboid Nov 24, 2006 (11:39 am)
Replying to: jane37334 (Nov 22, 2006 6:20 pm) We just passed 30,000 miles on our OE 17" Continentals. They still have some tread left but are almost to the wear bars. I plan to replace them in the next month before a big road trip around Christmas.   A couple of thoughts about the longevity of tires; Just because a tire lasts a long time isn't necessarily a good thing. Some tires last forever because the rubber compound is very hard but that correlates to poor grip, especially in the winter when cold temps harden the rubber further. This is why I try to stay away from 60 to 80 thousand mile rated tires. Plus rubber hardens with age anyway even if the car isn't driven much. So unless you are driving 20,000 or more miles a year an 80,000 mile rated tire will get hard and noisy and practically unusable long before they wear out.   The other end of the spectrum are the 30,000 mile tires like the OE Continentals, but they are are a pain since they have to be replaced so frequently. I believe the happy medium is a 40 - 50 thousand mile rated tire. They get replaced just often enough to keep the rubber fresh but not so often that they are a drain on your bank account.   One other thing that hasn't really been discussed here. For those of us that have AWD Freestyles we must replace all four tires at once to prevent uneven wheel speeds which can damage the AWD system, and we should rotate our tires frequently to keep the front and back tires evenly worn. This isn't as important for FWD Freestyles.   - Chad Replies to this message: bobw3 (Nov 24, 2006 12:20 pm) coldcranker (Nov 24, 2006 6:29 pm)
#28 of 160 Re: How many miles? [saabturboid] by bobw3 Nov 24, 2006 (12:20 pm)
Replying to: saabturboid (Nov 24, 2006 11:39 am) I have over 43,000 on my OEM Continentals, and last week when I got my oil change they measured my tread depth as 6/32 on the front and 5/32 on the rear. 3/32 or below means time for new tires, so I think they're holding up pretty good. Replies to this message: coldcranker (Nov 24, 2006 6:29 pm)
#29 of 160 Re: How many miles? [bobw3] by coldcranker Nov 24, 2006 (6:29 pm)
Replying to: bobw3 (Nov 24, 2006 12:20 pm) I'm a bit perplexed by all the Continental-hating out there. Remember its a TR tire, rated AA as well. It may be true its a little short on tread depth, but their only $48 apiece on www.tirerack.com. I replaced my front ones, never rotated, at 20,000 miles, for $48 apiece.
#30 of 160 Re: How many miles? [saabturboid] by sportman Dec 07, 2006 (2:39 pm)
Replying to: saabturboid (Nov 06, 2006 11:21 am) Yup, Chad, The Freestyle with that wimpy little 3 liter engine will come pretty darn close to that number - with an Audi A4 trying to keep up.

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