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#260 of 448 Re: Has anybody ACTUALLY TRIED 17'S on an '08 Sport [nowlen] by paulnjnorth Apr 28, 2009 (6:30 pm)
Replying to: nowlen (Apr 14, 2009 12:22 pm) As mentioned elsewhere, I did and I love them. Zero problems. Nada. None.
#261 of 448 tires for 2008 highlander by lhales Apr 29, 2009 (10:19 am)
MICHELIN LATITUDE 255/60/19 FOR 2008 HIGHLANDER CALL MICHELIN FAC 1-866-866-6605 on sale for 113.00 each rebate of 60.00 visa gift card will fit your 19 '' rems Replies to this message: jimp01 (Jun 09, 2009 1:14 pm)
#262 of 448 Re: 2008 Highlander Limited Toyo Tires [awl1] by pjcrouse Apr 29, 2009 (10:20 am)
Replying to: awl1 (Apr 22, 2009 10:30 am) Have any of you thought of going with 235/55/19 tires? There are quite a few makers of that size out there. The 55mm less width will make it better in snow and the height difference hardly affects the speedometer reading.(you can check the tire calculator) This should help the clearance problem of the strut, too. I personally have the factory Bridgestones on my 08 Sport, and had them siped right from the beginning. They have worn 1/32" in 5000 miles and did okay in the snow, too.
#263 of 448 New TOYO P-Metric Tire by dieselclyde Apr 29, 2009 (11:17 am)
Found a new Toyo P metric tire in the correct fitment for our vehicles. Discount Tire can order them and I was quoted a price of $213 each plus tax. These tires have a mileage warranty of 60000 miles. The write up for the tire would indicate it will behave substantially like the OEM tires. I actually like the tread patterns better than the OEM. Oh, the tire is an Open Country H/T P metric 245/55-19. If you want to see for yourself go to Treaddepot.com and find the Toyo tires and look for the P metric group. Load range is 1900 lbs and the 640AB indicates good wear and traction. Hope this helps.
#264 of 448 2007 Highlander tires by crtzlow Apr 30, 2009 (5:31 pm)
I was wanting to get some feedback from other owners as to which tire they replaced the original factory tires with. 225/70/16 Toyos from the factory which won't make too much over 35K miles. I've been looking at the Bridgestones and Kumho brands but have not made up my mind as of yet. What kind of tire did you go with and what kind of mileage did you get out of them? I think the Toyos would have done better but while having it serviced by Toyota somehow they all got 36 lbs of pressure in them and wore the middle pretty good before I caught it.   Thanks in advance for any replies and help.   Don Replies to this message: grahampeters (May 01, 2009 3:31 am) grahampeters (May 01, 2009 3:37 am)
#265 of 448 Re: 2007 Highlander tires [crtzlow] by grahampeters May 01, 2009 (3:31 am)
Replying to: crtzlow (Apr 30, 2009 5:31 pm) G'day   I was unimpressed with the performance of the original Toyo tyres on my 2005 Kluger (Highlander to you) and they wore out at 44914 km (28,000miles). The Toyos had poor grip under most conditions and very poor lateral stability. They were particularly nasty off bitumen   I do some off bitumen work and wanted a good mud/snow tyre with good on highway characteristics. I fitted Yokohama 225/70R16 102H pattern G051 H/T-S 30 months ago.   I now have about 75,000 km (say 48,000 miles) on the Yokohamas in 30 months and they still have probably 20,000 km wear. I checked tread depth last night and they are wearing consistently. Wet weather gripmis still good although I feel that they are just staring to go off a bit.   It is however critical to get the Kluger alignment checked about every six months (four wheel alignment on laser machine) as they do slip out, particualrly if driven over bumpy surfaces and check inflation regularly. They are less susceptible to inconsisntent tyre pressure than many vehicles but it does affect wear and handling.   Cheers   Graham
#266 of 448 Tyre Pressure and Wheel nut torque by grahampeters May 01, 2009 (3:37 am)
Replying to: crtzlow (Apr 30, 2009 5:31 pm) G'day   Separate to the tyre choice question, I also have been caught with the overinflation game. Recently noiced that handling seemed shaper than usual and found pressures above 40PSI. Also, tyre shops tend to overtorque wheel nots. Last tyre rotation, I found nuts over tensioned dreadfully and had to buy a long breaker bar as I could not easily remove them. A reasonable torque wrench can be picked up for less than USD100 and socket is about USD 10 so you can easily adjust the nuts. If you don't you risk damaging studs and brake discs.   Cheers   Graham
#267 of 448 Re: Toyo HTs in 245/55 R19 at Les Schwab [jim_bo] by gwnorth23 May 01, 2009 (11:06 am)
Replying to: jim_bo (Feb 21, 2009 12:04 am) jim bo,   I have an 08 HiHy limited with the 19's and want to see if you are still pleased with the Michelins. I am concerned where we do drive in snow for 5 mos out of the year and you seemed concerned with the height of the tire.   Any feedback would be appreciated.....Mark
#268 of 448 Re: Another 19" Horror Story [bacarroll] by bacarroll May 04, 2009 (9:15 am)
Replying to: bacarroll (Apr 21, 2009 11:17 am) The saga continues... the Lexus wheels arrived from the eBay vendor - and it turns out they've been drilled out and had steel sleeves inserted to move the center point of each bolt - they did not originally fit the Toyota. This was not stated - or even hinted at - in the eBay ad, nor did they admit to it on the phone when I called to inquire before purchasing. I took them around to Costco, Les Schwab, Discount, and Big-O - and NO ONE will work on these. No one will mount/dismount, or move the sensors for me. The vendor claimed 'if you didn't tell them, no one would know' - yet it was the very first guy I dealt with (at Schwab) pointed them out to me and told me they would not work on those wheels. In addition, the condition of the wheels belied the vendor claim that 'they all came off brand new Lexus vehicles at the dealer': there was a fair amount of brake dust, rust on several of the wheels, and one wheel had the letters "RF" painted inside in what looked like nail polish. The manager of the Discount Tire I showed them to thought they had been 'on a vehicle for 1000 miles or so' - yet the vendor keeps insisting they're 'excellent, like-new condition'. Even after mechanically modifying them by drilling out and repositioning the bolt holes.   Now I'm out $200 for shipping, even if I get the vendor to refund the $899 for the tires and wheels (Visa 'won't dispute shipping charges'), and am back to square one.   I visited the local Discount TIre and found these for about $160 each: http://www.enkei.com/wdm.html and with the Michelin tires I wanted (Latitudes) for about $1350 - plus of course the $200 idiot tax for trying to save $200 overall with the eBay vendor...   So beware of these guys - they're less than up front about their business practices: Wheels and Tires International http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-Toyota-Highlander-wheels-Goodyear-Fortera-Tire- s_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1171Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318- Q7c301Q3a0Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem120382506186- QQitemZ120382506186QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories Replies to this message: bob259 (May 04, 2009 9:52 am) tidester (May 04, 2009 12:35 pm)
#269 of 448 Re: Another 19" Horror Story [bacarroll] by bob259 May 04, 2009 (9:52 am)
Replying to: bacarroll (May 04, 2009 9:15 am) Good to know because I was just thniking about getting a set from these guys as they had quoted me a price with winter tires.   Sounds to me like tey should alos be reported not only to eBay, but the BBB in CT.

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