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#314 of 450 Re: change tire and rim size [hlander] by damifinomike Sep 10, 2009 (1:26 pm)
Replying to: hlander (Jul 13, 2009 4:02 pm) Hello: Yes, same issues on my end. I have 2008 Highlander Limited and now I cannot find decent tires to fit 19 inch rims. Only two mediocre tires will fit that I found.   TOYO tires came on vehicle but after 30K miles they are about shot and looking for new tires for Fall-Winter snow-ice-wet road conditions that will give a decent ride. NO luck in Michigan and dealer told me same thing about changing rims.   Any news or updates on tires and experiences appreciated at: skypilot1953yahoo.com.
#315 of 450 Re: New Toyo Open Country HT's [hotrod28] by damifinomike Sep 10, 2009 (1:32 pm)
Replying to: hotrod28 (Jul 04, 2009 6:28 am) Thanks for note on the tires. I did not find these on Michelin website and sent note to them. Now that it is mid-September, are you still happy with tires you purchased? Wider tires but not an issue with gas mileage? Ride pretty good? Need them for wet roads - snow real soon - and icy conditions. Where did you purchase? No issues with mounting on standard rims that came with 08 Limited? Thanks and will stand by at: skypilot1953yahoo.com
#316 of 450 Re: 2008 HIGHLANDER LIMITED - TIRE ISSUES - CONCERNS [damifinomike] by mdhutton Sep 10, 2009 (3:04 pm)
Replying to: damifinomike (Sep 10, 2009 1:19 pm) I'm not trying to be a smart a**, but read back through this entire thread. There have been some who have gone up a size (255/55/19) and have found that there are much more options available in this size AND no issues with 10mm wider tires on OEM HL LTD wheels.
#317 of 450 Toyo open country HTs by guiseppe Sep 11, 2009 (9:39 am)
just received my shipment of HTs...got them directly from treadepot.com and delivered in 4 days. total for 4 tires with shipping $710 will have a local garage mount and balance for $20 each. Town Fair Tire wanted $900 and I would get them in October. I am willing to give these a chance rather than change wheels and tires (although its a very smart thing to do) the HTs have much more tread than the toyos that came with the 2008 HL limited. will repost after I have them mounted and will comment on the ride & handling qualities. I did all of my research from this site and online tire dealers - what a great resource! Replies to this message: bob259 (Sep 11, 2009 10:25 am) nowlen (Sep 11, 2009 11:32 am) doubles3 (Sep 12, 2009 6:48 pm)
#318 of 450 Re: Toyo open country HTs [guiseppe] by bob259 Sep 11, 2009 (10:25 am)
Replying to: guiseppe (Sep 11, 2009 9:39 am) Can't wait to hear how you like them... I've read great reports on them and they are also a 65K tire Vs the Open Countrys.   I still hope Michelin builds them in the near future. When I talked to them a few weeks back, when I couldn't get any Xice snows in this size, they told be they were seeing more request and not just from Toyota owners so they were going back to the engineering group on them. Replies to this message: nowlen (Sep 11, 2009 11:32 am) doubles3 (Sep 12, 2009 6:48 pm)
#319 of 450 Re: Toyo open country HTs [bob259] by nowlen Sep 11, 2009 (11:32 am)
Replying to: bob259 (Sep 11, 2009 10:25 am) I have a Sport with the 19's. I did find the Michelin Xice in the 17" and bought a set of base HL 17 OEM wheels on ebay for ~140 each. That lets me install them whenever I see fit and I don't need to wait in line and pay for mount & balance twice a year when switching between snows and summers. Plus, I'm not eating up my good summer alloys with the winter salt. This works for me since I'll be keeping the HL for at least 10 years. I use it only during the winter and to drive the dog around. The way I look at it I'm either wearing my snows or summers down at any given time and the extra margin of safety in the winter is worth the cost of the wheels IMHO. Replies to this message: doubles3 (Sep 12, 2009 6:48 pm)
#320 of 450 Re: Toyo open country HTs [nowlen] by doubles3 Sep 12, 2009 (6:48 pm)
Replying to: nowlen (Sep 11, 2009 11:32 am) I also have Sport and I have 19 H/T arriving on Mon via UPS. I think putting 17 inch would take something away from the car. I hope Michelin will have something in this size next time around.   Before I ordered H/T I called Toyo to moan about A20s. I was told that Toyo does not provide warranty on its tires which are sold as OEM on new cars. When I questioned them how is the set of new A20 (If I was to buy one) different from A20 sold with a new car, I was told that neither one would have mileage warranty. I was told that H/T have 60K (or is it 40K?) warranty.   Can't wait til I get H/T on my car. I only got 25K off A20.
#321 of 450 17's take something away? by nowlen Sep 13, 2009 (5:08 am)
If you live in an area that doesn't use road salt, then I agree with keeping 19's on, but a few years of running your 19's in the Northeast winter salt and you'll have year-round wheels that will definitely take something away - and look like crap ALL YEAR. Personally, I'm willing to sacrifice a second set of wheels to the winter salt and have something that looks great in the other 8 months. Also, there's an extra inch of sidewall on the 17's that will help in early spring pothole season. As for those going up a tire size, that is actually the WRONG thing to do IF you're doing it for winter snow. Do some research before that move; I know, it sounds illogical at first, but the reason is that wider tires 'plow' through the snow - narrower tires are actually better - like I said, just do your research. (All of these comments only apply if you live in a snow prone area like I do, and are considering snow tires, otherwise I would consider the wider all-season tires myself - but not for heavy snow and salt regions.) Replies to this message: doubles3 (Sep 13, 2009 2:00 pm) damifinomike (Sep 14, 2009 4:15 am)
#322 of 450 A20 vs. HT by hlsport08 Sep 13, 2009 (12:08 pm)
I've been watching this discussion for a while and finally decided to pull the trigger on HTs, but then found that they were $78 less per tire than A20s on one of the online tire outlets. What's with that? Any ideas?
#323 of 450 Re: 17's take something away? [nowlen] by doubles3 Sep 13, 2009 (2:00 pm)
Replying to: nowlen (Sep 13, 2009 5:08 am) Never lived in NE but get plenty of salt in IL. Have not noticed this issue with my previous cars. For me is not worth the headaches of storing and swapping extra set of tires/wheels. If the weather gets really bad in the winter I always have the option to work from home for a day or two. I guess it comes down to you personal situation.

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