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#319 of 448 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 448 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 448 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 448 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 448 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.
#324 of 448 Re: 17's take something away? [nowlen] by damifinomike Sep 14, 2009 (4:15 am)
Replying to: nowlen (Sep 13, 2009 5:08 am) Yes, indeed. I agree with the "wider" tires for winter driving. I live in Michigan and can attest to nowlen comment about wider not being so good in winter driving conditions. Have received an email from The Michelin Man. They indicated that a lot of Highlander owners are going with the Michelin Lattitude Tour HP tires at P255/55/R19. My TOYO tires are 45 which are a bit "smaller". Regarding the Bridgestones... Read the reviews of "unhappy" owners on various tire websites like KANROCK and other websites. Apparently, there are more than a few "unhappy" customers with these Bridgestone tires. In the past, I have been very happy with Michelin all season tires on vehicles I have owned. Trying to stay away from TOYO tires due to their "extreme" wearing even though I rotated them every 6K-8K very faithfully. Seems very strange that manufacturers and especially TOYOTA would have done more research with regard to putting 19 inch wheels on this vehicle in first place.   Rims and salt: Yes, they can beat the rims up pretty bad. I used a good clear coat finish on the rims and try my best to keep the "SALT" off the rims with good cleaning as often as I can during WINTER months. Do not have storag capabilities or extra CASH to spend on different rims and tires just for Spring-Summer driving.   Will let you know how I make out on the Michelin tires. TOYO are $965.00 installed in my area once they "arrive" from God knows where.
#325 of 448 Re: Bit the bullet - 17's on an '08 Sport [chuck_s99] by damifinomike Sep 14, 2009 (4:37 am)
Replying to: chuck_s99 (Jun 24, 2009 8:08 pm) Checked on the no warranty issue with Michelin. If you buy the Lattitude TOUR -- HP (High Performance) + High speed rated tire --- Yes, no warranty on treadwear. IF you stick with the Lattitude Tour which is still a good all around tire for wet roads and snow, there is a treadwear warranty. Plus, they will send you the coupon for a rebate of $60.00 for a set of 4. Can get from Discount Tire - Belle Tire - Sears tire dept. Replies to this message: doubles3 (Sep 14, 2009 11:27 am)
#326 of 448 Re: Bit the bullet - 17's on an '08 Sport [damifinomike] by doubles3 Sep 14, 2009 (11:27 am)
Replying to: damifinomike (Sep 14, 2009 4:37 am) Received HT. Look good on the floor. Word of caution if someone thinks of winter tires only. My local tire shop quoted ~$170 to put new tires on. So doing this exercise twice a year, can become really expensive.
#328 of 448 Yokohama Geolander G051 by grahampeters Sep 14, 2009 (2:05 pm)
G'day   In flicking back through posts on this page I see that it is three years (and about 75,000km or 45,000 miles) since I fitted the Geolanders to my Kluger. They have proven surprisingly good and still have about 4.5mm or 3/16" tread left. Minimum standard in Australia is 3/32" but I tend to swap tyres before this. That suggests likely life in excess of 100,00km or 62,500 miles.   Handling is still good and I have been very pleased with performance. Wear is about twice that of the original Toyos and performance dramatically better.   Cheers   Graham

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