View Poll Results: Most popular tires on the .ORG?
Toyo
101
15.33%
Pirelli
49
7.44%
Kuhmo
95
14.42%
Other
414
62.82%
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What kinda tires on your Max?
M550 is sumer, M550 a/s is all season. tirerack list like this.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/avon/avon.jsp
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/avon/avon.jsp
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Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 383
From: Sacramento
I put Bridgestone Potenza RE950's on my moms 96SE 5spd She absolutly LOVES them and has credited them with saving her life on more then one occasion while in the rain.
They currently have just under 40K on them and i am going to reccomend the same tires be put on the car again
They currently have just under 40K on them and i am going to reccomend the same tires be put on the car again
Originally Posted by 98&00Max
M550 is sumer, M550 a/s is all season. tirerack list like this.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/avon/avon.jsp
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/avon/avon.jsp
Again, you are saying that the same tire is both all season and summer. This is incorrect. The 500s are a summer tire and the 550s are an all season tire.
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Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 30
Kumho Ecsta Supra 712, 215/55-16
Great grip ... and that's it. After 25k miles they're noisy and sound like they're going out of round, though there isn't any noticable feel to back that up. On anything but the SMOOTHEST blacktop they'll follow any irregularities like a train on its tracks. Gets real tiring on backroads that have a slight hump in the middle or uneveness.
Great grip ... and that's it. After 25k miles they're noisy and sound like they're going out of round, though there isn't any noticable feel to back that up. On anything but the SMOOTHEST blacktop they'll follow any irregularities like a train on its tracks. Gets real tiring on backroads that have a slight hump in the middle or uneveness.
Originally Posted by maximabebe
I just got 4 new BF Goodrich Traction T/A's for around $400 mounted and balanced this afternoon. Just curious as to what kinda tires the other .Orgers are riding on.
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I'm currently on the stock tires on my '03 Max. I'm deliberating between Avon Tech's, Pirelli M&S's, and the Turanza LS-V's in 235/45/17 form. Anything is better than the stock R92's, so I'm quite excited. I'll update w/a review once they're on.
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Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 45
Automobile Antics
Originally Posted by maseo77
what does nitrogen do for your tires?
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Another Comment
Originally Posted by sipock97
Actually, now that you mentioned it......I have noticed roughness in the morning but I figured it was the road because by the time I get to the main highway I dont feel it anymore. It clears up quick if thats what it is.
I have had five different types of tires on my Maxima over six years.
1. OEM Yokohama "all-season" tires. In common with _all_ "all-season" tires they were really scary -- life-threatening -- on wet pavement, which we get a lot of here, so those tires, nearly unworn, sit in my garage.
2. Replaced them with a set of Goodyear F1 Steel P245/50-16. Those (no longer made) had a high tensile steel carcass (body ply) and both steel and aramid (not Kevlar, but Gooyear's brand of the same substance) tread belts. Great handling, unsurpassed handling in both dry and wet, great braking, precise steering, fabulous tire in all respects except one: they seemed to go around looking for small nails to pick up. No other tires I have had mounted on the Maxima has had _any_ punctures, but the F1 Steels had at least a half dozen punctures requiring repair in two years. Finally one blew, completely exploded, and -- because the F1 Steels have very different handling than any other tire made, and I could not get an identical replacement -- I had to replace all four.
3. Replaced with a set of Nokian NR-V 225-55/16 (later version by Nokian has been speed-rating upgraded and now is called NR-Z; the current NR-V is a different tire than the old NR-V). Those Nokians are both asymmetrical and directional; accordingly, they come in Left (only) and Right (only) versions. Probably the best wet road tire in the world. Great wet traction, fine wet braking, great confidence and control in the wet. Also a very good tire in the dry, but not an exceptional tire in the dry as the Nokians are in the wet.
4. Replaced two of the Nokians (after 40,000 miles) with a pair of Dunlop SP Sport 01, also 225-55/16 (W-rated, load range 95). Within the Dunlop line-up, the SP Sport 01 is, IMHO, a better tire than either the Dunlop 9000 or the Dunlop Maxx. The SP Sport 01 is surprisingly close to the performance of the Nokians in the wet, and much better than the Nokians in the dry. They exhibit very precise steering, and great tracking (take hands of the steering wheel, and there is no drift at all, even over road irregularities: the tire steers from the steering wheel only, not from the road surface). Good tactile feedback. Very quiet. I had planned to replace the remaining two Nokians this month (at their 45,000 mile mark) with another pair of Dunlop SP Sport 01 tires, but the Nokians beat me to it: a belt slipped on one of the old Nokians when I was on vacation and a long way away from any dealer that had a Dunlop SP Sport 01 in stock, so I had to settle for two . . .
5. Toyo Proxes T1-S, also 225-55/16 (Z-rated, load range 96); I mounted the asymmetrical design Dunlop SP Sport 01 pair at the rear and mounted the directional design Toyo Proxes T1-S pair on the front (in the manner that Pirelli recommends for its P Zero Assimetrico and P Zero Directionale). The Proxes T1-S have a noticibly softer ride than the Dunlops, and a vaguer feel through the steering wheel; if I could choose between SP Sport 01 at all four corners and Proxes T1-S at all four corners, there would be no hesitation on my part to take the Dunlops, but I can see how someone else would prefer the Toyos.
1. OEM Yokohama "all-season" tires. In common with _all_ "all-season" tires they were really scary -- life-threatening -- on wet pavement, which we get a lot of here, so those tires, nearly unworn, sit in my garage.
2. Replaced them with a set of Goodyear F1 Steel P245/50-16. Those (no longer made) had a high tensile steel carcass (body ply) and both steel and aramid (not Kevlar, but Gooyear's brand of the same substance) tread belts. Great handling, unsurpassed handling in both dry and wet, great braking, precise steering, fabulous tire in all respects except one: they seemed to go around looking for small nails to pick up. No other tires I have had mounted on the Maxima has had _any_ punctures, but the F1 Steels had at least a half dozen punctures requiring repair in two years. Finally one blew, completely exploded, and -- because the F1 Steels have very different handling than any other tire made, and I could not get an identical replacement -- I had to replace all four.
3. Replaced with a set of Nokian NR-V 225-55/16 (later version by Nokian has been speed-rating upgraded and now is called NR-Z; the current NR-V is a different tire than the old NR-V). Those Nokians are both asymmetrical and directional; accordingly, they come in Left (only) and Right (only) versions. Probably the best wet road tire in the world. Great wet traction, fine wet braking, great confidence and control in the wet. Also a very good tire in the dry, but not an exceptional tire in the dry as the Nokians are in the wet.
4. Replaced two of the Nokians (after 40,000 miles) with a pair of Dunlop SP Sport 01, also 225-55/16 (W-rated, load range 95). Within the Dunlop line-up, the SP Sport 01 is, IMHO, a better tire than either the Dunlop 9000 or the Dunlop Maxx. The SP Sport 01 is surprisingly close to the performance of the Nokians in the wet, and much better than the Nokians in the dry. They exhibit very precise steering, and great tracking (take hands of the steering wheel, and there is no drift at all, even over road irregularities: the tire steers from the steering wheel only, not from the road surface). Good tactile feedback. Very quiet. I had planned to replace the remaining two Nokians this month (at their 45,000 mile mark) with another pair of Dunlop SP Sport 01 tires, but the Nokians beat me to it: a belt slipped on one of the old Nokians when I was on vacation and a long way away from any dealer that had a Dunlop SP Sport 01 in stock, so I had to settle for two . . .
5. Toyo Proxes T1-S, also 225-55/16 (Z-rated, load range 96); I mounted the asymmetrical design Dunlop SP Sport 01 pair at the rear and mounted the directional design Toyo Proxes T1-S pair on the front (in the manner that Pirelli recommends for its P Zero Assimetrico and P Zero Directionale). The Proxes T1-S have a noticibly softer ride than the Dunlops, and a vaguer feel through the steering wheel; if I could choose between SP Sport 01 at all four corners and Proxes T1-S at all four corners, there would be no hesitation on my part to take the Dunlops, but I can see how someone else would prefer the Toyos.
Rode on Toyo Proxes for 2 years. When they got worn to about 30% of the thread, they grabbed road pretty bad and in the rain I was afraid to drive. Plus had issues with balancing.
Replaced now with Yokohamas AS430 (Same family as Avid line), which is supposedly High Performance all season tire. $470 including tax for all four mounted and balanced. Ride is NOTICABLY better, i.e. softer, very grippy and quiet. Overall I'm satisfied.
Replaced now with Yokohamas AS430 (Same family as Avid line), which is supposedly High Performance all season tire. $470 including tax for all four mounted and balanced. Ride is NOTICABLY better, i.e. softer, very grippy and quiet. Overall I'm satisfied.
