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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Trucks / January 2006

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Highlander tire wear

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Tekkie® - 23 Jan 2006 01:52 GMT
2003 4WD Bridgstone 28k miles couple are ready to replace.
Regularly rotated.  No sign of alignment problems.
Is this typical for these tires?  I typically get 35 - 40 out of OEM tires
Any recommendations?  Will buy locally.  not necessarily Goodyears - father
said "Goodyears will always have flats"  Bought a set for a previous vehicle -
guess what - flats.
will buy locally.
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Wolfgang - 23 Jan 2006 02:12 GMT
That's far better than I expect from the 17" Dunlops on my 4Rnr!  Ob your
try increasing inflation 4 # over recommended setting.  Good  Years are
better than most tires.

> 2003 4WD Bridgstone 28k miles couple are ready to replace.
> Regularly rotated.  No sign of alignment problems.
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> guess what - flats.
> will buy locally.
Jeff Strickland - 23 Jan 2006 03:41 GMT
OEM tires generally suck. 30k is pretty good for them.

> 2003 4WD Bridgstone 28k miles couple are ready to replace.
> Regularly rotated.  No sign of alignment problems.
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> guess what - flats.
> will buy locally.
Ken Shelton - 23 Jan 2006 18:32 GMT
> 2003 4WD Bridgstone 28k miles couple are ready to replace.
> Regularly rotated.  No sign of alignment problems.
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> guess what - flats.
> will buy locally.

Goodyear Corp. is finally making some excellent tires.  Their
Fortera TripleTred tires are one excellent choice for you...those
would be my choice.  I have the Goodyear Assurance TripleTred on my
Volvo, and they're the best tires I've had on that car.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Fortera+Trip
leTred


Otherwise, the customer reviews on tirerack.com are pretty good.  I
think Bridgestone Alenza would be tops, or Michelin LTX M/S, and
Firestone Destination LE seem to be a top choice for the price.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=HAS

Ken
Tekkie® - 24 Jan 2006 01:06 GMT
Tekkie® posted for all of us...
I don't top post - see either inline or at bottom.

> 2003 4WD Bridgstone 28k miles couple are ready to replace.
> Regularly rotated.  No sign of alignment problems.
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> guess what - flats.
> will buy locally.

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I said I don't know and I don't care...

Tekkie

Chuck G. - 25 Jan 2006 03:31 GMT
> 2003 4WD Bridgstone 28k miles couple are ready to replace.
> Regularly rotated.  No sign of alignment problems.
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> guess what - flats.
> will buy locally.

I replaced the OEM Bridgestones on my 2001 Highlander AWD at 18K miles.
They wore badly and made noise.  Replaced them with Michelin Cross Terrain
SUV.  Nice tires and no problems since.

- Chuck
The Duke - 25 Jan 2006 21:37 GMT
> I replaced the OEM Bridgestones on my 2001 Highlander AWD at 18K miles.
> They wore badly and made noise.  Replaced them with Michelin Cross Terrain
> SUV.  Nice tires and no problems since.
>
> - Chuck

Also purchased the Michelin Cross Terrain SUV for my Highlander.   Excellent
traction and ride.  Wearing quite well so far at 20K.

The Duke
 
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