| drinny |
| When I first took possession of my new 2007 Pilot last Fall I hated it. The handling was awful, and applying the brakes at highway speed was an "adventure." When winter arrived, thinking I could not trust this car when the roads got icy, I bought a set of Bridgestone Blizzaks. I immediately realized that while I thought I had purchased a bad handling car, I actually had a fine car with terrible tires. So now, with Spring approaching, I am dreading the thought of taking off the snows and putting back the OEM tires that came with the car. What do people like for summer tires to make their Pilots handle nicely? |
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| colorider |
I'd start by doing a search in the "Tires and Wheels" section. I think most people prefer a good all-season tire to a straight summer tire.
Depending on where you live, this may be a better choice for you as well.
Please add your location to your profile.
Moved to "Tires and Wheels".
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| BigDozer66 |
We replaced our NOGO OEM GY Integrity's with a set of BFG Long Trail T/A's and the difference was amazing.:4:
I changed them when the GY's had just over 12,000 miles on them so the difference wasn't just a worn out set versus a new set.:)
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| Flyimports |
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I think most people prefer a good all-season tire to a straight summer tire.
I am definitely NOT one of these people. "all season" is tire-speak for "not good at anything in particular". I have dedicated winter and summer wheels and tires for all of the vehicles, and while it can be a bit expensive at first, it's normally YEARS before you need to replace any tires. You'll be amazed how many winters your blizzaks will last when you only run them 4-6 months/year.
Anyway, have yet to pick up summer wheels and tires for the new-to-us Pilot, but I have my eyes on Falken Ziex Stz 04 or Toyo Proxes St. I haven't checked tirerack surveys, but they are both in my budget which in most cases is more important, and I'm not worried about racing anyone in the Pilot.
Either way, please keep us updated on your choices and opinions on the topic. I've learned alot from the posts here, and look forward to your tire experiences.
Good Luck |
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| colorider |
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Originally posted by Flyimports
I am definitely NOT one of these people. "all season" is tire-speak for "not good at anything in particular". I have dedicated winter and summer wheels and tires for all of the vehicles, and while it can be a bit expensive at first, it's normally YEARS before you need to replace any tires. You'll be amazed how many winters your blizzaks will last when you only run them 4-6 months/year.
I agree on specific types of vehicles factored by the type of driving you do and where you live. When I drove my previous S2K in the winter, I had dedicated snow tires mounted on different rims. Since I seldom make trips into the high mountains in the winter. I cannot justify snow tires on my CR-V. All-season do the job just fine. I lived in the mountains west of Colorado Springs for 15 years and commuted 85 miles round trip daily and NEVER had a problem running all-season tires on my Subaru.
While the concept may seem good, in reality people often times either "put their snow tires on too early or too late". Too early and they are subject to a faster wear rate on dry roads. Too late - well, we know what happens then. The other problem with running snows all winter is that of those 4-6 months, how many days do you REALLY need them. I'm guessing less than a 1/3 of the time.
YMMV |
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| Flyimports |
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Originally posted by colorider
While the concept may seem good, in reality people often times either "put their snow tires on too early or too late". Too early and they are subject to a faster wear rate on dry roads. Too late - well, we know what happens then. The other problem with running snows all winter is that of those 4-6 months, how many days do you REALLY need them. I'm guessing less than a 1/3 of the time.
I am not trying to be argumentative at all, nor am I going to offer silly anecdotal evidence as to why a car that I drove did or didn't perform in uncommon conditions. I was simply agreeing with the FIRST post and giving some options on some summer tires that I had been considering. Winter vs. summer vs. all season tires... who knows? I don't like all seasons. They compromise compounds in order to provide for all conditions. Even if I don't NEED snows 2/3rds of the winter, the compound was designed to operate in those temperature ranges, and therefore wears accordingly. For my dollar, it's the most important key to handling, braking, performance, and yes... snow/ice/water evacuation. I know that I change my winter/summers at the appropriate times, so if the process needs to be "dumbed down" beyond that, stick with all seasons. |
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| colorider |
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Originally posted by Flyimports
I am not trying to be argumentative at all,
Nor was I. Just offering the other side of the coin. Like I said before, YMMV
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| BigDozer66 |
In my neck of the woods I would be running "Summer" tires for 10 -11 months of the year and "Winter" tires for maybe 2-3 weeks!:2:
I could run "All Seasons" for the other few weeks but I just don't have a need for dedicated Summer/Winter sets.
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| Flyimports |
| I didn't even know Texas got 2-3 weeks of winter weather at all! |
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| BigDozer66 |
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Originally posted by Flyimports
I didn't even know Texas got 2-3 weeks of winter weather at all!
North of I-20 gets some winter weather every year but South of it usually doesn't.:4:
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| dmanthree |
| Sorry for jumping late, but I thought my recent experience with the Conti CrossContact LX tires might be useful. I replaced a set of Goodyear TTs with the LXs since I was looking for a quieter better riding tire, and I got it. The LXs are a fairly standard tread pattern, looking much like a standard auto touring tire. But I did drive through some pretty heavy snow when skiing up north, sometimes in snow up to 8" deep, and the tires were very good. Not snow tires, but certainly not bad. So if you are looking for summer tires that can do some snow duty before you make the change to dedicated snow tires, these might be of interest. |
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| nickg5 |
I as well went the Winter rims and Summer rims/tires route. Got me a set of Element steelies and a set of Nokian Hakas and never looked back. The car was a tank when snow was on the ground. It did not even blink an eye. Even my wife that does not care about tires etc did mentioned how steady and solid it rode in bad weather.
Now for the summer I went another route. I got me a set of Acura MDX rims (17's) and then a set of summer tires. Proxies ST were in the list but I ended up getting a set of Yokohama Advan S.T.
I have been very happy with them.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...odel=ADVAN+S.T.
Cheers
Nick |
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