spoogenhatch
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whoa. my thread definitely got outta hand!!!
Better A/S rubber
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LOL. Yeah sorry about that. Kinda weird that someone is so set on telling me what I should use for tires (crazy)
I like Michelins SSP and have had them on my 911's, Nissan Juke, and M3 Vert...not sure what the big deal is?
For the CX-5, I have Kumho's because they didn't have the tire size for 20's and would require special order
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I saw a comment about someone not being impressed by the stock toyo tires. Now, I don't know what criteria influenced that (i.e. ride comfort, road noise, handling in corners, wet/snow, etc), but I must say that I was pretty impressed by their ability to keep the CX-5 glued to the road in a snowstorm in VT. We got about 12 - 14 inches and out on the road and it did great. That said, I switched to aftermarket rims and tires (Continental DWS PureContact EcoPlus Tech All seasons), but I was surprised by the stock tires performance with AWD.
Still doesn't compare to a snowtire though. For most purposes, I must say that toyo did pretty well - I don't take the corners too quick though!
Still doesn't compare to a snowtire though. For most purposes, I must say that toyo did pretty well - I don't take the corners too quick though!
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Totally agree. The stock tires are actually pretty good (dry/wet) and if I didn't upgrade to larger wheels, I would've been happy with the stock tires.
By the way, how did the AWD worked in the snow? I saw a comparison of AWD systems between Subaru, Rav-4 and CX-5 and the Rav-4 won with more advanced AWD system (it also has a 4WD lock feature under 20mph)
spoogenhatch
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The stock 19'' Toyo's are OK at best. Regarding out weather here in Seattle, they performed ok when we took her up to the mountains to board. Having said that, they do perform satisfactorily on dry and mildly went pavement. I don't, by any stretch, attempt to treat it like a track car. I found them particularly noisy on the freeway as well. Even though it's a compact CUV, I'm still going to treat it as our "comfort" vehicle, and want a quieter, softer, better snow-rated tire.
Although I only have about 6000km on my ride, I'm potentially looking for better tires or even a wheel/tire combo. I've read the specs on our stock toyo tires and the treadwear rating was only at 280 lol. For the touring models (GS in Canada), our sizes are 225-65-17. I was wondering if it's feasable to purchase tires set at 225-55-17 instead. If that's doable, are there any pros or cons on this setup? I ask this, because I was looking for the continental DWS, but they didn't have our tire sizes for 225-65, rather 225-55. Living over here in Vancouver, we rarely see any snow, but its practical to have a tire that can support light snow driving in the rare events that we see snow lol.
Woodys2718
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It's doable, but, they are quite a bit smaller (diameter) than your OEM's. Your speedo will be off by about 4 mph as well.
Here's a tire calculator you can play with.
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.do
Here's a tire calculator you can play with.
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.do
costermonger
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If you're in the market for a wheel/tire combo, find some 18' wheels you like and buy a set of DWS in 225/55/18. That way you're not messing with the outside diameter of the tire, and your speedo/odometer would still be correct, etc. The effects of putting the 55R17 on your stock wheels wouldn't exactly be earth shattering, but I think there's something to be said for maintaining the outside diameter Mazda intended the car to use.
Anyone try 245/50/19 for the stock 19?
According to tire rack 235/50/19 and 245/50/19 will fit the 19 OEM . The result I got from the miata tire calculation site seem like the 245/50/19 fit best for the 19 OEM with only -0.3% on the speedo compare to -1.7% for the 235/50/19. The 235/55/19 is off too at +1.5%. Price wise they're almost the same.
According to tire rack 235/50/19 and 245/50/19 will fit the 19 OEM . The result I got from the miata tire calculation site seem like the 245/50/19 fit best for the 19 OEM with only -0.3% on the speedo compare to -1.7% for the 235/50/19. The 235/55/19 is off too at +1.5%. Price wise they're almost the same.
