If I want name-brand SUV Touring or Grand Touring tires for my CX-5, Continental CrossContact LX25 or General AltiMAX RT43 would be my choice as they’re 2 favorites by many forum members here. Plenty of info here for 225/55R19 tires:
I don’t dislike my Toyo A23’s, and mine lasted 44,032 miles. I keep the tire pressure at 3 psi more than recommended at 39 psi cold, and checked the tire pressure often and rotated them at 5,000 ~ 7,500 miles. One thing I noticed is that the tread depth of my Toyo’s are only 9/32” when they’re new, not the 10/32“ as expected.
IMO, OE tires are different from those for sale on the market even with the same brand and model name. Sometimes there’s additional suffix on model name to distinguish the difference, sometimes there’s not. For example, one of the OE tires on CX-9 is Yokohama® Geolandar H/T G056B P255/60R18 107H SL with “280 B A” UTQG; but on market there’s Yokohama® Geolandar H/T G056 255/60R18 112V XL with “720 A A” which is a much better tire than stock tire even though it carries the same model name less a “B”.
Certainly could be a possibility. The new set of A36 is quiet, with no new vibrations. Time will tell if the durability is similar to what we got from the factory tires.
Michelin CrossClimate² 225/55R19 is one of the most expensive tires for CX-5. I can never get by its “640 B A” UTQG, the “B” rating on traction for such an expensive tire, so as the weird looks on tread pattern. Of curse I don’t need paying extra for good winter performance living in Dallas area.
Yeah, that's why we have choices. From experience, they have way better wet traction on our CX-5 than the junk OEM's.
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Yeah this’s the key. Plan ahead since tires are so expensive nowadays. Over $1,000 for a set of good new tires is common. Watch for Flash Sale on Discount Tire (Direct)、Costco’s Instant Saving、in addition to manufacture rebate, and buy tires you prefer even if you don’t have immediate need.
As I understand it, the rating system measures wet traction with a "locked" tire whereas modern vehicles have ABS and Michelin has optimized their tire to better performance in the real world with a non skidding tire still turning due to ABS even though they're catching a hit on the rating.
But my point is still even if Michelin has optimized their tire to better performance in the real world and getting a hit on the rating, why other high-priced Michelin tires (Premier LTX、Primacy Tour A/S、etc.) can get “A” rating on UTQG traction, but CrossClimate² can’t?As I understand it, the rating system measures wet traction with a "locked" tire whereas modern vehicles have ABS and Michelin has optimized their tire to better performance in the real world with a non skidding tire still turning due to ABS even though they're catching a hit on the rating.
And that ^^ is one long sentence lol
And may not need any more tire rotation to balance the current difference on tread depth between front and rear ⋯
Back in 1986, the tires on my IROC-Z were over $1k. Spending that for a good set of tires seems reasonable to me in 2021.
Back in 1980’s, the ads on the newspaper for tires often said $19.99 only for a cheap (and small like 155R13) tire. I bougnt $50 a piece Goodyear tires for my 1974 Chevy Impala which considered as expensive tires.
Yeah, those tube tires were the best!
On the contrary, those were state-of-art tubeless radial tires ⋯（155R13)Yeah, those tube tires were the best!
