Continental CrossContact LX20 Tires on a 17" Rim

[ctbale]

Any one put on the Continental CrossContact LX20 ??

and if so how do you like them?

I have to make a decision by Fri am to return my Firestone Destination LE2s They kinda hop at highway speeds. I have the Destinations on my Ranger and Honda Element and they are smooth as silk. The 4th time I tryed to get them balanced, the shop I used had the Hunter Road Force machine and one wheel failed, and they remounted. never got the Lb Values though. It helped about 70% but still aint great, not even close to my other two cars.

Thanks for any input!!

 

[yrwei52]

If you didn't have similar problems before the tire replacement, I believe you have a defected Firestone Destination LE2 tire. But if you'd like to change to other tires, here are partial lists of 225/65R17 tires in different categories for your comparison. Personally I believe T-rated Continental CrossContact LX20 Crossover/SUV Touring All-Season tire is fine and should be much better than O.E. Yokohama Geolandar G91A Light Truck Highway All-Season tire. But since the top speed for our CX-5 is 120 mph, I'd stay with at least H-rated tires as T-rated tires are designed for the top speed of 118 mph.

Light Truck Highway All-Season Tires:
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[td]

Tire[/td]
[td]

Size[/td]
[td]

UTQG[/td]
[td]Maximum
Inflation
Pressure[/td]
[td]

Tread
Depth[/td]
[td]

Tire
Weight[/td]
[td]

Warranty[/td]
[td]

Price*[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Yokohama Geolandar G91A[/td]
[td]P225/65R17
100H[/td]
[td]280 B A[/td]
[td]44 psi[/td]
[td]10/32"[/td]
[td]26 lbs.[/td]
[td]OEM - None[/td]
[td]$200.55
- TR[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Michelin Defender LTX M/S[/td]
[td]225/65R17
102H[/td]
[td]720 A A[/td]
[td]44 psi[/td]
[td]10.5/32"[/td]
[td]29 lbs.[/td]
[td]70,000 Miles
6 Years[/td]
[td]$154.97
- TR[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Firestone Destination LE2[/td]
[td]225/65R17
102H[/td]
[td]520 A B[/td]
[td]44 psi[/td]
[td]12/32"[/td]
[td]28 lbs.[/td]
[td]60,000 Miles
5 Years[/td]
[td]$125.45
- TR[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

Grand/Standard Touring All-Season Tires:
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[td]

Tire[/td]
[td]

Size[/td]
[td]

UTQG[/td]
[td]Maximum
Inflation
Pressure[/td]
[td]

Tread
Depth[/td]
[td]

Tire
Weight[/td]
[td]

Warranty[/td]
[td]

Price*[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Continental TrueContact[/td]
[td]225/65R17
102T[/td]
[td]800 A B[/td]
[td]44 psi[/td]
[td]11/32"[/td]
[td]24.3 lbs.[/td]
[td]90,000 Miles
6 Years[/td]
[td]$113.56
- TR[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]General AltiMAX RT43[/td]
[td]225/65R17
102H[/td]
[td]700 A A[/td]
[td]51 psi[/td]
[td]11/32"[/td]
[td]24.3 lbs.[/td]
[td]65,000 Miles
6 Years[/td]
[td]$100.25
- TR[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

Crossover/SUV Touring All-Season Tires:
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[td]

Tire[/td]
[td]

Size[/td]
[td]

UTQG[/td]
[td]Maximum
Inflation
Pressure[/td]
[td]

Tread
Depth[/td]
[td]

Tire
Weight[/td]
[td]

Warranty[/td]
[td]

Price*[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Pirelli Scorpion Verde
All Season Plus[/td]
[td]225/65R17
102H[/td]
[td]740 A A[/td]
[td]44 psi[/td]
[td]11/32"[/td]
[td]28 lbs.[/td]
[td]65,000 Miles[/td]
[td]$131.50
- TR[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Continental CrossContact
LX20[/td]
[td]225/65R17
102T[/td]
[td]740 A B[/td]
[td]57 psi[/td]
[td]12/32"[/td]
[td]27.7 lbs.[/td]
[td]70,000 Miles
6 Years[/td]
[td]$122.45
- TR[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

XL = Extra Load
TR = TireRack.com

Performance Category Rank from TireRack.com:

Highway All-Season Tires:
Michelin Defender LTX M/S - #1 out of 32
Firestone Destination LE2 - #3 out of 32
Yokohama Geolandar G91A - #24 out of 32

Grand Touring All-Season Tires:
General AltiMAX RT43 - #5 out of 41

Standard Touring All-Season Tires:
Continental TrueContact - #1 out of 20

Crossover/SUV Touring All-Season Tires:
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus - #2 out of 21
Continental CrossContact LX20 - #5 out of 21