tyre availability and tpms

[dad of jon]

Hi all,

keep an eye on how much tread you have left.

http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/thr...tyres-threatens-leave-reader-stranded/1296059

(unamused)

 

[paris1]

Wow, that's harsh! You Brits love your regulations. Ours are bad enough, but hardly any of that article applies this side of the pond.

 

[speedbegone]

Wow...This guy really wants those toyo's badly...
I just went on Tire rack and found 17 (~5 Y rated and the rest V rated) tires... But for 235 55 r 19 (witch is a good fit).

I'm not feeling stressed at all... It's even possible to have 245 or 255 wide tires (255 being the widest to fit on a 7 inch wide rim).

 

[dad of jon]

Wow, that's harsh! You Brits love your regulations. Ours are bad enough, but hardly any of that article applies this side of the pond.

I understand the speed rating idea no problem. What seems to be the issue is that the tyres should be the same or the TPMS warning will trigger.

The thing is I don't believe my tyres have been rotated after 6000 miles which I think is more for 4WD cx-5's rather than my 2WD. But that will mean my front 2 wheels will have less tread on them than the rears. so that should set the TPMS off once the wear between front and rear tyres gets too large. I would prefer to put continentals on instead, but the inference from the article is i'd have to replace 4 tyres, not just the 2 that are worn!

 

[paris1]

I understand the speed rating idea no problem. What seems to be the issue is that the tyres should be the same or the TPMS warning will trigger.

The thing is I don't believe my tyres have been rotated after 6000 miles which I think is more for 4WD cx-5's rather than my 2WD. But that will mean my front 2 wheels will have less tread on them than the rears. so that should set the TPMS off once the wear between front and rear tyres gets too large. I would prefer to put continentals on instead, but the inference from the article is i'd have to replace 4 tyres, not just the 2 that are worn!

First off, in the US anyway, the rotation interval is 7500 miles. Second, the TPMS is not near as sensitive as you're implying. I think you're overthinking this a bit.

 

[MikeM.]

TPMS is not near as sensitive as you're implying. I think you're overthinking this a bit.

True. I've replaced the OEM wheels/tires with winter tires and wheels and forgot to reset the TPMS.

Nothing happened - everything worked normally.

 

[speedbegone]

True. I've replaced the OEM wheels/tires with winter tires and wheels and forgot to reset the TPMS.

Nothing happened - everything worked normally.

I can attest to that also, I changed to my winter setup myself (from my 19 inch toyos to 17 inch steel rims with blizzaks) and didn't have to reset anything... no light came up.

 

[dad of jon]

First off, in the US anyway, the rotation interval is 7500 miles. Second, the TPMS is not near as sensitive as you're implying. I think you're overthinking this a bit.

Thanks for the info. It does say in the manual if the size or manufacturer of a tyre is different from the others that a TPMS warning may be faster or slower. I suppose that's called covering one's derrire!

well as they're not being rotated my 2 new tyres are going to be put on the rear, whatever I get..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whHbWYmxpwg

 

[minnesotaart]

Interesting video! Personally, I always do all 4 at the same time. More expensive? Yes, but then I also know that the rubber on all the tires is the same age, another important factor especially if you don't drive a lot of miles each year.

 

[paris1]

Interesting video! Personally, I always do all 4 at the same time. More expensive? Yes, but then I also know that the rubber on all the tires is the same age, another important factor especially if you don't drive a lot of miles each year.

I've been driving for 50 years and can't remember ever buying less than a full set of tires. There is something to be said for religious rotation and, I guess, as bit of luck.