Posted by jj on February 1, 2007, 12:46 pm
John has done an amazing job of documenting loads of useful
information about these cars on his www site. However, this
information on tires hasn't been updated to include any reference to
the LRR factors of the tires. He simply refers to them as LRR. Not
specifying the LRR factor.
Again. I am NOT being critical. John has provided me with loads of
very useful information, in a format that is much easier to read than
the YAWN owner's manual. He should be commended.
If you are looking for replacement tires, you may need to do more
research.
-John
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Posted by Patrick Page on February 8, 2007, 4:15 am
Check the price at TireRack.com, especially Kumho tires. You should see
serious savings, even with freight and installation.
> Hi Everyone,
> I have lurked her often and primarily contibute to the Prius Chat
> forums. But I have been doing research on replacing the OEM Goodyear
> Integrity tires & I wanted to share.
> I currently have 26K miles on the OEM's and the dealer patched one of
> the tires without telling me. Unfortunately, they didn't tell me. So I
> started loosing air. I tried to keep up with that, however I had
> excessive wear on the outside of the tred pattern. I should have
> noticed that an annoying tick tick tick on my passenger side had
> dissappered.
> I normally keep my tires at the TOP end of the PSI range to maximize
> my MPG. So I will vary between 40-45 PSI. (Yes! I know that is too
> hard) The ride is noticeably harder, I accept that for the MPG.
> The Integrities have a Low Rolling Resistance factor of .00965. So
> that falls in the bottom third of the LRR scales that I have been
> referencing. My research yealds that there are a number of options for
> our car's tires (2005 Package 9 Tideland) that yeald substantially
> better performance than the OEM.
> My priorities for tires are Estimated Mileage, LRR factor and Price
> (in that order). The good news is that I found a replacement tire that
> is quieter, with a higher estimated mileage, lower LRR factor, and
> costs less than OEM's. I live in Southern California and foudn the
> best price at Discount Tire.
> Please consider the Contintal Pro Contact. It's LRR is .00825, it is
> estimated to last 60K (vs OEM 50K) and I paid $6. per tire (OEM's are
> $9)
> After I got over my self flaggilation for allowing so much wear on one
> of my tires, I have leqarned that there is a LOT of information out
> here on tires. I am substantially un-impressed with the tire wear and
> the LRR factor of the OEM tires. I am hopeing to report substantial
> improvment in my mileage in the very near future.
> If any of you have any more information to add, or recommendations on
> replacement tires, I would appreciate yoru feedback.
> -John
>
Posted by kari on March 3, 2007, 6:55 am
I replaced my 2004's with Michelin Harmonys. My gas mileage has remained the
same and the tires handle well.
Kari
> Check the price at TireRack.com, especially Kumho tires. You should see
> serious savings, even with freight and installation.
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I have lurked her often and primarily contibute to the Prius Chat
>> forums. But I have been doing research on replacing the OEM Goodyear
>> Integrity tires & I wanted to share.
>>
>> I currently have 26K miles on the OEM's and the dealer patched one of
>> the tires without telling me. Unfortunately, they didn't tell me. So I
>> started loosing air. I tried to keep up with that, however I had
>> excessive wear on the outside of the tred pattern. I should have
>> noticed that an annoying tick tick tick on my passenger side had
>> dissappered.
>>
>> I normally keep my tires at the TOP end of the PSI range to maximize
>> my MPG. So I will vary between 40-45 PSI. (Yes! I know that is too
>> hard) The ride is noticeably harder, I accept that for the MPG.
>>
>> The Integrities have a Low Rolling Resistance factor of .00965. So
>> that falls in the bottom third of the LRR scales that I have been
>> referencing. My research yealds that there are a number of options for
>> our car's tires (2005 Package 9 Tideland) that yeald substantially
>> better performance than the OEM.
>>
>> My priorities for tires are Estimated Mileage, LRR factor and Price
>> (in that order). The good news is that I found a replacement tire that
>> is quieter, with a higher estimated mileage, lower LRR factor, and
>> costs less than OEM's. I live in Southern California and foudn the
>> best price at Discount Tire.
>>
>> Please consider the Contintal Pro Contact. It's LRR is .00825, it is
>> estimated to last 60K (vs OEM 50K) and I paid $6. per tire (OEM's are
>> $9)
>>
>> After I got over my self flaggilation for allowing so much wear on one
>> of my tires, I have leqarned that there is a LOT of information out
>> here on tires. I am substantially un-impressed with the tire wear and
>> the LRR factor of the OEM tires. I am hopeing to report substantial
>> improvment in my mileage in the very near future.
>>
>> If any of you have any more information to add, or recommendations on
>> replacement tires, I would appreciate yoru feedback.
>>
>> -John
>>
>
Posted by bob on March 5, 2007, 3:51 am
> Check the price at TireRack.com, especially Kumho tires. You should see
> serious savings, even with freight and installation.
i've been buying Kumho's at tirerack.com for yrs now for my VW, but my they
don't make any in my size for new prius touring ed.- unfortunatly,
bridgestone and michelin look like the main choices.
bob
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> > Thanks. I'll need to do some more thorough research when it is time
> > for me to get new tires. Since my Prius is only 6 months old. I hope
> > have some wait before I need to replace. By then, I suspect
> > that current information wouldn't be any good.
> > Dick
> "John" maintains a site of good Prius data athttp://john1701a.com/
> Look under "Prius info" and then Tires-H for the 2004+ model or Tires-C for
> the 2001-2003 model. All you ever need to know about Prius tires :-)
> Mike