sycorreale

My car just turned over 81K miles and was told I need another set of tires. This will be my 5th set since purchasing the car in June 2004. Is this normal??? This yearly expense is killing me!

Fulani has a TL

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It all depends what kind of tires are you putting on? What is the treadwear rating? Are the tires wearing evenly? Are YOU actually measuring the tread depth or just taking the shops recommendation?

Your right 81K, and 5 sets of tires?! It can be numerous items, if wear is uneven then get an alignment. If you are using tires with treadwear rating of 240 or less, thats your answer. If you are just listening to the shops, they are in the market to make money, get yourself a tire gauge and check for yourself BEFORE you take it to the shop, so it looks like YOU know what your talking about

sycorreale

Do you have a recommendation for my next set???

Fulani has a TL

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You leave that question very open ended, if you are looking for max life and good price then you can go with Kumho Ecsta LX Platinum (dont have any actual experience with them, but they have a 600 treadwear rating).

If you want a summer tire/all season tire.

If money is no option go with Bridgestone Potenza RE960A/S, treadwear rating of 400

If money IS a factor then you can go with Falken FK452s, treadwear rating of 300.

Or even Goodyear Eagle F1 which have a treadwear rating of 420.

ballinfizzle89

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600?! Jeezzzzz

NOX 3.2

Yokohama YK520 have a rating of 520AA and a 60,000 mile warranty from Discount Tire,
they are a little noisy when worn out, but you save a bunch!

1FreshTL287

toyo proxy 4s! love em!

...trying the T1Rs on my new rims...lyk how they hold up...so far im loving em!

The Dougler

iTrader: (1)

I have the 960AS and they are a great all purpose tire.

csmeance

they stick very well to the road and will last a long time.

pttl

I'm not digging mine that much. Noisy in turns. Side walls feel soft which gives the car a sluggish feel. I'll never buy a 2nd set. Might try the Kumho ASX next time, or maybe the GY F1 AS.

say when

driving style, type of tires, and properly inflated can all be the cause. I have an evo that I get about 8k out of each set. I live in the mountains and I drive a 14 mile each way mountain road. I expect the stock tl-s tires to last about 15-20k. If you are driving mostly freeway and not many canyon type roads I would say you are going through rubber fast. I have tried the toyo prox 4's and they seem to be a good all around tire. Not a lot of grip but decent, good tread wear, and m&s rated. Oh and cheap.

04DCTL

i run nexen n7000's haha
i get them for like 65 bucks a piece so im not complaining

blatallic

Are these noisy tires? Was thinking about getting them....

bhelsdon

I have about 3000 miles on my kumho lx platuim and so far I love them. Very quiet and great in the rain.

DMZ

Are the rear tires wearing out B4 the fronts?

I had that problem and got the rear bump stops changed out per a TSB last year.

ARX-01b

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Slow down your tires will last longer and you'll save gas too.

04DCTL

nahh these tires are not loud at all
i went from falken (not sure which kind) to these and i love them

sycorreale

Not knowing anything about tires or their performance I posted here looking for info. I drive to and from work, 35 miles each way for a total of 70 miles a day. I put approx 20,000 miles on my car a year. The set of tires I have on my car right now are Dunlop SP Sport 5000 P235/45ZR17 93W. They have 19,000 miles on them and they are bald. My question is, is this normal wear? The car was aligned when the tires were installed, they were rotated at 6,000 miles and then again at around 14,000 miles. When I went in for the 3rd rotation at 19,000 miles, I was told to get all new tires. I find this ridiculous. I do not race my car, nor drive at excessively high speeds, nor drive on mountain roads, I drive mainly on the highway.