CHATROOM: All Season Replacement Tires

[stack316]

After 4.5 years and 48K miles, I was told by my mechanic all four tires had Dry Rot in the seams. I found the OEM Continentals to drive fine in the dry and Massachusetts snow, which this year was a record of over 100 inches. I went with the Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max. If I were to chose again, and found a local shop with the following tire in stock I would have went with the CrossContact LX20 with EcoPlus. Based on my research the LX20 rated better. Fuel Max tires were fine in the 5 mile drive home in the wet rain/snow, quiet, but think I felt the bumps more. to early for any recommendations

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... e+Fuel+Max

[eaglecat769]

I recommend the Pirelli Cinturato P7's HIGHLY. I live in Bellingham WA and commute south towards Burlington regularly. Interstate 5 is rather rough. I purchased a basic decibel meter for $20 from a "prime" retailer before the tire swap. I had a repeatable (day-2-day matching location and speed) reading around 86 dB with the OEM Conti's at around 55,000 on the odometer. The value dropped to about 82 dB with the P-C-P-7's.

82 dB is still freaking loud, so I have begun a sound reduction project. (Look for a post from me in coming months somewhere once I accomplish my goal.) Anyhow... If I drive to the far outside of my lane to avoid worn-down road (say driving in the left lane, my left tire nearly riding left paint in a spot without the reflective markers), the sound level drops to around 73 dB. In other words: problem is ALL the roads. (Previously I lived in Illinois where studded tires are banned. There I never thought the Rogue to be a loud car. Relative silence briefly interrupted by semi-regular rhythm of expansion joints.)

So yes, tires do help, but only so much. If road noise is not the primary contributor for you, and/or you are starting with a much lower beginning dB with the OEM Conti's, your reduction will not be as large.

P.S. The first hundred miles or so they felt a bit "wobbly" to me. I am not sure if that is normal for all new tires or not. But don't let it scare you. They break in just fine. They are much nicer overall, though not quite as sporty imho. But I like it that way.

[CapeCodChips]

I agree that the Continental eco tires are great. I put them on my wife's 2011 Sorrento and ride was fantastic! Immediate improvement. And low rolling resistance, higher gas mileage.

I have 60,000 on my 2014 Rogue and will be buying Continental's at 70k.

[rabidus]

I have Fuzion SUV tires in stock size, 460 treadware, 215/70/16. They were on the car when I bought it used. The Rogue is neutral on twistie roads(TCS off). I will buy another set.

[rabidus]

I have Fuzion SUV tires in stock size, 460 treadware, 215/70/16. They were on the car when I bought it used. The Rogue is neutral on twistie roads(TCS off). I will buy another set.

[speedypete]

Has any one used 235/55/17 or 235/50/17 on your Rogue SL , thanks in advance , looking for tires for my wife. 225/60/17 are on now the other may perform better?

[TheRogue]

Ok. I am a bit late posting this . . . but I did change the tires on our 1st gen Rogue (2011) back in Oct 2022 with All Weather tires.

I got General Altimax 365AW tires.

These are All Weather tires.

Before this, I was running a set of All Season tires and a set of Winter tires that came with the Rogue when we got it used in 2017. But I only had 1 set of rims, so I've been having to get the tires dismounted / mounted every season change. But the winter tires were spent, and the All Season tires only had 1 season left on them. So I had to do something. I wasn't looking forward to buying 2 new sets of tires in a short time . . . so I thought I'd try out All Weather tires.

[All Weather tires have the 3 Peak Mountain Symbol (3PMS), so I get the discount from our insurance company. (I emailed them to confirm this before I bought the AW tires.) Now I only have to have 1 set of tires, so this reduced my investment in this vehicle. I just need to remember to rotate the tires. And they have been all the tire I needed over the past 2 winters. 'mind you, I don't live in a snow belt. The snow belts around here are 30 minutes West or 1 hour North of here. Roads / Highways around here get cleared and salted within a day. About the only snow I drive on is my street (which may take 2-3 days to get cleared). But I am about 20ft from a major road, so I just have to go 20 ft in our AWD Rogue, which is no problem.]

I haven't noticed a big drop in mileage compared to the All Season tires before. Ride seems comfortable enough, I don't notice a change from before. And they don't seem noticeably noisier than the All Season tires either.

I actually got the General Altimax 365AW tires for my 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan a little earlier in 2022. I have been just as happy with them on my van. And when my dad needed new tires for his 2009 Hyundai Sonata, I co-ordinated getting General Altimax 365AW tires on his car as well. He had been driving All Season tires year-round, so going to the All Weather tires is a step up for him.

'just pointing this out to anyone that lives where it snows (but not a lot) and don't really need full fledged Snow Tires. For me . . . I think I will not get All Season tires, and just get All Weather tires. For not much more, I can get the discount from my insurance company. And for where I live, I don't need to get dedicated Winter Tires. Even if down the road I do need to get Winter Tires, I think I might get All Weather tires along with the Winter Tires as then I don't get stuck in the snow when I have put off changing to the Winter Tires in the Fall, or changed to the AW tires in the Spring too soon. LOL.

The All Weather Tires I had looked at were . . .

Michelin CrossClimate II
General Altimax 365AW
Goodyear Assurance Weatherready
Bridgestone WeatherPeak
Kumho HA32 All Weather

[V6er]

Michelin CrossClimate series are good, but Crossclimate 2 are worse(imo) than Crossclimate SUV.

[D1dad]

I’ve got 2 sets of midnight rims, one has cross climate 2 and the other has continental cross contact lx25. I’ll use the Michelins for winter but I wasn’t impressed. They took quite a bit of weight to balance and were still off. Road force finally got them right. They ride firm and mpg took a hit. The lx25 were perfect from the go balanced on a hunter machine. Smooth, quiet and ride like a dream, plus about $300 less than the Michelins. Mpg on the highway at 80 is around 30. Everything I own will get Continental from here on out. I put pure contacts on the wife’s new Altima and I’ll be replacing the brand new Bridgestones that my 21 got when the time comes. The Bridgestones aren’t a bad tire but not even in the same ball park as continental. I put a cheap set of Pirellis on my 09 and they’re serviceable but not considered premium by any means.