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Originally Posted by krummenp
I understand that car companies have many reasons for picking the parts they do, they do research and have costs to account for but...
My tires are worn down to the TWI's at 18,000 miles! I've been rotating them, we keep the tire pressure at 32psi. Perhaps because we do mostly city driving, but 18k seems pretty low for total mileage life of a tire.
I know I'm not going to put the same Goodyear tires back on the Toyota. I'm just a little surprised at how quickly they wore out. I could understand this level of wear on super sticky low profile tires on my BMW, but not on the kid hauler.
I'm thinking about getting some Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S tires. They seem to be more 'truck-like' and and I think would be useful for when we drive on the beach and pull the little tent trailer up camping.
Anybody want to chime in on the eternal quest for the über-tire?
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I Know Toyota uses the cheapest grade tires that can buy. You have to think about it Toyota mass produces the Highlander and would pick an entry level tire. When it comes to replacement on my 2008 Highlander I'm picking Michelin like my Tundra
Erik
read this thread
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0f75d3
oh yea Good year tires are crap been there done that...