TIRES!!! WHAT TIRE ARE YOU INSTALLING ON YOUR CUBE?<<< UPDATED>>>

[Simcu~babble]

I am consedering replacing my TOYO OEM tires with Continental ExtremeContact DWS which is a Ultra High Performance All-Season tire. Does anyone have this tire on their Cube? Does anyone have any all season tire recommendations?
  Thank you Turtle for commenting. I also looked at Kumho as well as Hankook and Dunlop. I'm still sold on the Continental ExtremeContact DWS. I believe the tread design will provide great traction in both rain and snow while delivering a quite ride.In addition I have decided to plus size my tire to 205 55 16. Discount tire direct sells my tire for about the same price as Tire Rack and has free Shipping. I do need to decide if i want to purchase the extra tire protection. Please keep commenting! Hi Glen.... Welcome!  

[Simcu~babble]

 

[Glen]

I've not replaced my OEM tires yet but it will be this year for sure so I'm watching your thread for feedback. 

[Turtle]

I just bought new tires and rims for my Krom. I went with Kumho brand because they had a good deal with cash back reward. I went with the same size I had before 195/55/R16. I compared all the general stats before I ordered and for the cost, this was enough to suit my driving needs. I did splurge a little and got some new rims too. I can't wait to put those on. I'm waiting for my 30k service to have them installed. I figure I probablyhave another 1000 miles or so on my original set.

FYI. Tire rack . com has a feature where you can see the rims on your car before you buy. It was helpful and the shipping was very reasonable. I ordered on Friday and they were just delivered today. Not too bad.

[Glen]

Ok, you KNOW you need to show us what you bought and are your Krom rims for sale?

[Turtle]

yup! I will be selling the original Krom rims. They are in perfect condition still. I drive like an old lady.

[hartmn]

turtle,



It's not your driving that we are worried about, it's your parking;)  quote "They are in perfect condition still. I drive like an old lady"

Ditto on we want to see pictures of the rims and tires on the Cube.  I am going back to Toyo Proxes A20's but I bought a set of the Gun Metal factory OEM Nissan rims off ebay which are going for the price of a song these days.  I think they'll look great on my newly acquired 2009 SL in White, don't you?  Does anyone want to buy these factory silver aluminum looking "Sentra" looking wheels?

[oneway]

I am getting Bridgestone Ecopia 442's installed on stock SL alloy rims next week. I will post in a couple weeks to let you all know what I think of them.

They are all seasons that are allegedly quiet, good on gas and good in the snow too. They are not in any way a performance tire.

[RIXterra]

I still run the oem Toyo's on my SL wheels for the winter months. They still have alot of meat left on them so they're good for now. But when I do switch them out for a new set then I think I'm just gonna put a good winter type tire on there as they'll mainly be used for the winter months. So snow is more on my mind.

So with that said I was thinking of running with either these two tires for the winter.

Bridgestone Blizzak WS60





Hankook Winter iPike W409




Both of these tires have pretty decent reviews for snow driving which is what I'll need  to concentrate on. A few complain about extra road noise. That's not a concern for me. Try driving on a set of 33" Mud Terrain tires like on my Xterra..

[oneway]

I was thinking about going for winter tires and getting an extra set of rims so I'd have winter and summer wheels. I did this with my last car, a Mini Cooper S. Conitsport Pros in summer and Nokian Hakkapeliittas in winter. these were awesome tires that had tremendous traction in the winter. I could win stoplight races against most 4x4's in packed snow, basically they never lost traction, turn and stop on a dime. If I spent any time on the highway I would get dedicated winter tires for the cube mounted on an extra set of steel wheels.

But I live in a highrise, don't have much storage room. In the city (Edmonton) good all seasons are a whole lot easier to live with, in that you don't need swap them out twice yearly when the weather changes and store extra wheels. The advantage of winter tires is all but lost in the city. You have to go slow in snow since everyone else is going slow, and the idiots tailgating in trucks and SUV's are going to hit you regardless of what tires you have.

[oneway]

I've been driving on Bridgestone Ecopia 442 all season tires for a couple weeks now.
-very quiet compared to the stock Toyos.
-Mileage may be better, it shows a slight improvement 1MPG but too early to say for certain.
-slightly softer ride as the same air pressure.

The only complaint is the steering feels more isolated.

/still waiting for snow

[dalei]

Time for new tires for my 2010 cube. The more I research the more I get confused. It was easier shopping for a car! The cube calls for H rated tires for the 15" wheels. So varied opinions whether it is necessary, anyone with experience with this issue?
What recommendations as to a good replacement tire?

[drtimcube]

 Im replacing the toyo that are on my 2011 cube to b. f. goodrich advange T.A. toyo are horrible in the snow, try to make a left turn at a intersection. the toyo kept spinning getting no traction at all. good thing traction control came on.

[drtimcube]

 what you are looking for in a tire is tread depth, heat, traction, speed rating. for a example a tire with a H speed rating is good up to 124? mph. traction is base on A,B,C. A the best C the worst, Same thing goes for heat, A best  C worst. and tread depth. the highter the number the deeper the tread, lets give you a example a B.F. Goodrich Tire Advantage T/A has a rating of 560 tread depth Traction A  ( best) temp A (best) 88 H . Some Dunlops have a 740 tread depth with Traction A Temp A . also stay with the speed rating that came with the cube. Don't go to a speed rating below H. I hope this will help you with your tire search. I just touch this subject likely.

[Glen]

I got these today. For increased wind stability I bumped up to a 65 wide. Hope that doesn't hurt the mpg too bad.

http://www.nexentireusa.com/tires/passenger-tires/cP641

[D3stro]

I got these today. For increased wind stability I bumped up to a 65 wide. Hope that doesn't hurt the mpg too bad.

http://www.nexentireusa.com/tires/passenger-tires/cP641

You must mean 65 of profile. 65mm wide would look like the spare tire there is with the cube 

To get better mpg out of tires it's simple. You can get the less wide tires out there which will reduce friction with the road. You can get lighter wheels and/or smaller wheels which will reduce static weight.

For exemple, MPG will be higher with a 185/65r15 with a 12 lbs wheels than on 215/45R17 with a set of 18lbs wheels. All kind of things that improve mpg, but the most important factor is located 2 feet from the steering which can make all the difference.

[Glen]

I wanted a wider tire so the first guy said I could go from a 195/60 to a 205/60. The 2nd guy, same store, said that would be taller; I needed 195/65, but I think those tires are taller. What don't people understand about tall or wide?

[D3stro]

I wanted a wider tire so the first guy said I could go from a 195/60 to a 205/60. The 2nd guy, same store, said that would be taller; I needed 195/65, but I think those tires are taller. What don't people understand about tall or wide?

The first 3 digit in a tire size is the width. The second digit,the profile, is a ratio, a percentage of the width, which will make how tall the sidewall is. So a 195mm wide tire with a profile of 65 will have a sidewall of 65% the width of the tire. The profile number of a tire mean nothing if you don't at least know the width.

So yes, saying a 205/60 tire will be taller than a 195/60 is correct. You should take a 205/55. You must keep a ratio of differences in sizes when changing tires so your speedometer won't be messed up. You get wider, the profile must be smaller, you get narrower than the profile must be higher.

You can look on http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html and compare tire size. It help a lot to understand ratio in sizing when you want to change tires.

[Glen]

yeah, I figured my speedometer would be a bit slower now.

[D3stro]

yeah, I figured my speedometer would be a bit slower now.

The best would be would be to get a difference of 0% between the oem size and the new tires. You can play between a difference going to -3% to 3% in sizing. More than that will mess a little too much the speedo.