We've been pretty happy with the General Altimax R43 (?) tires my car came with. Reasonably priced, decent performance.

 

What are you needs for this? Street only? Snow? All season? A/T? Low profile?

I'm a A/T type of guy.... Go hiking and off road often, but also my DD to work.

Currently Yokohama Geolandars g015 .... Really good on road, snow rated, quiet, light and tough.



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What are you needs for this? Street only? Snow? All season? A/T? Low profile?

I'm a A/T type of guy.... Go hiking and off road often, but also my DD to work.

Currently Yokohama Geolandars g015 .... Really good on road, snow rated, quiet, light and tough.

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How do you like them off road? I'm days away from buying the same.

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They are solid.... Can't stress enough... I have the LT 225/75/16 with a lift + 15mm spacers and a few trim mods.

You can't hear them on the road, they are smooth and consistent, smooth ride, no cabin noise.

Off road they carve out their own trail, like claws, and climb right up. I have yet a need to air down, but I assume they would get even more traction. They have a snow rating, but haven't had any snow yet to test them out.

Mostly desert trails and back mountain roads, and twisting paved mountain passes.



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They are solid.... Can't stress enough... I have the LT 225/75/16 with a lift + 15mm spacers and a few trim mods.

You can't hear them on the road, they are smooth and consistent, smooth ride, no cabin noise.

Off road they carve out their own trail, like claws, and climb right up. I have yet a need to air down, but I assume they would get even more traction. They have a snow rating, but haven't had any snow yet to test them out.

Mostly desert trails and back mountain roads, and twisting paved mountain passes.

In my humble opinion G015 are rubbish in any kind of snow, ice, mud or even loose gravel. They are only marginally better in off-road than any reputable all-season tires. And they developed a lot of cracks in rubber compound just after single 1k miles long trip on gravel road. I bought them because G012 had good reputation, but they cost me a good car at the end. Wish I've paid a bit more for a real A/T tires like BFG T/A KO2. Yes, they are heavy and very noisy on paved roads (at moderate speeds - get quieter above 50 MPH), but they have almost M/T-like grip in wet or packed snow, gravel, mud, grass. Just unstoppable.

 

Nokian WRG3 SUV

 

Thanks, I will check those out.

 

Using General Grabber APT at the moment. 215/70/R16 100H. A little on the thin side as I like to use a wider tire, but my brother in law works for Conti and get them super cheap.

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I'm on my second set of Goodyear Assurance All Season tires. They've been good to me. Quiet, got me thru a snow storm on unplowed roads.

 

I ran BFG Comp 2’s for about 40K miles before they needed replacing. Great grip, although the stiff sidewall made for a rougher than normal ride and the W speed rating caused horrible off road and snow performance. I enjoyed them for what they were and certainly helped spice up my car but when it came time to replace I took many peoples’ suggestions and went with the General Altimax RT43’s. ~10K miles in they are showing no wear and I have no real complaints. When I’m not traveling down the interstate (drive around 25K miles a year), I commute on crappy pothole ridden roads and these tires handle it all perfectly. They’re quiet on the interstate, soak up bumps well, and still allow me to take on/off ramps at a high rate of speed. I haven’t had a chance to test them in snow, but the mud and rocks I’ve found on trails have proved no issue. Friend’s who have had Michelin and Conti’s in the past are replacing them with the RT43’s due to their great capability and supreme value. General may not carry the name and reputation of more prestigious brands, but for an all terrain/all season tire I really can’t suggest anything better.


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I ran BFG Comp 2's for about 40K miles before they needed replacing. Great grip, although the stiff sidewall made for a rougher than normal ride and the W speed rating caused horrible off road and snow performance. I enjoyed them for what they were and certainly helped spice up my car but when it came time to replace I took many peoples' suggestions and went with the General Altimax RT43's. ~10K miles in they are showing no wear and I have no real complaints. When I'm not traveling down the interstate (drive around 25K miles a year), I commute on crappy pothole ridden roads and these tires handle it all perfectly. They're quiet on the interstate, soak up bumps well, and still allow me to take on/off ramps at a high rate of speed. I haven't had a chance to test them in snow, but the mud and rocks I've found on trails have proved no issue. Friend's who have had Michelin and Conti's in the past are replacing them with the RT43's due to their great capability and supreme value. General may not carry the name and reputation of more prestigious brands, but for an all terrain/all season tire I really can't suggest anything better.

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If I lived in Virginia I might also choose the Altimax RT43s, but living in New England, I think the Nokian WRs are the better choice if you want to be able to handle bad winter weather on your year-round tire.

 

Mine arrived... Cooper at3 4s

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Pure gold right there.... I look forward to feedback after you test them out.

Those are my next set.... Either getting bigger rims for brembos and new meets....or outlast these.

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Went with those Nokian WRG3 from that Simpletire.com place. $415 shipped. Hard to beat. For one tire to get me through the winter I think this will be a good one. Most of summer I drive the C30 with summer rubber, so the XC70 sees most of its use in foul weather. Going to have Rolling Motors do the install and maybe refinish my wheels as the P.O. used them as parking sensors. Excited to see the Fuzions go the recycling yard.

 

I put a set of Goodyear Triple-Tred Assurance on my V70 (old model now, assurance weather max I think is their replacement). Got to try them in a few inches of snow and never even slipped (wasn't trying to make them slip.) I'm not sure if it's the more city driving lately, but my mpg seem to have suffered for the switch though.
They also seem to be *slightly* bigger than they're supposed to be...(little rub at full stop).
Otherwise good tires, thus far; quiet and smooth.

 

Anyone have Nokian WRG4s? Any issues with 235/60/16 on stock rims?

 

I have them but not on an XC. Cant recommend them enough! 235 is a little fat for a 16x7 with that much sidewall, Id suggest a 225/65r16 if you want the maximum tire that will fit.

 

Loving the Cooper AT3s. The slightly taller size (215-70-r16) brought me to just above 9" clearance on stock suspension with zero rub, and the pavement handling is still fantastic. As for dirt, my office is right in the middle of a 1500 square mile cattle ranch, and on the rutted, washboarded, often washed out muddy ranch roads these tires are unstoppable. Not necessarily a mud-bogging tire (though not bad at that), but they almost feel like a rally/gravel tire. Tons of lateral bite that makes the car feel really planted, and they give much more predictable handling when a bit sideways than any other tire I've run. A coworker has Yokohama geolandars on his outback, and they consistently feel much more "jumpy", with a lot less warning before they completely let go.

I'm calling it: if you want to get dirty in a stock XC70, the Cooper AT3s in 215-70-r16 are just about the perfect tire.

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I put falken CT60s on ours. stock 16" size whatever that may be.
They are definitely highway tread. Very similar to the michelin defender. 3 ribs, closed outer shoulder, lots of siping.
Wet traction is above average. Even with the Hylton tune it won't trigger the traction control from a brake boosted launch on wet pavement.
Haven't had any snow accumulation, so I can't comment. I expect they will be average for an all season.

Tread is fairly deep, so there was some squirm for the first few hundred miles. They are not sportscar tires, but then again, it's a two ton lifted wagon, sooo....
They are very quiet thus far and the ride quality is nice.
They are definitely superior to the pirelli verdes that were on it.

reasonably priced with a 70K mile treadwear warranty.
so far we're about 1000 miles on them and I'm pretty happy. Time will tell. My only complaint is that the tread block sipes are not full depth, so I imagine a decrease in wet/snow performance before we reach the treadwear indicators. but I rarely let tires dip below 5/32 anyway, so hopefully they make it at least that deep.

 

I just ordered some black rhino wheels boxer series in gold 17x8 with Cooper at3 235/60/17 because I've heard good things about cooper[emoji106]

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235/60/17 Cooper AT3 4S on 17x8. I wouldn't say it rubs, but it may rub when trunks loaded up. I rubbed in the rear passenger side once, when I had my stock wheels and tires in the trunk while I turned left and went up a sharp hill. My fronts don't rub or have not noticed/heard anything yet. This is on stock suspension. I believe the rubbing from the back would come from the rear mudflap (flap closest to door) like you can see in the picture where you barely can fit a pinky finger lol. The tires ride very good surprisingly. They are extremely quiet and gives a softer ride than my older tires. So far I am extremely happy with the results. I went into this not 100% sure if this size fits on stock suspension.

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I feel like going up to 17s is counterproductive on an AT tire. I do have some sidewall flex when cornering on mine though, so I can see the appeal of going to a larger rim / smaller ratio.

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Those are just as tight as my 225/65-17s..looks good though, much cleaner without all that wheel arch gap
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Im quite surprised though how much different the car handles now (on 225/60-17) vs when i had the 65 series on. Smaller aspect ratio is definitely a plus on these cars it seems

 

I previously had 215/70/16, these have a tad less gap (looks better), grips way better on dry pavement so far (haven't tested in wet condition but I'm sure they out do the my other set because these are AT), I can tell turning is a little "heavier" and not as "sharp" as the others though. I would say that's really the only difference. Here's before and after.

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Looking at Tirerack I'm looking at some BFGoodrich Advantage T/A Sports. Anyone have any experience? Michelins are a little more, but these seem to get good reviews and last a little longer.

I had BFG Advantage T/A (not Sport) few years ago. They were very noisy and had absolutely zero grip in any snow, even slightest coating. Too bad these plastic tires reject to wear, I had to throw them out with like 1/3 of thread still left.

I like Michelin Latitude Tour HP on wife's XC60. Quiet, stable, good grip in dry and wet conditions. They are not the best tires in snow, but still drivable. At 30k miles they are half through the thread.

 

Still no issues with the 235/60 17's? I am thinking 235/55 17 on a 2005 xc70 The wheel is Motegi 17 x7.5 with +40 mm offset. somebody jump in before i pull the trigger

 

235/55/17 shouldn't be a problem. I seem to rub now and then over some bumps or turning full lock on a slope. But it's very minor. You should be good. I also have old suspension that needs to get replaced, I'd prob gain a little height too. My passenger side has been leaking for sometime now..... [emoji849]

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