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Forester 2006 Replacement Tire or Tires?
cmledmunds
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My 2006 Forester has only 14,000 miles. My passenger rear tire has a nail on the inner edge and can probably not be patched. The dealer service that has my car now said I must replace all 4 tires because there is a difference of greater than 2/32. Mine are at 7/32 (new are at 10/32). So I just missed the cutoff to replace only the damaged tire--at least by Subaru Service.
The originals are Yokihama Geolanders, and I haven't been very happy with them because they tend to lose air fairly quickly (with minimum driving). My dilemma is I don't really want to replace all 4 tires and don't know if I need to. I can get just one replacement tire at a tire store. However, I might look into another brand that would work on my Forester. I'm looking for something cheap but quiet and able to handle snow.
The originals are Yokihama Geolanders, and I haven't been very happy with them because they tend to lose air fairly quickly (with minimum driving). My dilemma is I don't really want to replace all 4 tires and don't know if I need to. I can get just one replacement tire at a tire store. However, I might look into another brand that would work on my Forester. I'm looking for something cheap but quiet and able to handle snow.
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That mileage seems pretty low. I'd get a 2nd opinion, or measure the rolling diameter and compare to a new one (perhaps someone here has that info for you?).
Regarding a good tire selection, I can tell you what has worked for me. I have a 2001 Forester and I have been very happy with Continental's ContiExtremeContac's. I'm on my second set, and will be putting on a third set when these ones are worn. However, I do use dedicated winter tires during the winter months (Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50).
I hope this helps.
Len
I stand corrected. I've mixed that up more than once, it's 1/4" difference in circumference, not diameter.
CR named the Falken Ziex 512 a Best Buy and they're sold by VulcanTires.com and by Discount Tire Direct, but not at Tire Rack. They don't have that long of a tread life, but they're inexpensive, and if you slash another tire you're not losing a bigger investment.
The only down side to them was fuel economy. They dropped my fuel economy about 5%, unless there was some other problem that started concurrently with installing the tires. At the 22 mpg I would get with that car before hand, the result was not huge (about 1 mpg), but it was consistently less - especially on dry roads.
-mike
-mike
Len
They are a directional tire with very good grip. The only catch is tread life is not that good. Consumer Reports named them a Best Buy.
What tires would be good for a 04 forester turbo?
Thanks
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/brochure/info/tmpInfoTireMath.jsp
Now I'm looking to replace all 4 again. At this point, not only do I not know what tires to get, but I don't know the best place to buy them. I've decided against buying online because I need to find a place with good service, and I want to be able to check the tire DOT code on site. Ideally I'd like to find something for less than $100/tire. So far I have recommendations for Yokohama Avid TRZ @ $127 and General Altimax HP @ $117.
This AWD thing is expensive. Where should I go, and what should I buy that will last 5 years with less than 10,000 miles of travel/year?