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Nissan Quest/Mercury Villager Tires & Wheels
It's about time to replace the tires (29k) not that they need to be replaced although close, but I feel there are better choices out there. Since there is no exact replacement tires available, I would like to know what other tires people are using for replacement and please also provide reviews for the replacement tires if possible. Thanks in advance.
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Thanks for the help! :shades:
I had Yokohama Avid TRZ tires put on. They are Yokohamas premium all season touring tire. They are 235/60/16.
Wow! From my initial test drive I must say these tires are impressive. In many ways this feels like a different van. The most noticeable difference is how much quieter the van is. They absorb bumps much better and give a noticeably more comfortable ride. The van seems to handle better. I think the added width makes it feel more secure.
I bought them at Discount Tire. They matched Tire racks price and I received a $60.00 credit for the old tires. Out the door I paid $381.00. I will periodically report back my impressions of the tires as I put more miles on them.
They also have an 80,000 mile tread warranty.
However, when I called my local Discount Tire store, and these tires were not listed in their inventory.
Can you share the location of the Discount Tire store that you used, and I will have my local store contact them for the appropriate internal inventory number, etc for these tires.
Thx
I just drove to San Diego, from Phoenix on my new tires. I still have nothing but praise for these tires.
Good Luck
Never heard of this tire but the price has me intrigued. Can anyone give me any information on this tire. Seems like a good tire - Temp and Traction are rated A. I figure it can't be any worst than the OEM.
All thoughts welcomed.
alignment done or at least watch for signs of alignment
problem. 3 weeks ago I had AVID TRZ's (235/60/16) put
on my Quest. They felt wonderful smooth, quiet, no vibrations. Just drove back from San Diego to Phoenix.
Before we left, everything was fine, though I did notice
a slight tracking to the right when I drove, particularly
at highway speeds. As we drove to San Diego I noticed the pulling to the right getting worse. The steering wheel developed a slight, but noticable vibration at highway speeds. I got back, took it in, the wheels needed an alignment. Now everything is fine again.
They are about the same price as my AVID TRZ's.
I will probably buy them simply to save $25 per tire installed but I'm waiting to get a quote on the Avid TRZ.
Are your Avid TRZ H or T rated?
I'm in the same boat. I have 39k and need to get new tires. A couple of folks have gotten Avid TRZ which is a very nice tire. But any tire other than OEM will be better.
I just thought that if any of you are having issues with leaks this may be useful.
To my surprise the only tire apparently is the Goodyear 225/65/16 as from what I can tell no one else makes one that size.
If I go with another size such as 235/60/16 what will that do to my speedometer? The system is calibrated for the OEM size and just a couple of miles over the speedlimit is sometime enough to get a ticket around here (especially in the speed trap areas). Then there is the tire pressure sensors too?
... Gary
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
it shows that going to a 235/60/16 will mean that your speedo is showing 1.5% higher than you are actually going, so if you're driving at the indicated speed limit, you're actually just under - they show at 60 mph (on speedo), you're actually going 59.1 mph. On the sensors, as long as your installer knows they are there and is careful, the tire size won't make a difference. With the 235/60/16 you have a lot more choices of tires that are better than the OEM Goodyears and cost far less. If you read the earlier posts on this section, several options are mentioned.
They indicated it was out of alighnment and although in balance and showed me where edges of the tire were rounded. They indicated I had "bottomed out" knocking it out of alighnment within the last 3 weeks. The showed me some marks on the underside. All I can remember is running over something in the road a few weeks ago but didn't think much of it. So can in the period of 3 or 4 weeks can the tires get that bad, it was about 2,000 miles since the balance, even less since I hit some object...
They alighned the tires but indicated it would not fix the vibration until the tires evened out or were replaced...
I just checked, the "cheap" Goodyear tires were $684.59.
What do you think?
You can find better tires for cheaper than that. As you now know, only Goodyear makes this size tire, 225/65-16. I would suggest moving to 235/60-16. More choices at that size. some have gone with the Yokohama Avid TRZ, BF Traction T/A, MIchelin, Toyo, etc. As previously posted, your speedometer will read about 1 mph faster than you are actually traveling. Some have dropped down to T rated tire instead of H.
Our Quest is being inspected tomorrow and I do not expect the tires to pass inspection (39,500 miles). I am looking at two "off-brand" tires, Hercules Ultra Touring ($96 per tire installed) and the Multimile Mirada Sport ($90 per tire installed). Both are made by Cooper tires. I am leaning toward the Hercules simply because i like the tread better. the installer (local business for past 25 years) has sold a lot of these tires with good results.
If you like the goodyear tires and replacing them after only 30k miles, then spend the $684.59 (you can get top of the line Michelin for that price that last 90k miles). From your previous posts, I don't get the sense that you are happy with them. Here's an opportunity to replace them. Others have installeed different sizes successfully. If you are lucky, this could be the last set of tires you ever buy for the van.
(Note that some other manufacturers don't use actual tire pressure sensors, but, use the ABS sensors to determine tire pressure. These systems are more sensitive to tire size, etc.)
Also note to all, this discussion is only relavent to the 16" Quest wheels.
Mark
I called several Nissan dealers who were as confused about it as I was only offering the Goodyear 225/65/16 tire. I asked about a 235/60/16 and if it would effect the speedometer and one said "it shouldn't" and the other said let me get back to you...
So I called the Nissan 800 number, they said I could use a 225/65/16 or a 225/60/17 because that's what the manual said I could use. Of course, R17 effects the rim size so I guess I would need new rims? They said if the manual said I could have 225/60/17 then it wouldn't effect the speedometer. I don't see how that's true, it's a smaller tire?
??
... Gary
but the parts guy was helpful when he sugggested going to a tire shop like Firestone, NTB, etc. Which told me, he can't recommend anything except the OEM but a good tire shop can give you better options.
garycox: Stick to the 16 inch. Go to a trusted tire shop in your area and talk to the manager there. They deal with tires all day, every day. I would trust their recommendation. Just start the conversation as "you have these odd size tires that I don't like, what other options do I have?" You'll be surprised at how many options you have with the 235/60-16.
BTW, just got word that my tires did passed inspection! Rear brakes didn't but I expected that.
I got very lucky with my inspection. The tires passed and the mechanic quoted us the inspection, rear brake pads and turning the rotors. We picked up the van this morning and they actually replaced the rear rotors (mechanic realized he could not turn the rotors and replaced them) and did not charge us since they had already given us a quote.
That shop just got themselves new customers!
It doesn't seem to matter that other vehicles are not like that... If you can get 40k out of brakes or tires your doing really great!
By the way 4,000 miles after my rotors were turned I'm begining to once again feel a vibration while braking. Looks like another brake job soon...
... Gary
I did not get a road hazard warranty, but they will be rotated free for the life of the tire at this store.
I like them very much, and now have almost 6,000 miles on them.
You do not need new stems. The stems are your senders for your tire pressure monitors.
I got my TRZ's from Discount tire.com and paid $88.75 each for the 225/60/r17's with shipping included and had a local tire company mount and balance them for $15 each. Make sure they're aware of your pressure sensors inside your rims! Those things are $90 a piece!
I really like my van! It's the perfect vehicle for my family! Not just another boring minivan.
The van only has about 41K miles on it and I've already had 3 prs of tires on it ad well as a complete brake job @ about 30K miles. With all the troubles I've had with the OEM tires and looking at another brake job within the next few thousand miles, the Nissan Quest, redesigned or not, will defintaly be at the bottom of my van selection list.
I putting on Hankook Optimo H418 235/60-16 (99H). $86.99 a tire and $389 out the door. I'll let you know how these hold up. Not toomany places carry the Yokohama's around here and the Traction T/A were pricey for H-rated.
I thought it could be sections of road but my truck doesn't have that problem on the same section of road.
Of course, I get a vibration while braking but that's normal, this vibration is while driving.
I can't say that it always happens at high speeds which is why it confuses me. It seems to happen as the vehicle heats up but I can't confirm that.
I'm still trying to nail down a pattern. It never did that as a new vehicle. O yea, it's a 2004 Nissan Quest.
Any ideas?
If the brakes check out fine, it could very well be a bad set of tires.