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Model No. 462
18 x 7.5
Bolt circle 5-4.25/5-4.5
Offset +45
Centerbore 72.64mm
Yeah, Toyota really screwed up on this one. At least they screwed their customers. I learned a valuable lesson for sure.
Sorry it took so long to reply.....I have not visited this board for a while. I did inquire several sources and was told that the load rating, width, and sidewall were within specs for this vehicle. The max load shows 825kg, or 1,819lbs. I have about 1000 miles on them now and with no issues or complaints. Personally, I "think" it is quieter than the Toyo tires I had. They channel water well in the rain, grip seems fine. So far, so good.......but if you have different info, pls. let us know.
Help !!
If it is 245/55 19R, you have only two choices for all weather which are Toyo Open Country and Bridge Dueler.
If you want snow tire, there is only one option, I think it's Bridgestone (please read back under this thread).
If I know this 2008 Highlander with Rim 19" has a lot of issue with tire, I would not buy this car.
There are other option that to change the rim size, which will cost you more.
If your base model come with 17" Rim, you are so lucky, there are a lot of choices, I prefer Michelin.
Go to Tirerack.com and look up the dueler. Click on the "reviews" tab. You won't like what you see.
:confuse:
Anyone have experience with this tire? I hope there is a least 1 tire for this vehicle that will work in the elements.
Bridgestone Duler
Toyo Open Country A20 (OEM)
Toyo Open Country H/Ts (On National Backorder but you can find one here and one there).
After much research I ordered the Toyo Open Country H/Ts for about $210 each (including shipping). Does anybody have these on their Highlander? How do they ride?
After much disussion with the TOYO tire dealer, he recommended Toyo Proxes ST 2 tires, 255 50 R19. They are a little bit bigger than the OEM Open Country, but the dealer says they will work. Has anyone opted for this tire? It appears there is no mileage warrantry on this specific tire, but because I am time constrained, I need to get something on the car. I cannot believe Toyota is sacrificing its reputation for quality cars by having these issues with the tires. Its about time all the buyers of 2008 highlanders are going to be coming in with tire issues.
I am also going for the Toyo warranty claim on the OEM tires I am replacing.
I will look into it.
I bought 4 Hankook 235/55R19 H725 Optimo Mileage Plus II tires off E-bay brand new delivered to my house for $600. Got 'em at East Coast Tires in Asheboro, NC. I now have 1,500 miles on them, no problems so far. However, I live in TX, so there isn't the snow/ice issue to deal with......
Another option we considered was buying a set of 18" stock wheels off a Lexus RX 330 with the same tire size - they are basically the same car and offset wouldn't be a problem. I was quoted $1200 and some change to exchange our 19"s for the Lexus wheels with General Grabber tires at a place called Tucker Tire in Laguna Niguel, CA (great shop, but Discount Tire came up with the 255/60 R19 option with a great price).
I know these 19"s are big wheels, but in my opinion they look great on the car (not a bling bling low profile 20" worthless show wheel set) and I am happy I found some tires to work with them that are decent mileage and made by a reputable company. I was with a firm that was national counsel for Ford in the Bronco II/ Explorer roll over cases, and can say from an inside perspective that Bridgestone/Firestone is a terrible company. When I was faced with having to buy another set of POS Toyos or Bridgestones, I knew there had to be other options -so I am just putting our experience out there.
As happy as we are to have this issue resolved, and as much as the vehicle is serving its commuter car/family hauler purpose, we are looking forward to the day of trading this car in (it is, after all, just a Camry in truck clothing) and getting another 4Runner. My '03 4Runner with 130k on the odometer (and oversize tires) runs like a champ and tows like a full size domestic. The Highlander looks nice. And, of course, they both should run forever.
Just my $.02
Jim
Toyo Open Country AS20 UTOG 300AA
Toyo Open Country H/T (New) UTOG 640AB
Bridgestone Duller UTOG 400BB
Bridgestone Bizzack UTOG ?
:sick: :mad:
For anyone looking to get a 19" tire, please check out the reviews on tirerack.
I have a 6 and a 4 year old that loves to sit in the third row seat, plus a cargo carrier on the roof when we travel. If you where to guess will the 255/60 R19 hit the back rear strut with that much weight in the back when we travel?
Has anyone tried the 255/55 R19 on the 08 HL?
-MP
I recommend sticking to the factory size tires for warranty and performance. I just got the New Toyo's installed and I am very happy with them. Much better than the stock Toyo. Is is firm and gives you a good feel for the road. More like a truck tire should be. Also comes with a 60,000 mile warranty.
When the stock tires on my friends Tacoma were giving him problems the dealer gave him a choice and he picked the Toyo's. He has had great wear results with his so far, so I guess it's just the OEM's that maybe suspect, like most tire manufactures they really cut the cost to get the business of the car manufactures and that only means one thing.... lower quality tires for OEM's.
they received many emails they may do something. Here is the address that I have.
http://toyota.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/toyota.cfg/php/enduser/ask_intercept.php
Maybe they will get the message that a lot of their customers are unhappy. Who knows, maybe they care.
I used Ebay and bought Lexus take offs that had the exact same dimensions as the 19" Wheel but in 18" and got the Continential Cross Contact LX tires.245/60/18... including shipping from CT to IL the total was $1068.00.... that was dirt cheap... My local Toyota Dealer is not all PO'd.... cuz all of a sudden they said "they could have done that".... so why didn't they?
My wife has put over 2k on the car since the tire change and I moved a large very well made bookshelf with drawers at the bottom with no issues. Again, the rears tires should be fine clearance wise at full compression due to the construction and suspension geometry. So, Discount tire and I only checked the fronts at full compression and full lock. As for warranty or wear issues, paaaaleeeaaasseee. These tires are only 1" taller than stock. We're lawyers and we'll welcome the challenge of a waranty denial. My local Toyota rep even admitted this was okay as tire option and I would doubt most Toyota customer service reps would even notice.
Again, just my $.02.
Jim
The info on the Continental Cross contacts is great. I am definately going to go with them now.
Keep the pressure up on on Toyota...otherwise the tire manufacturer will never do anything about the 19" tire availablity.... also write the tire Mfg... especially Bridgeston, Continential and Michilen
They are not as nice as the 19" wheels but they still look cool
I got back mail from Toyota. At first, they said apology. Then they explained about quality control of every single part of the car to satisfy the customer following by quality control of OEM tire.
Tread life of tire depend on many things; weather, road condition, speed, driving style and so on.
At last, they suggest me to drive safely and practice some advice of them to get good tire life.
Like, I am the one who drive badly and because of that habit my tire worn out very fast.
My next car will not be Toyota anymore.
http://upload.moldova.org/auto/Lexus/Lexus_RX350_Limited_Edition.jpg
I just can't find a picture online of an '08 and up Highlander with these wheels on it. Oh well...I guess I'll just have to wait until I get the tires mounted up. I am going to try to squeeze another 5,000 out of the Toyos first.
I see currently there is very limited availibity for the 19 inch tires, but even the tire rack offers snows on 18 inch wheels. Hopefully by next fall more tire makers will have them, I wrote to Michelin last week asking them when they will have tires available, I suggest everyone do the same. In the mean time I've asked my dealer to check into the Lexus 18 inch take off wheels mentiond on the forum. A friend changed his over to the 19 inch Bridgestones after the first snow storm and has been very happy with their response in the snow, so there are options, but just not a lot right now as the tire manufactures gear up as with any new vehicle and tire size.
For those that have done this, if your doing this for the winter tires only are you transfering the tire sensors over to the Lexus wheels or have you gotten another set.
I bought my AWD HL limited hybrid 2 weeks ago. The car has original Toyo tires.
I live in W. Hartford Connecticut; and we are having a major snow storm today. This morning, I drove the car in the snow 1st time. I left the house at 6:30 AM. There are ~6" of snow on our street. The car handled the snow very well better than I had expected since I've read many bad reviews about these Toyo tires. I had no problem on I84, which had ~2" of wet snow (~50 mph). When I got to Route 5 (local main road), I tried to stop the car while it was traveling at ~45 mph (no cars were around me and ~3" of wet snow on the ground). The traction control light came on and the car stopped without sliding. I got to the company parking lot, there were ~4" of snow, I had no problem parking my car.
I had a good feeling driving the car. I could have driven my 08' Civic this morning. I wanted to test the HL to determine it was safe for my and son. I can trust it to reasonably protect my family in bad weather.
John
I wish you guys may joy longer. I think, there may more tires next year.
Thank you for your email. We welcome the opportunity to serve you. Please check back this summer as new sizes are released to see if we have the requested size available.
We appreciate your business and thank you for choosing Michelin.
I suggest everyone do the same to ensure our sizes are available.
"We have no plans to make a tire in a P245/55R19. We apologize for the
inconvenience."
So, no Michelin options in the near future
Note on the Lexus wheels (18"). My dealer said they didn't receive that notice but is still checking for me to see if they can get them for me. On that, is the aspect ratio the same for your 18" replacement tires, or did the dealer have to reprogram your vehicle for the different size wheel and tires? Please provide the size of the 18" tires you used.
I drove 500 miles on these tires and they are GREAT. It makes the HL feel a little higher off the ground, but I am fine with that. As far as everything else it feels just like driving on the factory Toyo A20. I think it looks great on my 08 HL sport.