Hey all,

New here bought my outlander pre-owned back in July. I'm at about 40k total miles and one of my tires went so I am going to replace all 4 with new tires. I live in NYC and winter here stinks!! We can get tons of snow or ice or nothing! I really don't know much about tires but I was looking into getting either the General Grabber AT2 or the Yokohama Geolander ATS.

Now I do all pavement driving no off-road but it looked as if both of those tires work very well in snow, ice and wet pavement. All the reviews I have read said the Generals would be more "aggressive" on pavement and the Yokohama would be more tame and a nicer ride. My limited knowledge leads me to want to understand what "more aggressive" would mean? Would the Generals not ride well on local/highway pavement? or good ole NYC pot hole, rivets and such type pavement? Any reason i'd be better with highway all season vs the off-road all terrain? I'm trying to understand a bit better. Would anyone be able to clarify more for me on the subject? I'd really appreciate it!

 

I replaced the OEM Geolanders with BF Goodrich Long Trail T/A Touring tires on my 08 ES. I stayed with the original size of 215/70/16. I'm very pleased with the tires on dry pavement, but living in Phoenix I can't speak to how well they perform in snow or ice. The few times it rained here they performed well, but because we rarely get rain I slow way down when the streets are wet.

 

The BF Goodrich Long Trail T/A are All Season Highway I actually was looking at the BF Goodrich T/A KO tries at first then moved over to the more economical Grabber AT2 or Yokohama Geolander ATS which are off-road All Terrain. I know on the off-road all terrain tires they are more aggressive tread pattern vs All Season Highway tires. I am just trying to understand what is being affected by using the off-road All Terrain tires on dry pavement? I go about 75mph max on the highway i'm not weaving in and out of traffic. It's more of the Snow, Rain, Ice traction and the rough city pavement I am worried about.

 

also something else confusing me. According to every where the outlander is suppose to have 215/70R16. On my truck buying it pre-owned the tires are the Goodyear LS P225/55R18. So now I am even more confused and I don't trust any tire salesperson at any store. So I def need some help making a good selection for my truck.

 

This is the Premium wheel size for the outlander.

215/70-16 is the basic size and both are the same rolling radius

Try this link for checking--> Tire Size Calculator - tire & wheel plus sizing

 

Claude_A is right, the 215/70/16 were the standard tires that came with the ES. The 18 inch tires came with the higher up models like the XLS.

I suggest you go to discount tires website Discount Tire, Custom Wheels, Truck & Car Rims | Discount Tire and they will show all the sizes that fit your Outlander. Also Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels is a very good source for reviews on tires.

 

Go with Michellins or Continentals.

 

Firstly thank you everyone for all the replies!

Upon more investigation into my own car, even though I do have an ES model I have most of the upgrades of the XLS including the 18" wheel.

So over to tire rack and many other sites comparing tire reviews, specs etc etc etc I cam up with either putting on Michelin MXV4 or the Goodyear Tripletred. Called every tire dealer on a 10 mil radius and all of them are back ordered on the MXV4 4-6 weeks. So since I need tires like yesterday, I am going with the tripletred goodyear. Read a lot of people who loved them on their Outlander. Down the road when I trade my baby in for a new model I can give the MXV4 a try then. Again thanks for all the help!

 

Went with the Yokahama Avids on our 2008 with the 18" and they rode much better than the Goodyears. Very high rating on tirerack. As a matter of fact I run Yokahama Parada Spec X on my dodge, summer 305/40/22" and winter 265/50/20. In my 30 years of driving I consider Yokahama the best tire I ever purchased for noise, ride, handleing and even winter traction. No I dont work for Yokahama. They are often priced in the mid range or even low/midrange of the $$ spectrum as well.