Hi guys,
I m debating what tires to get on a budget for my outlander 2011 ES 4cyl

I wanted to go wider than suggest for this car:

Suggested: 215/70/R16
My choice: 225/65/R16

All on the original mags with tpms sensors.

Since the initial tires were Yokohama Geolander 33 they were used up after 65000 km.
I want to go wider at least to 225 with the speed rating of a H. Not T.
I found some Toyo Versado LX2 for 610$ with tax after rebate from Toyo.

I do around 70 km a day to commute and 35km are city. The rest is highway.
Do you think this would be a good choice or there's something better within this price.

My Location: Montreal area.

Thank you all,

 

Since you are in montreal, i'm assuming you get lots of snow. A wider tire will actually be worse in the snow, you'll add more float to your vehicle and get less traction. That's why 18 wheelers have no traction when they're empty. It has 18 wheels to support 80k lbs of weight. Take away the weight and they float too much on the snow to go anywhere.

I'd say stick with the factory tire size, go to tire rack and get some all-seasons that are highly rated in snow. Just because it's rated as all-season, doesn't mean it's good in the snow. Tire rack has surveys on each tire for winter traction.

These seem pretty good: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....autoModClar=ES

 

Not a problem as winter tire are mandatory here during the snow months

 

Oh, well in that case, i still don't see the need to go wider on the 16" rim. I'd get a set of the 18's from the XLS.

But if you're going off roading, i'd get the Yokohama geolander A/T-S if you want an agressive looking tire.

 

I need to try something wider as the roads here are grooved from big trucks and i find that the outlander with 215 tires tends to swing sideways when I drive in those grooves.

I ll keep you posted on what I decide to take.
Thank you all,

 

Oh ok, never heard of someone solving it with that. Let me know if that works.

 

Hi Guys,
Well, the fact that i went to larger tires, it did not solve the issue.

Now the car actually is always pulling to either sides depending on the roads.
I had the car aligned when i bought these new tires.

I went back to see the tech, and the tech said that the outlander is missing an alignement axel and that can`t be corrected. At least on the 2011 model.

With my winter tires on now, i don t have the issue of going from one side to side on straight roads but in grooves, the car still goes from side to side.

I hope this helps you all,
Thx

 

I find putting weight in the back of my car helps keep it a little seadier. I grabbed 200 lbs of gravel from home depot and leave it in the cargo area. Seems to help keep it from sliding around.

 

Hmmmm..sounds kinda strange to me...any vehicle can be properly aligned,,,as long as all suspension parts are intact and not too worn, I would take it to another shop that is more competent. there is no way your car should be going side to side,,..but I suppose there must be some big grooves on the roads in the Montreal area...Best of luck.

 

These were great on my friends Outlander..think it was a 2012..he loved these.


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