Well, I got a flat on my : Looks like I have an alignment problem but the car was driving fine, only 20K miles. Inside edge is down to the cords in one small little spot. Called dealer and Goodyear, and found out that Goodyear RSA 255/45R19s are out of stock throughout the country. I guess I need to find an alternate brand...
I would like to hear from others that have replaced the Goodyears. What other brands have you all found to be good replacements?
Also, I have never rotated the tires since the fronts and rears are different sizes. I assume that you cannot rotate side to side... I know, stupid question but I am not an auto wizard here.
Wow glad I got mine a couple months ago. Tire Rack has them on back order as well now.
I may have to drive in some light snow, so I went with the Goodyear's again when I had wear issues. With the recent talk of rear slip issues, I wonder if anyone here changes tires based on season, since some say others are better than the Goodyears for grip in non-snow conditions?
There are definitely a lot of threads about tires here. Do a search and you'll find a lot of recommendations.
My SSR: 2006 Aqua Blur - SSRENITY #22578 Born 10/20/2005
Tires are NOT Directional
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Toyo Proxes
Do a search on here for many topics on this.
And there is no side to side rotation on these tires as they are directional.
Sorry to contradict you, but it is a commonly held belief that the stock tires are directional...they are not. There is no directional arrow on the sidewall. There is a proper side to mount out, but they can be swapped side to side.
My SSR: '05 Redline Red #20727.... Born on 05/05/05
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Sorry to contradict you, but it is a commonly held belief that the stock tires are directional...they are not. There is no directional arrow on the sidewall. There is a proper side to mount out, but they can be swapped side to side.
No, the Toyos are directional, I should have been more clear in my reponse.
I had similar wear problems on my stock Goodyears, when the truck had stock suspension. My Goodyears finally gave out at 28K miles.
I'm having the same wear problem with aftermarket suspension, rims and tires. I'm still getting wear on the inside front. Stock rears had center wear. New rears are fine.
Continental makes a good tire which fits the stock rims, but they are a little pricey.
Don't know what to say about the alignment issue, other than it isn't isolated to your truck, seems to be a relatively common problem. Therefore, it's probably best to get tires with long tread life so that at least you won't be changing the fronts every 20K miles.
Which ever tires you get, you'll have to check the treads to see if they are directional or not, so you'll know whether or not you can rotate them side to side. This probably won't help the inner tread wear issue much, though.
Joe I just went through the same situation. Spend some money and get a independant company to check the camber and caster. They Found that the camber on my 04 was way out .the independant shop determined the cause to be (Spring Sag) And that there isn't enough adjustment to correct Mine is @ dealer today for repair. Every body watch your tires. THE ALASKA>
My SSR: "Babe" '06 Pacific Blue/Chrome/6pd #22407, born 10/14/'05, and #21393, died 2/16/'07.
If you don't need a snow tire, check out GoodRich KDW2s. Great wet and dry performance, great curvy tread that matches the SSRs curves, and best tire on a curve that I know of. Directional, slight size adjustment for stock rims, and curb protection, but more money. Better usually is.
Pirelli Scorpion Net Zeros. Higher tread wear warranty, higher speed rating, higher load capacity, lower rolling resistance, less road noise. The replacements for the fronts are 1/2" taller than the Goodyears, and thus fill the fender opening better; the rears are the same size as GY. Price for 4, mounted, balanced, road hazard and tax, $1160 at Discount.
Location: Rome, Georgia (n.w. part of GA., in the foothills.
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My SSR: 04 Red, Born 07/28/04, Adptd 8/17/06 #12684 & '05 Blur, 6spd, #20508 Born 3/23/05, Adptd 9/21/07
Tire Rotation
The owner's manual on my '05, on page 5-60, under "Tire Inspection and Rotation" says, "The tires on your vehicle are different sizes front to rear. Due to this, your tires should not be rotated. Each tire and wheel should be used only in the position it is in."
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I had the same issue last week...blew a tire (long story) and have yet to find any of the Stock Goodyears. I was also told that the Firestone Firehawk's were no longer available. Checked on the P-Zero Scorpions, was told that since they were a 50-19, and they exceeded (Chevy's?) guidelines for acceptable replacements by .7"...or something...I forget exact details...but I was told it could cause a problem with things like the traction control, abs, and a bunch of other stuff. So, I'm kinda interested to hear if anyone knows the logic in this, since OLB uses them without any mentionable problems or issues.
My last choice for availability and size was the Goodyear HP UltraPlus...which have a higher speed rating and are less expensive than the Stock GY's. I wondered if anyone has switched to this model, and if they have any thoughts on them. I'm probably being picky, but if I had my choice I'd go with the Pirelli's, I know they're good, if the size doesn't cause any adverse effects...plus, it wasn't my dealer who was tellin me this so they might have just been tryin to sell me what they had in stock.
My SSR: 2005 Redline #19432 Got it 26 July 2005 Born on 12/16/04
I just looked on tire rack they have the Fire Hawks. It says in stock for the front tires and Low Stock for the rear. Fire Hawks are (Ultra High Performance Summer) where as the Goodyear are (High Performance All-Season)
My SSR: Black, '03, 1sb, #1256, License Plate was WOW FCTR
When I was looking for a set of OEM tires and tirerack.com and other online stores were out of stock, I went to a small rinky-dink tire store in the middle of no where....they said they could get me tires the next day. I didn't believe him, BUT they did.
I'm going to be needing tires again soon (my 4th set!) so I guess I better start looking....
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100000 miles (02/04/07).....
150000 miles 10/22/08
Replaced mine last month, no problem getting the same Goodyears as stock. I did have some heavy wear on inside edges, but they did have 45,000 miles on them. I've been getting good mileage with these and haven't had and weather issues with them so I'm sticking with the stock tires, "If it ain't broke why fix it" mentality
Checked on the P-Zero Scorpions, was told that since they were a 50-19, and they exceeded (Chevy's?) guidelines for acceptable replacements by .7"...or something...I forget exact details...but I was told it could cause a problem with things like the traction control, abs, and a bunch of other stuff. So, I'm kinda interested to hear if anyone knows the logic in this, since OLB uses them without any mentionable problems or issues.
I hadn't heard that. I've had these tires on the R for nearly a year, and have noted no problems - no scrubbing, no wear issues, no braking problems. As to traction control, I've noticed it's easier to break the rear end loose, but I think that's due to the performance program Joe Delano installed for me in San Diego! Traction Control still works - the program makes it easier to work the TC harder!
Compute the front tire size, compare overall diameter, and see you'll see it's within acceptable limits (any reputable tire shop can tell you).
Replaced my just before Springfield this year. Had one go flat on the driver side rear twice. Tires Plus replaced both at no cost and had the tire in about 2 hours here in Kansa City. They say they have them at their warehouse.
If you have uneven wear, you most probably have an alignment issue. Lowering the trim requires a front realignment. Depending on how low you go, you might not get the specified alignment.
Well, I have gone with the Firehawks. I definitely had an alignment problem. They said that the camber of the front right (the one with the problem) was -1.2 degrees. I am not sure what that means, or what the correct setting is supposed to be, but they said that the realignment should correct the wear problem. I did take them 2 weeks to get in the new set. Looking forward to getting the back on Monday.
Thanks all for the response! Have a great holiday season!
My SSR: 04 yellow #04312 guages & yellow running boards
Toyo,s
Not many ssr,s have not had alignment problems, You need to get DOWN and LOOK often at the fronts. SAVES MONEY. Don,t go back to dealer for align. find a local tire man. We just put Toyo Proxies ST,s on . 841.86 for set of 4. mounted and balanced. Caster is generally out. Can,t believe the difference from goodyears. Firehawks are a soft tire not good in cold temp. Dunlops are softer. denny
My SSR: 2005 No. 18711, born 12/08/04 and adopted 9/07/07
Front-end shimmy/shake
I'm new to this. Just got the 2005. I had a one time (so far) experience with a severe shimmy/shake at about 70mph just after I got on the freeway. The truck had been sitting for about a week and the weather here in San Diego had been down into the 50's at nite. I had only driven it about 2 miles before I got on the freeway. This had never happened before. The tires are the Goodyears that came as original equip.
The shimmy/shake went away after I slowed to about 50mph. I then stopped after about 6 miles and let the car sit for about 3 hours. There was no noticible shimmy on the return trip.
Is it suspension, alignment, tire pressure (they were at about 27-28psi), or did I just pick up something on the highway that caused an out-of-balance problem? Or, could it be tht the tire had a bit of a flat spot from sitting for a week?
: Looks like I have an alignment problem but the car was driving fine, only 20K miles. Inside edge is down to the cords in one small little spot. Called dealer and Goodyear, and found out that Goodyear RSA 255/45R19s are out of stock throughout the country. I guess I need to find an alternate brand...
a better substitute.
Traction Control still works - the program makes it easier to work the TC harder!
