Who switches summer/Winter tires?

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Who switches summer/Winter tires?

Postby SETI20 » Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:15 am

I'm in southern Ontario in the snow belt, and I live in a subdivision where snow plowing is only done every few days.

I am used to swapping my tires before we got our '07 Pathfinder, but not sure what's common practice on these.

For winter I am looking at getting a set of Goodyear Duratracs, since they're snow peak rated. But looking at the specs I am afraid I'm going to burn/grease them up over the hot summers.

Am I better off getting like a set of 2008 LE rims with stock tires for summer, or will the duratracs be OK?

...besides the obvious fact that I'll have 2 nice looking sets of rims to alternate, any pro's or con's that I am missing?


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Postby disallow » Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:45 am

If you get the duratracs, I think you are good to go, the P sized tires are rated for 50000 miles or 80000 km.

I got Cooper Discoverer ATWs, same deal, they are snow peak rated, but good in summer too and rated at 100000 km.

I do not plan on swapping over for summer. These are the nicest riding tires I've ever used.

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Postby SETI20 » Mon Mar 30, 2015 12:06 pm

Thanks for the insight.

I got the car mostly to take the dogs hiking and go camping. I am not planning to tow anything. What tire ratings do you suggest?

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Postby disallow » Mon Mar 30, 2015 12:49 pm

You can get P rated tires in Duratrac and Cooper ATWs. I would recommend either, in the P-Rated as they are a little lighter, and will save some fuel. And you still get the good traction from the tread design.

The Coopers have 100k vs the Goodyear at 80k...

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Postby SETI20 » Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:20 pm

Alrighty, thanks! Sorry for the n00bishness. I'm new with cars of this class/weight.

Sad about the tires. I was looking for an excuse to get a set of newer 18" Path LE rims. I might convince the wife with the fuel economy argument. The first fill-up was a little bit of a shock, after coming from a CRV.

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Postby smj999smj » Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:37 pm

Keep in mind the 18" tires will ride a bid harsher than the 17"...and the R51's are already a bit "unsettled" when you get them on bumpy roads. Unless you live in an area where the roads are smooth and don't have any pot holes nor where you'll see any bumpy or dirt back roads, I would stick with the 17's.

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Postby SETI20 » Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:07 am

There are some roads that are a bit bad, but it's fairly civilized where I live. During spring/summer the Path will do mainly Daily Drive duty to work and back for the wife. If anything, I think the Path is a little "wallowy" on the 17's right now. It came with Goodyear Wrangler silent armor tires.

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Postby smj999smj » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:34 am

My 2006 was a little "wallowy" as you call it until I threw a set of Bilstein HD rear shocks and Airlift 1000 air bags on the back of it set to 15 psi. Now, no more "wallow."

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Postby nismofan » Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:47 am

Another vote for Duratrac's. They are good in the mud, sand, dirt and snow. They are relatively smooth on the highway.


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