Need new tires after only 28,000 miles

[mahout]

Originally Posted by greygang

Has anyone else run into this with their Fit?
Bought car new. I can't believe these tires aren't going to get 40,000. I thought that was the standard for mileage on tires. Am I dreaming that?

Any thoughts? comparisons?

28,000 is pretty normal for the tires fitted stock. If you want better tire life go for 400 tire wear indices or higher..
There is no standard, just the UTOG rating for tread life. Higher performance, lower tread wear.
Honda chose pretty cheap tires for stock.

[eldaino]

Originally Posted by Shaggs2Dope

Good idea. I have ran Kumho's on a ton of cars, and they last pretty long, have great grip, comfortable, controlled ride in any dirving condition, and they are dirt cheap. I have ran 712s, ASX on 3 cars, and other than that I run BFG G-Force on my accord. I will never run Michelins on a car ever again, or dunlops. I do however love Michelins on my RR, as the Pilot Power race tires are great. MXV4s are f'n garbage. You are 10x more likely to just slide out of a corner or not stop in time and end up in someones bumpers. I HATE those tires. They make the shitty dunlops on the fit feel like F1 tires.

you wouldn't buy michelins based on what one set of thier universally known as crappy tires?(but you said you ran them on other cars....)

ugh kuhmos. not for me. good responsive tires, but comfy or quiet? no. tread is decent. wet grip however.....

is ATROCIOUS. they just cant get that down. you live where it rains? kuh-No's.

[pbz08gd3]

i swapped mine out at around 20k miles

[Tankist]

i wouldn't say 28K is "only". but then again perhaps i'm just to used to 12K miles lifespan on motorcycle with last 2-3K being not fun anymore and at a times pretty scary as it approaches the end. and that's no crotch rocket either.

at 20K miles now (not driving much anymore), hopefully the stock will keep me through the winter (was awesome for the last one). perhaps next summer i'll get a fun set (with fun rims hopefully)

[kenchan]

yah, each time i see the title of this thread it cracks me up.

[Shaggs2Dope]

I HATE MXV4s. I had a set on my accord from the factory, and they wore extremely quickly, and had no traction whatsoever, but they gave really good fuel mileage.

Meanwhile, I have been lowered in the fit since I bought it pretty much, have 33k-34k miles on it, and I still have like 5-6/32nds at least on my tires, nowhere near the Wear Bars. I just set the toe after lowering it on a laser alignment rack and never even rotate my tires. I just set my tire pressures to 35-37psi all the time, and it handles well, and rides nice.

[Joe Dirt]

Funny I found this thread as I just replaced the stock tires on mine today and I've got close to 39,000 miles on the original rubber with about 1/8 of the tread left. I did like the way the Dunlops handled in the rain. Now I got Toyo's that are supposed to last 60,000. We'll see.

[Shaggs2Dope]

Toyos are good tires. Great treadwear, pretty quiet. Reliable tires. Never had any issues with toyos at all, and they are reasonably priced.

[InternDoc]

Do anyone knows if there is any good current deal right now ? I needs to replace all 4 of mine tires after 31,000 miles. Thanks

[krakhed]

Originally Posted by InternDoc

Do anyone knows if there is any good current deal right now ? I needs to replace all 4 of mine tires after 31,000 miles. Thanks

check discount tire


i went up to orlando b/c they were the cheapest i could find. i got 4 205/50R15 on stock rims for about $350 mounted/balanced w/lifetime thingamajiggy <--must be a word, no red line....

falken firenza's were what i went with

check their website..google ftw...you can also order from their website but i don't think it's that much difference between their regular shop prices but i could be wrong

but on a good note..i drove up early wednesday morning, got there when they opened, 3rd customer in line...and i was back on my way home after 15 minutes

no muss, no fuss

and now i can go fast (in my mind )

[InternDoc]

hey guys..
I was wondering if this is a good deal...
Tires kingdom
4 tires of Sumitomo Touring LSV
retailed at $118/tire
they willing to put on 4 and rotation/balbance...
total of $468 out the door
Let me knows ASAP
Thanks

Oh Krab,
my tires is 195/55/15 NOT 205...
how does it looked with 205 on ? My is 2008 sport..is your 2009 ?
And where did you get that $350 in Orlando ? let me know

[mahout]

Originally Posted by InternDoc

hey guys..
I was wondering if this is a good deal...
Tires kingdom
4 tires of Sumitomo Touring LSV
retailed at $118/tire
they willing to put on 4 and rotation/balbance...
total of $468 out the door
Let me knows ASAP
Thanks

Oh Krab,
my tires is 195/55/15 NOT 205...
how does it looked with 205 on ? My is 2008 sport..is your 2009 ?
And where did you get that $350 in Orlando ? let me know

Discount tire has numerous 195/55x15 priced $65 to $99 including shipping and if you get new wheels too they mount them free also. Most of their tires have much better wear life.
And yes 205/50x15's l;ook good on stock wheels but better on 6x15/45mm offset wheels. cheers.

[krakhed]

Discount Tire, Custom Wheels, Truck & Car Rims | Discount Tire


you got several in orlando area

mine was off of I-4...i don't remember it was really early. i was actually up there and back before i was really awake


but that's me.....


and i like how mine look on stock rims....kinda like a ninja in training.

you should be able to get a good deal, you just have to look and look and look and look and then buy..at which time someone else will launch an even better sale....just kidding

good luck


oh yea, i roll a 2007 Fit Sport
and if you get rims/tires...put up some pics

[InternDoc]

does anyone have a picture of 205/50/15 ? Can you please post it if you do, I just wants to see how it look..Thanks

[fitsandstarts]

I'm pushing it now, but my stock Dunlops are now at 41,000. Getting new shoes all around tomorrow. Sounds like I've been lucky. (but then again, I drive pretty conservatively. Very little hard driving on Angeles Crest.)