New tires for YARIS

[Hershey]

called COOPER TIRES and was told would need to recalibrate speedo with the use of 185/65's in place of the 60s' .

[TheSilkySmooth]

Dont get yokohama avid touring s. I got those cheap at tirerack and they REALLY SUCK. When I put the winter snows in the front the car handled 100% better with firestone winterforce SNOWS. try discounttiredirect they usually have free shipping. On my Zuki aerio I had FALKEN ZEIX and they were very good and around 50 buck ea for +1 50 series. Also put pirelli p4 on the rav4 and that made a day and noght transformation; bettr ride handling and wear like titanium. The p4 are cool but look like cheap

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by Hershey

called COOPER TIRES and was told would need to recalibrate speedo with the use of 185/65's in place of the 60s' .

figure out the difference at http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

its within ~3% you're fine....even if not...you wont die

[aden]

Thanks for all the insight,folks..will keep ya posted.

[Hershey]

Originally Posted by thebarber

figure out the difference at http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

its within ~3% you're fine....even if not...you wont die

no thanks . Shame , would've considered them .

[thebarber]

2.95%, no?

[Hershey]

Originally Posted by thebarber

2.95%, no?

nope .

[thebarber]

185-60-15 vs 185-65-15 = Diameter Difference: 2.95%

[Hershey]

persistent aren't you .

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by Hershey

persistent aren't you .

just trying to help out...

i went from 175-65-14 to 205-55-15... ;)

[Ranger SVO]

The Goodyear LS and the RS is awful, I've owned both. Both had to be replaced at 35 to 40 thousand miles. Road noise was also horrible with these tires.

I then tried the Yokohama TRZ, big improvement. Road noise was down alot. And so far they still look great with 38,000 miles on them. The tire size is 185/60R15 on my Tracer. My Yaris currently has only 200 miles on it, its tires are still OK.

Anyway, my 10-cents worth on Goodyears

[ctrj]

Figure it this way--

$125 x 4 tires = $500
Labor for mounting and ballancing (1.4 hours) $140
Wheel weights, tires tax, disposal $20
Alighnment $100

$760 + tax

Labor at a dealership is always higher. Try to negotiate on the tire price. Bring a quote from somewhere else to see if they will match it.

[RETRO]

I work at a Tire wholesale Dist..We carry Yoko,Falken,Mastercraft,Bridgestone/Firstone, all of Goodyears,Mich. Replace of OE Bridgestone Potenza RE92 that will be about right cost is $91.57 each.. Yoko TRZ i a great tire it is a 80k mile tire cost is $60 each.Falken 912 are a 30k mile tire.GDY,General,Cont are just not worth it JUNK.Mastercraft made by Cooper are good Avenger Touring LSR run about $60 each.These are wholesale prices. I will replace mine with Yoko TRZ

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by ctrj

Figure it this way--

$125 x 4 tires = $500
Labor for mounting and ballancing (1.4 hours) $140
Wheel weights, tires tax, disposal $20
Alighnment $100

$760 + tax

Labor at a dealership is always higher. Try to negotiate on the tire price. Bring a quote from somewhere else to see if they will match it.

The first mistake is paying $125 a tire for the Yaris.

You can get a great high rated 80K tire for $60-$70 each.

$140 to mount and balance? Most shops will do it for under $60.
DiscountTire and Tirerack does it FREE with wheel purchase.

Alignments' about right but many shops will do it for $80.

[Yar15]

I would buy same tires which came with yaris (dont know anything else about tires)
In my car they were Yokohama

[DerFlosser]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

The first mistake is paying $125 a tire for the Yaris.

You can get a great high rated 80K tire for $60-$70 each.

$140 to mount and balance? Most shops will do it for under $60.
DiscountTire and Tirerack does it FREE with wheel purchase.

Alignments' about right but many shops will do it for $80.

Exactly. nobody charges $140 to mount and balance tires. Shit...I can't count the number of times Town Fair Tire has done it for nothing even If I didn't purchase the tires or wheels there!!!!

No reason you can't get a good set of tires for $350 or so and have the whole changeover done, with alignment, for around $450 OTD. $780 is beyond laughable!

[Aothachos]

Originally Posted by aden

Guys,
I have driven 40 K miles on my Yaris now ..yay..and took it to a toyota dealer for periodical service...the service adviser recommended all 4 tire changes as the threading has gone 3/32 in all the tires. He offered to put bridgestone tires -15 - and gave an estimate of $ 780 including alignment...am so wary of the estimated charges ,hence am asking you for your opinion.Is it worth the money or whats the best place /price to change tires ?
thanks

What thats nuts, this place by me called STS, i ordered Toyo TPT's tires, 195/55/15 and with install and alignment everything for $500, $780 is rediculous

[brg88tx]

Originally Posted by thebarber

185-60-15 vs 185-65-15 = Diameter Difference: 2.95%

sorry to bump an old thread, but I just put new tires on my 07 yaris sedan and only the 185/65r15s were in stock. I went with these and according to gps, my speedometer is dead on??? I guess it was way off with the original size?

btw, I bought the cheapest tire at discount tire....gt radial champiro vp1 @ $44 each, $265 otd. they are made in china, but had good reviews. I love the new tires so far, very smooth and quiet.