Passenger Tires OK replacement for 2003 CRV?

Discussion in 'CR-V' started by Rich, Jul 29, 2006.

  1. Rich

    Rich Guest

    Greetings,
    My wife drives a 2003 4WD CRV that we bought in NJ & relocated to
    Phoenix, AZ (no snow or off-road use). We are in need of replacement
    tires. I noticed in a SEAR's tire ad that tires designated for SUV's
    were more expensive than equivalent size passenger tires. Inasmuch as
    this vehicle is a small SUV & driven only on paved city roads, could
    regular passenger tires be used to improve drive comfort & save money? I
    would like to have some informed opinion before I take on the inevitable
    protest of the tire salesman predicting the impending doom if I go this
    route.

    Thanks, Rich
     
    Rich, Jul 29, 2006
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  2. Rich

    John Horner Guest

    If you are never going to drive off road or in the snow then a more
    passenger style tire as opposed to a mud & snow type makes good sense.
    Your also want a tire with good heat resistance given your location and
    many SUV/truck tires are not the very best in that regard. Something
    with a speed rating of H or better would be a good idea.

    You might try giving tire rack a call. They usually have good advice to
    offer (www.tirerack.com).

    John
     
    John Horner, Jul 31, 2006
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  3. Rich

    Rich Guest

    John,

    Thank you for your reply. Your information concerning the heat
    resistance was particularly helpful & unknown to me. I already have
    noted the tire load requirements(max 1499 lbs) & will now add "H" or
    better for speed rating to my criteria.
    Thanks again.
    Rich
     
    Rich, Jul 31, 2006
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  4. Rich

    John Horner Guest

    The load rating and speed/heat rating are combined into a three
    character identifier such as "95S". S in this case is the heat/speed
    rating. You can see a chart of the rating system here:

    http://www.tireguides.com/tip2.html

    Basically you want to have a tire with at least the same minimum load
    rating as came with your car (95 for the CRV I think) and also as good
    or better of a speed rating. I believe the CRV comes with S rated
    tires, but I recommend H or higher for dessert conditions.

    Best of luck!

    John
     
    John Horner, Aug 1, 2006
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