Geolander Replacement Tires

[Barhard]

I have the Geolander G900 tires on my 2003 Subaru Forester XS AWD. They have a H speed rating and I am not sure if I can use just any tire. I am looking for a good replacment tire and am considering the Avid H4S from Yokohama and the Goodyear Assurance 3Tred. Can anyone recommend a good replacement tire and if the .com 's (i.e. TireRack.com, tireDiscount.com) are a reliable place to read about and buy tires?

[bjwirth]

Can anyone recommend a good replacement tire

you'd better duck- tons of tire recomendations are about to fly in.

 

As far as tire rack goes, I've bought tires from them before and have had overall good experiences. Their site is pretty easy to use- just take some of the recomendations with a grain of salt.

[ferret]

Been using tire rack since 1985 (before internet). I used to see the ads in Car & Driver. Every set of tires or tire/wheel sets since then, I have purchased from them. Never had a problem.

 

I also have the G900's (on an 04 Forester). Haven't considered a replacement yet. Have lots of tread left.

But I just purchased Yokohoma H-T-S G051's for my wife's 04 Highlander (225/70/16).....just about 2000 miles on them and I am pleased with them. However they don't come in the Forester size. (215/60/16).

[DiscoPete]

I bought Goodyear Assurance Tripletreads for my '96 Impreza about three months ago. I like them very much. They ride well and have good dry/wet grip. I'm waiting to see how they do in snow.

 

I didn't have Geolanders, so I can't compare them.

[nipper]

I use Tire rack, never had a problem with them, and I find thier revews from customers quite helpful.

 

 

nipper

[howards11]

I suggested this tire many times: Bridgestone Turanza LST. It has been very good the past 2 winters. Another suggestion would be the Firestone Affinity.

I would stear clear of Goodyear. I had mucho problems with their junk.

 

~Howard

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[pinister]

if you insist of yokohama, buy the geolandar at+ii. good grip on and off road.

i had dunlop grandtrek at2 in my awd forester and they were terrible: screaming on asphalt and bad grip everywhere.

the bridgestone revo are very recommended, but i don't know if there are any in the forester's size.

[Bmm001]

Speaking of tires, my dad needs new tires on his '97 Impreza. Right now he has Dunlop SP Sport A2's, which were nice until they wore about halfway down, then got very loud and had poor wet/snow traction. We like the Yokohama Avid Tourings we have on our legacy, but they are only S Speed rated, whereas the Dunlops were H.

 

The tire rack DOES carry the Yokohams in the proper size for the Impreza, so my question is this: Does the speed rating really matter as long as the tire is the correct size? My dad drives very gently and long tread life and good snow traction along with a quiet ride are the most important things, not maximum cornering ability. We only got 35,000 miles out of the Dunlops. All these requirements have been met with the Yokohamas on our Legacy, so we're wondering if it would be OK to get them for the Impreza too.

 

P.S. Barhard: We've gotten 3 sets of tires from the tire rack and have been very pleased with the promptness, service, and price. Be aware that not all garages will put the tires on since you didn't buy them from the garage. The tire rack has partnered with garages all over the country that WILL put them on and recommends them. I believe they can even ship your tires to one of those recommended garages.

 

Brian M.

[jib]

What are your needs: snow traction, on road only, off road, traction or high mileage, etc.?

 

I drive strictly on-road with my 01 Legacy GT and have snow tires for the winter. I love my Yokohama AVS. Tight and sticky, they handle beautifully dry or wet, but would be horrible in the snow. Are they for everyone? Definitely not, but they meet my needs perfectly.

 

jib

[bjwirth]

Does the speed rating really matter as long as the tire is the correct size? My dad drives very gently and long tread life and good snow traction along with a quiet ride are the most important things, not maximum cornering ability.

Opinions vary on this, but here's mine. Based on what you said, I don't think going down a speed rating is that big a deal. My BMW calls for performance tires but I got sick of the low short tread life, the road noise, the bad wet/snow traction. So I went down a class and got some goodyear comfortreds. So basically I got what I wanted- quiet, long tread, good wet/snow but lost A LOT of dry performance. But no big deal- even with the low performance tire, my car still out handles a traditional car- I just cant do the high speed cornering anymore. Honestly, I regret the move a little- maybe 5% of the time, I wish I still had the performance (kinda how I feel about stick shift- don't care 95% of the time, but I SURE wish i had it the other 5%). BUT if your dad drives very conservatively like you say, I don't think it will matter for him.

[DiscoPete]

I suggested this tire many times: Bridgestone Turanza LST. It has been very good the past 2 winters. Another suggestion would be the Firestone Affinity.

I would stear clear of Goodyear. I had mucho problems with their junk.

 

~Howard

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As the disclaimer says "Your results may differ".

 

In my experience, I would steer clear of Firestone. I've owned two sets in the past 20 years - one set recently, the other 'way back when. On both sets, some of the tires developed problems during what should have been the last 1/3 of useable tread life - stuff like shifting plys, thrown tread and a shimmy that was only temporairly cured by balancing. From the first day onward, one set was so slick when they got wet that they were dangerous immediately after driving through water, let alone on a wet road.

 

I've run Goodyears for years and never had a problem.

[pinister]

hey guys

some of you forgot that it's a forester, which supposed to go off-road from time to time.

therefore all the tires for asphalt that mentioned here arn't realy relevant.

i think that the right tires must be AT, which are a reasonable compromise between asphalt and off-road surfaces.

[Gnuman]

hey guys

some of you forgot that it's a forester, which supposed to go off-road from time to time.

therefore all the tires for asphalt that mentioned here arn't realy relevant.

i think that the right tires must be AT, which are a reasonable compromise between asphalt and off-road surfaces.

 

Just because it is "supposed to go off-road from time to time" does not mean that it actually will. Now, my 92 Legacy Wagon has gone off road ( a bit anyway) but that is me, not Barhard. to give an accurate answer to his question, we really need to know exactly what he wants out of his tires.

 

My own needs in tires is good all weather capability, long life, good handling on and off-road, and they have to be usable with a 5 tire rotation pattern, as I use a full sized spare. I wear a P185/70[]14 (put whatever speed rating in there that you want) and need to buy in sets of 5. Oh and price is also important as I need to be able to afford 5 tires at once. . .

[howards11]

As the disclaimer says "Your results may differ".

 

In my experience, I would steer clear of Firestone. I've owned two sets in the past 20 years - one set recently, the other 'way back when. On both sets, some of the tires developed problems during what should have been the last 1/3 of useable tread life - stuff like shifting plys, thrown tread and a shimmy that was only temporairly cured by balancing. From the first day onward, one set was so slick when they got wet that they were dangerous immediately after driving through water, let alone on a wet road.

 

I've run Goodyears for years and never had a problem.

 

Just about the ONLY tire I haven't heard ANYONE complain about is Michelin.

Sears sells some Michelins at a reasonable price. These are ones made only for Sears so you can't shop them around like a standard model.

I'd also take a look at COOPER.

 

~Howard

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