Hello to all fellow Element drivers,
There are recurring posts on this board about sizes of replacement tires, relative merits of different brands, possibilities of rubbing, noise levels and which size to buy....
I'm asking all who have tested/posted/checked details out to help answer these basic questions for the newbies that have just found the board and us longer term readers that will need to replace tires:
1. What does changing the size of the tires from the stock 215/70X16 to 225 or 235 gain you? Are there negatives? Please talk about handling, ride, performance, etc.
2. What does changing to a wider tire like the oft-mentioned 235/60X16 gain you? What are the negatives? Again, talk about handling, ride, performance, mileage, etc.
3. There are many brands out there. Let us know if you have purchased a brand and size and for if the results you were expecting have been achieved.
I realize that many have opinions and many have favorite brands of tires that they want to extol. All this is good; the bottom line question still has to be what do you expect to gain or lose by changing from the stock size.
A big THANKS to everyone that replies.
There are recurring posts on this board about sizes of replacement tires, relative merits of different brands, possibilities of rubbing, noise levels and which size to buy....
I'm asking all who have tested/posted/checked details out to help answer these basic questions for the newbies that have just found the board and us longer term readers that will need to replace tires:
1. What does changing the size of the tires from the stock 215/70X16 to 225 or 235 gain you? Are there negatives? Please talk about handling, ride, performance, etc.
2. What does changing to a wider tire like the oft-mentioned 235/60X16 gain you? What are the negatives? Again, talk about handling, ride, performance, mileage, etc.
3. There are many brands out there. Let us know if you have purchased a brand and size and for if the results you were expecting have been achieved.
I realize that many have opinions and many have favorite brands of tires that they want to extol. All this is good; the bottom line question still has to be what do you expect to gain or lose by changing from the stock size.
A big THANKS to everyone that replies.