Hi,

I was considering a set of new tires for my Maxima. I came across the
Michelin HydroEdge tires at Costco.
However this is T rated tires (which is 2 leveld below the recommended
tires). Recommended tires for the 01 Maxima with Performance package is H
rated.
I have read reviews about this tires that it has good traction. I don't
really care about the performance aspect as my wife is the primary driver on
this car and she is a very conservative driver.

Other than taking a perforance hit, is there any other issues if I put the T
rated tires on tha Maxima?

Scott.

The walls in a lower speed rated tire are going to be weaker and in my
experience, the car will drive diffrently, feeling as if the tires were
underinflated.

In one case, a minivan, the wheels would touch the pavement on curves.
In another case, a Lexus LS400, the car would just be hard to control
when turning at normal speeds.

Good luck



No Spam wrote:

No Spam wrote:
If you put T rated tires on your Maxima, don't plan on going faster
than 118 mph for a considerable length of time. The tire will blow out
due to overheating. H rated tires can go 130 mph (your Maxima's
governed top speed) all day without any heat issues. Also, as menitoned
in another post, the higher speed rated a tire is, the stiffer the
sidewalls are. The suspension was tuned for H rated tires, so a T rated
tire may have a softer sidewall, therefore a cushier ride, but it won't
be drastically different.

That's really the main issue. Other than that, you're OK.

Here's a list of the speed ratings;

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...peedRating.jsp


CD

No Spam wrote:
Are they by law even allowed to sell you tires that don't meet the
recommended speed rating for your vehicle? I would recommend sticking
with what's recommended for your car.

Nirav

"njmodi" <njmodi2 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

I was just about to post the same question, I believe it is illegal
for them to sell you tires at a rating lower than you have.

As far as I know it is not illegal for them to sell or for you to buy
tires with a lower speed rating.

Most tire places work order forms that I have seen, have a space for the
customer to sign, acknowledging the risks of using lower speed rated
tires though.

njmodi wrote: