ncranchero Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Let me tell you something to save you some misery. I replaced the original Continental tires at 58K with the P215/65R15 95T Michelin HydroEdge. These are the most awesome tires in ANY amount of rain that I have ever had. They are also the most annoying, maddening, noisy tires I have ever had when it comes to interior noise in this van. The roar roar roar is driving me MAD! Sounds like a bad wheel bearing, which I thought it was initially. It went to the dealership twice with no improvement. Two rear wheel bearings, which made no difference (and that I questioned the necessity for, especially after I requested the old parts that they didn't save for me) at a cost of over $375 EACH plus labor changed nothing. DO NOT put these tires on your TC. I have 97K on the van now and the tires show minimal wear so I'm buying some foam insulation in the can and filling every cavity I can find. The $900 poly-liner kit may help but that's a ridiculous price for what little there is to it. Hope that this helps someone else is all I can say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I'm surprised you were able to find Michelins capable of holding the 49 psi. I've been looking for replacement tires for my TC and the tire people have been telling me the Conti is the sole choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncranchero Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 I run the max tire manufacturers inflation pressure which is 44 psi. & load rating is 1510 lbs. I purchased them at Discount Tire and had to order them. I carry the maximum (+/-) a lot of days and the tires perform/handle wonderfully. The road noise in this sparcely insulated tin can is just driving me nuts. My 2008 E250 is like riding in a limo compared to the TC. They are 90K mile tires and I only have 39K on them, and they show little wear, so I have many more miles left on them. Must find a solution to the noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncranchero Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 FWIW I have 70,500 on the Michelins now. Extremely heavy rain today in NC and my trip up the interstate was hair-raising. Anything over 55-60 and it would hydroplane and get squirrely, not good in a 70 MPH zone. I haven't driven in rain like this in several months. Quite a few motorists in the median and against guardrails. When I got home I measured the tread since they still "look" decent and it's at 4 to 5/32nds out of the new 11/32nds. That's rather disappointing since they're only a little over half used up! I just SO hate to go back to the Conti's.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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