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No, they’re awful. They came on our crv from the factory. Trash.Ha! Agreed. They are not terrible, but I am not super motivated to make them last as long as possible.
No, they’re awful. They came on our crv from the factory. Trash.Ha! Agreed. They are not terrible, but I am not super motivated to make them last as long as possible.
Have your Tires RotatEd Regularly it will only Prolong the life for your TiresHi Everyone, and thank you in advance for your feedback.
My apologies for asking a question I think I may know the answer to, but just looking for some validation to ensure I am doing the right thing.
Bottom line question: Is it important that regularly I rotate my OEM Bridgestone Ecopia (H/L 422 Plus) tires on an AWD 2023 Mazda CX-9?
A little background: I have always been diligent in rotating tires on all of our cars after I replace the OEM tires with something from DT or Costco, but not so much the OEM tires for some reason. I have had a company car for the last 20+ years, but moved employers to a company who does a car allowance instead of a company car, so I purchased a 2023 Mazda CX-9 (my first AWD vehicle). I have had it for 7 months, and visited the dealership today for its first oil change at 5K miles. The initial service is free, and they also rotated the tires. Knowing that I will be doing 5K mile OCIs, should I plan to rotate the tires every 5K or 10K miles too, or just rotate if I notice any uneven wear?
Yep. I got rid of ours at 22k miles. Went with the Defenders of course.The OEM Bridgestone Ecopia (H/L 422 Plus) came on our CPO Lexus RX350. We got the car with 15K miles, and these were the original tires. At about 25K miles, the tires entirely lost the sense of traction on wet roads. We replaced them with Continental LX25 tires, much better.
On an AWD vehicle, the tire tread depth should be roughly the same between all tires. A difference greater than 3/32 of an inch or 2.4mm or whatever the vehicle manufacturer specifies is not ideal. Rotate as necessary. Unless necessary I would not change the rotational direction and simply got front to rear and vice versa. Just check the tread depth across the width of all tires regularly and rotate when necessary.
If it's necessary it's necessary. I suppose you never use directional tires on an AWD?Crossing is necessary to even out camber variation. Drive wheels go straight (same side/direction) to the non-drive axle for a period, then crossed when going back to the drive axle. Technically called forward cross/rear cross depending on the drive axle. This is best practices. Without this, the tires can be prematurely ruined - happens often.
If it's necessary it's necessary. I suppose you never use directional tires on an AWD?
Rotate them into the Craiglist / FB Market Place and get rid of them. Some of the worst rated tires out there, except maybe the wet grip of the Laufenn G FIT AS (Grand Touring All-Season 215/60R16 95H)Hi Everyone, and thank you in advance for your feedback.
Bottom line question: Is it important that regularly I rotate my OEM Bridgestone Ecopia (H/L 422 Plus) tires on an AWD 2023 Mazda CX-9?
So no CC2+ nor VC7 for CX-9. Interesting.On a Mazda CX-9, the vehicle we are talking about? No.
So no CC2+ nor VC7 for CX-9. Interesting.
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OEM Bridgestone Ecopia (H/L 422 Plus)
These are the tires in question.
Reading the OP question is always helpful.
If it's necessary it's necessary. I suppose you never use directional tires on an AWD?
You either break them down (assuming they are not also asymmetric) or you realize you are not going to get optimal wear.You claim that side to side rotation is necessary so how do you do this with directional tires
Right. It’s pretty simple. You choose to do it, or you don’t.You either break them down (assuming they are not also asymmetric) or you realize you are not going to get optimal wear.