1993 Camry OEM Tires

[l2edLine]

I was wondering if anybody out there knows what brand and type of tires came from the factory on the 1993 Camry V6 XLE's?

also does anybody have any recommendations on tires for the '93 Camry XLE?

I have been looking at the Falken Ziex 512's any thoughts?

[ricamryman]

Originally Posted by l2edLine

I was wondering if anybody out there knows what brand and type of tires came from the factory on the 1993 Camry V6 XLE's?

also does anybody have any recommendations on tires for the '93 Camry XLE?

I have been looking at the Falken Ziex 512's any thoughts?

I run Bridgestones during Spring,Summer, & Fall! Firestone WinterForce's durning the winter! Those tires are worth their weight in Gold this winter!

[Mike Gerber]

I have a 94 Camry XLE 4 cylinder. It came from the factory with Goodyear Invicta GL tires. They have not been available for some time. I ran Dunlop Sport A2's and then the A2 pluses for a while with mixed results, but an now running BF Goodrich Traction TA's. They are pretty good as an all season tire, but can be a bit noisy.

I suggest you go over to The Tire Rack's website and do some research there. You can plug in your year make and model, along with your driving habits and see what tires they sell. Then read customer reviews on those tires. You don't have to purchase the tires from them to research tires on their site. You can purchase the tires form anywhere you desire.

Mike

[l2edLine]

Originally Posted by ricamryman

I run Bridgestones during Spring,Summer, & Fall! Firestone WinterForce's durning the winter! Those tires are worth their weight in Gold this winter!

what kind of bridgestone tires are you using?

[Yuko]

I’m currently running on Falken Ziex 912’s which I was told to be the updated verison of the 512’s. Many Honda forums love them. It had an asymmetrical tread design instead of the 512’s directional tread which allows me to rotate it to any corner. Cheap, quiet, and balance well. It is an above average tire but kinda 50/50 in the wet.

My favorite tire was the Bridgestone Potenza re960as Pole Position. Those tires stick to the road in the wet and dry. Smooth and quite but it wore out too quickly.

[JohnGD]

Falken is a brand of the Sumitomo Tire company. BF Goodrich is a brand of Michelin. The Bridgestones don't seem to last more than 20-25K miles.

I'd check out the Michelin HydroEdge and one of the best sellers, Michelin Harmony. Read the reviews, especially comments on traction, noise, wear, etc.

TireRack also shows a Sumitomo HTR for $58 (compared to HydroEdge's $99). If you have Costco or other warehouse membership you can probably get better prices and service there. Many Michelins also get 60K or 80K mile tread wear warranty there too.

[LynchburgCSI]

Originally Posted by LynchburgCSI

When is comes to tires, I don't play brand loyalty. I buy based on particular MODEL REVIEWS. IE- I've seen Michelin tires what are GOLDLY, and i've seen ones that are absolutely crap. Another example... I use to use Michelin LTX M/S tires on my Ford. AMAZING tires, but they cost about $950 a set. So what did I do? I searched for a cheaper option. Boom. General Grabber HTS's. Cheaper? Yes. Do they perform about the same? Oh god yes. Is someone going to say "EWWWW Ken you bought General over Michelin?!"... they probably will.

Seriously though...CHECK THE MODEL REVIEWS. TireRack.com.

[l2edLine]

Ive read the reviews must be a thousand times the amounr to make my head spin, seems like someones always gotta have something negative to say no matter how spectacular the tire performs

[JohnGD]

That's right. However, pay attention to complaints people have about tires going out of round, pulls to one side, balance problems, hopping.

Also lean toward the top ranked tires in each category. Look at the best sellers too. The noise review rating is one that I pay attention to.

Since I buy tires at Costco, I pick Michelins. The road hazard warranty is pretty good there. They use nitrogen fill and use torque wrenches on the lug nuts. They also carry the cheaper Bridgestones, but I wouldn't touch those with a 10-foot pole.

Originally Posted by l2edLine

Ive read the reviews must be a thousand times the amounr to make my head spin, seems like someones always gotta have something negative to say no matter how spectacular the tire performs

[pmesfun]

The Michelins on my dads car has 58k miles on them, still has a good amount of tread left. Yokohoma is good also. The Dunlops/Goodyear on my car seem noisy and traction isn't good in the rain.

[JohnGD]

IME GoodYear has noise problems. No Goodyears for me.

[LynchburgCSI]

Originally Posted by JohnGD

Since I buy tires at Costco, I pick Michelins. The road hazard warranty is pretty good there. They use nitrogen fill and use torque wrenches on the lug nuts. They also carry the cheaper Bridgestones, but I wouldn't touch those with a 10-foot pole.

Nitrogen fill = gimmick. The atmosphere is already 70% or so nitrogen. A little oxygen, argon, and whatnot doesn't hurt.

[71Corolla]

Originally Posted by LynchburgCSI

Nitrogen fill = gimmick. The atmosphere is already 70% or so nitrogen. A little oxygen, argon, and whatnot doesn't hurt.

It is BS, but not completely without merit. Nitrogen passes through rubber much slower than oxygen, and it won't break down the rubber as quickly. But at best, you'll get a 30% benefit. In reality, about 15%. Better than nothing if it's a free service. But then how do you maintain your tire pressure? How many people have a nitrogen tank in their garage.

[redtigerrocks]

Nitrogen filled tires are a huge scam. The air on Earth consists of 79% Nitrogen and roughly 21% Oxygen. I was running Mohave A/T (now Kumho) and they suck in general. I've only been able to get 27k miles out of them and they begun to have outer tire wear.

[ricamryman]

Originally Posted by l2edLine

what kind of bridgestone tires are you using?

B450's!.............