OEM tires are usually terrible and usually wear much more quickly than retail sets.

You can look at retailers like Tire Rack to look for tires review and ratings that fit the type of ride you want.

 

OEM tires are usually terrible and usually wear much more quickly than retail sets.

You can look at retailers like Tire Rack to look for tires review and ratings that fit the type of ride you want.

Completely agree. Toyota puts some pretty lousy tires on most of their vehicles from the factory. They aren't the same quality as the ones that you can buy at a retail location.

I'd highly recommend looking at nicer quality tires when they wear out- or even sooner. Often you don't get more than 25-30k miles out of a set of the tires that come on new Toyotas.

I personally am a fan of Michelin tires. Their CrossClimate2 tires are great if you need all-season traction including snow in winter. They do have more rolling resistance than most factory tires- so your mpg might fall a little.

Really it all depends on your priorities- and if you need tires that perform well in snow or not. There are a bunch of high quality tires- from Michelin and other brands.

 

Low profile tires will amplify the problem you describe. You desire a higher profile tire, one with MORE distance between the tread and wheel.

 

factory tires are v rated; when it’s time to change I think most owners go with a H rated next

 

Yep- whenever I purchased a new set of tires for my 2007 Camry- three or four sets over the fifteen years that I owned that car- I always opted for H rated instead of V rated. I really didn't see the point of getting V rated tires for a Camry.

 

I don't think that switching from a V rated to H or any other type will improve your car's ride quality. It may increase longevity by about 5 k mi and cost more, but the ride will be as stiff as before.
However, if you'd downsize to 17" rims with 55 - ratio tires, that would make a difference you're looking for.