nokian tire replacement

[postjosh]

my front right nokian entyre 2.0 radial is damaged. car pulls to the left like crazy. i was just going to order a front set oline but i can't find them in my size anywhere. any suggestions about what i should put on the front while i leave the existing nokians in the back?

they're 225/60R16 XL. would it make sense to replace them with a different size? maybe 215/60/R16 while leaving the bigger ones in the back?

or should i just replace all four tires?

thanks for your help!
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'93 EV Wkndr – 5 cylinder – 5 speed - 280k+ miles

[MrPulldown]

[postjosh]

Thanks for your input. If it makes you feel better, i ran nokians for years on my volvo with no issues. I originally had continentals on 15" rims but they were way too stiff. The nokians came with the 16" rims that i bought. I will either try the verdesteins in the same size as my rear tires or change out to smaller nokians on all four wheels. I would have to go to 215s but i could match the overall diameter that i had when i ran on 15" rims. Right now, i'm very close to rubbing on the wheel wells.
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'93 EV Wkndr – 5 cylinder – 5 speed - 280k+ miles

[MrPulldown]

[postjosh]

again, thanks for taking the time to share all your research with me. it really helps a lot.

i realized that i might not have the 2.0 version entyres. i purchased them 2nd hand with some rims about 3 years ago. i can't find the info on them and my eurovan is parked about 20 miles from where i live in nyc. i will definitely check the next time i go to the van.

i was set to pull the trigger on the vredstein quatracs but they are out of stock everywhere. tire rack has them due in january. shipping is a nightmare right now. i just waited 3 months to get replacement doors delivered from california.

i'm going to order the nokian one's. i know they aren't xl load rated but it should be ok. nokian recommends them for the eurovan on their website. i don't carry a heavy load - no roof rack or trailers. i also don't drive it much in the winter plus i will still have xl tires in the back.
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'93 EV Wkndr – 5 cylinder – 5 speed - 280k+ miles

[chrisg252]

I bought a set of these last year.

https://www.discounttiredirect.com/buy-tires/michelin-agilis-crossclimate/p/40672

Not cheap, but a very good tire. Surprisingly good in snow, and I have used Nokian Haakas every winter until last. Really good ride and despite the aggressive tread pattern, pretty quiet.

Chris

[logans5vw]

I just bought what must be last 2.0 225/60R16 in the U S. I installed a set in 2018 and the RF had band separation after just 3K. Nokian no longer makes this tire so it took a long web search to find one. A tire shop in Michigan Found ONE in their warehouse. Discount tire here gave me a refund for the original cost of the tire. The 2.0 was supposed to fix the band separation the 1.0 was known for.

[MrPulldown]

[logans5vw]

I'm figuring (hoping) the one bad tire was an anomaly and the replacement and the other 3 will be fine for at least 30K . If another one goes bad then it's start looking for replacements.

[logans5vw]

Sorry my OP should have stated the LF tire was the one that went bad. It's wait and see on the other 3.

[MrPulldown]

[MrPulldown]

[jjvincent]

Try a 215/65/16. Nokian makes a number of tires in that size that have the proper load rating. The best I have found is the Rotiiva AT. Snow rated, lots of treat, 102 load rating and they are quiet after years of use. I liked them so much, I even put a set on my Jeep for it's snows.

Remember, In Europe, EV's came with the 215/65/16 on the majority of them. Thus, the reason why that size is a much better choice over the 225/60/16.

[postjosh]

to follow up on mr. pullman's question about which version of the entyre failed on my ev, it was the original not the 2.0.

i just replaced the two front tires with nokian ones and left the two original entyre tires on the back. all the tyres are 225/60R16. the nokian ones are load rated at 98 and the entyres are 102xl. i've only driven about 2 hours with this configuration, but so far, i like the way the combo works.

hope it lasts...
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'93 EV Wkndr – 5 cylinder – 5 speed - 280k+ miles

[50Splitman]

I've been running Vredestein Quatracs for the past 5 years and 35K miles and have been very happy with them. Pretty inexpensive IMO from Tirerack.

[Jonwid]

Just replaced our Nokian Entyre’s that we’ve had for 5 years. One of the Entyres went entirely out of round and caused a bad wobble in the front end.

Couldn’t find the Entyre’s in the same configuration 225/60-16. Oh well.

Amazon had a set of Kumho Crugan 235/60-16 104T for $105ea. Had them shipped direct to my local PepBoys and they put them on for $79.95.

Fantastic new tire option! Only thing is, your EV must be “leveled” to use the Kumho 235’s. (Raise the front torsion bars.). The 235/60’s are a smidge taller and a smidge wider, but at 104T you get even more weight allowance than the OEM 225 at 102.

“Gowesty” .com in Paso Robles has an article recommending going to the 235’s for leveled EV’s and campers. They are right!

Snap up the Kumho Crugans!

[OB Bus]

[1961tbird]

Good to know!