2003 Camry XLE Tires

Take your car in for an alignment check / adjust before you put on new tires. Also, if the outter edges are bald with plenty of tread in the center, start running your pressure a few pounds higher.

Tony,

I just purchased a set of Michelin Hydroedge's for my 02 Camry LE (4-cyl). So far so good. Of course, I have less than 40-miles on them....

I'll put many more on them this weekend and will hopefully have more to tell you.

Steve B

Steve,

I would be curious to hear your feedback about these tires. I own a 2002 Camry LE V6 and would like tires that are quiet, comfortable, and great in wet weather. I do a lot of high speed driving (100 miles daily) and tire noise would be a major concern.

Thanks

Steve B wrote:

It is tough to find a tire that is great in wet weather and also very quiet. But some of the more expensive tires with expensive tread compounds will perform well.

I will be putting a new set of these on my 2002 Camry LE V6 next week. I'll be replacing the original tires (Continental Touring Contact AS). I have 27K on them but the tread is worn to a level where they have become unsafe for winter driving. I am really looking forward to seeing how these perform. It has been interesting and helpful reading these forums and other tire/toyota web sites.

ljays

See - (Yokohama Avid Touring discussion comments - almost universal praise - quiet, comfortable, great in wet weather, "ridiculous value", preferred to Michelin by some):

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quiet.

I read the reviews and they did not agree (overall) with what you said. This is not an H rated tire, and I would not use it on a V6 Camry, especially if someone does a lot of high speed driving.

I am not saying these tires are a poor choice for the money, but they are not the best available.

Have you identified what "BEST tire" means? Your Camry has a vehicle speed governor set between 115-120 mph which makes spending money for

You just have an inferiority complex because my Camry V6 will destroy your Corolla 4-banger.

Camrys, at least my 99, are well enough insulated that tire noise is irrelevant.

What about the 99 camry V6's? I thought that they were governed down to 138? What would the 2003 V6 be capable of IF the governor were deactivated?

I run 2 sets of tires for my car:

OEM tires used from May to October are Michelin Energy LX4:

Winter tires used from November to April are Nokian Hakka 1's:

I am > I will be putting a new set of these on my 2002 Camry LE V6 next

Why would anyone want to drive that fast? Hard to find roads with that little traffic around here that you could sustain that speed anyway.

I live in Edmonton, Canada where the weather is a lot harsher than in Toronto and NO ONE I know switches their tires for winter. I use Uniroyal Aquatreads the year around.

Purely hypothetical question!!

Look up the exact OEM fitted tire. Look specifically for the tire speed rating. Nobody is going to fit a tire that has a lower speed rating than the ECU speed limter. Imagine the potential liabilty suits if they allowed the cars to exceed the OEM fitted tires.

I don't know where you live but in my travels, there are such stretches.

You a licensed and practicing psychiatrist? In any contest with you, the opponent knows you'll get scared before the car reaches its limits.