Does anyone buy from Tire Rack anymore? It doesn't seem worth it......

[jmo42]

I bought a set of Michelin CrossClimate 2 tires and Enkei RPF1 rims for my Accord from Tire Rack last year and was thoroughly impressed with the entire customer experience. They beat every other local and online shop's prices for a tire/wheel combo by quite a bit.

Everything arrived mounted, balanced, had all the necessary hardware (centering rings and thin profile Gorilla spline lug nuts), and were well packed for safe shipping directly to my house. I opted to install them myself so I could properly torque everything to spec.

My 2024 Honda Accord Touring came from the factory with 19" wheels and 235/40R19 tires.

I lived with those for about a year a half before I finally had it with the bone-jarring bumps from potholes, road construction, and other imperfections in the road.

I downsized to 17" x 7.5" Enkei RPF1 wheels and 235/50R17 Michelin CrossClimate 2 tires at the end of last year and couldn't be happier. The ride quality difference is just night and day. It feels like my Accord is floating over bumps in the road now. When selecting new tire + wheel sizes, I carefully calculated the downsized tire diameter to only be a -0.15" difference, so impact on my speedometer accuracy is negligible.

It doesn't matter how good low profile tires supposedly look. I drive my car way more than I look at it, and low profile tires make for an unpleasant driving experience in my (not so) humble opinion.

As a bonus, I shaved off about 60 lbs total of unsprung weight by downsizing and going with super light RPF1 wheels. Not only is the suspension and acceleration/braking performance noticeably improved, but my trip meter has recorded a pretty consistent 1 - 2 mpg improvement over the past few months.

I'd downsize to 17s again in a heartbeat.

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