I'm curious if anyone else had issues with the CrossClimate2 wearing faster on outer tread vs the center? Yes, I'm running them at the correct PSI and the alignment is good. This is on a 2017 Toyota Highlander and I'm wondering if it's an issue for anyone else with a Highlander or similar SUV? I've also got these tires on an old Forester and am not having the same issue.
Michelin CrossClimate2 wear concerns
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Add more air, and see if they still wear on the outer tread. How long have you had the tires?
That's pretty typical for a lot of vehicles if you use the OEM tire inflation pressures.
I too am running them 2-3 lbs over the OEM recommended pressure on both Acuras and have not noticed uneven wear.
36PSI is the recommended pressure on all four. I run them 38 to 39. Center tread is currently 5/32 and it trends down to 2/32 toward the outer. I might go back to Defenders or perhaps try something different like Pirelli's all weather. Perhaps it's a byproduct of the type driving we do which is city. Roads in my city are kind of garbage.
The Highlander is a pretty heavy vehicle. The Cross Climate 2 would not be the tire I would pick for that particular vehicle. The Defender would be a much better fit.
There is nothing to suggest that one tire will be superior to the other for a heavy vehicle.
edyvw
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Nah. It is Camry platform. It really isn’t that heavy. CC is made for such SUV’s.
Did I say superior?
I said better fit. H speed rated vs. V speed rated.
4,500 pounds vs. 3,400 pounds.
Just saying it is aligned means nothing with out a time frame of when it was checked or adjusted and what are the TOE and CAMBER of both the front wheels were finally set at, AND in what shape are the tie rods and upper/lower ball joints in at your 90,000 miles? You could have a mess for all we know. If they have not been replaced yet, this could be another large deviation in suspension integrity. Factory allowable deviation is way too broad and almost every "common" alignment even new can have a large deviation swing as many, but not all, follow wide factory deviation too. Some alignment guys will give you a fairly accurate toe and will not adjust camber as long as it is in the wide swing of factory allowable deviation. High-performance alignments will hit exactly what you want as long as it is in the car adjustment spectrum, and of course cost more. Some shops say they did an alignment and actually did no adjustments and the car/truck could be a good way out of an accurate high quality alignment you should be at if you are hunting for why you are having tire wear. Those tires are not the best choice for a long wearing tire for that truck, as it heavy and I bet puts high load on those tire even in common driving. Thin long syped soft tire against a larger stiffer block lug tire the Defender is.
While other posters suggestions may help, but it is a crap shoot that will need a lot of time and more tire wear to test, and then it subjective as to your memory 2 months later. Knowing your exact alignment specs can help pin it down way way faster. The first place I would look is camber on that front tire. Might that be on the side you may be going on the load side of a exit ramps that you might have a large # you drive on daily to work??? Just throwing that out as a possibility.
While other posters suggestions may help, but it is a crap shoot that will need a lot of time and more tire wear to test, and then it subjective as to your memory 2 months later. Knowing your exact alignment specs can help pin it down way way faster. The first place I would look is camber on that front tire. Might that be on the side you may be going on the load side of a exit ramps that you might have a large # you drive on daily to work??? Just throwing that out as a possibility.
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edyvw
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CC is made for those cars. 4,500lbs is not a lot. Previous Audi S4 was pushing 4,100lbs. Base HL is around 4,150lbs.
If a tire is available in that size, it is made for vehicles that run that size. You ain't gonna find CC for Sequoia for obvious reasons.
Mine are wearing like a chunk of steel. They also ride like wagon wheels and sound like I have 4 bad wheel bearings. Maybe a little hyperbolic, but not by much. Add in a 10% loss in fuel economy and these will go down as the worst tire purchase I ever made. My alignment is dead on perfect, tire pressure and balance are exact, they wore to 8/32nds pretty quick and now just live there. Mile after mile. I’ve had them balanced on a hunter as well as road force balanced and still deal with an 80mph vibration. I absolutely despise these tires! I see that they’re coming out with a cc3 and you can count me out. My local tire shop said they’ve had similar complaints and no longer recommend them. I’m glad they work for some folks, but coming from primacy’s there’s no comparison.
edyvw
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I stay away from "all" tires, except UHP all seasons bcs. weather unpredictability here. But winter? Good ole snow tires or nothing, on all cars.
Yep. If I can just get these to wear out to the point that I’d feel ok with ditching them, I’d get some new pro contacts. I’ve got lx 25s on a new set of factory rims but can’t deal with how downright ugly they are. At least the cc2s have somewhat of a sporty look on my suv. The lx25s look like something from the 70s. Although they are quiet and smooth.
edyvw
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What SUV is that?
The city driving with a lot of turns may be the large factor. Going by my father-in-law's Renegade, all his tires wore very fast, like 1/2 the rated life. I had to adjust pressures to get decently even tread wear and edges definitely had issues. He is almost all around town driving.
I often try to avoid directional tires as I can't cross rotate. My sisters car wore left side a lot more from all the cloverleaf ramps she drives daily.
We had Defender LTXs on your Highlander’s sister, a Lexus RX450h. My parents said they rode firm. The ride with the CC2s is fine but not near the silk-like ride of the Pirelli Scorpion AS 3 Plus. Now that this car is no longer an Uber, they’ll be “normal” as far as treadlife and duty cycle goes.
FWIW, we also have a Sienna and minivans eat tires for lunch. All the Michelins that were used on it seemed to do OK compared to the stock Dunlops. These were Costco-exclusive versions of the Harmony(X Radial) and Defender T+H(X Tour T+H).
