WW2

On my 92 LS I took a good set of needle nose pliers and "adjusted" the wiper assembly tabs to fit standard blades.

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"Cutomizing" the assembly worked weel for me. But be careful which end you cut if you shorten the inserts.

Here in LA wiping the blade also works well to extend life. Otherwise the air will eat them up pretty quick.

I found an article in Conmuser Reports November '04 that rate 22 "light truck tires". They weigh and value criteria that includes: dry braking, wet braking handling, handling, hydoplaning rolling resistance, snow traction, ice braking, ride, and noise. Their top 5 were Goodyear Fortera HL Ed., Pirelli Scorpion STR A, Hankook DynaPro AS RHO3, Kelly Safari Sig., Dayton Timberline HT.

Michelin' s ratings were XC LT4 (Sears) #15, LTX M/S #17 and Cross Terrain #19. Toyo Open Counrty M410 was #10 and Yokohama Geolander H/T-s G051 was #18.

Based on Consumer Reports, the opioions of Lexus Owners Club members and other information it looks like Cross Terrains for me.

sw brings up a very fair point as far as not needing LT tires.  Having said that, it's important to at  least to make sure your replace the tires with the spreed rating your RX was designed & built for (even more so than the ES which is what it is based on) because of the additional weight & different characteristics that come with the SUV.  What exactly are you looking for in an all season tire....please be specific.  B)

   

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What I'm looking for is a tire that will handel well in all conditions, get good mileage and last for at least 50,000 miles. My first post was real general so that I might get responses like the one from tunedRX300. Now I know to stay away from the "stones". Thank you.

More specifically, my driving is 70% highway, 25% streets, and 5% dirt road. My needs are tilted by our family ski trips. I would like to get the best for those few days of snow and ice driving (about 8 - 10 days a year).

WW2, I assume you are looking for an 'all season' SUV tire as opposed to a set of winter SUV tires?  The Michelins are very good (a bit pricy compared to others).  What is the exact tire size you are looking for? 

The Toyo Open Country M410 is also a VERY good all season SUV tire & is quite a bit less than the Michelin & has only slightly less treadwear rating than the Michelin.  The Yokohams Geolander G051 is also a popular choice & has got very good ratings on tirerack.  Click the link to see for yourself.  B)

  http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...romCompare1=yes

   

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Lexusfreak and SW03ES:

Thanks for the tirerack link and ref.

It is impressive to see the mileage people got out of the LTX M/S. I got 60,000 out of the Goodyears Integeritys.

"all season" is what I'm looking for in size 225/70R 16. I'm not advirse to "agressive" looking tires and actually think they "look" like they might be better in the snow.

In my experience in the SUV world you really can't go wrong with the Michelin LTX M/S. The RX doesn't come with SUV tires but these are very ride and comfort biased, I've had two sets on my Explorer. The first set went 100,000 miles and they could have gone longer before needing replacement. Nice smooth and quiet tire with good looks (they come with outlined white letters which you can mount inside or out depending on your preference) at not too nasty a price. I don't know what tires the car has on it now but the stock Goodyear Integritys that come on the RX300s are pathetic, same tire that they put on Toyota Corrolas and its totally unsuited to the RX.

That said there are some new more advanced highway SUV tires out there such as the Michelin Cross Terrain that would be well suited to the car but they're a little costlier. TireRack has the LTX M/S in stock for the RX at $119 a peice which is a good price.

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The Cross Terrain has a more agressive looking tread design when compared to the LTX M/S and costs about $10 more each otherwise all the specs are pretty close to the same. What about Toyo Open Country A/T

I'm looking for recomendations for new tires for my 2001 RX300. I need tires that will preform well on snow and ice.