fmitchum

My wifes 07 Edge SEL+ FWD 18" rims, is in need of a new set of tires. The OE tires (Continental ) are shot at 20,000 miles (imagine that) with rotating every 6000 miles and mostly hiway driving. I need to get her a new set before the snow starts to fly in a month or so.

 

So what tires do you have on your Edge? How much did you pay? How is the wet traction? Dry? Snow? How many miles do you have on your tires? Noise? Etc.

 

I've been to TireRack.com and looked thru there, and nothing really popped out at me. So I am looking for some other Edge owners opinions. I have always drove trucks, so I have always put on mud-terrain tires, just don't think those would be the best tires for the Edge

I just put Michelin Latitute Tours on mine, driven about 200 miles so far and love them. I'm a LTX fan but my tire guy could not find them and recommended the Latitude which saved me $$$. My set mounted, balanced and installed $640.

No, I have not tried it with the tire deflated but I will . I have another tire without the rim that I will try. My tire guy says the best he could suggest is a tire size of 225x65x18 to get the same tire height of the other 4. But that only gains me 20mm.

Thanks for the suggestion, will let you know results.

Here's an update to my issue. I did not let the air out of my spare, yet. But I did put another full size tire without the rim in the well and gained about .75 inch. Also, when I put my full size spare back into the well I noticed that it was resting oddly on top of the jack assembly, so I shifted it a little and the spare sat down and little bit lower. Plus I took the round pad out from under the spare. Now I have a gap of about 2 inches instead of 2.75. So if I go with a 225 width tire and keep it deflated I should come close to having no gap. Will post when and if I do that. Or I may just deflate the current 245 spare and settle with about a 1.25 inch gap.

Hi fmitchum. :D The only immediate attempt at a solution I can think of is: Have you tried it with the tire deflated? If the load floor will lay flat with the tire deflated, you can always carry a can (or two) of compressed air or a plug in air compressor to inflate the tire, if needed.

 

However, it may still be too wide even with the tire deflated.

 

Maybe someone else will have better idea.

 

Let us know how you make out.

 

Good luck. :beerchug:

No, I have not tried it with the tire deflated but I will . I have another tire without the rim that I will try. My tire guy says the best he could suggest is a tire size of 225x65x18 to get the same tire height of the other 4. But that only gains me 20mm.

Thanks for the suggestion, will let you know results.

I doubt it - there just isn't enough room. What's wrong with the OEM spare?

I just prefer a full size spare and same as the other 4 if possible. So if a flat occurs then I just change and go and not have to hunt for a fix immedately. Especially if I'm out of town.

Does anyone have a solution for a full size spare that will fit the spare tire well without loosing cargo space? I tried putting a stock wheel/tire 245x60x18 in. It fits but I loose about 2.75 inches of cargo area height. That tire is so wide the cargo floor will not go back in flat. I have the stock 18 inch rim that I would like to keep as a spare.

Turns out that the door latches were causing the problem. They were replaced free under warranty and no more creaking!

My 2007 SEL awd does the same thing. Seems to be in the door latch area. Do you think they are covered if I'm above the 36K mileage?