Best tires and best pressure

Try 42 psi in the front tires and 40 psi in the rear tires. This is the pressure that many PC members use. If the car feels too bouncy, drop to 40/38. Keep lowering until you are comfortable or hit the Toyota recommended pressure. Keep a 2 psi differential in the front to compensate for the weight of the HSD.

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I put Comfortreds on my prius and immediately took a 5 mpg hit. I also researched most of the posts on Prius Chat and found that most of those who switched to the comfortreds were happy about the ride, but disappointed in the mpg loss. I took my comfortreds back (within the 30 day window) and switched to regatta 2's. The mpg now is similar to the original integrities and the ride and noise are similar to the comfortred. BTW the regatta 2 is the same tire that is carried by Walmart as the Viva 2 (a LRR tire). I still think my best choice would have been the Michelin MR4V, but the Goodyear dealer wouldn't switch brands once I had bought the Comfortreds.

 

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I replaced with this same tire, noticed a dramatic improvement in handling from my misaligned car and worn Integrity's. I also realized the often reported reduced mileage with this tire. But, now with 17K on the ComforTred's I'm seeing something interesting - mileage on secondary roads (under 50 mph) seems about the same as with the Integrity's (52-54 mpg MFD), but highway mileage seems to have slipped by about 5 mpg (TP = 38/36).

I wonder if anyone else has noticed greater mileage loss during high speed driving with ComforTred's?

 

I read in another thread that some people are running Goodyear "TripleTreads" instead of "ComfortTreads"... (sorry I've misspelled the respective trade names, but they are at least phonetically correct.)

I wonder if the TTs have the same mileage penalty that the CTs have? Since the TT's are also Goodyear, the tire dealer can work with this.

Hopefully, someone with TT's will weigh in and report what fuel economy has been with these tires.

I'm still running the original Integritys. 64,000 miles and counting.