New tires with GUTS? any suggestions?

The sort of tyres you need would kill your mpg, and be very niosey. I would suggest going with a LRR budget tyre to offset the cost of more frequent changes. Most of the Hankook range of tyres are LRR and at prices "within the UK at least" about 40% cheaper than your Goodyears. They also ware well.
Kumho KR22's also fall into this category and are listed as a long life tyre.

John (Britprius)

 

The Cooper GFE are available in the UK and are not LRR tyres.
Let me know what Hankooks are available in the US and I can give you the details, LRR, Wet grip, and noise level.

John (Britprius)

 

I would recommend the Michelin Defenders. They aren't cheap, but do have guts and last a long time too.

 

Check out the Nokian WR g3. It is a all weather tire and gives the car a comfortable ride and they are LRR. Not cheap, but a great tire for all surfaces and weather conditions. H

 

Bridgestone ecopia 422's
lrr, very quiet, reasonably priced, all season tread, available...

 

What about these tires did you not like?
How many miles do you expect these tires to log before the tread wears out?
What mpg do you think your car should log?

I agree with this recommendation in general although I do not know how the tread life will be affected by daily gravel road driving.

 

I was going to suggest this. The reports of the new LRR Nokian Hakka R2 are showing minimal mpg loss considering the traction it offers. The WR is better for year round use.

 

The g/y weatherhander would be a good tire at that price. I have a set of Cooper winters and they stay in my basement. Don't think I will ever put them back on. H

 

Ah, so with roller skate wheels, outdoors, a hard wheel catches every crack or pebble and stops, a soft wheel rolls over them but absorbs energy(skate wheels come in hardness's from 78a to 102a), with bicycles a wheel with to much air pressure does the same thing, so ignoring the 40-38 regular pressure setting, might be a bit softer on gravel roads will be a good compromise.

 

I have to drive 3 miles of gravel to reach my home, so I know your problem. The original Yokohama Avid S33's were terrible, no traction, noisy and rode rough, were worn out at 25,000 miles.

I replaced them with Goodyear Assurance Fuel max tires. They ride much better and run with much less road noise. Traction is much better than the Yokohama's. I have 24,000 on the Goodyears and measure only 1/32 wear on the front and 2/32 on the rear ???. No indication of tred chewing from gravel like I had with the Yokohama's At this rate I expect them to last atleast 50-75,ooo miles.
They are a LRR tire, but gave up a couple mpg from the Yokohamas, but the avantages make that a small price to pay. I average 50-53 mpg in summer and 45-48 in cold ND winters.

 

I've learned the hard way that when it comes to gravel roads in Oregon flat tires is a function of how fast you drive. If you take it REALLY slow, I agree with the above poster who says tire wear won't be so bad.

Also if you're a costco member you can get $70 off a set of four Ecopias, which is a hair less in MPG than #1 Michelin, but a whole wallet less in terms of price. And thanks be to you that you're in Oregon and no sales tax so you'll be quoted for 4 ecopias with free flat repair and free rotation for the life of the tires in the $350 range... That particular sale was just extended thru Dec28th.

In other news did you know that most car accidents could be prevented if the drivers involved simply always drove at a slower rate of speed all of the time? Even better, non-prius drivers are slowly being conditioned to accept the reality of too many really slow driving Prius drivers.

 

Loss of air can be due to corrosion on the alloy rims. Have the tires taken off and the rims cleaned and coated with sealant.

Nokians are available on the web but you will have to find an installer that will do "alien" tires

Good luck,

JeffD

 

They are a excellent tire. They can be pumped too 51lbs. cold. A bit hard for your conditions, 38 ft. and 36 aft may work for you? H

 

Setup a fuelly in your signature so everyone can see it. I did the same on the new Michelin Energy Saver A/S

Good luck with the new tires. I had considered the GY Fuel Max also when I was looking.

 

How quiet are the Fuelies?