What tires for bad roads?

[kewaynco]

I just purchased the 2011 Pilot. It came with Goodyear Frontera P245/65R17 5-ply tires. In one week of driving I already had my first flat (love the TPMS!).

Problem is I live 5 miles down a dirt/gravel road in Arkansas. Road covered with pieces of Chert - a unique rock that gets picked up by tires, thrown against the underside of a vehicle and splits into almost razor-sharp pieces that can easily puncture a tire. For my other car - Subaru Forester - I started buying cheaper tires because I had to replace so often and with AWD had to pretty much match tread on all four. I drive sloooow down that last five miles.

I need something for the Pilot more resistant to puncturing. I don't know if that means more plies or different ply combinations or tread configurations. Of course they have to fit the wheel well and the wheel.

They shouldn't void any warranty I have on the car for any reason and work with the TPMS (BTW how does the TPMS know the pressure the tire should have - some of the tires I've seen need more than the 32psi on these tires).

If it wasn't for that last five miles the tires on the Pilot would be great for the rest of my driving.

We get one or two snows a year - six to eight inches - so it would be nice if the tires would work in that as well.

I've not been successful just looking on the internet. I find lots of tires - Tire Rack flags them if they are correct for the car. Maybe I am not searching correctly, but most are not flagged for the Pilot.

Any help is appreciated.

[jl_ss]

Originally Posted by kewaynco

I just purchased the 2011 Pilot. It came with Goodyear Frontera P245/65R17 5-ply tires. In one week of driving I already had my first flat (love the TPMS!).

Problem is I live 5 miles down a dirt/gravel road in Arkansas. Road covered with pieces of Chert - a unique rock that gets picked up by tires, thrown against the underside of a vehicle and splits into almost razor-sharp pieces that can easily puncture a tire. For my other car - Subaru Forester - I started buying cheaper tires because I had to replace so often and with AWD had to pretty much match tread on all four. I drive sloooow down that last five miles.

I need something for the Pilot more resistant to puncturing. I don't know if that means more plies or different ply combinations or tread configurations. Of course they have to fit the wheel well and the wheel.

They shouldn't void any warranty I have on the car for any reason and work with the TPMS (BTW how does the TPMS know the pressure the tire should have - some of the tires I've seen need more than the 32psi on these tires).

If it wasn't for that last five miles the tires on the Pilot would be great for the rest of my driving.

We get one or two snows a year - six to eight inches - so it would be nice if the tires would work in that as well.

I've not been successful just looking on the internet. I find lots of tires - Tire Rack flags them if they are correct for the car. Maybe I am not searching correctly, but most are not flagged for the Pilot.

Any help is appreciated.

Welcome, you need the Tweel.

Goodyear manufacturers certain tires with "Silent Armor" Technology, which they claim to be puncture resistant.

I'd consider run flats also if flats are common. At least you'd be able to get to a tire store to get a replacement without having to change it out. The self supporting version have very strong side walls.

You can search tire rack using the exact Pilot make to narrow down the tires that fit it.

The tire pressure is on a label on the drivers side door jamb. The vehicle is designed to run optimally on tires inflated to that pressure regardless of the make of tire. The pressure on the tire is a maximum pressure. The TPMS is set to go off when a tire pressure sensor senses the pressure in a tire has dropped below a certain value. I don't remember exactly exactly what that value is but I believe it is in the 26-28 PSI range.

[rocky]

Sticking with the same size, I'd look at Pirelli ATR, Bridgestone Revo, Yoko Geolander ATS

BFG All Terrain is a great tire very tough Nearest size is 245/70-17-don't think that is too big to cause any problems.

[xGS]

Goodyear Wrangler Silentarmor is the closest you'll get to a puncture-proof tire in the Pilot's stock size.
It's also marked with the snowflake-on-mountain symbol indicating suitability for use in severe snow conditions.
Wrangler SilentArmor | Goodyear Tires

[kewaynco]

Originally Posted by rocky

Sticking with the same size, I'd look at Pirelli ATR, Bridgestone Revo, Yoko Geolander ATS

BFG All Terrain is a great tire very tough Nearest size is 245/70-17-don't think that is too big to cause any problems.

Reviews for Yoko Geolander ATS say they don't do well in the mud. A good rain and our 5-mile dirt road gets real muddy. My Subaru AWD has not problem in the mud, even with cheap tires - maybe because of AWD? With 4WD maybe the Yokos would be okay in mud with the Pilot. I suspect the latter since some of the reviews with different vehicles said they were okay in mud.

Same for the Pirelli Scorpion - not a mud tire. As a matter of fact same mud review for the Revo.

One reviewer complained about shallow tread on the Revos.

I cannot understand how two reviewers on the Pirellis can be opposites one says best tires ever, one says worst tires ever.

I guess I won't get any kind of consensus. Though I'd like to read reviews on these tires used on the Pilot rather than reviews of the tires from all different vehicle types.