Even though I'm not yet an owner, I have been researching tires for the Acadia. I know for sure that I will get a second set of wheels (hopefully "takeoffs" from a dealer) and permanently mount true snow tires (not all season) for next winter. I live in the mountains and will need the snows. I do this on my awd Subaru with great success, and expect the same results from the Acadia.
I just got off Tirerack, and was surprised to find almost no selection of tires. I keyed in both the OEM 18 and 19 inch sizes:
255 65-18
255 60-19
and the only hits I got were the OEM tires on the vehicle: Goodyear Forteras or Goodyear Eagle RS-A.
I also surfed a few other tire brands' websites, and got the same result: "we don't offer that size".
Are these some new and uncommon size? Will we be severely limited when it comes time for tire replacements? This is especially concerning to me regarding my snow tire purchase, as choices there are limited in the first place, even for "standard" sizes.
I assume that with awd, there is some warning about keeping tire diameter for all 4 positions near the same measurement. I have this issue on the Subie; if you have to replace one tire, you sometimes have to replace all 4 so the diameter matches. Luckily, this hasn't happened yet to me in 5 years of ownership. Anyway, a year from now, some unlucky soul is going to be dealing with this issue. I hope there are some reasonable tire choices by then.
BTW, the Tirerack price for the Fortera HL Edition (255 65-18) is $179 each! Ouch...
The Goodyear Eagle RS-A (255 60-19) is $135.
I just got off Tirerack, and was surprised to find almost no selection of tires. I keyed in both the OEM 18 and 19 inch sizes:
255 65-18
255 60-19
and the only hits I got were the OEM tires on the vehicle: Goodyear Forteras or Goodyear Eagle RS-A.
I also surfed a few other tire brands' websites, and got the same result: "we don't offer that size".
Are these some new and uncommon size? Will we be severely limited when it comes time for tire replacements? This is especially concerning to me regarding my snow tire purchase, as choices there are limited in the first place, even for "standard" sizes.
I assume that with awd, there is some warning about keeping tire diameter for all 4 positions near the same measurement. I have this issue on the Subie; if you have to replace one tire, you sometimes have to replace all 4 so the diameter matches. Luckily, this hasn't happened yet to me in 5 years of ownership. Anyway, a year from now, some unlucky soul is going to be dealing with this issue. I hope there are some reasonable tire choices by then.
BTW, the Tirerack price for the Fortera HL Edition (255 65-18) is $179 each! Ouch...
The Goodyear Eagle RS-A (255 60-19) is $135.