Replacement tires for X-Trail

[SunDude]

I thought it might be useful to start a list of replacement tires that owners are putting on their Nissan X-Trails.

My wife and I own a 2006 X-Trail AWD that came from the factory with Bridgestone Dueler H/T 684s in 215/65R16 (96H) spec. These tires were absolute garbage from a treadwear point of view (180 rating) and quickly wore out. In looking for replacement tires, I noticed that it's virtually impossible to find 65-profile light truck tires in Canada (most all are 70-profile and up).

We ended up buying a set of Michelin X Radial DT all-season touring tires from Costco in 215/65R16 (98T) spec. So far they've been pretty good on dry and wet roads, and will hopefully perform well in snow too.

What have other owners been putting on their X-Trails? How are they performing?

[SunDude]

Quick update: The Michelin X Radial has turned out to be very mediocre at handling snowy conditions. So I would say that they've proven to be a good three-season tire on the X-Trail.

So what kinda rubber are others putting on their X-Trails?

[tech22]

Have you looked into BFG Long Trails in your size?Great tread wear and do a good job in the snow here in Ohio.Very low road noise and look good too.

[lplay]

Originally Posted by tech22

Have you looked into BFG Long Trails in your size?Great tread wear and do a good job in the snow here in Ohio.Very low road noise and look good too.

I'm looking for all-season replacement tires for the 2005 X-Trail, having a problem with their size, 215/65R/16. The best rated SUV tires such as Goodyear Fortera TripleTred, BFGoodrich Long Trail (Tire Rack survey) are not available. The top size match is the 9th place tire, Kumho Road Venture APT KL51.

Question to tire experts: is there any other tire size that will work with the X-Trail rims?

Thanks,
lpkay,
newbie

[lplay]

We found a great deal on at Goodyear, Assurance TripleTreds 98T, 3 for the price of 4, sale on until May 9th in Canada. Just $75 more than Walmart's Viva Tourings!

Much better, in all respects, than original Bridgestones.

[White X-Trail]

I replaced with Michelin LTX M&S. 215/70 16. Have 100000 Km on them now and will get another 50K. (Mixed highway and rural gravel roads). Have been very good in all conditions. Slightly larger diameter, but the speedo still reads high.

[kll]

mine are goodyear wrangler HP. its ok, silent but not so soft. even they are getting old each day, they work. but i may move to bridgestone or bfgoodrich when winter time is close. i may switch to 215/70/16 instead of 65.

[kll]

Originally Posted by White X-Trail

I replaced with Michelin LTX M&S. 215/70 16. Have 100000 Km on them now and will get another 50K. (Mixed highway and rural gravel roads). Have been very good in all conditions. Slightly larger diameter, but the speedo still reads high.

i did same. i bought 70 series tires. pirelli scorpion STR. car is higher and softer. very silent and soft tires. but there is still 4 km/h difference on speedometer. it was 10 km on my previous 65 series goodyear tires. also same happened to me on my previous nissan pathfinder. i think nissan speedometers have a big difference on readings.