OEM Tire

bjordan · 05-24-2004, 04:20 PM

Hey guys,

Can someone please tell me what brand the OEM tires are? I purchased an Insight last month and I'm trying to figure out if I have OEM tires or not. I know the tires are new but I want to make sure they are LRR.

The current tires on it are Uniroyal. I don't remember the exact model.

I'm sure this has been covered but I can't seem to find it. I found a lot of references to OEM tires but no details to answer my question.

Thanks in advance,
bjordan

05-24-2004, 05:41 PM

Hi Bjordan:

___You do not currently have OEM tires on your Insight as the OEM’s are Bridgestone RE92’s …

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___[email:evn5xy7d]Waynegerdes@earthlink.net[/email:evn5xy7d]

bjordan · 05-24-2004, 05:55 PM

Xcel thanks a lot, that's exactly what I needed to know. Now I just have to get the model number and make sure my Uniroyal tires are LRR tires.

Now that you mention the Bridgestone's it rings a bell. I've seen it somewhere, probabaly on this site, but I couldn't find it for the life of me.

Thanks again,
bjordan

Sparky5501 · 05-24-2004, 06:36 PM

Read this thread...

http://www.insightcentral.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=713

Guillermo · 05-24-2004, 09:33 PM

OEM tires are Bridgestone RE92
size: 165/65R14

Rick Reece · 06-07-2004, 08:37 PM

The real question is what makes them LRR tires. One would think that any Potenza RE-92 tire would have the same LRR quality but a quick look at tire rack specifications will show that our Potenza has both a harder compound 260 treadlife and a higher pressure than the Potenza RE-92 in the 165/65 R13 size. I could understand pressure being related to load capability but why is the treadlife so different for two Potenza tires.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.j...l=Potenza+RE92

Would a tire with a longer treadlife (harder rubber) and a higheer pressure be even a better LRR tire?

Tim Maddux · 06-08-2004, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick Reece

Would a tire with a longer treadlife (harder rubber) and a higheer pressure be even a better LRR tire?

I don't think so... my tires are UTQG 420 A A with max psi of 44 and they're definitely not LRR.

bretthans · 06-08-2004, 12:54 PM

RR is composed of several factors, the rubber compund is only one of those. Factors contributing to RR also include tread contact area deformation and sidewall deformation which are affected by tire design as well as inflation pressure. Even the design of the interface between the tire and rim can have an effect.

As others have discovered, the OEM Bridgestones are unique in the Bridgestone product lineup even though Bridgestone doesn't do anything to call attention to this. Although it is called an RE-92, it is likely that the tire was designed specifically for the Insight. Bridgestone appears to have no other motivation to design this tire, since there is almost no public demand for LRR tires. I do wish they had done a better job on the tread design; as some have noticed it's not the most stable tire out there.

Unfortunately manufacturers do not make RR information available to the public and even if they did, there is no standard way to measure it yet.

06-08-2004, 01:05 PM

Hi Bretthans:

___It can be and is measured but is not widely published as of this writing.

http://www.greenseal.org/recommendation ... stance.pdf

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___[email:17025xt4]Waynegerdes@earthlink.net[/email:17025xt4]

Rick Reece · 06-08-2004, 05:40 PM

Wish I knew how the RE-92 stacked up to other tires in the list above. I looked at the Bridgestone website and some of their tires are designed with a lot of neat features but not much is mentioned about our tires or any other OEM tires for that mater. The do offer a money back guarantee within 30 days so I guess one could experiment until they found the bext set. One would think the RE-92 is the best for the Insight but in 4 years has anything better been developed. Have fun, Rick