Thank you for all the help in other threads.

I have another question and it concerns my brother-in-law's camry. He
purchased it about a year ago from a friend and it came with a
hodge-podge of tires.

About a year ago he went to a Toyota dealership in Chicago and on their
recommendation bought 4 Yokohama Avid TRZ tires.

A few days ago, he ruined one of the tires in a minor stupid incident.
Which lead to my questions:

(1) Although he bought these with a dealership's recommendation, some
place is telling him that these tires are not strong enough for a heavy
car like camry and he should buy 4 new ones. Is that true?

(2) Usually one buys new tires in pairs. But he is thinking that his 3
tires are only 1 year / 10K miles old, so maybe he can just buy one?
Is that a good idea?

Thanks for all help

just put four of these tires on my Camry bought from a reputable tire
retailer.
I don't think they would have sold me that tire if it was not right for the
car.
btw it is one of the best selling tire on the market. sounds to me like
someone
is trying to make some money selling four more tires.
"Newbie" <newbie@no.spam> wrote in message
news:160520080135168873%newbie@no.spam...
> Thank you for all the help in other threads.
>
> I have another question and it concerns my brother-in-law's camry. He
> purchased it about a year ago from a friend and it came with a
> hodge-podge of tires.
>
> About a year ago he went to a Toyota dealership in Chicago and on their
> recommendation bought 4 Yokohama Avid TRZ tires.
>
> A few days ago, he ruined one of the tires in a minor stupid incident.
> Which lead to my questions:
>
> (1) Although he bought these with a dealership's recommendation, some
> place is telling him that these tires are not strong enough for a heavy
> car like camry and he should buy 4 new ones. Is that true?
>
> (2) Usually one buys new tires in pairs. But he is thinking that his 3
> tires are only 1 year / 10K miles old, so maybe he can just buy one?
> Is that a good idea?
>
> Thanks for all help

> (2) Usually one buys new tires in pairs. But he is thinking that his 3
> tires are only 1 year / 10K miles old, so maybe he can just buy one?
> Is that a good idea?

I think that's fine.

Newbie wrote:
> Thank you for all the help in other threads.
>
> I have another question and it concerns my brother-in-law's camry. He
> purchased it about a year ago from a friend and it came with a
> hodge-podge of tires.
>
> About a year ago he went to a Toyota dealership in Chicago and on their
> recommendation bought 4 Yokohama Avid TRZ tires.
>
> A few days ago, he ruined one of the tires in a minor stupid incident.
> Which lead to my questions:
>
> (1) Although he bought these with a dealership's recommendation, some
> place is telling him that these tires are not strong enough for a heavy
> car like camry and he should buy 4 new ones. Is that true?
>
> (2) Usually one buys new tires in pairs. But he is thinking that his 3
> tires are only 1 year / 10K miles old, so maybe he can just buy one?
> Is that a good idea?
>
> Thanks for all help


If the size and load rating are a match for his car, then they
aren't "not strong enough" unless he is driving aggressively, with a
heavy load, on the smallest size recommended for your car. As for
replacing just one, I'd do it, but put the mismatched set on the rear -
he'll be less likely to see alignment problems that way.

Newbie <newbie@no.spam> wrote:

Thanks to all for your helpful advice and sharing your experiences. I
just talked to my B-in-L and got more details from him.

The place that advised him against Yokohama Avid TRZ for Camry is just
going by the book: They said Toyota recommends H-rated or higher tires
for Camry, while Avid TRZ's s apparently are rated one step lower - T?
I forget that alphabet soup.

But in real life people are using them successfully on Camry's, and he
was himself! So based on his own experience if nothing else, he has
decided to get just one tire.

I passed along the suggestion to put the new tire on a rear wheel.

Thanks again.

"Newbie" <newbie@no.spam> wrote in message
news:160520080135168873%newbie@no.spam...
> Thank you for all the help in other threads.
>
> I have another question and it concerns my brother-in-law's camry. He
> purchased it about a year ago from a friend and it came with a
> hodge-podge of tires.
>
> About a year ago he went to a Toyota dealership in Chicago and on their
> recommendation bought 4 Yokohama Avid TRZ tires.
>
> A few days ago, he ruined one of the tires in a minor stupid incident.
> Which lead to my questions:
>
> (1) Although he bought these with a dealership's recommendation, some
> place is telling him that these tires are not strong enough for a heavy
> car like camry and he should buy 4 new ones. Is that true?
>
> (2) Usually one buys new tires in pairs. But he is thinking that his 3
> tires are only 1 year / 10K miles old, so maybe he can just buy one?
> Is that a good idea?
>
> Thanks for all help


There should be no problem with that tire. It has to be the right size, of
course.

"Newbie" <newbie@no.spam> wrote in message
news:160520080924082053%newbie@no.spam...
> Newbie <newbie@no.spam> wrote:
>
> Thanks to all for your helpful advice and sharing your experiences. I
> just talked to my B-in-L and got more details from him.
>
> The place that advised him against Yokohama Avid TRZ for Camry is just
> going by the book: They said Toyota recommends H-rated or higher tires
> for Camry, while Avid TRZ's s apparently are rated one step lower - T?
> I forget that alphabet soup.
>
> But in real life people are using them successfully on Camry's, and he
> was himself! So based on his own experience if nothing else, he has
> decided to get just one tire.
>
> I passed along the suggestion to put the new tire on a rear wheel.
>
> Thanks again.



H Rated and T Rated speak to the speed range of the tire. I forget the max
speeds the letters are good for, but I _think_ the numbers are something
like 98 for H and 112 for T.

You can go to any tire store Web site and find the chart that tells what the
various parts of a tire rating mean.

On Fri, 16 May 2008 09:24:08 -0500, Newbie wrote:

> Newbie <newbie@no.spam> wrote:
>
> Thanks to all for your helpful advice and sharing your experiences. I
> just talked to my B-in-L and got more details from him.
>
> The place that advised him against Yokohama Avid TRZ for Camry is just
> going by the book: They said Toyota recommends H-rated or higher tires
> for Camry, while Avid TRZ's s apparently are rated one step lower - T? I
> forget that alphabet soup.
>
> But in real life people are using them successfully on Camry's, and he
> was himself! So based on his own experience if nothing else, he has
> decided to get just one tire.
>
> I passed along the suggestion to put the new tire on a rear wheel.
>
> Thanks again.

How often does he go over 80 MPH? I doubt he's racing a Camry, and
probably doesn't go too much faster than the speed limit for too long a
period of time. (Unless he lives in Montana, is it?

Here's not quite everything you need to know about tires, but a good deal
of info:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=35

More interesting would be the load rating. If he's carrying a full
carload of people like me, then he'd need a 'stronger' tire. The load
rating on the sidewall will tell that story...

As for speed ratings, T is only good up to 118 MPH, anf H is only good up
to 130 MPH. So, I guess as long as he keeps it under 120, he's OK...

Newbie wrote:
> Newbie <newbie@no.spam> wrote:
>
> Thanks to all for your helpful advice and sharing your experiences. I
> just talked to my B-in-L and got more details from him.
>
> The place that advised him against Yokohama Avid TRZ for Camry is just
> going by the book: They said Toyota recommends H-rated or higher tires
> for Camry, while Avid TRZ's s apparently are rated one step lower - T?
> I forget that alphabet soup.

Many tire retailers refuse to install tires that are rated below what
the original tires on the vehicle were. So if Toyota originally included
H rated tires on the Camry, even though T rated tires would have been
fine, the retailer won't install T rated tires. Costco is one tire
retailer that has this policy. I ran into the same problem, but the
retailer never came up with an excuse like the car was too heavy, they
just wouldn't install the lower rated tires.

Toyota may think that they're doing some good marketing by putting on
tires that are higher rated than the car needs, but in fact they're
making it more difficult for owners at tire replacement time.

Newbie, 5/16/2008,2:35:16 AM, wrote:

> Thank you for all the help in other threads.
>
> I have another question and it concerns my brother-in-law's camry. He
> purchased it about a year ago from a friend and it came with a
> hodge-podge of tires.
>
> About a year ago he went to a Toyota dealership in Chicago and on
> their recommendation bought 4 Yokohama Avid TRZ tires.
>
> A few days ago, he ruined one of the tires in a minor stupid incident.
> Which lead to my questions:
>
> (1) Although he bought these with a dealership's recommendation, some
> place is telling him that these tires are not strong enough for a
> heavy car like camry and he should buy 4 new ones. Is that true?
>
> (2) Usually one buys new tires in pairs. But he is thinking that his 3
> tires are only 1 year / 10K miles old, so maybe he can just buy one?
> Is that a good idea?
>
> Thanks for all help

My Camrys call for S rated tires. The Yokohama Avid TRZ appear to be T
rated tires. What is the problem?