So I went ahead and bought four Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain Plus tyres and had them fitted today. Size 225/65/r17.
My previous AT tyres (though more road-oriented) were Michelin Latitude Cross 235/55/r17.
The Pirelli's didn't have that size but they had 235/65/r17, which after reading a few threads on here, most seemed to suggest that size would rub on full lock for an unmodified Patriot, so I opted for the 225's instead.
Downsides are:
1. The tyres of course now look a bit narrower, but yeah.....we all like wide tyres haha
2. Going for the 225/65 now means tyre is taller and apparently this offsets your speedometer and now it shows slower speeds than car is driving right? It seemed that way earlier tbh.
3. Taller/Thinner means slightly worse cornering in the dry, yes?
Upsides (I hope):
1. Better traction for any off-roading/winter driving as apparently thinner/taller = better for mud/snow
2. Better acceleration?
Initial observations after 20 miles driven earlier:
1. Handling/cornering seems as good as Michelins
2. Braking I think is marginally worse but people say you need to "break in new tyres," is this really true?
3. Road noise has definitely increased and ride feels a bit more bumpy. Can't say I'm surprised, it's a more aggressive AT, so I expected this.
Any other differences I should notice? And what will happen to my acceleration now I've changed to the 225/65s....some people say you get faster, others say slower?
My previous AT tyres (though more road-oriented) were Michelin Latitude Cross 235/55/r17.
The Pirelli's didn't have that size but they had 235/65/r17, which after reading a few threads on here, most seemed to suggest that size would rub on full lock for an unmodified Patriot, so I opted for the 225's instead.
Downsides are:
1. The tyres of course now look a bit narrower, but yeah.....we all like wide tyres haha
2. Going for the 225/65 now means tyre is taller and apparently this offsets your speedometer and now it shows slower speeds than car is driving right? It seemed that way earlier tbh.
3. Taller/Thinner means slightly worse cornering in the dry, yes?
Upsides (I hope):
1. Better traction for any off-roading/winter driving as apparently thinner/taller = better for mud/snow
2. Better acceleration?
Initial observations after 20 miles driven earlier:
1. Handling/cornering seems as good as Michelins
2. Braking I think is marginally worse but people say you need to "break in new tyres," is this really true?
3. Road noise has definitely increased and ride feels a bit more bumpy. Can't say I'm surprised, it's a more aggressive AT, so I expected this.
Any other differences I should notice? And what will happen to my acceleration now I've changed to the 225/65s....some people say you get faster, others say slower?
