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re: Firestone vs Michelin
Posted on 4/5/21 at 6:59 pm to offshoretrash
Posted on 4/5/21 at 6:59 pm to offshoretrash
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Buying name brand tires is one of the biggest scams.
Not if you care about wet/dry grip and anti-aquaplaning characteristics. Both of these are objectively measurable metrics and inexpensive tires are almost universally significantly worse in these areas.
Long treadwear tires are cheap and easy to produce, long treadwear tires that also have high levels of grip are far more difficult and expensive to produce. Everyone has to balance cost vs safety and everyone will be different in that regard but high-quality tires are not a scam, they provide objective advantages over the cheap "no-name" brands.
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Posted on 4/5/21 at 7:06 pm to burger bearcat
Nitto
Posted on 4/5/21 at 7:25 pm to burger bearcat
For the type of driving she will do the Firestone would be fine imo. I am on my first set of BF Goodrich & really pleased. I drive pretty easy in the city, but on a road trip in the mountains & high plains, go pretty hard. Last summer did a 8,300 mile trip through MT & WY. Great in the mountains & cruise at 100+. Michelin owns BFG.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 8:31 pm to burger bearcat
General Altimax RT43 gets excellent ratings both on tirerack.com and Consumer Reports. It is a relatively inexpensive tire. Not the same application as your suv, but I've had them installed on the Corolla and have been very satisfied so far, about 20k miles.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 8:58 pm to burger bearcat
I don’t think you’ll go wrong with Michelin, BF Goodrich, or Cooper.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 9:01 pm to TeddyPadillac
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just put Michilen LTX M/S tires on my Ram 2 weeks ago. Got it through Tire Rack or whatever the online stuff is where they send it to a local place that is pissed off they have to change your tires that you bought online. Paid $980 for them and $70 to the tire shop that changed them. Also got a $75 rebate in the mail.
Did this same thing for the same tires on my Tacoma a couple of years ago. I’ve been pleased with them.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 9:02 pm to burger bearcat
I’ve got a year on my large suv w/ Hankook. Doing well. Would buy again. Highway speed, low speed, towing, sand, mud -no complaints for everyday use.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 9:06 pm to burger bearcat
On any given day, I will drive anywhere between 150-250 miles. Just today I had a new set of Michelin TA2 tires installed to replace the set of Michelin Defenders that I’ve had for the past roughly 75,000 miles. Only reason I went with a TA2 is for better traction when I’m visiting mines, landfills, or quarries. Bottom line is Michelin is going to give give you the best traction, longest life, and thus the best return on your investment.
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