I need the fourm's input on tires
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I need the fourm's input on tires
I hit a pot hole and blow out a tire
I replaced it with the same size tire in a Copper since it was $80 cheper did i make a mistake?
i am thinking about changing the remaing 3 should i go with 3 coopers or bite the bullet and get 4 Michelin
any input would be apreciated
I replaced it with the same size tire in a Copper since it was $80 cheper did i make a mistake?
i am thinking about changing the remaing 3 should i go with 3 coopers or bite the bullet and get 4 Michelin
any input would be apreciated
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Check out the Goodyear Triple Treds (All-season). Bada$$ design with an 80k treadlife . A lot cheaper than Michelin:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
I just put on some Yokohama Avid H4s's. A nice, smooth, low-priced tire, but I think the sidewalls are a little soft:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
Another tire I considered were the Bridgestone Potenza G009's. Same price as the Yoko's, but lower treadlife spec. :
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
I don't know much about Cooper tires, but just about anything is cheaper (and maybe even better) than Michelin's.
I suggest you print out any online quotes and have the local dealers beat the price.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
I just put on some Yokohama Avid H4s's. A nice, smooth, low-priced tire, but I think the sidewalls are a little soft:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
Another tire I considered were the Bridgestone Potenza G009's. Same price as the Yoko's, but lower treadlife spec. :
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
I don't know much about Cooper tires, but just about anything is cheaper (and maybe even better) than Michelin's.
I suggest you print out any online quotes and have the local dealers beat the price.
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Interesting that the Yoko sidewalls are a little soft. They are 93V load rating which is the same as the stock Michelins. Those are the only two tires that at a 93 load rating. The rest are 91 but no one on the forum has reported any problem using a lower load rating tire.
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The Yoko H4s's are H-rated, while the V4s's are V-rated (and cost a bit more). A possible reason no one has reported problems with lower load rated tires is that they probably died after the blowout
If you don't push past 110mph regularly, I don't think you'd know the diffrernce between the two.
Another option is getting tires from reputable dealers on eBay. I just saved over $350 on a set of 4 tires for my SUV from a dealer on eBay. The problem there is finding the right size and model tire. I got lucky by being in the right place at the right time.
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Another option is getting tires from reputable dealers on eBay. I just saved over $350 on a set of 4 tires for my SUV from a dealer on eBay. The problem there is finding the right size and model tire. I got lucky by being in the right place at the right time.
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i purchased Cooper Lifeliner.
225/55/17
V rated.
these are great tires.
i had bridgestone potenzas..Z rated..they were rocks..
the car rattled like a piece of crap.
i thought it was the lowering springs.
i put these COOPER's on...and she rides beautifully.
IMO stay away from Z rated.
225/55/17
V rated.
these are great tires.
i had bridgestone potenzas..Z rated..they were rocks..
the car rattled like a piece of crap.
i thought it was the lowering springs.
i put these COOPER's on...and she rides beautifully.
IMO stay away from Z rated.
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Kumho ASX
I got the Kumho ASX, and I love them. They are much quieter, with a better grip and better looking :-) I would never get Michelins, at that price it is a total rip-off.
Kumho offers greatest bang for the buck.
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Kumho offers greatest bang for the buck.
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