tire selection

smoothshooter said:
Know anything about Hankook brand?
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My 2500HD had a new set of Hankook Dynapro AT tires on when I bought it.

I was 110% displeased with them in every way. Enough so that I'd never consider buying any Hankook tires for anything.



This is my work truck. It has Hankook tires on it right now.

They must be cheap "inexpensive" tires. LOL
 
Like someone else said, get the specs first and then go look for tires.

I would not go cheap, the tires are the only connection between your vehicle and the road, and the little patch where it connects is not big so I'd not choose cheap stuff, no matter what/how you drive.

As long as it's dry most average drivers won't notice a difference but once it's wet you'll feel it. We only use Nitto tires on our personal vehicles and we couldn't be more satisfied. We only buy from Discount Tire, it seems to me they have the best prices. They also price match if you find it less expensive somewhere else.
 
Laufenn Tires are made by Hankook. My mechanic / local garage recommended them for my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. Had them for two years now. Great tires and quiet for an all season tire. He said he has never had a complaint about them!
 
The last set of tires I bought were Coopers. They were smoother, quieter, and handled better than the Continentals I had before them. My newest vehicle rides on factory installed Michelins. They're okay, but will probably be replaced with Coopers when the time comes.
 
Nevada Ed said:
A respectable tire shop will also only have 1 or 2 year old tires for sale........ !!

Some shops have 5 year old tires on their racks , for their "Specials".

Tires are dated.
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Yes. Owned a 2002 Subaru Outback and the dealer had a "tires for life" promotion as long as you got all service done with them. It came new with Yokahama tires and the first replacement were Yokahamas. After about 2 years the tires had a series case of sidewall dry rot. The dealer replaced them under warranty but it shook my confidence in Yokahama tires. There is a Yokahama tire plant in my hometown and a lot of folks really like them.

I prefer a quiet ride, handling, and good traction especially at highway speeds over long life. My wife's Toyota Sienna Limited Van came from factory with Goodyear Eagle RS-A tires. Only got about 45,000 mile out of them but great tires. Replaced with the same. Eagle RS-A are what is standard equipment on a lot of police patrol cars.
 
I always buy whatever all season tire that is on sale and has many good-great customer reviews and I've bought a lot from Simpletire and they are shipped to my house with no sales tax and then the local tire store will install them for 10 bucks each. I usually get at least a 55-60K mile rated tire and I bought 2 sets of some Korean tires (don't remember the brand) for my Toyota Rav4 that worked out very well and I paid $260 delivered to my home. No need to spend a fortune on tires in my opinion and I average about 38K miles a year in my Ram pickup.
 
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Discount Tires hands down !! Great service, good products and will spend the time to get you exactly what you want. Free rotation, free flat repair and good prices. Aside from that, I have a fun story about my local Discount Tire store. I have a John Deere garden tractor and had a flat on a rear tire. These are not big tires but are 6 ply and a bugger to work on. I wanted a tube put in but couldn't break the seal so I took it to DT. The manager said he'd try to find a tube and install it. He called me back a week later and said to come pick up the tire. I went there and asked how much I owed him and he said 'nothing', it was a learning experience for his crew, none of them knew what an 'inner tube' was or how to use it. He thanked me for bringing it in.
 
General Grabbers came on my 2018 Silverado. Has to be the worst tire ever made. Took it to Discount Tire and had a set of their Pathfinder, house brand tires made by Cooper put on even though the Generals had lots of tread left. The difference is night and day. I wouldn't buy a tire anywhere else.
 
smoothshooter said:
Know anything about Hankook brand?
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Everything varies some with the vehicle, and the model of tire
you get, even the inflation pressure you run them at (the tire
placard on car is for the OEM factory tires, and may not make
any sense whatsoever for the tires you buy).

Hankook is a known reputable brand, and could
provide a better value than, say, Michelin or Pirelli-- they have
bigger reps, along with more sponsorships ($$$) and more
advertising ($$), but aren't necessarily worth the extra cost.
 
The second best tires i ever bought were Goodyear Assurance tripletread. I got about 70,000 miles on them on 2 different cars.

My current ones are Goodyear Fortera and I expect them to go well over 80,000 miles.

You get what you pay for. Wally tires and batteries won't go in my vehicle. We have a local tire dealer that handles all brands and all sizes and hisa price is cheaper than Wally.
 
My 2018 Ram has Goodyear SRA all season factory tires that have 47K miles and nearly ALL the reviews on the Ram forum said they were absolutely terrible tires. They have worked out just fine for me and and are smooth and quiet and get great gas mileage and have great handling and I only rotated them once. They should easily go to 55K miles and I will admit they don't do too well in mud, but overall they have worked very well for me so it goes to show that you can't always put much faith in what others recommend.
 
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As far as I know, commercial trucks can use recaps on trailers and drive wheels, but not on the front wheels. It's bad enough when a recap separates from a trailer or drive tire, it can be catastrophic if that were to happen to a steering tire.
 
One thing most dont know almost all airline tires are recaps. New A/C are delivered with new but recaps are what is used later in service.

I personally like Cooper tires
Good price
Good performance
Good overall value.

Have Coopers on all four of my F150
And front on my MACH1. Nitto on rear due to 315/35-17 size availability is limited by mfg. choice.



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I like Michelin for my sedans and Cooper (made in USA factory) for my trucks. Have had good results with both over many years. For me, bargain hunting doesn't seem to pay off over the long run.
 
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