Sinner

I have to disagree with the Michelin recommendations. The Goodyear MTRs are
the way to go. They'll outlast the Michelins, plain and simple. I have run
everything from Pirellis to Kellys to Dunlop on 4x4 and performance
vehicles, and find the Goodyears have about 30+% more miles in them or more.
My 98 Rodeo has 65K right now and I'm not even close to needing tires. The
Michelins are probably quieter, though. One other option that has worked
out very, very well for me is to go to Pep Boys and buy their Futura brand
tires. Their light truck and on-offroad truck tires are a steal at the
price and have a great mileage warranty. I even went to these on my Mustang
Cobra, backing off from the Z-rated Michelins because I wasn't getting more
than 15k out of them and they were about $240 each. Pirellis are even
softer and barely go 12K. That's hard driving, though, and my Chevelle and
Cobra both left a lot of rubber on the road. Check the Futuras. Good tread
patterns, good prices (under 100 bucks/tire) and very good warranty. Just
don't get sold on the new valve stems, alignment, etc. etc. etc. scam
they'll try to put on you to bump up the price by close to another 50
dollars a tire sometimes. Goodyears are nice, too,and America's/Discount
Tire always has them and gives a great price. Keep in mind that Sears will
price match, too, even if you got the price over the phone. Last tip--the
more "square" to the road the outside edge of the tire is, the louder they
will end up being going down the road. Learned this the hard way. Rounded
edges, same brand, tire and size, gives a quieter ride. Sometimes you can
get two tires side by side, one the all-purpose with rounded edges and the
other the more aggressive mud and snow or on/off-road tire. Same rubber,
same brand, same apparent tread patterm, but the harder edged tire is lots
louder. Just my very long two cents. I'm cheap and want the most tire for
my dollar.

sinner


"Miles" <unknown@unlistedspam.com> wrote in message
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> I went to Costco and put Michelin ATX M/S's on mine. They were on sale
> and I've had good luck with them before. The ATX A/T has a more
> aggressive tread if you need it.
>
> Ben wrote:
> >
> > Hey I have a '98 Rodeo 4WD with Sport package.. 65K on the original
> > Goodyear Wrangler AP tires (245/70R16 I think), and it is time to
> > replace them. I have been pretty happy with the all-around handling of
> > the original tires but I am wondering if anyone has suggestions as to
> > other tires which may be better, and why they are better. The Wrangler
> > AP's seem to sell for $105-$130 each and I don't want to spend much more
> > than that. My usage is mostly regular road driving but I do
> > occasionally take it on snow, in heavy rain and also off road in sand,
> > gravel and thick grass and I don't want to get stuck. So that aspect of
> > the handling definitely matters.
> >
> > Thanks
> > -Ben
> >
>