WillyBill
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Last weekend we had a Chunk taken out of the LF Steer - (Michelin) - by a rock, they were due to be changed anyhow. Fortunately we made it home-250 miles of Interstate and 25 miles of gravel road- safely. Did not find this until I saw it when I came out of the Auto Parts store Monday.
So after asking for many opinions and doing a lot of reading we settled on Yokohama Geolander A/T tires - 7 of them - yup, our spare was cracked on both sides too. 235/80R17 E size.
All of the Michelins were cracked on inside and out sidewalls. Only 37500 miles. Not too happy with the cracking or the low treadwear.
Went with the Yokohamas due to excellent reputation for traction on wet and snow even when less than 50% tread plus longer reported wear on heavy trucks (50,000 mile tread wear rating). Most others seem to be marginal on traction -wet or snow -when worn. The Michelins were only so so.
The Michelins were not quite to the wear bars yet so was hoping to finish the summer with them.
The Yokohama were a good middle ground on price. $1294 out the door for 7 - mounted, balanced, and including all taxes after haggling with my local Favorite Big O Tire Man.
WB
So after asking for many opinions and doing a lot of reading we settled on Yokohama Geolander A/T tires - 7 of them - yup, our spare was cracked on both sides too. 235/80R17 E size.
All of the Michelins were cracked on inside and out sidewalls. Only 37500 miles. Not too happy with the cracking or the low treadwear.
Went with the Yokohamas due to excellent reputation for traction on wet and snow even when less than 50% tread plus longer reported wear on heavy trucks (50,000 mile tread wear rating). Most others seem to be marginal on traction -wet or snow -when worn. The Michelins were only so so.
The Michelins were not quite to the wear bars yet so was hoping to finish the summer with them.
The Yokohama were a good middle ground on price. $1294 out the door for 7 - mounted, balanced, and including all taxes after haggling with my local Favorite Big O Tire Man.
WB