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New Tires
If I was going to buy new tires for my car, what should I buy? I am probably going to spend anywhere from $300-$425. I was maybe going to look into some new Michelins.
Thanks Tim |
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Well, I think I paid a bit under $300 for 4 BF Goodrich Advantage T/A tires (205/70R15), which are rated pretty well (and have a better snow-traction rating than the Michelins). I'm very happy with their performance so far and they handle very well. If you do want Michelins, I hear the Symmetrey tires suck so get the Harmony tires. My Jeep has XT Radials and they handle pretty well in the snow but ride a bit loud (then again, it is a Jeep with oversized tires!). They seem to wear decently compared to others we've had on it, I think these have almost 40K on them!
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Current: 2021 Charger Scat Pack Widebody "Sinabee" 2018 Durango R/T Previous: 1972 280SE 4.5 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited "Hefe", 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo "Jeepy", 2006 Charger R/T "Hemi" 1999 Chrysler 300M - RIP @ 221k |
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Yokohama Avid Touring
After searching the archives, the tire that came up most often as a good choice was the Yokohama Avid Touring, so those are the one's I recently put on my -73 280SE 4.5. I used a 205/70R/14 with no trouble, replacing some 195/70R/14s. So far, so good. Tires, mounting, and balancing came to $350 here in San Francisco.
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Are you 14” guys trying to make me jealous?
It’s working. size doesn't matter??? |
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Unknown High Performance Tires
A personal friend of mine has owned a tire shop (Southern California) for the past 30 years. He's been driving a 1982 Mercedes 300D since new. He personally uses these tires and I have installed them on 1977 280E.
Sumitomo SRIXON 4 In addition to these tires being a high performance all weather tire ... he says they handle the weight of the Mercedes cars better than most. The recommended PSI ranges from 36 ~ 51 lbs. http://www.sumitomotire.com/theline/ |
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