Tires

Sig220_Ruger77

The tires on my '94 Ford Explorer are begining to go bald and I figure it won't be long before I'll have to replace them. I was wondering what a ballpark figure would be of how much 4 tires would set me back?

This will be the first set of tires we'll have to buy for this car. My parents got it new and as the factory set were about ready to be replaced, firestone had their blowouts on explorers. So they gave us a new set which we used for a year until they gave us another brand. It's at 157k miles right now without ever buying tires.

Sig220_Ruger77

Who makes the best/better AMERICAN MADE TIRES for a pickup

what is the difference between a 10 ply and regular steel belted
radials.

going to need 16's pretty soon/this summer.

remember AMERICAN MADE!!!!!

Sig220_Ruger77

The Highway Observation thread got me to thinking.Tires wear out, everybody has replaced their tires over the years. Millions of tires,
where does all the rubber go that wears off of the tires?

You'd think by now we would be knee deep in rubber! Damn..now I'm going to be up all night thinking about this...

Sig220_Ruger77

I'm looking for a good all terrain tire in 31-10.5 15, any suggestions? Price is an issue, I don't want to spend much more than $100 a tire if I don't have to.

Sig220_Ruger77

I am looking for a good set of tires for a Saturn Vue AWD. The vehicle came with 235/60/17 which is kind of an oddball size. I really liked the BFG AT/KO's that I had on my Blazer, but I am not sure if they make anything that will fit this vehicle(without having to get new wheels anyways). The ride is really not all that important to me and they must have a more aggresive tread and handle well in snowy conditions. Any reccomendations?

Jon

danlittle

Goodyear, but a little high priced

Mk 19

Jon, You might be out of luck for a good snow tire for your VUE in that size. Here is the results of a search I did at tirerack.com for your 235/60/17's:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?width=235/&ratio=60&diameter=17&startIndex=0&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&RunFlat=All&x=81&y=6

The only thing they carry in your size are all season tires. I ran another search for winter tires and wheels and it came back with a reply of:

quote:Winter wheels for this vehicle are not available but winter tires can be purchased separately by selecting your size at the right.


I then clicked to the right and got a reply of:
quote:Recommended Tires are not available in this diameter for this vehicle.
Original Equipment Wheel Diameter: 17"


I hope you can find more than I could

ruger270man

Walmart carries a small-truck/suv tire called the Uniroyal Liberator. Great price, great tire. My dad used to put Michelins on his Jeep and now he runs the Liberators, they hold up pretty well.


But then again, my yokohamas are absolutely flawless in the snow.

Sig220_Ruger77

Interesting, thought I was screwed till I went on the discounttire website. They list two optional tire sizes for my vehicle, unlike some of the other sites I was on. Kind of weird.[?] Anyways, they list 225/65/17 and 245/60/17 as optional sizes. I have yet to check, but hopefully they make something deccent in one of them sizes. BTW, thanks for the help and suggestions so far guys, I really appreciate it.

Jon

ruger270man

I got a great deal on my snow tires from discount tire. They had a special, buy 4 tires get $100 off. I got 4 tires shipped to my door for $128, had them mounted and balanced for about $40.

Mk 19

Winter results for 225/65/17:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?search=true&startIndex=0&width=225/&ratio=65&diameter=17&performance=W&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&x=21&y=10

Winter results for 245/60/17:
quote:Sorry, no tires match your current search criteria.

I have heard great things about the Bridgestone's above, but being that I live in SoCal I cannot say that I have personal experance using them

Colt Super

Goodyear.

Doug