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I had a gas Dodge that also came with Michelins. They wore out very quickly. Talked with two Michelin dealers both said they were an OEM tire they could not get. Replaced them with Michelin and got very good service. Then replaced those with Uniroyal. Road stiffer but pulled much better in dirt. Steering responded better with the Uniroyal. Now, who owns Uniroyal? It is Michelin? It is some European company along with Goodrich. By the way one of those dealers is also Goodrich and he said they are the worse for picking up stuff into the tire. I have had that problem with Goodrichs on present pickup and had it with the Uniroyals also. I mean like broken wrenches and screwdrivers. He said he had no idea why but they were very bad for that.
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I had good luck with the Goodyears on my dually and replaced them at 70K-80K with the same, although off branded, but they are a road tire. I looked at going a little wider but with the duals it is hard and I did not want to loose my load rating.
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I just bought a 2nd set of Nokian Vattiva tires for my 1/2 chevy pickup. The first set lasted 50k. I have LT265/75R16's and found they're sized right for my truck . The tread is agressive, yet quiet, and doesn't hold small stones (hate that click-click-click). The tire dealer priced these much cheaper than the Bridgestone Duelers I was looking at; Nokian isn't really a widely distributed brand.
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I had never heard of the Finnish Tire Company until a few years back. Bridgestone owns a percentage in them also. The sale people seem to like the tire. They seemed expensive to me. The price on the web is not that good.
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I was going to post this earlier. There are a limited number of tire manufacters in the US and a hundred different names. The link below shows the plants in NA. I wish I had a list with the names on the tires to the companies making them.
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It's important to know that just because a manufacturer makes and sells tires under other brands they aren't necessarily the same quality as those sold under the manufacturers brand. I used to sell a privately branded tire made by Firestone that seemed much better than anything Firestone sold under their name. A good thing to do is look at the tire cross section if available. Make sure the steel belts run shoulder to shoulder and check the tires traction/temperature/wear ratings. You'd be surprised how skinny the belts are on some major brands. I remember seeing a Goodyear tire that had a 2" wide steel belt even though the tread was around 8" across.
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I suspect it is a little like the car lines. One plant or line puts out a lot better tire than another although they are under the same company. Many of the plants were very old. I did a lot of work in a old General Tire plant in PA that dated back to 1900. The problems that Firestone had with the tires on the Explorer boiled down to one line in one plant.
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I know this post is old, but I just got some new tires for my 2500 Dodge. I went with some pretty new tires, BFG commercial T/A Traction. Was not real sure about them the first week, seemed a little squirly on the road, but this week they seem to be fine. Alot better traction than the OE Michelins M/S (mighty slick) that I replaced.
For the first time after a rain, I did not have to put my truck in 4wd to hook up to trailer.
I did get 66K out of the Michelins though. JC
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I was at Walmart last Friday having my tires balanced and rotated as well as patching a flat and the Liberator tires are now called Kelley Liberators but appear to be the same tire and are now selling for $108.98 each.
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I put a set of these on my 84 4runner, but can't remember if they were available in load range E. I'll be getting another set for my wifes Xterra when I get the tax refund. JC
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