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Topic: Recommendations for 225 60/16's
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Roy
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posted November 12, 1999 04:53 PM
 
I'm looking for a new set of tires for my Chevy Lumina LS. I live in Michigan and I'm looking for tires which offer the best balance of treadwear life, traction (wet and snow), low noise, ride and handling, and of course price. I'm not an aggressive driver, so I'm not necessarily looking for the best possible performance tire. So far the best deal I've found is a Douglas 225/60/16 tire offered by Wal-Mart. The tire has an 80,000 mile treadlife warranty, and has an A traction rating and a B temperature rating. This tire is at least $10 cheaper than most of the big name brand tires with comparable ratings. So what's wrong with this picture? Anybody have any experience with Douglas tires? Anybody have any other specific recommendations to offer? IP: Logged |
David
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posted November 14, 1999 02:57 AM
Roy
First off the douglas tire you are looking at is Manf. by Kelly Springfield, it is a "decent" tire. What I mean is that it will hold air and carry your car safely down the road. But thats it, you wont see any inspirational performance (you mentioned your not interested in that) and you won't expirience a luxury ride, but a MoteCarlo isn't a Cadilac either. What you'll get is solid "plain jane" dependability. Although I would be suspect about seeing 80,000 miles. I would also tell you that if your search for an all season tire means you want dependable snow traction don't count on any brand to deliver much more than maginal results. One of the things that help an all season tire to deliver that all season performance is the compound, not just the tread pattern. If your not thinking about dedicated winter tires and may need something to get you through some nast Michigan snow, a higher end tire will serve you better, one of the areas that can be "skimped" on in cheaper tires is what goes into the compound. A tire that remains more "pliable" in colder and a wider range of tempuratures will maintain better snow traction than one that doesn't. Look at the Bridgestone RE910, the Dunlop D60A2 and D65T and the Michelin XGT4 for some options.IP: Logged | |
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