what sizes you plan to fit?

 

Stock sizes. 245/45/17 and 275/40/18

 

Go over to Tire Rack and put in your make/model/year. There are a lot of choices but the one you mentioned is not one of them.

 

👍 will do tks

 

‘Very good tire for the money. It fits your needs and you will age out before wear out.

 

Yes, Tire Rack is a great research tool. And YES, Michelin and Continentals are a few hundred dollars more. But, read some of the reviews and their value will be revealed.

Which ever one you choose is going to be much nicer than what you have now. I have Michelin non run craps and carry a pump and repair kit. I am also retired so I get your point about cost considerations. A number of forum members have brought up the General G-Max as a good more affordable option. See pic below.

Good hunting and let us know what you end up with. Oh, and if you don’t post some pics then it never officially happened. 👍

 

If you had non+run flats you probably could have had the tire repaired. An air compressor would have gotten you safely to a tire shop. Plus, non run flats are cheaper and generally offer better performance.

To the OP, I'm very glad you're getting new tires. No 16 yo tire is safe. You may not see any rot, but there could be cracks on the inside of the tire that you'll never see. My car ended up in the shop because the car in the lane next to me on the highway blew a tire that sent shrapnel into my car. It's definitely not worth the risk to drive on old tires.

I think that you're also making a good choice to go with non run flats. They are cheaper, quieter, often get better traction, and can usually be repaired if they do get damaged. I've picked up several nails and screws over the years. I carry a 13v air compressor, and it's always gotten me to safely. Failing that, AAA can take care of things, but it's never come to that.

 

I ran Hankook Ventus V12 EVOs on my last two C5s and they were excellent non-runflat tires. But don't discount modern all season runflats - they are definitely not the runflats of yesteryear.

 

Had a high school driving instruction teacher who told us to look at our open hand and said, “The only thing keeping you on the road are four pieces of rubber about the size of your open hand… do you really want to go cheap on that?” Stuck with me to this day.

 

I go about 7 years on tires, unless I wear them sooner. I’m a fan of Bridgestones. Currently running Bridgestone Sport tires, close out deal from tire rack. I would not be afraid to run Generals, Hankook, Continentals, Kuhmo, firestones, etc…. I’ve never run Michelins, to expensive for me. Good choice on getting some new ones.

 

I got burned by TireRack when their approved installer overcharged me. They offered me a refund credit but never gave it to me. Now I only use them for price comparison. My last set of C5 tires came from Costco with free road hazard coverage. Within 18 months I got two punctures and had two tires replace only paying a small fee for tread wear, not mounting.

 

Here is the deal on tires. The mail line tire companies are like an auto company. The most advanced and best products are the most expensive. For example Michelin makes a great tire in the Cup Pilots. But they also make a lot of older tires that are crap. They are made to a price point. I had a set of pilots on my SS that had no traction what so ever. The Michelins on my last two GMC failed to go more than 25K miles.

This is true for most tire makers Continental, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Toyo, Pirelli etc.

Then you have the value brands like Hankook, Firestone, Dunlop, Cooper, General, BFG. ETC. These are tires generally imports and or are owned by one of the main brands. They are not the best tires. they are not always bad but there are better but they are cheaper. Many are made in the same plants as the better tires but they are usually older tech, less miles and grip.

Then you have the really no name tires that most are imports and most are low quality and cheap.

The old adage you get what you pay for is in play here.

Note except for the EV tires and special tires like on off road trucks and sports models most of these OE tires are old and junk. Automakers do not want to pay anything for tires unless they really are a needed part of a car like cup tires on a C8 Or Wranglers on a off road truck.

I had Hankooks on a GMC that were ok that made the car oversteer in the rain even with FWD. No grip in wet less in snow.

You need to really read and learn. Most people surveys are not much good as most are posted days after they buy them and most people have no clue about tires.

I have been lucky as I have 3 gens in my family that have worked for tire companies and I also know a number of tire engineers that will tell you the truth,.

Many do not understand tires are still hand built. Speed rated tires are x rayed to see they are right and scaped if they are not. Some tires like the new Goodyear Assurance weather tires can have 3 different compounds on the tread face. Things can get pretty advanced on tires and that s where a lot of cost is due to labor and tech.

 

I wouldn’t be so quick to bash Michelins. That’s akin to complaining about your last Bentley, lol. Not trying to brand argue, but Michelins are the highest customer rated tires for general use. Do they have strengths and weaknesses? What doesn’t. Are they expensive, yes. But define expensive…. $1200 for a Michelin, to $1100 for Continentals, down to $900 for the next tiers. So for the life of a tire the difference is $100 or so a year. Anyways, that’s how I look at it. YMMV.

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So I ended up buying the Continental Extreme Contact DWS06 Plus. Get em installed on Tuesday. Always ran Continental on my Harleys and had good experiences. All these top tier tires are way over priced. Seems like everything now a days is just outrageous. Somethings gotta give !!!!!

 

Tks for all the replies. The debate concerning tires is like the debate over oil. Could go on forever.

 

True story. There’s a reason for that and it isn’t bad tires. Great tires by consensus of users. It’s real. The big brands all have very great tires. I remember the bias days and flats. Flats are very rare because tires are very good these days. Tech and laws have made them progress steadily. With the large number of brands, you’ve gotta have good products. I expect to see Chinese brands killing it in sport tires soon.

 

Had a very close friend who worked for a major tire supply company. Told me Michelins were one of the best ‘mass market’ tires you could buy. Yes there are better extreme performance brands, but I have always been satisfied with good Michelins. You mileage may vary… pun intended.

 

That’s right! Glad to hear you’re all set up for a great set of tires that will serve you well for many years. The guys on the forum love them for a reason. Post when you’ve tried them out and let us know. Congrats 🎉🍾

 

I went 22 years on my Goodyear F1's.I broke them down last week and mounted the new set of F1's I bought in Oct of '24 last week. They had a whole 5000 miles on them and other then being dated they still look new in and out.

 

One of the many posts on this subject really brought some clarity. A forum member finally decided to swap his very old, but like new looking tires. So, he took it to the local tire shop for a new set and after the tech removed the wheels and laid them on the floor…one of the tires blew up! The forum member said it sounded like a bomb going off.

Numerous stories about old tires failing in a dramatic fashion. Also, plenty of statistics of crashes, injuries, and fatalities. I am now a believer in changing tires for age.