Jeepwalker
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I just ordered a set of these in 285/75R16's (stock for my vehicle). RF11's, not the RF12's. Anyone try them? We'll see how they go once I get them installed. Most of what I do is highway driving. I settled on them for the following reasons:
1) Tread that should work well in snow, but wear well
2) Fairly quiet
3) Others report good handling (fingers crossed).
4) Rim-protecting bead (some don't have that)
5) Tread blocks go all the way to the carcass (won't seem worn out at 40% tread)
5) Some brands I've had: Michelin/Goodyears/Firestones dry-rotted quicker than I though they should. So They were off the list. Coopers and Uniroyals seem to last forever w/o dry-rotting ..based on ones I've owned.
6) White letters on the sidewalls (too much 80's left in me!!)
7) They're made in TN (although they're a Korean Co)
8) I'm buying them from the local small-town GM dealer. They have an "October Sale" going on, ...but I could get them cheaper at Walmart. But I want to give them some business. My guy there has done me some big favors and lent me a few GM service tools. So I want to give them some business.
9) The dealer Road Force balances tires, and I can stand there and help them. If a tire is too far out of balance or out of round I can get them to replace it so I don't end up with an out-of-round tire.
10) Other tires I considered: Firestone XT's, Continental TerrainContact AT's, Cooper AT3 XLT's, Yokohama Geolanders. If the Coopers had a rim-protecting bead I would have bought them.
11) My current tires are Pirelli Scorpion ATR's. They run out great for an everyday tire, good in all conditions. Definitely got the full mileage out of them. However when they wear down they don't have much for tread blocks and aren't the right tire for the snow, esp deeper snow. Even new, the Hankook's won't churn their way through real deep snow, but for hardpacked snow they should work great. If I was in a low-snow area I would buy another set of them.
12) Concerns: Concerned about the Hankooks being stiff riding, The tread supposedly isn't particularly deep, The tire compound might be kind of hard I fear.
Anyone have experience with these?
1) Tread that should work well in snow, but wear well
2) Fairly quiet
3) Others report good handling (fingers crossed).
4) Rim-protecting bead (some don't have that)
5) Tread blocks go all the way to the carcass (won't seem worn out at 40% tread)
5) Some brands I've had: Michelin/Goodyears/Firestones dry-rotted quicker than I though they should. So They were off the list. Coopers and Uniroyals seem to last forever w/o dry-rotting ..based on ones I've owned.
6) White letters on the sidewalls (too much 80's left in me!!)
7) They're made in TN (although they're a Korean Co)
8) I'm buying them from the local small-town GM dealer. They have an "October Sale" going on, ...but I could get them cheaper at Walmart. But I want to give them some business. My guy there has done me some big favors and lent me a few GM service tools. So I want to give them some business.
9) The dealer Road Force balances tires, and I can stand there and help them. If a tire is too far out of balance or out of round I can get them to replace it so I don't end up with an out-of-round tire.
10) Other tires I considered: Firestone XT's, Continental TerrainContact AT's, Cooper AT3 XLT's, Yokohama Geolanders. If the Coopers had a rim-protecting bead I would have bought them.
11) My current tires are Pirelli Scorpion ATR's. They run out great for an everyday tire, good in all conditions. Definitely got the full mileage out of them. However when they wear down they don't have much for tread blocks and aren't the right tire for the snow, esp deeper snow. Even new, the Hankook's won't churn their way through real deep snow, but for hardpacked snow they should work great. If I was in a low-snow area I would buy another set of them.
12) Concerns: Concerned about the Hankooks being stiff riding, The tread supposedly isn't particularly deep, The tire compound might be kind of hard I fear.
Anyone have experience with these?
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