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Tire replacement recommendations

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#1 ·
2012 SE AWD needs new tires....came with Bridgestone Dueler H/Ts. Should I get them again or does someone have a better recommendation? My main concern is to have a quiet highway ride. Thanks...
 
#3 ·
The general feeling around here is that both the Bridgestone Duelers and Kumho OEM tires are junk. A tire that wears that quickly should have some pretty amazing traction characteristics -- due to being a soft tire -- and they don't, so you get the worst of both.

Continental has surprising us with some real sleepers as of late. Check out Conti's Cross-Contact series as another example. Great tread life warranty and truly decent traction, even in less than optimal circumstances. What kind of winters to you get in Delmar, DE?
 
#4 ·
I'd want a set for the winter which is SnowFlake marked approved for winter. Insurance discount here if you ride on them as well as the safety factor. Duelers had good feed back on Jeep Grand Cherokee forums but there are different Dueller tires as well so one has to be clear. Optimo 4S is a true 4 season tire which is Snowflake rated although I am no sure about the thread (mixed pattern). Since I have a set of similar design from Nokian on my Jeep Compass (car like vehicle). They are a dismal failure. Noise after the first season, Wear is fast and cupping (alignment was checked by the dealer and almost bang on so it wasn't the vehicle causing it). I think I'll just go with steel rims and a set of snow tire and swap later back to the summer set. What size will fit that's a higher profile. 17" for sure should but too soon for me to investigate this.
 
#6 ·
Mine are the CrossContact LX20 EcoPlus. "A" temperature rating. Can't do any better than that.

I guess it depends upon what SIZE you are buying in this tire. The 18" (235/60-18) only come with a 107H XL rating as far as I know.

What size were you trying to buy for yours?
 
#10 ·
Ah, that explains it. Had not looked at your 17" size.

Which is to be preferred depends upon what you're doing with it. Seems backwards, though. One would have expected the XL construction to have the higher temp rating, everything else being equal. Lemme have a look....

OK. Too strange. What I am seeing in that size is
108H XL, Temp A. (For a $1, take this one!!!)
and
108T XL, Temp B.

That adds up correctly as I'd expect the H rated tire to have, if anything, a higher temp rating.

I see no SL version in 235/65-17, and frankly, an SL 108 makes no sense, either.

Where did you see that H rates SL you quoted above?
 
#15 ·
Well although I did not get a set of winter tires I preferred. I did get a set of OEM 18" Hyundai rims with winter tires on them. I figure from the thread depending on the wear rate I'll get two season out of them. Not what is normally used to mount winter tires on. But I have the same nice rims for a second set of tires. Once the existing All Season wear out I can select what might go on those rims EG All Weather Tires for example


the entire package was $400 which I thought was good. Even though future winter tires are more expensive and limited for that rim. I'll deal with it. Other than my driveway and adjoining roadway there is not a lot of snow on the roads depth wise.
 
#17 · (Edited)
While another tire thread is up, I'd like some input on the ride quality of tires like the LX20. I've got the original 18 inch Duelers on my 2010, and the one thing that bugs me about this car is the bumpy ride. Has anyone found the LX20's or other replacements give a notably better ride? I'm also snooping around the local bone yards for a set of 17 inch wheels to improve the ride when these Duelers wear out. I run separate winter tires.
 
#18 ·
@BrianJ


Bumpy roads = Bumpy ride


I doubt anything but 16" will improve it much and also using a car tire as opposed a SUV tire which are stiffer sidewall with more plies. I am riding on 18" rims as will with the winter set I just got as they're mounted on another set of the same rims. I would not have got them had it not been for the price. So I am married to them. Most of my driving is on relatively smooth roads.
 
#19 ·
Instead of starting a new thread, I'll leave this here. After reading most of the tire threads, and needing to replace the tires on my Sante Fe Limited, I ordered a set of Continental LX 20 Cross Contact Eco Plus. $748 installed. Won't have them on until Wednesday, as they had none in stock. The stock Bridgestones have 46,000+ on them, which I think is pretty good considering all the poor reviews I've read. I will be interested to see how they perform in deeper snow, as we deal with that on a somewhat regular basis. Considering that our Sante is AWD, I don't foresee any major issues in the deep stuff.
Rick
 
#21 ·
We've put about 3500 miles on the Continentals so far, in a variety of conditions, including ice, deep snow, heavy rain, etc. So far I am extremely pleased with them. Quiet, responsive, and great traction in all driving conditions that I've encountered so far. If these last 40,000+ miles I will be satisfied.
Rick
 
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