yeah...I hear much more good than "bad" over Michelin. Much more good, and I've personally seen how they perform in severe winter weather...they are unbelievable.
That said, I'm buying Michelins next time around.
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yeah...I hear much more good than "bad" over Michelin. Much more good, and I've personally seen how they perform in severe winter weather...they are unbelievable.
That said, I'm buying Michelins next time around.
JB.
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Dry rot is an unfortunate term. It's needlessly lurid and inaccurate. It sounds like a term invented by a tire competitor or personal injury attorney or something.
Rubber gets old and starts to crack, that's all. Some compounds are more prone than others, but the ones that are more prone usually deliver some sort of desirable (depending on use) characteristic that goes along with it (toughness, chip resistance, wear resistance, etc).
Old tires should simply be replaced even if there is no outward sign of cracking ( you can't see the most important parts of the tire) and all cracking is not necessarily a sign of impending failure or immediate need for replacement.
Rubber gets old and starts to crack, that's all. Some compounds are more prone than others, but the ones that are more prone usually deliver some sort of desirable (depending on use) characteristic that goes along with it (toughness, chip resistance, wear resistance, etc).
Old tires should simply be replaced even if there is no outward sign of cracking ( you can't see the most important parts of the tire) and all cracking is not necessarily a sign of impending failure or immediate need for replacement.
S p a r k y
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I'm with several on the "dry rot" term. Almost everything deteriorates over time! Typically the Michelin's or BFG "dry rot/crack" after many years. Past their life span they were designed for.
I see many BFG AT's on older vehicles, two just down the road from the house. One is a late 90's wrangler another is an early 90's chevy truck. Both have some "cracking/rot" on the tires, even the noticeable white letters bleeding down the tire. I talked to the owners, they have had them for many many years, still work great. I wouldn't personally run them that old, but some do.
What i am getting at is, take Nitto's/Hankook's/Toyo's/General's all great tires, I have ran Nitto's and Toyo's, love em. Was going to go with Toyo's until i ran across the Duratrac deal. All are great tires, but they will not last long enough to have time to "dry rot/crack" However the Michelin's and BFG's last that long!
Everything will deteriorate over time, if whatever it is last long enough!
I see many BFG AT's on older vehicles, two just down the road from the house. One is a late 90's wrangler another is an early 90's chevy truck. Both have some "cracking/rot" on the tires, even the noticeable white letters bleeding down the tire. I talked to the owners, they have had them for many many years, still work great. I wouldn't personally run them that old, but some do.
What i am getting at is, take Nitto's/Hankook's/Toyo's/General's all great tires, I have ran Nitto's and Toyo's, love em. Was going to go with Toyo's until i ran across the Duratrac deal. All are great tires, but they will not last long enough to have time to "dry rot/crack" However the Michelin's and BFG's last that long!
Everything will deteriorate over time, if whatever it is last long enough!
Troymclure
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Yeah, I wouldnt recommend them. Nice and quiet on the road, but thats about the only positive. Pretty sure I found out the hard way that they have relatively weak sidewalls (See the picture)
S p a r k y
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Nyc-Runner
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I have the General Grabber At2 and love them! I've only had them on the 4runner for about a month but so far they feel great and have been awesome in the rain and snow, also did some moderate off road trails and they also did really well! For the price you can't beat them.
awdjunkies
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blueshirts0819
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I just got a set of Goodyear All Terrain Adventure about a week ago and these are great AT tires. So far, these tires already went through 2 inches of snow, slush, ice patches and good amount of wet road within this week. Handle great in all those condition and very quite.
A/V1
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I loved my OEM Michelins, and they lasted forever (well, around 100K miles if I remember correctly). Now I have over 200K and just got some Cooper Discoverers installed. I LOVE these tires! They did great with all the nasty icy, slushy, snowy weather we had last week.
Definitely no regrets!
Definitely no regrets!
