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On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 00:21:17 +0000 (UTC), "badgolferman"
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Snuffy "Hub Cap" McKinney wrote:
I had PS860's on the car and had good use out of them. Did not
notice any tread noise. This time I put PS850's on the front and
they sing like snow tires. Will need to replace back tires also, so
I'll move the 850's to the rear and put something with less tread
noise on the front.
My question is -- where would I find a tire noise rating?
Looking at the treads on each, does it look like the 850's would be
noisier? I don't want to put 860's on and find out they are just as
noisy. Primewell PS830/850 $55 Specs:
http://www.firestonecompleteautocare...well/PS830850/
Tread:
http://www.firestonecompleteautocare...0/PS830850.png
Primewell PS860 $65
Specs:
http://www.firestonecompleteautocare...imewell/PS860/
Tread:
http://www.firestonecompleteautocare...l-60/PS860.png
Tires are one of those products where you will have to trade off one
aspect for another. The best tires are those that strike a delicate
balance between noise, tread life, handling, braking, wet traction, and
cost.
Since I drive Toyotas and Lexus, low noise is a high priority for me.
Michelins have always been decent but pricey. General, Goodyear,
Firestone, and several other tires have hit my **** list over the
years. My good list is Michelin, Cooper, Bridgestone (meh) and most
recently Continental.
My 2004 Toyota Avalon needed new tires because a belt broke on one of
the tires and the rest of them were dry rotting. I did a lot of
research and ended up buying Continental TrueContact tires from the
online store Tire Rack. They are the #1 rated tires by both the
customer reviews and testers. I ordered them on Wednesday and they
arrived to my local garage on Thursday. The cost of the tires,
shipping, and installation was less than the Michelins at Costco which
were my other choice. Costco wouldn't give me an appointment till
three weeks later so I didn't bother with them anymore.
The tires got installed yesterday so I don't have enough miles on them
to give a decent report, but they are quiet, track true, and seem
responsive. An Avalon is not a great handling car, but if you want
quiet you can't get much better than that.
Check out Tire Rack for the test analysis and reviews. At least you'll
get a better idea of what's available evenif you don't buy from them.
I just installed my Nokian Hakkapeliita R2 SUV tires on my Ranger.
They are every bit as quiet as my Michelin Lattitude TTX summer tires
and are rated as one of, if not THE best non studded winter
performance tires.
They are not cheap, but the best seldom is.
I was stuck this time with a leak in the sidewall and had to git 'er done without the usual shopping around. I've had good luck with Firestone's store brand - always 40K miles plus so far - so I stuck with it.
Interesting.... my ex-usual Firestone shop changed managers and are not trying to up-sell everything, plus they lost their good mechanics. A few weeks ago I went in for some tires, and they upped the quote by about 25% with unnecessary crap, like warranties no never need. So I canceled the sale and got the same tires at another Firestone shop for the "real" price. I was impressed by the staff at this new shop and went back today and got the other 2 tires replaced.
I also was not confident the alignment at the first shop had been done right, so I asked the new shop to check the alignment and root around for any problems. Cost for that was only an extra $20. The alignment was close to what the original shop said for all except that the toe was way off. I asked if that could have changed in the short time - like if I had hit a pot hole, etc., and he said no, it normally just changes slowly with wear and tear.
I don't know about the toe wear period, but if I find out for sure that the first shop ripped me off, I'll be opening a can of whoop ass.
Too bad we sometimes don't know when someone has done a bad job until it has created a new problem later.