Tire wear

On second thought, new BF Goodrich tires are $78 per tire (Tire Rack) or
about $425 "full monty" (four tires) with shipping and nusance fees
including installation. New Michelins are almost $800. Will they last TWICE
as long as the Goodrichs? Probably 35000-40000 miles here in Pittsburgh
(versus 25,000 for Goodrich)...so dollar per mile the Goodrichs seem to be a
better deal after all.


"D.D. Pallmer" > wrote in message
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> My experience has been that Goodyears were garbage and lasted less than
> 20K Pittsburgh miles but Michelins on the same vehicle went over 50K.
> Interestingly, the Firestones that got recalled were like new at 25K when
> they got recalled. The Goodrich tires on my 2003 Mountaineer (the other
> tires were on a '99 Explorer) only last 25000 miles. I am approaching 50K
> (on my second set) and will get Michelins this time, even though they are
> much more expensive.
>
> "4.0L" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>> What kind of tire wear are you getting with your Explorer? I just
>> replaced the OEM P235/70-16 Michelin Cross Terrains on my 2002 Explorer
>> and I got 42k miles out of them. They were just approaching the wear
>> indicators. Amazingly, the tires never had to be re-balanced for the
>> entire 42k miles and ran true and vibration-free at any speed. All I
>> did was make sure the tire pressures were correct and rotate them once
>> in a while. I had no problem buying the same exact tire again.
>>
>> 4.0L
>>
>
>

I replaced my OEM Firestones, with their 75K miles, during the Ford
recall, with Michelin 235/16 LTX M/S. I now have 84K just on this set
of Michelins and they look great. They are rotated every 5K. I will
likely purchase new Michelins next time for my '98 Explorer EB.

I replaced my OEM Firestones, with their 75K miles, during the Ford
recall, with Michelin 235/16 LTX M/S. I now have 84K just on this set
of Michelins and they look great. They are rotated every 5K. I will
likely purchase new Michelins next time for my '98 Explorer EB.