Kelly Tires

A local tire store is advertising some Kelly tires at an
attractive price. Has anyone used these on their Ford
Explorer? Mine is a 2000 XLT 4 door 4x4.

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Completely uncalled for response coming right up....

I head straight for the Michelin LTX M/S.... call me old fashioned, if you
like.... I wont mess with my reciupe for ribs... and I wont mess with my
recipe for tires...

Sorry... couldn't resist...


"rvfulltime" > wrote in message
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>A local tire store is advertising some Kelly tires at an
> attractive price. Has anyone used these on their Ford
> Explorer? Mine is a 2000 XLT 4 door 4x4.
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I agree with Jim, can't go wrong with the Michelin LTX M/S, or the
Cross Terrains for that matter.
I've heard of Kelly, but not much more than that.

Kelly Springfield is a lower cost brand owned by Good Year. Haven't
used any of their tires in years, so don't have an opinion, but would
go with Jim's suggestions.

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:59:47 GMT, "Jim Warman"
> wrote:

>Completely uncalled for response coming right up....
>
>I head straight for the Michelin LTX M/S.... call me old fashioned, if you
>like.... I wont mess with my reciupe for ribs... and I wont mess with my
>recipe for tires...
>
>Sorry... couldn't resist...
>
>
>"rvfulltime" > wrote in message
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>>A local tire store is advertising some Kelly tires at an
>> attractive price. Has anyone used these on their Ford
>> Explorer? Mine is a 2000 XLT 4 door 4x4.
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I am on my second set of Kelly Safari tires. No problems with them,
and they seem to wear well. Also have Kelly's on my wifes Buick.

John Normile

On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:52:49 -0700, rvfulltime
> wrote:
>A local tire store is advertising some Kelly tires at an
>attractive price. Has anyone used these on their Ford
>Explorer? Mine is a 2000 XLT 4 door 4x4.
>
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On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:59:47 GMT, "Jim Warman" > wrote:

>Completely uncalled for response coming right up....
>
>I head straight for the Michelin LTX M/S.... call me old fashioned, if you
>like.... I wont mess with my reciupe for ribs... and I wont mess with my
>recipe for tires...
>
>Sorry... couldn't resist...
>
>

I know that Michelin LTX is a good tire. I wasn't asking about them.

I don't expect to own this vehicle for more that 2 years or 15,000
miles from now. Spending an extra $120 might not be worth it.

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Like I said, I couldn't resist.... FWIW, when I spend money, I usually just
go for the best I can get... I think I'm worth it.... There are lots of
tires cheaper than the Michelins.... I just don't really consider them,
that's all... no matter your choice, I hope they're what you wanted...

"rvfulltime" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:59:47 GMT, "Jim Warman" >
> wrote:
>
>>Completely uncalled for response coming right up....
>>
>>I head straight for the Michelin LTX M/S.... call me old fashioned, if you
>>like.... I wont mess with my reciupe for ribs... and I wont mess with my
>>recipe for tires...
>>
>>Sorry... couldn't resist...
>>
>>
>
> I know that Michelin LTX is a good tire. I wasn't asking about them.
>
> I don't expect to own this vehicle for more that 2 years or 15,000
> miles from now. Spending an extra $120 might not be worth it.
>
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>

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:05:44 -0700, rvfulltime
> wrote:

>On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:59:47 GMT, "Jim Warman" > wrote:
>
>>Completely uncalled for response coming right up....
>>
>>I head straight for the Michelin LTX M/S.... call me old fashioned, if you
>>like.... I wont mess with my reciupe for ribs... and I wont mess with my
>>recipe for tires...
>>
>>Sorry... couldn't resist...
>>
>>
>
>I know that Michelin LTX is a good tire. I wasn't asking about them.
>
>I don't expect to own this vehicle for more that 2 years or 15,000
>miles from now. Spending an extra $120 might not be worth it.

I've had Kelly's before and they were fine tires. About the only
tires I've ever had that were crap were firestones. Michelins are
good but pricey and I only buy them because I plan on keeping the
vehicle. You might also check and see if there are any Kuhmo (might
have misspelled it) tires in your area, they are usually very good
tires at a very reasonable price. Of the three sets of tires that
have been on my 99Mustang GT, the Kumho's are the best by far.

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:53:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher > wrote:

>On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:05:44 -0700, rvfulltime
> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:59:47 GMT, "Jim Warman" > wrote:
>>
>>>Completely uncalled for response coming right up....
>>>
>>>I head straight for the Michelin LTX M/S.... call me old fashioned, if you
>>>like.... I wont mess with my reciupe for ribs... and I wont mess with my
>>>recipe for tires...
>>>
>>>Sorry... couldn't resist...
>>>
>>>
>>
>>I know that Michelin LTX is a good tire. I wasn't asking about them.
>>
>>I don't expect to own this vehicle for more that 2 years or 15,000
>>miles from now. Spending an extra $120 might not be worth it.
>
>I've had Kelly's before and they were fine tires. About the only
>tires I've ever had that were crap were firestones. Michelins are
>good but pricey and I only buy them because I plan on keeping the
>vehicle. You might also check and see if there are any Kuhmo (might
>have misspelled it) tires in your area, they are usually very good
>tires at a very reasonable price. Of the three sets of tires that
>have been on my 99Mustang GT, the Kumho's are the best by far.

I had the old Firestone Wilderness AT tire on my 1991 Explorer for
70,000 miles and on my 2000 Explorer until Ford swapped them out
for Goodyear Wranglers. I was very happy with the Firestones and
would put them back on if I could. The Goodyear Wranglers are
terrible. The cupping is bad and yes the dealer claims the front end
is aligned correctly. The cupping is so bad that I need to buy new
tires even though they have low miles.

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Had a set of 33x12.5 Kelly Safari RTV's on a Wrangler a while back. Good,
tough tires. Quiet ride despite large size and aggresive tread pattern.
Never left me stranded, even at 10psi on extremely rugged terrain.

Carl


"rvfulltime" > wrote in message
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>A local tire store is advertising some Kelly tires at an
> attractive price. Has anyone used these on their Ford
> Explorer? Mine is a 2000 XLT 4 door 4x4.
>
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