Kelly Tires

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:55:08 -0700, rvfulltime
> wrote:

>On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:53:40 -0700, Ashton Crusher > wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:05:44 -0700, rvfulltime
> wrote:
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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.
>>
>>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.


I had the same Firestones on my 92. They vibrated like they were
square after the first 10K miles. By 30K I couldn't take it anymore
and put Michelin's on. It was like driving a different truck. Smooth
and quiet. With the firestones no matter how many times I had them
balanced and no matter who did the wheel alignments the front end
shook, sometimes so badly you'd think the tires were going to fall
off, and this was at speeds as low as 50 mph. With the Michelins I
could drive the very same roads at 75 mph with no vibration or shaking
at all. One work truck with E rated Firestones SteelTex tires blew
out 3 of the 4 tires in less then 10 K miles. I will never ever buy
another firestone tire as long as I live.

i think with firestone, badyear, and others, "you pays your money, you takes
your chances".


"Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder"


"rvfulltime" > wrote in message
...
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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