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Tell me what is the best brand of auto tires to buy or which brand to stay away from?

Hello, what brand of tire is the best and which brand to totally stay away from?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    I install tires on a daily basis as my job and I see the wear and tear on different tires every day. From my experience I've noticed that 99% of blowouts just happen to be Cooper tires so I'd stay away from Cooper tires. I personally like Goodyear, BF Goodrich, and Uniroyal tires. Also, keep in mind that your tires will only last as long as you make them last. If a tire has a 45,000 mile prorated warranty...that doesn't mean the tires are expected to last only 45,000 miles. They can last 7,000 or 60,000 miles, depending whether you take care of them by getting your wheels aligned and setting them to the proper tire pressure as it's stated on the inside of your driver door. Over inflating and under inflating will cause severe wear. I do preventive maintenance on my Jeep once a week, including checking my tire pressure, oil and fluid levels, greasing my fittings, etc. It's amazing to me how unaware people are of the condition of their own car.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    There is no best brand or brands. Ever top rated brands much as Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear, make some moderate to low quality models. In turn, some of the perhaps lesser known brands, such as Kumho, Hankook, Yokohama and General, make some outstanding tires.

    Go to a tire site, such as tirerack.com, to see what is available for the specific year, make and model of your car. You can see what is available in you tire size and how each tire is rated and reviewed. Yes, there are a lot of factors to consider (type of driving, what part of the country you live in, etc.) but tirerack can let you see what are the better choices and how much you should look to pay. Good luck!

  • Mark F
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    No such thing as one single best. Many tire manufacturers make excellent tires. It is all a matter of what you need for what kind of vehicle and what you are willing to spend as each is better at some things than others.

    Source(s): I work in the tire industry
  • 10 years ago

    Goodyear, Michelin, Goodrich, Yokahama, Perelli, Uniroyal, Dunlop, Hancook all are good standard of tires Just tires web sight has good comprehensive reports on most tires out there well worth a look

    Source(s): 32 year mechanic
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  • 10 years ago

    Totally depends on the car, where ya live and the kind of driving ya do. I have a Silverado and I like Michelin LTX MS. They last for 50K miles. I also like Bridgestones!

  • 10 years ago

    Goodyear or falken but most tires will have some kind of warranty

  • ?
    Lv 5
    10 years ago

    We would need more info.What kind of vehicle?What kind of driving?What kind of weather conditions?Around how much are you looking to spend?

  • 10 years ago

    Hankook tires are made in China.That should tell us something..

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