zeeshan66

Tires have been looking pretty shabby lately I live in Florida and was wondering if anyone had a shop and a good tire replacement that wouldn't break the bank. Thanks in advance

sheikhmax

How long do you plan to keep those tires/vehicle???

Barnesie

Michelin LTX MS2 tires. These are great tires for most conditions and have a fantastic tread life.

Barnesie

Forgot you said affordable....the michelins are a little pricy. If you are a Costco member then go with x radial LT2 tire which is the same and they are cheaper. My experience with tires is that it is worth spending a little more and getting good quality tires.

BradTank

That's been my experience as well.

I really do think "cheap" tires cost you more money as you have to replace sooner. And I've also found the more premium brands seem to be a lot more generous on the warranty. Or the cheap ones don't even have a mileage warranty.

I pretty much automatically buy Michelin these days. I will say though my last set didn't last very long (they were rated for 70k miles but I only got like 30k out of them) but Michelin prorated the warranty into the new set.

tomscot2

I bought the Michelin Defender T&H from Discount Tire in June 2021. 80K warranty. They have been great here in San Diego for retiree local driving as well as several road trips to AZ and NorCal. After 19K they look like new. I rotate them every 6 months. If you are a veteran, you can get a military discount when ordering online. Discount Tire also matches lower prices.

mntntrls71

Take a look at discount tires site. I had picked up some Laufenn tires used of CL with factory GX wheels for 400 and I really like them. I got 4 years out of them and they were great in bad weather. I still have them and they are not worn out. I now have them on my expedition trailer.

ASE

Tires are THE most important safety component on any vehicle ... assuming the brakes are in good order. Tires deal with Acceleration ... Turning ... Braking ... all critical ... they maintain contact with the road. Cost is a rounding error when doing the math on cost-per-year of ownership ... so buy the best you can.

mntntrls71

Cheaper cost tires are often made by a brand that makes a more expensive tire. Talk to your tire shop. The shops like Discount, Les Schwab , etc are not going to sell you crap tires even if they are low cast. They may not last as long because of the compound but you need to decide for yourself. I have had over 60 vehicles of all kinds, race cars, off-road jeeps, pulling diesel trucks, lots of rvs and trailers. I have had cheap and I have had expensive. I have never blown a cheap tire. I have had them suffer a slightly less life span but I knew this when I bought them.

tz693

Michelin has best tires. Kumho has the best value! Have Kumho HT51 for many years and is very comparable to Michelin.