Should my tires be Kumhos?

Lost_in_the_HTTP

Lifer

Nov 17, 2019

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• Thursday at 7:49 AM

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Or something else?

98 Tahoe has tires dated 2014. Still in good condition visibly, but some say the date is a problem.

Looking at Kumho, Summit, Falken, Blackhawk, Nokian and Paragon. All under $150 each and I'll probably get 5 since the spare has likely never been on the ground.

I don't drive enough for mileage warranties to be an issue.

Main things are traction and QUIET!! I do not want noisey tires, but I don't want to slip and slide either. I don't 'off-road', but I want to be able to get back on pavement if I have to get into my yard for some reason.

 

lxskllr

No Lifer

Nov 30, 2004

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• Thursday at 4:23 PM

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I've never had a tire fail from age, and I've driven on some old ass rubber. If the tires pass visual inspection, and you aren't doing sustained highspeed driving, I'd keep them.

Dunno about the tire brand. I always liked Cooper, but they were bought out. Quality may or may not be the same.

 

M

manly

Lifer

Jan 25, 2000

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• Thursday at 4:33 PM

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Tire Rack has plenty of product reviews/ratings.
They were acquired by Discount Tire a few years ago.

 

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NutBucket

Lifer

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10 years is a long time...even for tires kept in the best possible conditions.

Anyway, nothing wrong with Kumho. Like every brand, there's good and bad models. They're OEM tires on quite a few cars including Honda.

 

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