Well while i was at work today..I was looking up and pricing all of the tires u guys mentioned...and i knowbits stupid...but the look ofbthe tread pattern means alot to me......well as i was pricing all the tires i found a generic named tire for sale on ebay. All 4...shipped for under 600 bucks in a 305-40-22. I looked up reviews and it appeared no one had anything bad to say about em.
So i bought em....
Larry (Popo8) Co-owner
LTXtech.com
Hope they turn out well for you, just be careful the first time you're in freezing, snow, slush conditions.
My experience with off-brand or re-branded name brand tires has been awful.
Even though expensive, good tires are probably the most important safety feature on your vehicle. You might save up front but pay later by wrecking your vehicle.
I learned the hard way as a poor, young, married Private in the Army. I took a chance on some re-branded Kelly tires and was white knucked evertime it rained. I wasn't confident in the car again until I replaced that set over a year later.
I also learned something about the tires you find at Walmart. Did you know that the brand names you see at Walmart are spec'd by Walmart for cost? I had a set of Goodyear American Eagle tires that scared me to death the first time it rained and was below 40 degrees out. I called Goodyear since the tires were nearly new and once I told them which tire I owned, I was told that Goodyear dealers weren't able to service or replace through warranty. It was a Walmart only tire. I ended up going with real Yokohamas as replacements and threw away the Walmart Goodyears with 80% tread left but I finally felt safe in my vehicle again.
The way I feel about tires I also feel about chain store auto parts. I learned the hard way that you don't buy a lifetime warranty re-man brake master cylinders, or a lifetime warranty re-man alternator or starter.
The re-man master cylinder failed on me within a month and required me using the e-brake to stop the car.
The lifetime warranty starters and alternators left me stranded more than once. The alternator experience was bad enough that I swapped out the alternator 4 times on my Northstar Eldorado before I finally went and got the Delco alternator. Got to the point where I could swap it out in an hour versus the 4 hours the first time took me.
Also, a note on ebay tires. Be very careful, especially with used tires. You could be getting several year old tires, or tires that have a defect that might not allow them to balance correctly, or might just plain be dangerous. New tires might not be as risky, but I'd wonder if they were really cheap for a reason that didn't allow them to be sold in a normal tire store.
