| Considering all-terrain tires (Pro Comp) [message #369392] |
Wed, 06 April 2022 16:43  |
habbyguy
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Registered: May 2012
Location: Mesa, AZ
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My Goodyear tires are WAY over-aged out (didn't realize how bad until I checked them last week - the "new ones" are coming on 9 years old). Yikes.
I'm looking at all my options, and have seen all the usual suspects (Firestone Transforce, Cooper, Nokian, etc.).
Came across these (Pro Comp AT Sport), for the same money.
https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/pro-comp-a-t-sport/p/26115
They're guaranteed for 60,000 miles (that's never gonna happen before they age out, of course, but is a good sign). They are also guaranteed for life against defects in material or workmanship, which is great.
The kicker here is that I've gotten into situations where my coach just didn't have enough traction, particularly in sandy areas where I've camped in Mexico. There are a host of great camping sites in Arizona that have at least a little dirt road in the approach, and I'm thinking that the extra traction could only be a good thing. There's no doubt they'd be better in really wet conditions, too (something that hasn't been an issue, living in the desert, and hydroplaning on a 12,000 pound coach is not likely anyway I suppose).
Every review I've read about them praises them for being really quiet on the asphalt. I know I just swapped out an old, hard set of Michelins on my Jeep for a set of BF Goodrich All Terrains, and have to say they're really amazingly quiet (for an all-terrain tire, but really pretty good for ANY tire). I'm thinking that the extra mass of the GMC will only help isolate the inside from any tread-induced noise.
Six of these, mounted and balanced won't set me back much more than a grand. Seems like a reasonable idea.
Thoughts?
Mark Hickey
Mesa, AZ
1978 Royale Center Kitchen
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