Do you have a tire brand allegiance?

I've had such great experience with Michelin that yeah, I generally stick to them unless they dont make the size I need or its for a specialty vehicle.

But I've bought from all the brands in the left column except the last 3.

>>28504115
Any brand youd avoid?

Depends on the car.

you can't go wrong with the top 7 on that list pretty much. don't buy chinese tires

>>28504124
Goodyear group, ironman, the chinkshit brands

>>28504106 (OP)
For my motorcycle I like Pirelli, it was what it came with and for the longest time only Pirelli made larger size for my rear tire size.
For my 4runner, I’m gonna try the bfgoodrich ko3 as is been highly regarded same with the ko2.

For me, it's General, the best tire brand.

>>28504106 (OP)
>>28504115
I ONLY use MICHELIN tires on my BMWs, and VREDESTEINs on everything else

>>28506622
Lipstick on a pig.

>>28504106 (OP)
Toyo mustard pace

>>28506623
You don't even have a car bmaooo

>>28504115
I would have bought some Pilot Sport S 5s if they were available in 245/35/20R and 295/30/20R.

>>28506622
They tend to be overrated and overpriced, unless we're talking Cup 2s. I just bought some Continental Extreme Contact Sport 02s and will get them installed next week. I wanted to use up the rest of the tread on these old Pirelli P Zero's that came with my car when I bought it in 2023. The boomer that owned the car before me never drove the thing, clearly, because the Pirelli's are from 2019.

>>28506614
They're just discount bin Continentals. That's not necessarily a bad thing, I had some on my old Miata and they were great, only downside was they were noisy and not very comfortable over harsh pavement.

on regular cars: dws06+ all seasons
on performance cars: pilot sport 4s (summer) + x-ice snow on steelies (winter)

>>28506634
>black or indigenous wheels of color
>hilariously HUGE beancounter old-man-appeasing wheel gap
Why the FUCK did you put that thing on fuckin STILTS?! Terrible opinion easily discarded

>>28506638
>on regular cars: dws06+ all seasons
These are amazing all seasons. Fuckin' love em in the rain and snow on my 911.

>>28506639
2 of your beamers are on stock suspension. Legitimately are you a bot? We just go in circles with this stupid shit, you're so boring dude.

My Michelin Pilot Super Sports started to microcrack after a short while, apparently it's common. Wasn't too impressed with them. Replaced them with Contis, pretty nice so far. Also Pirelli winter tires are excellent. So yeah, call me a 'Conti/'Relli boy

>>28504106 (OP)
PS4S on sports cars, conti dws06 for regular cars, Michelin ltx defenders for trucks. Simple as

>>28506638
>>28506646
MICHELIN Pilot Sport All Season 4s are better. Fuckin love them on my E39 in rain and cold (LOL @ snow)
I don't have any Beamers
3 of my BMWs are on stock suspension as STRAIGHT 6 E39s are Perfect out of the box, while you RAISED your dad's eps MONSTER TRUCK on fuckn STILTS for some reason bmaooo

>>28506652
Kek shoulda got MICHELIN PIlot Sport 4Ss

>>28506668
The PS4Ss do the same thing. Never touching Bitchelin again

>>28506672
>muh 7 year old tires are cracking!!!
Kek change your tires sooner, nerd
MICHELIN > pussinental kek cry pussy

>>28506665
>while you RAISED your
You're so retarded my man. My car, aside from PPF and Eurostani side markers is completely stock.
>>28506672
Oof, how old are those tires?

>shilling frog rubber and being a fangirl for it for her GERMAN luxury car
Kek & lel

>>28504106 (OP)


I do my research and pay more attention to how specific models perform on tests to see if they fit my desired criteria.
That being said, you can see some brands consistently stand out more than others. If continental makes something for a certain market they are almost always a leader or right up there with the leaders. Usually very well balanced products with no major compromises or drawback. They particularly excel in wet grip and tread life, and since I like those things, I tend to always go with them.
Michelin are similar in quality but more expensive. They make some products like the crossclimate 2/3's that noone else really has equivalents of. Short braking distance and low rolling resistance are their signature 'party tricks' and any tyre they make for a given segment will usually have the best of these in that segment.
Pirelli are another brand you can find offering top scoring products. They're similar to Continental in that they like making things that try to do everything well. Tyres that excel at having both massive dry grip and also a comfortable ride and road manners at the same time are their signature. I don't really trust them because they are Italian though.
The rest are inconsistent. You might find one thing here or there from one manufacturer or another that fits criteria for something you want well. Eg there are some tyres from Goodyear that are competitive with other premium makers, such as the 4seasons gen3 or eagle f1 asymmetric 6 which can be options if you can't get the others for whatever reason. Nokian are very good at making things with top snow traction and their recent all-year tyre the seasonproof 2 is real good. If you want something for your mud bogger or offroad racing machine then look into Mickey Thompson.
That's about it.

>>28504106 (OP)
I run take off tires from local guys.
Way cheaper than dropping $2,500 on a single set of tires. ($200 vs $2k+)
Picked up for Toyota RR slicks recently.
Currently running Bridgestone RE71RS.
Last season I had Hoosier A7s
Before that Yokohama A052

>>28506683
Why's it on fuckin STILTS then my bruh? bmaooo
>>28506686
>nooo don't just get the best tires!!!
Kek & cry pussy

>>28506665
that's an odd opinion to have considering the psas4's have better snow traction while the contis have better wet traction
they're both pretty close in performance regardless but it is what it is

>>28506696
PS4Ss are fine in the wet when it's warm, but PSAS4s are the best in wet + cold

>>28506693
>nooo don't just get the best tires!!!
Pilot Sport 4S are almost a decade old dude. They're still great tires according to many review outlets but Bridgestone Potenza Sport and these Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02s I bought are better in a few categories. I'm sick of waiting for the PS5 rollout and needed new summer tire rubber. Not spending $400 more for a brand with a better marketing budget that brakes 1 foot earlier in the wet and dry.

This is what he meant when he said Italians are niggers. You have their blood, and just like coons you're vain, status and brand obsessed.

https://youtu.be/uZUJKXs6W-4?si=o9PJZH6R6qgwcsyQ

I only buy chink brands. I refuse to pay more than $50/tire

>>28506625
Liked them until they dropped to 2 sidewall belts instead of 3.

>>28506706
PS5s suck conpared to the PS4Ss, and LOL @ fucking bridgestone. I don't run those pikachu bullshits bmaooo kek, cry, pussy
Captcha: VPORK8

I went with michelin pilot sport 5 in 205/40-17

>Quiet
>Good warranty
>Came with roadside assistance and tow
>0% interest for 6 months
>Roadforce balanced and didn't need a 2nd go unlike the previous yokos

Thanks for coming to my ted talk

>>28506707
>Cheaps out on the nly thing touching the road

>>28506713
Been doing it for over a decade. Never once had issues. They last just as long as main brands. In fact, big name brands are literally the same tires in most cases, just with their logo slapped on and a longer warranty.

>>28506714
Not something I would gamble on still. It's like $100 more a set every few years for peace of mind.

>>28506711
>the newest Michelin tire in a series... actually sucks compared to the old shit
Why the fuck do you advertise for this brand for free? Contis have never let me down. I've owned them for 3 different sports cars now and it's why I bought a set of their summer tires. I just saved 20% compared to buying Michelin.

>>28506700
Yeah that's the value proposition of a seasonal tyre. There are plenty of UHP's that can grip up when you spray the track with water, but not a lot of them that won't turn into hockey pucks when the temperature drops a little.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKtnczk8Mxk

That's why I personally rate the DWS06+ so highly myself.

>>28506714
>big name brands are literally the same tires in most cases, just with their logo slapped on and a longer warranty.
you couldn't be more wrong
Tyre compounds are like perfume; the formula is always changing even if they say it's the same product. And if you don't have Top Men in charge of that, you can end up with duds. Like all the people who slap BFG's on their trucks and find their rubber disintegrating before the warranty.

>>28506715
clueless man
>>28506719
How much is michellin paying you to spew these lies?

>>28506725
facts don't care about your feelings

>>28506717


From what I understand the development of the pilot sport 5 was closely bound up with bmw making them an oem fitment on their own new models, which likely resulted in some compromises being made.
The new pzero 5 and sportcontact 7 both gap it in terms of sheer performance, wet or dry. Of course there's an argument to be made for trading a little bit of raw grip in exchange for a lot better road manners and tread life, but that's also what grand tourers are for.

>>28506654
Michelin defenders on my shit boxes

>>28506737
That's what I've always treated my pilot sport all seasons as. A tire with great performance and long tread life. Looks like the new pilot sport tires are supposed to be 560 tread wear or something which is much like an actual touring tire than a sporty tire

>all these Tire brand Boot lickers

>>28504124
Chinease brands and Dębica. I don't cheap out on tires even though I am not wealth by any means.

>>28504106 (OP)
Michelin is amazing, Pilot Sport 4S and Cross Climate 2 literally define their product spaces.

Continental is good but it's funny watching people cope that they are just as good as Michelin but cheaper (it's not true).

Vredestein is not on your list but they make the best winter performance tire in the world, THE WINTRAC PRO.

Nokian hakkapeliittas are probably the best general purpose winter tires in the world.

Pirellis are good but they have a huge reputation problem because they ship OEM variants that prioritize dry performance over longevity and wet performance so everyone thinks they suck when their OEMs die after 2 years.

China has never made a good tire ever.

Bridgestone is okay budget tires.

>>28504106 (OP)
I exclusively drive Linglong, nothing's ever gone ringrong.

>>28506706
Siciliy is like 5% of Italy. You're a moron. Moors were also mixed north african caucasoids. You're really fucking dumb.

>>28506811
>Siciliy is like 5% of Italy
Over 90% of Italians in the US are Sicilian.
>Moors are African
I already said that
>You're really fucking dumb.
You ended up agreeing with me. Brvtal self-own.

>>28506773
he says, while posting hoosier r7's

>>28506796
>Continental is good but it's funny watching people cope that they are just as good as Michelin but cheaper (it's not true).
It is true though. Pick any segment you like and i'll show you how.
The main differences between them are philosophical differences more than anything else, differences in what targets to optimize for more than quality as such.

>>28506796
my main beef with vredestein is that they use compounds that gripmaxx at the expense of the worst swamp ass rolling resistance ever
real premium manufacturers know how to deliver both

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetrical
Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac
Maxxis Bighorn

Yoko summer + track
Nokian winter

>>28506835
Unfortunately until we get a new alpine model set from Michelin I'm not sure what else to use.

>>28506824
The DWS06+ is the greatest tire continental has made.

I like continental, even if they aren't the best I've had no issues w them on a daily

>>28506824
My nigger, I've had 4 different tires brands on my car over the past 2yrs.
Y'all need to stop sucking and fucking tire manufacturers

>>28506861
The only reason people buy wrangler brand tyres is because most people driving trucks or jeeps will just buy whatever looks like it has an aggressive tread pattern and a low price. Which is why the 'All Terrain' market is full of so much bullshit.
If you drive a truck and want people to think you take it offroad and don't want to kill yourself - either from sliding off the highway when it drizzles or from suicide after seeing your gas bill - get the Destination A/T2.
It is honestly surprising that Firestone made this tyre, because it does so many things well at once. Great traction on wet roads, great traction on dirt and gravel (for all that's worth), great traction in snow. Relative to what else is marketed to the same segment of course.
In any given test there might be one or two other tyres that are better in this or that category, but none of them that consistently good in every one at once. And all of them will have higher rolling resistance. It does *that* very well, too.
Or just get some TerrainContact H/T's or Defender LTX M/S2's and have a normal one.

>>28506887
>The DWS06+ is the greatest tire continental has made.
It's pretty goated.

>>28506955
I once saw a jeep with helical tires, where both the right side and left side were mounted in the same direction. Some people are just don't know their head from their ass.

>>28504115
Apollo owns Vredestien.

>>28506900
>I've had 4 different tires brands on my car over the past 2yrs.
You must drive like absolute dogshit to wear out 4 sets of tires in just 2 years

>>28506687
This, I go for specific models.

>>28507037
>I'll take "What are track days" for $500 Alex.

I just came here to say

H A N G O O K
A
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Tyres

>>28507056
What is tracking a turd gen like

>>28507086
Very fun.
Apparently the local area knows my car.

>>28506800
Kek

>>28504106 (OP)
Continentals on the Miata, Toyos on everything else

>>28506714
I bet my gramps drives with more spirit than you lmao

>>28504106 (OP)
I generally buy Toyo summer tires and Nokian winter tires.

>>28504106 (OP)
dunlop because sp sport fm800s are probably the grippiest summer/all season tyre you can get for 15 inch wheels and smaller
vitour because as much as everyone gives shit about chinesium tyres they're the only brand that makes 70+ profile whitewalls for classics that still offer decent performance, if boomers on forums for classics say they're leagues ahead of the usual classic car tyres thej it's good enough for me and both are damn cheap for their performance

>>28506796
The 4S is old as fuck, Continental, Goodyear and Pirelli all have new tires that beat the 4S

Got 3 sets of Continentals on my 2 cars now, I am forced to run BMW Star marked Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 because it's the only tire with a 100 load rating for my pigfat obese BMW

do speed/load ratings effect comfort because literally everything is 103W XL due to SUV cancer

>>28507345
They can. And often do. More strength 'usually' also means higher stiffness, which in turn usually means less rounding out bumps or damping vibrations.

>>28507275
>No source
Typical

And the Pilot Sport 5S just started shipping this year so I'm glad your cope companies have finally caught up to the old version.

why did I think Nokian tires was like top 10 brand

>>28507466
The list is by venue not quality. Nokian is good to go anon. Especially their winters.

>>28507466
>>28507479
Revenue*

>>28506815
> Over 90% of Italians in the US are Sicilian.
Based. When are we bringing back the mob ran casinos and labor unions? Captcha=rx420

>>28507479
True.
t. finn

>>28506955
>ebonics
And yet MICHELIN PSAS4s are better than the pussinentals kek
And I still ONLY use MICHELINs on my BMWs, and VREDESTEINs on everything else

>>28507514
That all still exists, but the mob is significantly weaker now than 70 years ago.

Whatever you drive, drive a firestone

>>28504106 (OP)
where’s Falken?

>>28507706
Those are good beers, Walter

>>28507707
Falken is brand of Sumitomo. Just Like Firestone is bridgestone and bfgoodrich is michelin

>>28507707
Where's VREDESTEIN?

>>28507717
Basically a mom and pop shop compared to the big dawgz. I've wanted to pick up some of their tires but they aren't sold at America's Tire or Costco.

>>28507720
I ordered mine off TIRERACK, just like my MICHELINS

>>28507722
I don't care, I'd rather not have to choose an installer and all that horseshit. If tirerack sends me a tire with a defect because the spic that works in their warehouse hates their job then that's more hassle than driving back to either of those retail locations. Costco and America's Tire have amazing support and if you buy the certificates at the latter they'll replace the tire(s) if they can't fix a flat.

>>28507465
>>28507649

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=era-H-bVbHo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQsWlZoh55U

It's honestly pretty disappointing how michelin made basically no improvements over the ps4s with the ps5. But maybe they're release a new 's' version later.

>>28507731
I don't care. I don't let costco or murica's tires touch my cars bmaooo

>>28507733
The PS4S is BETTER than the ps5

>>28507741
I don't care, you probably open your asshole for M Service before opening your wallet you findom loving cuck.

>>28504106 (OP)
Bridgestone just for the funny work stories

>>28507753
godsDAMN that's a gorgeous E39
I've never even been to M-Service
I AM M-Service, by the way

>>28507764
Whoa you can change your oil!!!

>>28507775
That's more than what your average/o/ user can manage

>>28507716
Oh I see. Didn’t know they are Japanese. Thought its a Chinese or Korean brand.
Based I guess

Continentals have been so comfy for me. No idea what they're like on a track or in any performance driving condition, but I don't think you can beat them at their price point for a daily or sunday cruiser. I'm sure michelin is better, but I'm too cheap to even try them.
TIL bridgestone is a jap brand. I always thought it was US junk like goodyear.

yes. I will always buy potenzas / bridgestones if they are available. After that, Conti. And then michelin. If I can't get any of those then all hope is lost.
Fuck pirelli. dogshit tires.

>>28506713
I have dextero dat1 tires on my 97 Wrangler. Dextero it's owned by giti but they're made in the States. Better tread pattern and depth than the Wrangler radials and 80 bucks a tire is a price I'm comfortable paying for my $3900 weekend car. I didn't see the point in spending a fortune on trail raper tires when these can handle any of the driving i do

>>28507891
The potenza race semi slicks are tempting. They’re said to be surprisingly usable in the wet for a semi slick

I don't even consider brand. Every brand makes good or bad tires.
I look up what's available in the size and type I need and see what's reasonable on the market.

>>28507947
i'm sure their higher trim tires are good but teh stuff they put on the mustangs were some of the worst OEM / stock tires I've ever driven on.

>>28507856
>bridgestone is a jap brand
>Bridgestone Corporation (株式会社ブリヂストン, Kabushiki gaisha Burijisuton) is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (1889–1976) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
>The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of founder's surname, meaning 'stone bridge' in Japanese.
Rent fucking free

>>28504106 (OP)
I usually go for Nokian. They're cheap and just work.

I think Michelins are extremely overhyped. Admittedly I've never tried their performance tires but their all seasons and winters are just meh and don't really last or perform any better than the average brand or even the chink brands. FUCK GOODYEAR.

>>28507466
Most people only know them for their winter tires. They also don't come OEM on any vehicles and they don't have a lot of retailers.

be honest /o/, have you reached the autism level to notice what tires people in parking lots have just from the tread pattern?

>>28504106 (OP)
I have the opposite, there's tires I absolutely won't buy.
Never ever ever get dunlops for a street motorcycle.

What do we think of Hankook?

>>28508642
Yes, but only for Firestone Winterforces because they're my go-to snow tire

>>28508642
I reached that long ago.

>>28508642
talking about that, i'm sure there's a decent number of warehouse guys that can identify what packing tape is being used purely by smell and sound

holy shit I just paid $65 per tire, this is outrageous!

>>28508728
no reason to buy that junk

>>28504106 (OP)
Between the car, the truck, the camper, and the boat trailer, I have Bridgestones, Goodyears, Maxxis, Coopers (also made by Goodyear), BF Goodrich (made by Michelin) and Nokians (these are on my winter wheels).

My bicycle has Continentals, and my lawn mower has Carlisles, but Carlisle is owned by Blackrock now (and has rebranded Carlstar), so I'm gonna replace those with BKTs or Titans when they start to check and split sometime in the next 3 to 5 years.

>>28504106 (OP)
For my big bikes I only buy Michelin Road 6, and for my small bikes I only buy Shinko 705

I never knew that Goodrich was Michelin.

>>28504106 (OP)
Not really, it used to depend on if les shwab had it. However they've gone pretty downhill. I tried costco once but they did an incredibly shit job mounting, balancing, inflating, and properly torquing them.
So anons, Discount tire, Goodyear, or Tirerack?

>>28504106 (OP)
>produce rubber circles
>multiple billion dollars revenue a year
>revenue
>in a year

this world is over alright

>>28509101
forklift tyres, mining truck tyres, armoured fighting vehicle tyres
i guess you could say tyres keep the world going round

>>28509045
Discount Tire and Tire Rack are the same company innit?
I use a local shop for all my tyres but they're pretty good from what I've seen.

>>28509101
they are really important rubber circles thoughbeit

>>28504106 (OP)
Yes. Michelin, Nokian tyres, Continental, Goodyear, Dunlop, Pirelli are my top favourite tire brands. If I ever have to cheap out on tires and buy other tire brand than any of these my favourite ones. Then I would choose tire from Yokohama, Hankook, Kumho and ignore all of those tires that are not listed in my message.

I only ever use PS4's and Extreme Contact Sport 02's
t. Miata driver