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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by hirdlej
I suppose there's no michelin's in your size or close to it huh? Michelin tires FTW if you don't like screwing around with junk.
Proxes are superior to Michelin LTX/MS. They ride better, are just as quiet, and have much better traction in the wet. Oh yeah, the Michelins look like they belong on an old geezer's truck in comparison
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
Proxes are superior to Michelin LTX/MS. They ride better, are just as quiet, and have much better traction in the wet. Oh yeah, the Michelins look like they belong on an old geezer's truck in comparison
yea michelins aren't really a sport truck tire and theres no way they have better traction then the toyos
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by dlt76028
yea michelins aren't really a sport truck tire and theres no way they have better traction then the toyos
Just pointing out the fact that the Michelin is not a better tire for our needs and the Proxes cost half the price to boot!
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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I had multiple falkens on my camaro, and babied the crap out of them and got 20,000miles with rotating every 5k. and if you were wondering, the fronts wore first.

Hankook has had good reviews
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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One set of falkens I had rode silky smooth, the other set was lumpy until they warmed up. I heard the Ventus was a great tire.
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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Michelin LTX/MS suck for anything but mileage. I have a set on my 2500 4x4 HD.
The BFG KDW 2's are good so far. I have had 2 sets and no complaints so far good traction wet and dry. Only downfall is price.
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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Those Hankooks are pretty good tires. I still swear by Cooper/Mastercraft though personally.
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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I had Michelin LTX MS on my Silverado SS just replaced them with Yokohamos I forget the specific model. But it was about $400 cheaper than replacing the Michelins and they had just as good of reviews. If it was a Corvette or something I wanted good handling with I would have stuck with Michelins but its just a truck.
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 02:56 AM
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I been running the Falken ZIEX STZ/04 for a few years, the first set were great, hooked good and I got a few miles out of the, this set spins like crazy, I have done a few more mods but from a stop I can spin these forever. Hankooks are good to although I've never had any I know some people who have and liked them. BTW my tires are 275/45/20 and I payed $95 each for them(I buy whosale through a friend direct from the wharehouse)
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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OK I got America's Tire Co., to match pricing I found at online tires dot com

Hankook ST ROH6 tires-4 for 455.96 +13.50 each to mount and balance. $509 installed.
The assistant manager says that maybe they aren't as sticky dry as the Toyos but the quality of tire is better. Looks like a good deal to me.
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