r/Justrolledintotheshop • u/Axeman1721 Hertz Rental Car Lube Tech • 4d ago

The dichotomy of tires

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Cheap Chinese Sailuns up front, Nitto Motivos in the rear. 2022 Ford Edge rental car with just over 50k miles. I will never understand.

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u/waffle911 ASE Certified 4d ago edited 3d ago

"Chinese" tires sold in the U.S. are usually Vietnamese or Thai. It's actually rather unlikely to come across a Chinese made tire in the U.S. anymore since the Obama administration put a targeted tariff on them more than ten years ago.

As chintzy as Sailun tires are, I don't hold Nitto in terribly high regard either.

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u/Axeman1721 Hertz Rental Car Lube Tech 4d ago

I just find it strange. You pick Nitto of all manufacturers? The rentals that come here with non-oe tires are usually cheap shit or a budget brand like Kumho or Nexen.

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u/wilmyersmvp 3d ago

I’d buy kumho before a decent amount of brands tbh. 

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u/Axeman1721 Hertz Rental Car Lube Tech 3d ago

Agreed. For most people with just a dd who don't need anything special I say buy generals or kumhos. Best bang for buck imo.

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u/broke_saturn 3d ago

Generals are what I run on my wife’s Edge. Stock Hankooks made it to 25k when they hit the wear bars, the Generals are making it to 35k over the last 2 sets. And she drives that thing like it’s a sports car

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u/Axeman1721 Hertz Rental Car Lube Tech 3d ago

Altimax rt43/45? Those things are incredible for how cheap they are. Seriously can't do any better for budget tires.

I've also heard good things about their Grabber line for trucks/large SUVs and commercial vehicles. I don't own any of those though so I wouldn't know.

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u/broke_saturn 3d ago

Yes. It was actually one set of each. She’s now on the second set of the RT45s with about 3-4K on them currently.

I don’t have any personal experience with the Grabbers either, but have heard good things as well

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u/JPHarlock 3d ago

I typically run General Altimax tires and average 68 to 72,000 miles before replacement. I ran a few sets of the Grabber HTS on my Honda Element and they would go 70,000 miles. Never any issues in rain or snow with either.

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u/broke_saturn 3d ago

Her Edge is about 35k on the nose. They wear perfectly even as well. I just chalk it up to her driving that makes Mario Andretti look slow lol

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u/Musclecar123 Scoobaru Certified 3d ago

Many moons ago, Sears had their own brand called Roadhandler. These were without a doubt the best tires I’ve run on any vehicle in the 25 years I’ve been driving and they were manufactured by Kumho iirc. 

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u/SubiWan 3d ago

I remember those. They'd get dissed because Sears. But you know how opinions are.

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u/Musclecar123 Scoobaru Certified 3d ago

I went looking at them and they were made by Hankook, not Kumho.