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Post by CapeCoaler » Mon. Dec. 07, 2015 9:31 pm

General Altimax R43 on the sienna...
All seasons but hey this is 'The Cape' it never snows here ;) ...
The Altimax Arctic will be the Snows if needed...
Once we are in the new house with a garage :D ...

 
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Post by hank2 » Tue. Dec. 08, 2015 12:19 am

I think that the General Altimax RT43's are a good choice in an all season tire. I have put them on two cars in the past two years.

They seem to be one of the best all seasons for snow. They actually do everything pretty well, although they're not particularly a sporty tire. They seem to have a more aggressive tread than most of the all seasons have had for years. Tire Rack did a full comparison test on touring tires a few years a go and the RT43 came out on top. Track use, wet, snow, etc. I don't think they have the results up anymore.

Nothing beats an studded ice tire though.

I avoided General tires like the plague for decades. Now that Continental owns them, it seems like the quality improved a lot.

If the weather is just too crazy, I use my truck with Hankook AT's to take my wife to work, or she stays home.

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Tue. Dec. 08, 2015 9:35 am

I got a set of Cooper Discoverer M&S for my F350 that I plow with. I was not really sure they would be a great snow tire as the center tread is unbroken but the tread lugs are all siped. They are like chains on ice, I was stunned how well they perform.


 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Tue. Dec. 08, 2015 10:36 am

coaledsweat wrote:I got a set of Cooper Discoverer M&S for my F350 that I plow with. I was not really sure they would be a great snow tire as the center tread is unbroken but the tread lugs are all siped. They are like chains on ice, I was stunned how well they perform.
Cooper is a very underestimated tire company,i have been using their tires since 1982. I also sold lots of them when I had my state inspection repair shop. I have had very few disappointments with their tires over all these yrs. Good to hear from another happy Cooper customer.

 
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Post by rberq » Tue. Dec. 08, 2015 1:41 pm

hank2 wrote:I avoided General tires like the plague for decades.
Same here, since I had a set with serpentine tread that made the car slither back and forth like a snake instead of going straight. :lol:
But the General Altimax studded snows I had on my last car were excellent all around -- reasonably quiet, handled well on wet and dry roads, and felt very secure in snow and ice.
windyhill4.2 wrote:Cooper is a very underestimated tire company
Cooper is another I have avoided for decades, since I had a pair that wore out in a mere 7,000 miles. But I guess I should be willing to give them another chance.

 
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Post by rberq » Tue. Dec. 08, 2015 1:52 pm

hank2 wrote:Tire Rack ...
Tire Rack. :mad:
I have had very good luck with them in the past, have bought about four sets of snows and one set of summer tires all mounted and balanced on steel rims. But the last two sets have not been balanced properly. One set (for my son's car) was almost undrivable, it was so bad. Latest set of Michelin snows for my car shakes a bit at higher speeds, should be smooth as glass. Too many techs seem to feel if they get within an ounce of the right weight, that's close enough, and it isn't. :(


 
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Post by Flyer5 » Tue. Dec. 08, 2015 3:55 pm

windyhill4.2 wrote:
coaledsweat wrote:I got a set of Cooper Discoverer M&S for my F350 that I plow with. I was not really sure they would be a great snow tire as the center tread is unbroken but the tread lugs are all siped. They are like chains on ice, I was stunned how well they perform.
Cooper is a very underestimated tire company,i have been using their tires since 1982. I also sold lots of them when I had my state inspection repair shop. I have had very few disappointments with their tires over all these yrs. Good to hear from another happy Cooper customer.
And most cooper tires are USA made. Very important. :)

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Tue. Dec. 08, 2015 3:59 pm

Flyer5 wrote:quote="coaledsweat"]I got a set of Cooper Discoverer M&S for my F350 that I plow with. I was not really sure they would be a great snow tire as the center tread is unbroken but the tread lugs are all siped. They are like chains on ice, I was stunned how well they perform.
And most tires are USA made. Very important. :)[/quote]
All their better lines are MADE IN THE USA, 1 of the main reasons that I buy only COOPER tires. :up: :clap: :D

 
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Post by Rob R. » Tue. Dec. 08, 2015 4:13 pm

Last I checked Cooper had a HUGE plant in Ohio, and 5-6 others in the US. I think they produce Hercules brand tires as well.

Cooper M/S is a very popular winter tire where I live.

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Tue. Dec. 08, 2015 4:33 pm

Rob R. wrote:Last I checked Cooper had a HUGE plant in Ohio, and 5-6 others in the US. I think they produce Hercules brand tires as well.

Cooper M/S is a very popular winter tire where I live.
Hercules tires are made by differing manufacturers over the years,Cooper does build some for them,they also have marketed their test tires under the EL Dorado brand,Starfire brand,Dean brand,some others I don't recall now. The plant in Ohio is in Findlay,Ohio.

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