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Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
Guys
Im setting up my 71 C10 to be a daily driver. I do drive quite a bit of freeway miles. Im looking at the Hankook Optimo H724 for 400 out the door (set of 4, installed) vs Michelin LTX MS/2 for 710 out the door (set of 4, installed) both claim 70K mile warranty Are the Michelins really worth the extra 310 bucks? thoughts/opinions? thanks |
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
Short awnser yes to michelins
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
Can you elaborate?
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
uniroyal tire paws. Will swear by them if running stock 235/75-15" tires. I wouldn't use anything else.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
I generally would say Michelin but, I had hankook Optimos on my 68 dd and they were the quietist tires I have ever owned. Super smooth and I was really surprised because the cost was low.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
how many miles did you get on the hankooks? how was handling / stopping? how about in the rain?
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
Can't vouch for Hankooks (never owned 'em) but I've had several sets of Michelins since the mid-sixties and never had a complaint. Mileage claims (or warranties) aside, Michelins usually deliver more miles, often a lot more, than many other tires. They're not the cheapest but you sometimes get what you pay for. If a tire costs half as much and lasts half as long, you still need to add the cost (and time) of mounting & balancing that extra set of replacements.
Not saying Hankooks wouldn't be the best bang for the buck. But for me, Michelins are simply a known good value.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
yeah, ive had michelins on cars before and i loved them. just cant get over the hankooks being so much cheaper. and they seem to get decent reviews
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
I have Michelin LTX M/S on my '01 Tahoe. I got the Tahoe at 164k miles with 2 almost new ones and 2 almost worn out. At about 170K I put 2 on, they lasted to 253K+. At about 225K I replaced the original good 2 and I am at 265K now and they have plenty of life left. So 80K+ is easy on these. Good quiet ride, good handling, great wear. I am sold on them. Well worth the money IMHO.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
I have Hankook Mileage Plus tires size P235/70R15 on my 1999 4 x 2 Cop Tahoe. They were on the truck and practiuaclly new when I bought it now have 18,000 miles on them with no issues, not even a flat. I've driven to California and back ( 1800 miles one way ) twice and ran at 75/80 MPH down the I15 all day long. The tires are quiet, smooth great in the rain and I've taken 45MPH mountain curves at 65/70 mph and the tires gripped the road like they were glued to it.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
Edit on my post. I too had the milage plus and can totally agree with everything Already Gone said. Super great tire and super quiet.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
Both are good tires, I hate the name HANKOOK but I love saving money.
I'd buy Hankook |
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
The name "HANKOOK" is somewhat better than the name "KUMHO".
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
Can't speak for the Hankook's, but I've had several sets of the Michelin LTX's over the years and they have been the best tires I have ever owned. I'm at the point now where they are all I buy. Great mileage, good all around performance.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
The Michelins are awesome BUT- I got a set of hankooks on Blu because they were really inexpensive. I can't believe how little weight was required to balance them on factory steelies. I think one wheel only needed a 1/4 oz. to balance. And they are super quiet. I'm very impressed so far. Not many miles on them but based on what I've seen so far, I'd try them out on a daily driver in a second.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
For the last 6 years, Ive put between 80K and 110K per Year on my work pickup. Naturally, its all hiway driving---in all weather. My hiway truck is a crew cab ford. I always get between 110K and 120K out of my Michelins---and they are still hiway Safe when I change them. They are higher priced---but Nothing will out last Michelin.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
May I intrude with one question on the subject? Who has the best HIGH HEAT/checking durability?. In AZ tires crack long before they wear out on my vehicles.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
I got close to 90,000 miles on the first set of Michelins on my Envoy. Bet you can guess what I put back on it... That was 50,000 miles ago, and I don't see any reason why I won't get around another 40,000 more. That's mixed driving too, not just super long distance. That mixed city, country, and Michigan's finest potholes that you can stick in front of a tire. Yes, they were expensive, but when you figure everything into it, in the long run, I doubt I would have saved any thing to go with a cheaper tire. OH!!! and they are excellent as far as ride, noise and traction also! Buy the Michelin's... my 2 cents.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
I had a set of Michelins on my 06 GMC crew. They lasted real well, road quiet and smooth. They have a great reputation.
When it came time to replace them I did some comparisons. What I found was the Michelins have a deeper tread depth than others by 2 to 3/32 inch. This makes for a higher mileage tire. They are made well but the deeper tread depth is a good part of the reason for them lasting longer so are they really that much higher considering the extra miles? The extra mileage may offset the higher price. For me I liked the extra security of the Michelins since my wife is on the road a lot. You can go to Tire Rack for instance and compare brands. They give all the important information you could want on each brand. Just last week I did hear on the news Michelin has issued a recall on some of their tires. You may want to google that. I had a set of Hankooks on a 97 GMC a few years ago. I had no problems with them. I'm not fond of the name either.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
I almost choked on my pizza when I saw a thread comparing Hankooks to Michelins. There is no comparison! Buy the Hankooks to save money, buy the Michelins to get a good tire. Are Michelins worth the extra money? Without a doubt! I have driven, sold and mounted/balanced just about every tire out there and Michelin in tops in my book.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
Longhorn 70 has a good point.Will you be putting enough miles on them to wear them out before they age out?IIRC they recommend 6 or 8 years max life due to weather checking.Tread depth is only one charachteristic to look at for longevity,rubber compounds and many other factors also have an effect.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
Michelin gets top ratings by CONSUMER REPORTS (last time I checked which was 2010). My dad has run Hankooks on his GMC Canyon and I have UniRoyals on my 72 (but they've sat for 7 years).
The Summics on my Honda Accord make a little noise but they do pretty well and ice is their only match. *At that point I back off and put on my tire chains. (It has to be a steep, icy hill to stop them though). Weigh out the options, make the best choice you can for your situation. |
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
We have Hankooks on our Trailblazer, no problems with em at all. The boss man at work drives a Landcruiser. He has almost 400k on it and all he has ever run was Michelins. Those tires seem to last forever, he loves em. They are expensive compared to the Hankooks, if I wasn't so cheap I would be running Michelins.
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Re: Hankook vs Michelin for daily driver
I run Michelins on everything I drive. They're worth the extra money. They wear like hockey pucks, but with the soft sidewalls they ride great.
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