Hi Gang,
I've been reading reviews of various tires and brands, and all it's left me with is too many options to pick from. I live in Illinois with a 2+ hour commute to Chicago every week (not the best situation, but I've learned to live with it).

So here are my needs...


Work well on Highway (I spend 10+ hours per week on the highway)
Handle decently in snow and rain (I know Illinois isn't Canada, but it gets enough snow to make this important, especially for my 2+ hour commute each week)
Quiet as possible (I know you can't eliminate all noise, but some would be nice)


Any suggestions, thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated.

Michelin LTX M/S

Nokian WR-SUV

These new tires from Cooper look interesting....

http://www.coopertire.com/FI_Uploads/products/tires/enlarge/CS4_HV_Rated_Tread.jpg

I've had good luck with other Cooper products and they seem to be priced competively.

Good luck.

Will

Nokian WR-SUV

I've narrowed it down to the Michelin and the Nokians.

Michelin 235/70/16's...trust me.:D

Perilli's work great here ,but the Cooper's are a great tire too.i had good luck with them.

The Michelin LTX M/S are nice highway tires with a long treadlife.

You can't go wrong with the Michelins, but an excellent tire that I also had success with, was the Hankooks, with a lot better price tag than the Michelins.

I replaced the Michelin's with Continental Cross Country's' & what a difference!!
Quiet, turn hugging is unbelievable!! Drove from Long Island to Fla recently with the new tires & experienced all types of weather except snow & these puppies are a good replacement. I do dirt roads occasionally & they perform well. If you have a Mavis tire store, they have the best prices & can get just about any tire you want.
-Gary from LI

Thanks for the suggestions folks... sounds like Michelins are the consensus vote. And they are one of the ones that I had narrowed my list down to as well. My local Sears has them for $167 per tire. I hope I can find them for less elsewhere.

Thanks again folks... :)
--sam