Rim & Tires

Initial Review, 50,000 Miles on Tires
February 16, 2013

Great tire! Longest lasting tires ever purchased. Because of the larger rims/sport suspension on my fx, was looking for a very quiet & smooth riding tire. This particular tire delivers and durability was a plus. Did not seriously test in winter conditions though. Will definitely stick with this brand, well worth the premium price.

Initial Review, 80,000 Miles on Tires
February 25, 2013

I finally broke down and purchased a new set of these after the old pair hit 80,000 miles. They are not at the wear bar, but close. Hear we have a lot of rain, black ice, and occasional snow. But I drive allover including unimproved roads, off road, and highways. These tires rock! I have had excellent wear, excellent off and on road grip in sun, rain, snow, and Ice. The ride is not as quiet as the old continentals this car had, but otherwise much better. I would not advise these for fair weather asphalt city dwellers, they can stick with basic high mileage tires, but these do not harm gas mileage much at all.
Please note my other car is a sports car with high performance tires and rims, so this car is driven where that car cannot or will not be taken.

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
February 17, 2013

Second set of these tires on this vehicle. First went 40,000 miles. I highly recommend these for CX9 owners with 20" rims. Great preformance in all seasons.

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
February 12, 2013

I had them studded,thus the noise level was a bit high. Great tire overall. Have no problems with traction now for the winter driving. With the Summer only tires I had to move my car in the lot for plowing and got stuck every few feet. Not made for snow, but now I feel safer and more sure of not getting stuck or sliding off the road. Steering is not as good on the road as with the 20" rim and summer tire but as expected they are good for winter driving. Aspect ratio may be the reason for the looser feel. Stock Summer Size 255/45ZR20 Rear 245/45/ZR20 Front. Winter 235/60/18 all four corners. Down sized to 18" Wheel. They are studded so I don't push them real hard, don't want to rip up the roads.Over all great for Winter driving. This is a 6 Speed manual with 392 Rear gears. So Easy off the line, or spin the wheels, rip the pavement or pull the studs out of the tires.

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
February 05, 2013

I purchased these directly from The Tire Rack store in Indiana, and had their folks mount these tires on my winter rims. Then I waited 3 over 3 months for a chance to test them in snow.

A trip up north into Michigan threw me into a severe, lake-effect snow storm, with white out conditions, ice, packed snow, and on-road depths over 4 inches. All I can say is these tires were fantastic.

My car is REAR WHEEL DRIVE, not all-wheel drive, not front wheel drive. I was able to drive safely, and with confidence. At one point, I missed my exit and had to use the yet-to-be-plowed freeway turn-around (i.e. deep, deep snow). My car just tore through it. The next day, when everything had turned to ice, again, I feared not. My car, with these tires, remained well planted and predictable.

When it's not snowing, the Generals are really good tires. For snow tires, they aren't too loud. And with over 10,000 miles on them, the treadwear is minimal. I should be able to get at least 3 seasons out of these. I had never before owned or considered General Tires. But now, after this experience with these Altimax's, I will definitely consider General Tires' other tires.

Thanks for the great service Tire Rack. I know I can always count on your folks to take good care of me. This was probably the 10th set of tires I've bought from you!

Initial Review, 8,000 Miles on Tires
February 10, 2013

Bought these tires for my Jeep Liberty CRD. Mounted them on dedicated rims. Bought tires slightly oversized, but only by.2 inches.

Tires have a slight road noise, but to be expected with a more agressive tread. Tires were tested in the Blizzard of 2013. Tires gave me confidence that I was in control of the vehicle. I admit, I did get stuck, but only after high centering the vehicle in a 3 foot snow drift. No fault of the tires, just the driver.

I opted not to stud the tires. If I was in a location prone to more snow and ice, I may have. But, I did like the fact that these tires gave me that option.

Initial Review, 8,000 Miles on Tires
January 23, 2013

I use these tires for 5 to 7 track days a year, have two seasons of track days on them, and drive them 5 to 6 months out of the year as my daily tires in the summer in Seattle.

These tires are great on the track! Predictable, consistent, and very little fall off after a 25 minute session. I run double sessions with students as I also teach for the local Audi club as a track instructor. These tire take A LOT of abuse during track days, and they always are there for you during a day at the track.

Daily driving they are a bit on the noisy side, BUT they are solid in Seattle rain if you use your head, and the AWD of the S4 to your advantage.

My one gripe is that the tire does not come in a 245x35x18 as the rims I use are a wider offset, and I get just a touch of tire rub on the inner fender wells.

I would totally recommend this tire to anyone looking for the tire you can drive to the track, kick butt with, and then drive home and around town on.

Initial Review, 500 Miles on Tires
January 22, 2013

I've only had these tires a couple weeks so I can't comment on treadwear or wet/snow performance. But I can say that the difference in ride quality is phenomenal (they replaced run flats). A MINI Cooper suspension is stiff by design; but with run flat tires, on 17" rims, in sport mode…if you hit a nickel lying in the road, you’ll spill your coffee. With the Continental Extreme DWS tires I can hit all the loose change I want. Plus, the run flats were very loud whereas the Continental’s are so quiet that I can now hear my wife telling me to slow down. I’m very happy with these tires.

Initial Review, 8,000 Miles on Tires
December 25, 2012

Bought these tires 3 winters ago for winter use (as part of a package with rims from Tirerack.com) for our 2010 Camaro LT2 RS as an alternate to the stock Pirelli summer tires. They handle well in the dry, good cornering, stopping and accel. They've worn very well considering they have seen mostly dry conditions (NY-Long Island area). In the limited snow use they do well and I think it would take going over a mound of snow that would be higher than the clearance hight to strand you. I noticed when I first bought them they were used as the winter tires on the Nassau County police cars. Bottom line, I would recommend them. NOTE: Make when you buy a winter tire/rim package that you state whether your Camaro is 6 or 8 cylinder because the Brembo calipers on the 8 cylinder may require a different wheel.

Initial Review, 50,000 Miles on Tires
January 16, 2013

I purchased these tires to replace the stock tires that came on my Fit after driving them for 50,000 mi. There weren't that many choices in the stock size back in Dec. 2010, and there still isn't. I did some research and learned that people were having luck with playing with the sizes to find a better tire that would still fit and function well.

These tires end up being wider once on the stock sport rims, but I really like the look. I also think the wider width adds to the stability and control of the Fit.

These tires took some getting used to - they handled very differently than the stock ones. At first it felt like the car responded slower to steering turns, but that went away shortly. I think it was actually a feeling of _more_ control in turns.

I am getting to the 110,000 mile mark on my Fit and the Continentals are getting thin. I've never had a problem with them in any weather and I will be buying a replacement set soon.

Initial Review, 3,000 Miles on Tires
January 10, 2013

These tires ar an excellent choice for any LX/LH Mopar (Charger, Challenger,Magnum,300)and are a remarkable good value for the money. They have nice beefy chunky look and are about the biggest you can fit on the OEM 18x7.5 wheels. Ride is quite good and steering response is above average. There is some tread pattern noise but it is mostly low-pitched and not objectionable. My 3" MBRP exhaust pretty much masks it with Hemi motor music. Wheelspin on hard launches is still an issue (nothing short of race tire compounds would stand up to full bore launches in this tread width) and they squeel pretty loudly when pushed really hard. But traction recovery is very good and predictable. Really an outstanding value and a really good choice for this family of vehicles. I'll be getting some wider rims and some drag radials for occasional strip use; otherwise I'll have the rear pair toasted by 10K. Honestly, as cheap as these tires are treadwear is pretty irrelevant...

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
January 14, 2013

These were recommended by the awesome people working at tire rack! These were shipped to me all the way over here in the beautiful Guam! I had these tires mounted on 22" rims and I have to say that I love these tires. They handle great especially when its raining here on our island. I love the look of these tires too. They are due for a rotation and balance but the tread wear has been awesome so far. Here on guam we do a lot of stop and go driving and I'm very impressed with these tires. The price for all 4 tires was a steal of a deal...almost $1,500 less than if I were to purchase a set with the same tire size. I recommend these tires to everyone..they're great and the people at tire rack are the BOMB!!!!! Thanks! I'll be ordering another set for my Tundra too!!! Booo..yeah!!!! :)

Initial Review, 600 Miles on Tires
December 24, 2012

I watch the video on the driver testing this tire and I agree on their opinion 100%. I am well please with Tire Rack even my dealership is satified with them Casey BMW in VA.
I also have purchased two sets of chrome rims and I'm again 100% happy. Please!!!! keep up the great work Tire Rack. Just another happy customer, Mike.

Initial Review, 60,000 Miles on Tires
January 20, 2013

Mounted on a stock 06 Tacoma 4x4 I first used these tires at the beach. They were able to cut out of the ruts fairly easy. Then took them up to the Rocky Mtns. We were able to climb any of the roads/paths in the rain, and some were very steep. Also drove in the East Texas muddy clay. Here I wasn't as confident with these tires but using caution I never got stuck in the back woods. The only thing I saw bad about these tires was that they started "cuping" on the inside tread after 35K. I rotated every 5K and then at 40K I did an off rim rotation ( white walls in to out). For the next 20K I had no issues. So yes, I would recommend these tires

Initial Review, 2,500 Miles on Tires
January 07, 2013

mounted these with the steel rims...WHAT a difference on the Van...the Brakes actually stop the van in the snow...now i find myself driving more defensively as other drivers cant stop as fast as me now...we live in lake effect snow area of NW PA....i wish they made these for my acura tl

Initial Review, 18,000 Miles on Tires
December 26, 2012

One winter in Truckee, CA (High Sierra's) now going on two. Ran over a broken set of tourist cable "chains" and tore my left rear tire nearly off the rim during a heavy snow storm. Didn't even know I was nearly riding on the wheel rim when someone came along side and pointed out I had a flat and it was coming of the wheel rim. Drove to Tire Rack the next day and purchased two more for the rear. Saved the good right rear for the spare and I'm back in business. This tire is the best snow and dry road tire I have ever driven. Buy it and you will love it!

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
May 02, 2010

I have only owned my new Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo for 2 weeks. About 100 miles. However, I thought my initial impression over the my OEM tires ( BFG) will be helpful.



I had 47K on my original BFG Radial Long Trail T/A. About 4/32" left on the treads. The ride was beginning to get harsh and noisy. Not to mention increased roll. From day one, I had poor experience in rain with hydroplaning with the BFG. Traction is snow was average. In short, I was not too happy with the OEM tires, which came on my new 2007 Nissan Xterra SE 4wd. I wish I had changed them out sooner.



You will immediately notice a software ride with the Dueler Revo 2. The rubber is soft on the treads. It reminds me of the Bridgestone Bliztec snow tires. Very gummy. The ride feels like I have new shocks. I suspect the new 11/32" treads are dampening the ride. The tires are indeed quite. You can definitely feel the extra weight over the BFG OEM tires. About 4 lbs. more. The tires seem to track straighter. According to my dash, I am sacrificing about .4 to .5 mpg combined city/hwy for heavier tires. Keep in mind these are ON/OFF road all terrain ties. The initial few days, the ride was a slightly bouncy, but then got smooth. I suspect the tires needed some settling on the rims.



My overall impression of these tires is very positive. I cannot wait to try them out off road, in rain, and snow. I will update this review once I have some mileage on the tires.