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Old-Biscuit
May 26, 2017Explorer III
Have run Michelins AT2 on my 3500 since new-----dumped those OEM highway junk ASAP
Get 60K out of those Michelins with no issues...good even wear, stable towing my 14K 5vr
Ran a lot of Cooper tires when I had Broncos (off-roaded and as daily driver).
Said I would give the Cooper Discoverer ATP a try next set and today was that day.
Went down this AM to Discount ----walked in said put 4 on that red truck.
And check spare----it is OLD so put best of the rear tires on as spare. (Still had decent enough thread----fronts not so)
One hour later Manager tells me truck is done ready to go BUT they had an issue with 'spare'. How SO I inquire??
When removing tire(s) the rim bead tore so neither of the rears can be used so we put a new tire on for spare!
I explained that I had run those rears AT MAX LOAD capacity and between HOT asphalt/high load and age the rim bead had more then likely got hot enough to 'melt' (Not melt as in running goo but melt as in 'sticky')
Manager said ----could be BUT we tore it so WE put a new tire on.
I appreciated the gesture but didn't feel it was their fault....tried to offer 'halvies' but NOPE>
So any one looking to buy tires..........DISCOUNT TIRE
Check out their offers Friday/Saturday
Check out their pricing any day of the week......find the SAME tire cheaper--print out advertisement and show them
Customer Service.....one of the Corp. Businesses that STILL insist on it!
AND I really like those new Coopers !!!
Get 60K out of those Michelins with no issues...good even wear, stable towing my 14K 5vr
Ran a lot of Cooper tires when I had Broncos (off-roaded and as daily driver).
Said I would give the Cooper Discoverer ATP a try next set and today was that day.
Went down this AM to Discount ----walked in said put 4 on that red truck.
And check spare----it is OLD so put best of the rear tires on as spare. (Still had decent enough thread----fronts not so)
One hour later Manager tells me truck is done ready to go BUT they had an issue with 'spare'. How SO I inquire??
When removing tire(s) the rim bead tore so neither of the rears can be used so we put a new tire on for spare!
I explained that I had run those rears AT MAX LOAD capacity and between HOT asphalt/high load and age the rim bead had more then likely got hot enough to 'melt' (Not melt as in running goo but melt as in 'sticky')
Manager said ----could be BUT we tore it so WE put a new tire on.
I appreciated the gesture but didn't feel it was their fault....tried to offer 'halvies' but NOPE>
So any one looking to buy tires..........DISCOUNT TIRE
Check out their offers Friday/Saturday
Check out their pricing any day of the week......find the SAME tire cheaper--print out advertisement and show them
Customer Service.....one of the Corp. Businesses that STILL insist on it!
AND I really like those new Coopers !!!
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