is it worth paying the extra cost for namebrand tires or just buy based on price.?

Answer 1

Buy tires that are the same size and speedrating as your old tires. Some tires are made by the same company and some are overpriced. All tires basically work the same. Some are harder and some last longer. Tread design has a lot to do with handling.

Personally for performance tires I like Fuzions or Bridgestone Pole position. Both are made by the same company. The grip is almost the same but the fuzion zri's are much cheaper. They dont last as long though. Michilins and Goodyears are overpriced and dont perform well in my opinion. I dont like continental tires either. Pirelli and Dunlop handle and wear excellently, but theyre the most expensive. Some good cheapies would be general tires or dayton quadras. Dont expect them to last long but cheap as all get out

Answer 2

Depends... A few of the bargin basement tires are actually made by the same manufacturer of the name brand.... Republic/trail mark are examples of bargin tires made by Goodyear.

Usually the name brand tires has a better wear rating and the tread is more computer designed so it will give better performance than the low cost tires (usually low cost as they are 40k mile tires compared to 60k miles from others)

I have seen where the cheaper model performs the same as the name brand (with a little more road noise) but as long as you rotate the tires, they all should hold out.

Also check WHERE you buy them tires.....

Buying tires from a car dealer, a company store, or factory franchised store usually has the name brand tires with the names you'll recognize.. those can be warrantied by any of the dealers that sell that tire.

Goodyear and others do make a tire called a "club" tire that is sold in places like Sears and Wal-Mart.... These are called by the name brand tire's name (like Goodyear) but the model won't sound like the ones in the other stores. These tires ride and such like the name brand stuff but if you have to get it warrantied, you will have to go back to where you bought it (not the actual location but the same store such as Wal-Mart) compared to any of the manufacturer's dealers....
The club tire is usually a few bucks cheaper than the dealer store though.

Read the reviews before you choose though and call it that way IMO

Answer 3

Name brands are normally pretty good, but I'll give you a little info that most (non-car) people don't know. Shop around for price- sure, but look at the side wall of the tires, there will be a heat rating number and a wear rating number, the higher that number is the longer the tire will last. A rough example- Tire "A" costs $10 and tire"B" costs $15. "a" has a wear rating of 220 and "b" has one of 300, spend 20 bucks more(cause you need 4 on a car) for tires that will last you 4 months longer.

Answer 4

I've bought based on price for a long time. When you think about it, the expensive tires probably have a lot of research money, marketing, and probably capabilities which you'll never need. Research is great, today's road tires are better than racing tires a few years back, but the other companies pretty much reverse engineer theirs using the technology. Marketing expenses don't do anything for the tire except increase the price. Capabilities, what I mean is, you can get tires rated for 160+ MPH, but where are you going to need that? Most tires made these days out perform MOST of us, and last a long time doing it.

Last pair I got were Khumo's, and they aren't poorly rated tires, but were the cheapest I could find in my size.

Answer 5

Think about it this way what would the quality of everyones work be if their name went on it? Yes it is worth it to buy a name brand tire as opposed to a private brand ( store brand) tire. While still maintaining the milage a name brand tire has better compounds in them to get a slightly better ride, better wet weather traction ect. If you can afford the difference go name brand, there are brands for the value concious i.e Uniroyal, General ect. The better the tire the better your contact with the road.

Answer 6

Whoa! There is a huge difference in safety, durability, performance, etc. Unless you drive an old junker, I'd advise getting th ebest tires you can afford. IMHO Michelins are usually among the best, but Goodyear are great too.

Check out www.tirerack.com You can sort tires by price, see what fits your car, and read customer reviews/feedback on the tires they bought.

Answer 7

I have a Dodge 25004WD and the last set of tires are economy tires from China and they outlasted the Goodyears that came on it. I had no problems at all.

Answer 8

If your racing the car get good rubber. Otherwise just go to sams club and get the cheapest tire made.

Answer 9

I always buy Michelins! All-season and have never had any trouble with them.

Answer 10

this is like asking wether your life is worth living and such...