I have bought tires from Walmart twice for two different cars and both times the tires were junk. Within six months, a nasty vibration occurred on both vehicles that was caused by the tires not being perfectly round. At least that is what they told me. They did replace them however the aggravation was not worth it. I recommend spending a little extra and going to a shop that specializes in tires.

 

Ok? I never said they were any better or worse than other tires. I simply stated my opinion on them since I actually had the tires. Never once had a problem with them.

Since when are Walmart tires old? That is simply a stupid comment. They are just as new as any other tire suppliers. Walmarts Goodyear tires are not warrantied by Goodyear. That is the only thing different about them. They have to meet the same standards every other Goodyear tire has to meet. Contact Goodyear and ask them.

As far as your you get what you pay for motto, in some cases I agree. However, the Goodyear Eagle F1's that came on my Camaro from the factory were complete garbage. They are $274 a tire according to tire rack. What did I replace those with? I went with some CHEAP Sumitomo HTRZ's that were $106 a tire. Why? I was on a budget and needed something to drive with on the street. Guess which tires performed better in all aspects on a 400+ rwhp car?

Plain and simple, each tire manufacturer has crappy tires and everyone will have a different opinion on each tire. I have gone through so many sets of tires (expensive and cheap) and never once had a blowout or anything to that effect. Have I not been happy with a certain tires performance? Yes, I have (both cheap and expensive). Have I had cheap tires out perform more expensive tires? Yes, I have.

OP, read some reviews, ask around, and make a decision based on your set budget.

 

Thanks for the advice everyone.

I can get the kumho KL61 for under $500, this tire sounds really good, ranked #1 on tirerack.com Also looking at the Michelin X Radial HT (or DT?) for $375 installed from sams club 80k warrenty supposed to be a good tire 700 wear rating about. But my cousin is still pushing the goodyear sr-a or at/s I know he has installed 1000's of these but the bad reviews online gotta count for something, im really leaning towards the sra's. The only draw back is the michelins only come in 205/75/15 and I want 235/75/15's Even tho my car comes stock with 205's I want to upgrade. Opinions?

 

I generally steer clear from places like Walmart for buying tires or other car parts...

While I've have good things to say about Goodyears (running them on the Sierra) I paid almost 1k for all 4...

If the Khumo's are top rated on tirerack I'd go with them over any Dept. store tire.

 

I will tell you from personal experience that the Goodyear Wrangler Radials are TERRIBLE in the snow and on wet roads. I personally can't wait until I get new tires, hopefully the General Grabber AT2's

 

I have a friend who has the Michelins and he likes them very much. I have Firestone Destination A/T and I think they were about $475-500 after mount and balance. They have about 20K miles on them and they are still just as good as the day I bought them. They bite very well in the snow and do pretty well in mud. For as aggressive as they look and feel, they are VERY quiet on the road. Tire rack gives them a very good rating, maybe give them a look and see if it is what your looking for