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kelly tires.... yer thoughts
« on: March 13, 2010, 09:43:04 am »
I'm helping a friend shop fer some inexpensive tires... keeping in mind she obviously wants safe tires!!

who has some experience with the kelly tire co. ??

thanks...
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Re: kelly tires.... yer thoughts
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2010, 11:17:36 am »
What about Hercules... with the correct pressure that is.
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Re: kelly tires.... yer thoughts
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2010, 11:25:05 am »
For budget tires, I find Kumho and Hankook tires to be very good for the money.
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Re: kelly tires.... yer thoughts
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2010, 06:05:41 pm »
Kelly tires are decent tires.  Don't go with the Hercules. I used to sell them and they wore out quickly.  Hankooks are also good tires for the price.  What kind of vehicle and what size are you looking for?
« Last Edit: March 13, 2010, 06:09:57 pm by FordEscort »
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Re: kelly tires.... yer thoughts
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2010, 07:54:19 pm »
Quote from: tpl on March 13, 2010, 11:17:36 am
What about Hercules... with the correct pressure that is.

Remind me tpl....What exactly is the correct pressure for..........

 Hercules G5000Z 215/40ZR17 ? ;D ;D ;D
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Re: kelly tires.... yer thoughts
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2010, 10:40:21 pm »
Nexen at Wally World is about as inexpensive as it gets for a quality tire.
« Last Edit: March 13, 2010, 10:42:17 pm by articsteve »
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Re: kelly tires.... yer thoughts
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2010, 08:47:57 am »
Kelly Springfield is a subsidiary of Goodyear.  They do make some good value cheaper tires.
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Re: kelly tires.... yer thoughts
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2010, 09:17:16 am »
General has been getting pretty good reviews lately. Aren't they the lower priced line from Continental? I put Altimax HP's on the SRX last year and have been satisfied so far. What speed rating do you need?
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Re: kelly tires.... yer thoughts
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2010, 09:40:00 am »
I  think that there has been more experience with Kelly Tire than some people think.

From recollection ,some years ago I checked the manufacturer's code on the sidewall of a set of Cdn Tire

Motomoaster SEs that  I had and guess who made them- Kelly. So a reasonable tire but I would agree

with another  poster that General from Cdn tire is worth considering (probably the RT ) in the lower price range

as it goes on sale fairly often.
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