Looks to pick up some budget 225/60r16 tires and back in the day the Arizonan was pretty well regarded. Are these still a go-to or do we have better options in this price range now?
Is Arizonan still budget king?
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I think that's a Discount Tire brand made by Cooper. A friend is satisfied with his.
A good buy, for sure. As a possible alternative, I compare tires from Costco, as installation and warranty are included in the price. Costco has treated me very well, especially when there are problems.
I checked a few recent Arizonian dot's and they are coming out of a Mexican plant by the name of "Corporation De Occidente" but apparently Cooper actually now owns that plant. COOCSA Mexican plant owned by Cooper
Others are coming out of the Cooper plant in the U.S.
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I don't know how much rain western Michigan gets (going on your profile info), but I just checked my AT page and their Arizonians cost $97-$99. You can get Hankook Kinergy 4S H750 for the same price. I think the Hankooks would do better with wet braking. that is not a budget tire from Hankook. I'll be putting them on my Highlander when the treads wear down enough for AT to give me prorate.
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On my Sienna minivan, these 65K Arizonians gave me 22,400 miles before needing to be replaced. On a 98 Civic, I put 40,000 miles on a set of Arizonians. And that Civic got a lot of freeway driving, too, which should have prolonged the life of the tire.
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Too late to edit. The fact that the Arizonians only got me 1/3 of the warrantied mileage on my Sienna doesn't by itself mean that it is a cruddy tire. I only got 20-25K on Cooper CS5 Grand Touring set, which had an 80K mile warranty. My minivan plows through tires.
At my local AT, Senturys are both the “budget” tire and volume seller.
My experience is that the Sentury from Discount Tire were not worth the low cost and I would never purchase them again. They wear quickly, not coming close to any mileage estimate and they also wear uneven. As someone said above, I found paying a few dollars more got me a MUCH better tire.
I have a set of Arizonia's on the front of my daughters car now and they are "OK". They will not come close to their mileage estimate but at least they are wearing even across the treads. Nevertheless, I'd probably go to the Wal-mart Goodyear Reliant if I was trying to not spend enough for a better tire. I think better tires, near the same price points, will come from brands like General, Uniroyal, and Cooper - all I have used and would use again.
I have a set of Arizonia's on the front of my daughters car now and they are "OK". They will not come close to their mileage estimate but at least they are wearing even across the treads. Nevertheless, I'd probably go to the Wal-mart Goodyear Reliant if I was trying to not spend enough for a better tire. I think better tires, near the same price points, will come from brands like General, Uniroyal, and Cooper - all I have used and would use again.
Plenty of well known brands have had this situation as well : Michelin uneven tire wear , Michelin wearing fast , Goodyear Tire Wear
I'm surprised that you haven't run across any of the posts regarding Sienna tire pressure, specifically, the Sienna being too heavy for Toyota's recommended tire pressure. Don't follow Toyota's 35psi recommendation, put your tires up to 40-42psi and you should double your tire wear. Ask me how I know. There is no real downside to doing this other than a slightly firmer ride. Tire wear, grip, handling, and braking are all improved.
