Sumitomo Encounter AT All Weather

[LWood]

Well Discount tire has a good price on these and I bit the bullet this morning, lt265 70r17 E rated with Certs etc out the door for $858.××. I hear they are updating to an AT2 from what I have read.
I wanted to thank Snagglefoot for the great information on these!
Larry

 

[MParr]

My pet peeve is when a mechanic is too lazy to remove the stickers

The stickers should be removed before balancing.

 

[burbguy82]

they seem like a low price for a nice tire. I am a BFG guy, but they are $$$

 

[Robin779]

hi all. new subscriber here. this interested me bc i need new rears for my Sierra 3500HD pickup. i wanted Toyo hiway tread, around $650 installed. but the Goodyear Wranglers i bought in 2019 are dry rotted (cracked) on sidewalls bc of the hi heat in South Carolina. i only drive 5k miles per year so am i wasting money on Toyo or Michelin? or would cheaper tires just have a “cheaper” compound that would decay even faster? thoughts? thank you!

 

[MParr]

hi all. new subscriber here. this interested me bc i need new rears for my Sierra 3500HD pickup. i wanted Toyo hiway tread, around $650 installed. but the Goodyear Wranglers i bought in 2019 are dry rotted (cracked) on sidewalls bc of the hi heat in South Carolina. i only drive 5k miles per year so am i wasting money on Toyo or Michelin? or would cheaper tires just have a “cheaper” compound that would decay even faster? thoughts? thank you!

Nitto Dura Grappler
Sumitomo makes good H/T tire.
Firestone is another decent choice.
Check here:
https://www.stwdirect.com/search#!r...tity=1&page=1&season_id=all&search_by=vehicle

 

[LWood]

I just had my Sumitomo encounter AT tires installed yesterday, I'm running them on my Ram 2500 with the 5.9, so far I like them a lot.
In the past I've run many brands of tires on this truck and the best to date were the at3w's. I expect these to do equally well and they are just about half the cost.
Larry

 

[Robin779]

I just had my Sumitomo encounter AT tires installed yesterday, I'm running them on my Ram 2500 with the 5.9, so far I like them a lot.
In the past I've run many brands of tires on this truck and the best to date were the at3w's. I expect these to do equally well and they are just about half the cost.
Larry

there is only one tire dealer near me that sells Sumitomos. a set of two for my rear tires will only be $100 less than Michelin Agilis. for that diff i might go for the Michelins. i had Michelins on my 3500 cargo van in an earlier life. ; )

 

[Snagglefoot]

Reporting in after driving these all weather tires last winter and this summer. The fronts have less than 1/32 “ of wear. The back tires have almost 2/32 ( 1/16 “) of wear. That represents about 7,000 m of driving.

 

[LWood]

Great tires! I only have around 2500 miles on mine so far and next to zero wear so far, yours are doing great. My opinion is compared to the Falken at3w I had previously is they are quieter and a bit firmer in corners than the Falkens were. Great traction as well.
Larry

 

[userfriendly]

The stickers should be removed before balancing.

I want the stickers for my fridge.