Tires for a Jeep Grand Cherokee

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Up there with the likes of discussions like “9mm vs 45” and religious/political discussions is the quest for the best all-round tire.

The wife’s car needs rubber. It’s a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2WD with 20” wheels.

We had a 2007 before this one and it was notorious for chewing tires. Never got more than 30-40k out of a set. Now this one is coming due at only 20-something thousand. She drives like a nascar race most of the time, but still, I expect more from a tire.

I thought I was the Goodyear Eagles on the 2007, but now this 2019 has fancy Pirelli Scorpions and the same thing. Damn near bald after 20-something thousand.

This vehicle is 100% on road (2 wheel drive) mostly city driving.

I’m using TireRack as a preliminary sniff of what’s available. I see the factory OEM Pirelli Verde’s and as expected, they offer no warranty. But there is a Pirelli Scorpion (edit: AS) that has a 70k warranty and is less than the Michelin’s that only offer a 50k.

I’d like to stay under $300 a tire but I’ll reach a little over that line if there’s an obvious better choice (many reviews, real world experience offered here).

What say you’s?
 
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Can you provide the actual tire size? Also, off the bat I would say look
At Goodyear or Cooper, as they are truly US owned / operated.
 
Les White said:
Religiously rotating the tires at 5k intervals will help extend tire life. It's a PITA, but necessary.
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I rotate every other oil change. So that might span out to every 10-15k. But the weather on all four is nearly identical. Even wear all the way down.
 
I tried General Grabbers in the past on my old Ram and I believe I put a set on her old Jeep. I can’t remember for certain but I believe they may have gotten the most mileage on the 2007 Jeep. I went with Generals because they are made here in Charlotte and offered the same warranty as Michelin. But they were $50-$100 less per tire.

I haven’t looked them up this time around.
 
Les White said:
Religiously rotating the tires at 5k intervals will help extend tire life. It's a PITA, but necessary.
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And properly inflated. The TPMS isn't always reliable.

My GC had Goodyear on it when I bought it, I put Cooper Discover on it and didn't make it to the warranty so Discount Tire pro rated my replacement set of Coopers.

My previous GC, I ran Michelin and if money wasn't a factor, that's what I would go back to.
 
Where I’m a little thrown off is I thought Pirelli is a good brand. Up there with Michelin. But I may have been the victim of the OEM tire thing. Where manufacturers put crap rubber on new vehicles. Even “nice” vehicles.
 
Go with these Michelin Defender's from Costco if you have a membership. I think Sams has a similar tire if you don't have Costco. I have them on my Tacoma and my wifes Sequoia. They currently have a $150 rebate. I have around 60k on my current set and expect to get at least another 30k out of them. Wifes current set has around 15k and still look new. I got 90k out of a set on my last Tundra.
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I was wrong on the mileage. I was thinking of my truck. The wife’s Jeep has 36,000. That’s a little more acceptable for OEM tires but I’d still like to get closer to 50k out of a set.
 
I would also recommend the Michelin Defender with the 70K mile warranty. My daughter has them on her Honda CR-V and Discount Tire/Michelin replaced 2 at a heavily discounted price due to rapid wear. She rotates as required at DT.

I get 70K plus miles on the Michelin LTX's on my full size GMC 4x4 truck. 73K on the last set and they could have gone longer, but they were on sale.
 
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Used to have a QX4 (fancy Pathfinder). That truck did well on the Pirelli Scorpion all terrain. Was strictly an on pavement vehicle. Of course, it's been over a decade since I had a truck type vehicle so not so sure of the quality to be found today.
 
Don’t go cheap on your wife’s tires. It’s been a while, but I worked at two different tire shops back in the day, one being a high performance car shop. Pirelli is a great performance tire that handles and grips well on high perf cars, but I have not seen them last on truck/suv applications. If kicking USA made / owned to the side, I really really like BF Goodrich across the board for all tires and never saw an issue with them personally or when I’m the business. If we’re to order tires for my wife’s suv, right now, I would go with either of these two in the size you provided.

1) BF Goodrich Advantage Control (on her suv right now and on my car as well)

Or

2) Michelin Defender

Also, as mentioned by another poster… rotate every 5k. It’s a pain to drop off or to do yourself, but it will pay off in the long run.
 
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I’m leaning toward the Michelin Defenders.

Tire Rack offers a mobile install right in your driveway. Anyone heard good/bad about this? I can’t get a price for it easily. Need to do some digging.They beat everyone’s price on the rubber.
 
When factoring price/installation, removed to thing about long term. Does Tire Racks cost include lifetime balance and rotation? If you live in an area where construction is booming, does it cover road hazard repairs? In the past I would not have purchase road hazard, as we lived “in the country” with no construction around. Now, there are 300 houses across the street with more going in and another 700 houses and 200 townhouses going on around the corner… so I’m expecting to get a nail or two 😞
 
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9outof10mms said:
I’m leaning toward the Michelin Defenders.

Tire Rack offers a mobile install right in your driveway. Anyone heard good/bad about this? I can’t get a price for it easily. Need to do some digging.They beat everyone’s price on the rubber.
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This is the price at Costco minus tax FYI.
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9outof10mms said:
I’m leaning toward the Michelin Defenders.

Tire Rack offers a mobile install right in your driveway. Anyone heard good/bad about this? I can’t get a price for it easily. Need to do some digging.They beat everyone’s price on the rubber.
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Also, I think it is around $35 a tire for tirerack mobile install. Neighbor just had it done last week.
 
On the bigger SUV's we have had good luck with the BFG Advantage T/A Sport LT. They have excellent wet weather traction (even tri-peak snowflake rated). I'm showing those at $234 a tire.
 
My experience is that Pirellis are great performance tires but soft and wear fast. Bridgestones last forever but aren't as grippy in the rain. Michelins are the best compromise tire for longevity and handling.
 
Pop N Shots said:
When factoring price/installation, removed to thing about long term. Does Tire Racks cost include lifetime balance and rotation? If you live in an area where construction is booming, does it cover road hazard repairs? In. The past I would not have purchase road hazard, as we lived “in the country” with no construction around. Now, there are 300 houses across the street with more going in and another 700 houses and 200 townhouses going on around the corner… so I’m expecting to get a nail or two 😞
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Good points. TireRack offers free two year road hazard. Includes repairs and/or replacement. Plus roadside assistance and 35 mile towing.

I avoid neighborhoods under construction like the plague. But you can’t control the no man’s land debris fields at intersections. Or more appropriately, when some other idiot runs through them and scatters the debris into the road!
 
9outof10mms said:
I was wrong on the mileage. I was thinking of my truck. The wife’s Jeep has 36,000. That’s a little more acceptable for OEM tires but I’d still like to get closer to 50k out of a set.
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That's about right for a OE tire. I just put Michelin defender 2's on our Rav4
 
Carolinatlc said:
This is the price at Costco minus tax FYI.
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That’s $200 cheaper than TireRack coming to the house. I’ll try to use a family member’s membership. How strict are they? They going to get mad when they see I’m mooching off someone else’s membership?
 
9outof10mms said:
That’s $200 cheaper than TireRack coming to the house. I’ll try to use a family member’s membership. How strict are they? They going to get mad when they see I’m mooching off someone else’s membership?
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They typically just take the card and scan it and don't even look at it. Doubt you would have any problems. My son has used mine a couple times going up there to buy batteries. They also include free rotations and nitrogen fill in the price. It's convenient for us as my wife will just drop a car when she goes up there to shop and have the tires rotated. I forgot I also put the defenders on my youngest daughters Subaru. It had the same tires that were worn out when we bought it and the guy said he had 85k miles on them.
 
Carolinatlc said:
They typically just take the card and scan it and don't even look at it. Doubt you would have any problems. My son has used mine a couple times going up there to buy batteries. They also include free rotations and nitrogen fill in the price. It's convenient for us as my wife will just drop a car when she goes up there to shop and have the tires rotated. I forgot I also put the defenders on my youngest daughters Subaru. It had the same tires that were worn out when we bought it and the guy said he had 85k miles on them.
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I just bought them under the sister in laws account. Thanks for the info. Now we’ll see if the wife can keep them usable for at least 50-60k!!!
 
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