Thread: Kelly Explorer Tires

We are looking for new tires for a Pontiac Grand Prix. The car has 145,000 miles and 2 of the local shops are suggesting the Kelly's as a middle of the road priced/quality tire. Has anyone tried these tires? The car only gets 7500 miles or so a year and mostly highway miles in Minnesota.


They are a basic 40,000 mile all season tire.


Thanks.

My mom had Kelly tires put on her Mercury Mountaineer about 20k miles ago. Horrible tires, the ride, wear, everything.

Kellys are so so, on a car they arent so bad but because of the tread rating they won't last very long.

Can they get anything like a firestone FR710 or even a cooper cs4 tire? Both are mid range tires that are pretty darn nice.

Kelly tires are crap in a circle that fits your wheel. had 4 of them relatively new when I bought my GTP in Oct. 2012 and the didn't even last 20,000 on the rear, I'm a bit of an enthusiastic driver but I don't tear them up intentionally. my "Normal" driving with a set of GY assurance lasted over 60,xxx miles, by far my favorite

Originally Posted by ntreftz

Kelly tires are crap in a circle that fits your wheel. had 4 of them relatively new when I bought my GTP in Oct. 2012 and the didn't even last 20,000 on the rear, I'm a bit of an enthusiastic driver but I don't tear them up intentionally. my "Normal" driving with a set of GY assurance lasted over 60,xxx miles, by far my favorite

Wow, 20,000 miles in one year. You must do a lot of driving. They are only a 40,000 mile tire. I am just looking for a good, basic all season tire. Again, the car only gets 7500 miles a year tops.

If I have 2 slow leakers at $25 per repair and the new tires mounted with stems, disposal, and balancing at around $90 each the Kelly's don't seam too bad.

I am at 4/32 now headed into a MN winter, so if I get new tires it won't snow and if I wait it out we will have record snow. With no snow I could get by till next fall.

What do you guys think?

I've done 30,500 miles since I got it. I'm on my second set of tires, I spent a bit more on them but they were worth it in any conditions